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Bosnia and Italy meet in a World Cup playoff on Tuesday with both sides aiming to end a 12-year finals absence and erase memories of playoff heartbreak, in a fixture that rekindles memories of Bosnia's first international win, Reuters reported. 

The possibility of ​four-time champions Italy missing a third consecutive World Cup has already grabbed the headlines, and their last participation ‌in 2014 coincided with Bosnia's sole appearance on football's biggest stage.

Italy fell at the playoff hurdle for both the 2018 and 2022 editions, while Bosnia's record is equally bleak. They lost at this stage for the 2010 World Cup and have missed out in the playoffs for the last four European Championships.

Desire Doue ​scored twice as France showcased their attacking firepower and strength in depth with ‌a 3-1 friendly win over Colombia on Sunday, in their final outing before coach Didier Deschamps names his World Cup squad, Reuters reported. 

Fielding an entirely different lineup from the first-choice side who beat Brazil 2-1 on ​Thursday, Les Bleus still proved too strong for Colombia, with Doue's double and ​another goal from Marcus Thuram sealing a comfortable victory.

Jaminton Campaz pulled one back for ⁠Colombia, who were quickly overwhelmed despite a decent start.

Egypt's national team director Ibrahim Hassan has cautioned Mohamed Salah against moving to Major League Soccer after he leaves Liverpool at ​the end of the season as it would see the forward fade into obscurity, Reuters reported. 

Salah, 33, has yet to decide his next move after he ends a hugely successful nine‑year spell at Liverpool, where he won two Premier League titles and the ​Champions League.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber has said he would love to ​see Salah in the league, though it is unclear whether any ⁠MLS teams will attempt to sign him, according to Reuters. 

Large protests against the Trump administration have taken place in cities across the US, marking the third iteration of No Kings rallies, BBC reported. 

Event organisers for Saturday's protests estimate more than 8 million people attended to protest policies imposed by US President Donald Trump, and things like the Iran war, immigration enforcement and the rising cost of living. 

"Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant. But this is America, and power belongs to the people - not to wannabe kings or their billionaire cronies," organisers said.

U.S. President Donald Trump signaled he was reversing course on blocking oil shipments to Cuba on Sunday, saying he had “no problem” with any country sending in crude as a Russian tanker neared a Cuban port with a badly needed shipment, Reuters reported. 

A sanctioned Russian vessel, part of the country’s “shadow fleet,” was just off the coast of eastern Cuba on Sunday, according to ship tracking data, and was expected to reach port on Monday, a lifeline for the country’s economy that has nearly ground to a halt under a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington.

The U.S. cut off Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after toppling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, and Trump threatened to slap punishing tariffs on any other country that sent crude to Cuba. Mexico, the largest supplier to Cuba along with Venezuela, then halted its shipments, according to Reuters. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 29 he had ordered the military to further expand its operations in southern Lebanon, citing continued rocket fire by Hezbollah, Reuters reported. 

Israel said last week it was enlarging a “buffer zone” up to the Litani River. It was not immediately clear whether Mr Netanyahu was referring to that area or to the seizure of additional territory.

“I have now instructed to further expand the existing security zone in order to finally thwart the threat of invasion and to push the anti-tank missile fire away from our border,” Mr Netanyahu said in a video statement from Israeli Northern Command, according to Reuters. 

Pakistan said on Sunday it was preparing to host "meaningful talks" to end the conflict over Iran in coming days even though Tehran said it is ​ready to respond if the United States moves in with soldiers on the ground, Reuters reported. 

Speaking after talks between regional foreign ministers, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said they had covered possible ways to bring an ‌early and permanent end to the war in the region as well as potential U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad.

"Pakistan will be honoured to host and facilitate meaningful talks between the two sides in coming days, for a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the ongoing conflict," he said. It was not immediately clear whether the U.S. and Iran had agreed to attend, according to Reuters. 

There is an influence of westerly as well as local winds in Nepal, resulting in generally cloudy weather in the hilly and mountainous parts of the country. 

Currently, light rain coupled with thunder is occurring in one or two hilly places in Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. 

Currently, rainfall is happening in the Kathmandu Valley too. 

This afternoon, generally cloudy conditions are expected in the hilly and mountainous regions of the country, while the Tarai region will be partly cloudy. 

There is a possibility of moderate rain and snow with thunder and lightning at a few places in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, and at one or two places in Madhes Province including the Tarai of Koshi, as well as in the hilly and mountainous regions of Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces, the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department stated.