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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would continue to fight for its freedom in an address to the nation on its Independence Day, BBC reported.

"We need a just peace, a peace where our future will be decided only by us," he said, adding that Ukraine would fight back against Russia "while its calls for peace are not heard".

He continued: "Ukraine has not yet won, but it has certainly not lost."

Zelensky's remarks came after Moscow said Ukraine had attacked Russian power and energy facilities overnight, blaming drone attacks for a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region, according to Reuters.

The meeting of the Central Security Committee held on Sunday decided to mobilize a team of medical practitioners in the cholera-hit Bijgunj city, Parsa.

The Committee meeting was chaired by Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak.

In the meeting, Minister Lekhak directed the subordinates to immediately deploy the team in the cholera-hit area. 

He directed the Nepali Army, the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force to pay adequate attention to it, according to Spokesperson at Home Ministry, Ananda Kafle.  

The peace and security situation across the country was reviewed in the meeting attended by Secretary at Home Ministry, Gokarna Mani Duwadi, and chiefs of the security agencies.

Meanwhile, Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, and Minister for Drinking Water, Pradip Yadav, held a discussion on how cholera outbreak could be controlled in Birgunj city. 

Minister Poudel informed during the discussion that the arrangements have been made for the immediate treatment of cholera patients for free of cost at both public and private hospitals.

The World Health Organization said a staff member was released on Sunday more than four weeks after being detained in Gaza by Israeli forces, Reuters reported.

"Extremely relieved that our colleague, detained since 21 July in Gaza, was released this morning," agency Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X. He reiterated a call for protection of all WHO staff and personnel, and health and humanitarian workers.

In July, the United Nations agency said the Israeli military had attacked its staff residence and main warehouse in the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah.

During that time, the WHO said that two of its staff members and two family members were detained by Israeli forces. Three were later released, while one staff member remained in detention, according to Reuters.

Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia on Sunday, forcing a sharp fall in the capacity of a reactor at one of Russia's biggest nuclear power plants and sparking a huge blaze at the major Ust-Luga fuel export terminal, Russian officials said, Reuters reported.

Despite talk of peace by Russia and Ukraine, the deadliest European war since World War Two is continuing along the 2,000 km (1,250 mile) front line accompanied by missile and drone attacks deep into both Russia and Ukraine. 

Russia's defence ministry said at least 95 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted across more than a dozen Russian regions on August 24, the day that Ukraine celebrates its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, according to Reuters.

The economic growth rate has increased and inflation has decreased in the last Fiscal Year 2024/25 as compared to the previous fiscal year.

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) stated this in its report entitled Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal (Based on Annual Data (Mid-July 2025 of 2024/25) which was issued today. 

According to the central bank, the economic growth rate for 2024/25 has been estimated to be 4.61 percent. In the previous year the economic growth rate was 3.67 percent.

Agriculture, industry and service sectors are estimated to grow 3.28 percent, 4.53 percent and 4.21 percent respectively. The share of agriculture, industry and service sectors in GDP stands 25.16 percent, 12.83 percent and 62.01 percent respectively in 2024/25.

Gross domestic saving to GDP stands 6.55 percent in 2024/25. Ratio of gross fixed capital formation and gross national saving to GDP stands 24.07 percent and 36.24 percent respectively.

Annual average Inflation remained 4.06 percent in 2024/25. In the previous year annual average inflation was 5.44 percent.

The y-o-y consumer price inflation stood at 2.20 percent in mid-July 2025 compared to 3.57 percent a year ago.

Under the food and beverage category, the annual average consumer price index of vegetable sub-category increased 10.71 percent, ghee and oil 8.72 percent, pulses and legumes 7.90 percent and cereal grains and their products 6.13 percent while the annual average consumer price index of spices decreased 2.62 percent and meat and fish 0.34 percent.

The annual average non-food and services category inflation stood at 3.71 percent in 2024/25 compared to 4.64 percent a year ago. The y-o-y non-food and services category inflation stood at 4.12 percent in mid-July 2025 compared to 3.26 percent a year ago.

The NRB report stated that Balance of Payments remained at a surplus of Rs 594.54 billion compared to a surplus of Rs 502.49 billion last year.

Imports and exports increased 13.3 percent and 81.8 percent respectively. In the previous year, imports and exports decreased 1.2 percent and 3.0 percent respectively.

Remittances increased 19.2 percent in NPR terms and 16.3 percent in USD terms. During mid-June to mid-July 2025 remittance inflows stood at Rs. 189.11 billion, according to the report.

Gross foreign exchange reserves stood at 19.50 billion in USD terms. It is stated that this level of foreign exchange reserve is sufficient to cover merchandise and services imports for 15.4 months.

The broad money (M2) increased 12.5 percent in 2024/25. In the previous year M2 increased 12.9 percent.

Deposits at BFIs increased 12.6 percent amounting to Rs 7, 264 billion while private sector credit increased 8.4 percent amounting to Rs 5. 498 billion in 2024/25.

The installed capacity of electricity increased to 3, 591 Megawatt in 2024/25, which consists of 3, 390 Megawatt from hydroelectricity.

The total number of tourist arrivals increased by 1.7 percent to 1,147,834 in 2024/25.

Thousands of Australians joined pro-Palestinian rallies on Sunday, organisers said, amid strained relations between Israel and Australia following the centre-left government's decision to recognise a Palestinian state, Reuters reported.

More than 40 protests took place across Australia on Sunday, Palestine Action Group said, including large turnouts in state capitals Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The group said around 350,000 attended the rallies nationwide, including around 50,000 in Brisbane, though police estimated the numbers there at closer to 10,000. Police did not have estimates for crowd sizes in Sydney and Melbourne, according to Reuters.

In Sydney, organiser Josh Lees said Australians were out in force to "demand an end to this genocide in Gaza and to demand that our government sanction Israel" as rallygoers, many with Palestinian flags, chanted "free, free Palestine".

Alex Ryvchin, co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the umbrella group for Australia's Jews, told Sky New television that the rallies created "an unsafe environment and shouldn't be happening".

Syria's first parliamentary election under its new Islamist administration, scheduled for September, will not include the southern province of Sweida and two other provinces due to security concerns, the electoral commission said on Saturday, Reuters reported.

Hundreds of people were reported killed in July in clashes in Sweida pitting Druze fighters against Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces were sent to the city to quell the unrest.

Israel intervened with airstrikes to prevent what it said were mass killings of Druze by government troops.

The Druze are a minority offshoot of Islam with followers in Syria, Lebanon and Israel. Sweida is predominantly Druze but is also home to Sunni tribes, and there is longstanding tension between the communities over land and other resources, according to Reuters.

Batsman Cheteshwar Pujara announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket on Sunday, bringing to an end an international sporting career that spanned over a decade, AFP reported.

Pujara has played in 103 Tests and five ODIs in his international career, last featuring for India in the World Test Championship 2023 final against Australia.

The batter made his Test debut for India in 2010 and throughout his playing journey racked up 7,195 Test runs at an average of 43.60, according to AFP.

On Sunday, the 37-year-old said he was hanging up his boots, noting that "all good things must come to an end".