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France captain Kylian Mbappe said Les Bleus would like to remember those affected by the November 13, 2015 Paris attacks when they take on Ukraine in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday -- the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that traumatized the nation, Reuters reported.

France were playing Germany that day when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt near Gate D of the Stade de France, killing one passerby, during the friendly game attended by then president Francois Hollande.

The series of coordinated attacks in Paris killed 130 people. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks, according to Reuters.

Barcelona all-time great Lionel Messi returning to the Catalan giants is “unrealistic”, the club’s president Joan Laporta said Wednesday, AFP reported.

The 38-year-old Argentine superstar made a surprise appearance at Barca’s Camp Nou stadium on Sunday night and said he hoped “one day I can return, and not just to say goodbye as a player, as I never got to do”.

Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi, Barca’s record goalscorer and appearance maker, left for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 after two decades there because their precarious financial position meant they could not afford to keep him, according to AFP. 

Cardiff will host the opening match of the 2028 European Championship on June 9, with the final scheduled for London's Wembley Stadium on July 9, tournament organisers UEFA announced on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

The tournament, co-hosted by England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, will feature 51 matches involving 24 nations across nine venues in eight cities, also including Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle.

The semi-finals and one quarter-final will also be held at Wembley, while the other last-eight matches will be staged in Dublin, Glasgow and Cardiff, according to Reuters.

Pakistan’s prime minister on Wednesday offered talks to Afghanistan’s Taliban government in a renewed peace overture, about a week after negotiations between the two sides collapsed in Istanbul, raising fears that a ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey could unravel and trigger new border clashes, Associated Press reported.

Shehbaz Sharif made the offer in a televised speech to parliament, a day after a deadly suicide bombing outside a court in Islamabad killed 12 people and wounded 27 others.

India’s Cabinet on Wednesday called this week’s deadly car explosion in the capital a terror attack carried out by “anti-national forces,” though it did not release any new evidence linked to the blast, Associated Press reported.

Earlier Wednesday, authorities said several suspects had been arrested in the disputed Kashmir region as part of the investigation into the blast Monday near the historic Red Fort monument that killed eight people and injured several others. 

Authorities on Tuesday announced that they were investigating it as possible terrorism — a step that gives investigating authorities broader powers to arrest or detain people. But they have not publicly detailed their evidence, according to Associated Press.

The public prosecutor's office in Milan has opened an investigation into claims that Italian citizens travelled to Bosnia-Herzegovina on "sniper safaris" during the war in the early 1990s, BBC reported.

Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to shoot at civilians in the besieged city of Sarajevo.

The Milan complaint was filed by journalist and novelist Ezio Gavazzeni, who describes a "manhunt" by "very wealthy people" with a passion for weapons who "paid to be able to kill defenceless civilians" from Serb positions in the hills around Sarajevo, according to BBC.

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Nepal hosted a reception today in Kathmandu to celebrate the National Foundation Day of the Republic of Korea.  

Welcoming the guests to the event, H.E. Mr. Taeyoung PARK, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Nepal said that, Korea has worked together with Nepal for sustainable economic development and prosperity.

Ambassador PARK stated that Nepal has huge potential in the "three Hs": Human resources, Hydropower, and rich Heritage and Korea wanted to be the right partner to realize these three H potentials.   

The event was attended by Right Honourable Vice President of Nepal, Ministers of different portfolios, Ambassadors, high-ranking government officials and media persons as well as the representatives of diplomatic missions in Kathmandu, business persons based in Kathmandu and South Korean community representatives. 

Prime Minister Sushila Karki held a discussion with Election Commission office-bearers today regarding preparations for the upcoming elections to members of the House of Representatives.

Commission's Acting Chief Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari, Commissioners Dr Janaki Kumari Tuladhar, Sagun Shumsher Rana and other officials took part in the discussion held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singha Durbar.

On the occasion, EC office-bearers informed the Prime Minister that more than 60 percent of the work under the elections preparations has been completed and based on the assessment so far it is confident that the elections can be held on March 5.

Acting Chief Commissioner Bhandari said that the process of registering new parties as well as updating of the voter lists, including new voters is encouraging. It is possible to hold the elections on the scheduled date and that the commission is capable of this. 

The commission is working in two sessions from 7 am to 7 pm to manage the pressure of voter list registration in its online system with increased human resources and made arrangements for immediate resolution of technical problems.

Similarly, Director General of the National Civil Registration Department, Namraj Ghimire, said that he is ready to provide the biometric data collected for the distribution of national identity cards to the Election Commission.

The commission is also starting the process of including the voters in the voter list based on the details of the national identity card from Thursday. 

The commission has stated that all the technical preparations and testing work for this will be completed tonight.

So far, 22 national and two international observer organizations have applied for election observation for the elections. 

Similarly, the commission has stated that the draft of the election code of conduct has been sent to all parties for suggestions and is now publishing the election program.

On the occasion, Prime Minister Karki inquired about the possibility of reducing the limit on candidate spending in the election and arranging inter-district voting for the convenience of voters.