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Dubai ​authorities brought under control today (16 March) a fire caused by a drone attack near the city's international airport that forced a temporary suspension of flights, though no injuries were reported, they said, Reuters reported. 

The US-Israel war against Iran has thrown global aviation into turmoil, with flights cancelled, ​rescheduled and rerouted, as most Middle East airspace stays shut over fears of ​missile and drone attacks, while the crisis sends fuel prices soaring.

Today's incident is ⁠the third at the Dubai airport, one of the world's busiest international travel hubs, ​since Iran began its attacks on Gulf nations on 28 February, with strikes Tehran has said aim ​at the US presence in the region, according to Reuters. 

Police have seized illegally imported goods worth Rs 1.15 million in Rupandehi on Sunday. 

DSP Krishna Kumar Chand, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Rupandehi said that the goods that were imported by avoiding customs points were seized during the security checks in different places of the district. 

The wildfire destroyed more than 330 hectares of forest area in Jumla in the last fiscal year. 

Chief of Division Forest Office Bharat Budhthapa said that the wildfires that occurred in 29 sites in the district destroyed 330.28 hectares of forest area in Jumla.

Likewise, wildfires have occurred in six locations in the district, destroying nearly 100 hectares of forest, according to Chief of Division Forest Office Budhthapa.  

Currently, the Office is observing a weeklong program to control fires in partnership with three layers of government and the community.

The Office also organized an interaction program with the forest security coordination committee and stakeholders for effective measures to control forest fires. 

On the occasion, Assistant Chief District Officer of Jumla Min Bahadur Rawal said that the role of the community was crucial in forest conservation.

The highland in Bajura district has received rain coupled with snowfall since last night. 

The upper part of the district has witnessed snowfall for the second time in the past one and a half months.

Snowfall has occurred in the highlands of Badimalika, Budhiganga, Triveni, Budhinanda, Himali, Khaptad Chhededaha, Gaumul, Swamikartik and Jagannath. 

The farmers in the villages have expressed happiness hoping for good agricultural production after the rain and snowfall. 

Chief of Agriculture Knowledge Center Jasiram Sahani said that the production of winter crops could grow after the rain and snowfall. 

Manchester United tightened their grip on a top-four place in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over rivals Aston Villa but Liverpool dropped points in a disappointing home draw with struggling Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, Reuters reported. 

Goals by Casemiro, Matheus Cunha and substitute Benjamin Sesko took third-placed United to 54 points after 30 games, three more than fourth-placed Villa who suffered a third successive league defeat.

Liverpool looked like they would move above Villa into fourth place as they led with a superb Dominik Szoboszlai free kick but Richarlison's last-minute equaliser gave 16th-placed Tottenham a deserved share of the spoils, according to Reuters. 

Egypt will play Saudi Arabia in a friendly in Jeddah on March 27 after both sides shifted their international‑window training camps from Qatar due to travel disruptions caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the federations said on Sunday, Reuters reported. 

Qatar had planned to stage a wider football festival this month that would have included the 'Finalissima' between Spain and Argentina, but the event was scrapped after UEFA cancelled the match due to regional instability.

The Saudi federation said their squad would now train in Jeddah and Serbia and play an additional friendly away to Serbia in Belgrade on March 31 as part of preparations for the 2026 World Cup, according to Reuters. 

AC Milan squandered a golden opportunity to close the gap at the ​top of Serie A as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Lazio on Sunday after Gustav Isaksen struck in the first half, leaving the visitors eight points adrift of league leaders Inter Milan, Reuters reported. 

Milan had the chance to close in on their city rivals after Inter were held to a 1-1 home draw by Atalanta on Saturday but failed to ​capitalise in a match that saw them struggle to assert control. The defeat was Milan's first away loss ​in the league this season.

The hosts pushed forward and Daniel Maldini set up Kenneth Taylor, ⁠whose powerful effort struck the crossbar in the 25th minute, according to Reuters. 

The "Finalissima," a match between reigning European champion Spain and South American champion Argentina scheduled for March 27 in Qatar, has been canceled due to continued conflicts in the Middle ​East, UEFA announced on Sunday, Reuters reported. 

Additionally, contrary to speculation otherwise, ESPN reported Sunday night that Argentinian and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi had no role in the cancellation, instead citing sources that the star viewed the match as a chance for another title and one last key warmup ​before the World Cup.

Spain, the UEFA EURO champion in 2024, and 2024 CONMEBOL Copa ​America winner Argentina were looking to repeat the pre-World Cup match in ⁠2022 that pitted reigning European champ Italy against the 2021 Copa America winner Argentina. ​The match also could have been the first time 18-year-old Spanish sensation Lamine Yamal and the ​38-year-old Messi met on the pitch, according to Reuters.