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The Trump administration's first U.S. weapons aid packages for Ukraine have been approved and could soon ship as Washington resumes sending arms to Kyiv - this time under a new financial agreement with allies - two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.

This is the first use of a new mechanism developed by the U.S. and allies to supply Ukraine with weapons from U.S. stocks using funds from NATO countries.

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby has approved as many as two $500 million shipments under the new mechanism called the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, known under the acronym PURL, the sources said.

The renewed transatlantic cooperation, which aims to bolster Kyiv with as much as $10 billion worth of weapons, comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbor despite his efforts to achieve a negotiated end to the conflict, according to Reuters.

China on Wednesday called the framework deal reached in Madrid to switch short-video app TikTok to U.S.-controlled ownership a "win-win" and said it would review TikTok's technology exports and intellectual property licensing, in a state media editorial, Reuters reported.

Investors on both sides of the Pacific are now waiting for a call scheduled for Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in which the agreement should be confirmed.

Progress over the popular social media app - which counts 170 million U.S. users - is seen as key to facilitating further talks in the coming months as the world's two largest economies chart a path beyond their current tariff truce.

Reuters has reported that the deal, transferring TikTok's U.S. assets to U.S. owners from China's Bytedance, is similar to an agreement worked out earlier this year, but which was shelved after Trump announced steep tariffs on Chinese goods, according to Reuters.

Donald Trump has accused an Australian journalist of "hurting Australia" after the leader was asked about his business deals while in office, BBC reported.

The US president was asked by John Lyons from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) how much wealthier he had become since returning to the White House in January.

"I don't know," Trump replied, saying his children handled the family businesses. "In my opinion, you are hurting Australia very much right now, and they want to get along with me."

Trump said he was going to be meeting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese "very soon", adding: "I'm going to tell him about you. You set a very bad tone," according to BBC.

Minister for Home Affairs Om Prakash Aryal has instructed the traffic police to work with high morale. 

He gave this directive while observing the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office today.

On the occasion, Home Minister Aryal was briefed by the Chief of the Kathmandu Valley Police Office, Additional Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki, the Chief of the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, Senior Superintendent of Police Navraj Adhikari, among others, about the current state of the Traffic Police Office.

Home Minister Aryal, on that occasion, expressed the government's commitment to providing full support for the construction of traffic police buildings.

The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, traffic uniforms, and vehicles were burned and destroyed due to arson and vandalism in the course of the Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9.

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that a new party office would be constructed soon in a grand manner.

He said so after visiting the party office in Parisdanda on Tuesday. The office was set on fire during the Gen Z protests.

During the protests, the army rescued Dahal, who is also a former Prime Minister, and provided security after the protesters started setting fire to the homes of the leaders of both the ruling and opposition parties. 

Dahal returned to the party office after the situation started limping back to normalcy.

Party Vice Chairman Agni Sapkota among leaders had also reached the party office. 

Israel has heavily bombed Gaza City overnight with unconfirmed reports from the US news site Axios and the Jerusalem Post that the military has now launched its ground offensive to occupy the entire city, BBC reported.

Israeli strikes are also reported in central Gaza, in the direction in which thousands of people are fleeing. Palestinian officials say there are rising numbers of deaths and injuries.

The intensification came ahead of a long-threatened full-scale ground invasion of the city, which is home to hundreds of thousands of people. 

It came hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of unwavering US support during a trip to Jerusalem on Monday, according to BBC.

Washington has reached a "framework" deal with China on TikTok's US operations, paving the way for American ownership, as the world's two biggest economies negotiate a trade deal, BBC reported.

The framework was set in talks in Madrid, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, adding that President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would "complete" the deal on Friday.

Trump said on Truth Social that the talks had "gone very well". China confirmed a framework agreement but said no deal would be made at the expense of their firms' interests.

A Wednesday deadline looms for TikTok's Chinese owner to find a buyer for US operations or face a ban in the country over national security concerns, according to BBC.

The price of gold has reached an all-time high of Rs 217, 100 per tola in the domestic market on Tuesday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the price of precious yellow metal has increased by Rs 1, 900 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 215, 200 per tola on Monday.

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 20 and is being traded at Rs 2, 575 per tola today.