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Second-half goals from Andre Anguissa and Rasmus Hojlund helped Napoli battle back to earn a 2-1 home win over Genoa on Sunday as the defending champions moved top of the Serie A standings, Reuters reported.

Napoli's perfect start to the league campaign was ended by a 2-1 loss at AC Milan last weekend, and Antonio Conte's side risked a second successive defeat before a spirited fightback, which followed AS Roma's earlier 2-1 win at Fiorentina.

Napoli are on 15 points, ahead of Roma on goal difference, with AC Milan, who are away to Juventus later on Sunday, and Inter Milan both three points behind. Genoa, without a league win, are second from the bottom on two points, according to Reuters.

AC Milan's Christian Pulisic missed a penalty and his side had to settle for a 0-0 draw away to Juventus on Sunday, denying the visitors a return to the top of the Serie A standings, Reuters reported.

After Napoli and AS Roma, along with Inter Milan, all registered wins over the weekend, the pressure was on Milan and Juventus to keep pace at the top, leading to a cagey game where Pulisic's error proved costly.

Milan have 13 points, third in the standings and two points behind leaders Napoli and Roma, while Juventus are a further point back in fifth, behind Inter on goal difference, according to Reuters.

Billionaire businessman Andrej Babis has won parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic, although his populist ANO party fell short of an overall majority, BBC reported.

ANO received just under 35% of the vote, earning them 80 seats in the 200-seat lower house – up from 72 seats four years ago, according to preliminary results.

Babis – who served as prime minister from 2017 to 2021 – is expected to be invited to lead talks on forming a new coalition.

"This is a historic success," Andrej Babis announced to cheering supporters at the ANO headquarters in the suburbs of Prague, according to BBC.

Japanese stocks have hit a record high after the country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) named Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, positioning the pro-business politician to be Japan's next prime minister, BBC reported.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped by more than 4% on Monday morning in Tokyo as it rose above 47,000 for the first time.

Takaichi is known for her support of higher public spending and lower borrowing costs.

She is also a long-time admirer of former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher and her free market approach to economics, according to BBC.

President Donald Trump has sent federalised troops from California to Oregon after a court denied his attempt to deploy the National Guard in Portland, BBC reported.

The deployment circumvents a judge's order that blocked deploying troops in Portland by instead using National Guard members who were already serving in Los Angeles after summer protests there.

California Gov Gavin Newsom vowed to file a lawsuit over the manoeuvre, which he called a "breathtaking abuse of the law and power".

Portland is the latest US city - many of which are Democrat-led - targeted as part of the president's crime crackdown. He has argued troops are necessary to restore peace amid ongoing protests over immigration enforcement, according to BBC.

US President Donald Trump has urged everyone involved in efforts to end the Gaza war to "move fast" as mediators are set to meet in Egypt on Monday for indirect peace talks between Hamas and Israel, BBC reported.

The talks come after Hamas agreed to some parts of a 20-point US peace plan, including freeing hostages and handing over Gaza governance to Palestinian technocrats, but is seeking negotiations on other issues. 

The group's response did not mention the key demands of its disarmament and playing no future role in Gaza's governance, according to BBC.

Writing on social media that talks had been "very successful", Trump said: "I am told the first phase should be completed this week, and I am asking everyone to move fast."

Nepal Airlines (NA) is airlifting the passengers, stranded in Bhairahawa following incessant rain, to Kathmandu in its chartered flight. 

Chief District Officer of Rupandehi, Dr Tokraj Pandey, said that the NA's 148-seater plane is set to take off from the Gautam Buddha International Airport, Bhairahawa at 9 pm today. 

"The passengers have been staying at the Hanuman Temple in Gallamandi of Bhairahawa since yesterday. Likewise, some passengers are taking shelter at Belhiya, Butwal. 

“The roads are obstructed. Obtaining air tickets is almost impossible. In such adverse situations, we have arranged a chartered flight of the NA in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. Hopefully, it will be a respite for the passengers bound to Kathmandu," Pandey said. 

It is informed that NA's representative Arun Panthi can be contacted for the chartered flight. 

The NA is operating the Bhairahawa-Kathmandu chartered flight to provide service to the general people during the present difficult time. 

Five people have died and tens of thousands have been left without power in Ukraine after intense Russian missile and drone attacks overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, BBC reported.

Four members of one family, including a 15-year-old girl, were killed by a strike in the village of Lapaivka as attacks focused on the nearby western city of Lviv.

Ukraine's neighbour Poland scrambled fighter jets in order to ensure the safety of Polish airspace, the Polish military confirmed. Allied Nato aircraft were also deployed. 

Russia's defence ministry said it had successfully carried out a "massive" strike on Ukrainian military and infrastructure targets, according to BBC.