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Nepali Congress has taken action against leaders and cadres, who acted against the party’s candidates or candidates supported by the party, resulting in their defeat in the 2079 local, provincial and federal elections.

A meeting of the party's Central Disciplinary Committee held from June 23 to July 1 decided to expel and suspend individuals based on evidence of their malicious intent to undermine the party’s candidates or those supported by the party, using various tactics including social media, audio and visual, etc.

According to Committe coordinator Anand Prasad Dhungana, the Committee sought clarification from Mahasamiti member from Tehrathum, Tulsi Subba, Mahasamiti member from Kaski and former minister of Gandaki Province, Kumar Khadka, secretary of Lumbini Province, Bikram Khanal, President of Khotang, Bishnu Kumar Rai, and regional President of Parsa Constituency-1, Arvind Kumar Gupta.

Since their clarification was not found satisfactory, a decision has been made to expel them for one year based on the available evidence according to the Congress statute, and to expel Anand Yadav, Chair of the Laxminiya Rural Municipality in Dhanusha district, for six months. 

As their response to the clarification sought by the Central Disciplinary Committee was not satisfactory, it has been decided to suspend them for six months based on available evidence according to the NC statute, and to suspend Krishna KC, the former chair of NC Kaski, for three months, said coordinator Dhungana.

Nvidia has become the first company in the world to reach a market value of $4tn, BBC reported.

Shares in the chip-maker rose by as much as 2.4% to $164 on Wednesday, as the company continues to benefit from the ongoing surge in demand for the tech that powers artificial intelligence (AI).

The US-based company reached a market value of $1tn for the first time in June 2023, and has continued to climb rapidly since.

Tech analyst Dan Ives, of Wedbush Securities, said in a note that was in a historic moment for Nvidia.

"They are the only game in town with their chips the new gold and oil," he wrote, according to BBC.

South Korea's former president has been rearrested over last year's failed martial law bid that plunged the country into political turmoil, BBC reported.

Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached in April over the order, which saw military rule introduced for six-hours in December. 

A senior judge at Seoul's Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon on Wednesday, citing fears he could destroy evidence.

Yoon, who was the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, faces trial on charges of leading an insurrection over his attempt to impose martial law, according to BBC.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting south and making it difficult for Americans to enjoy summer, six members of Congress have said in a letter to Canada's embassy, BBC reported.

"We write to you today on behalf of our constituents who have had to deal with suffocating Canadian wildfire smoke filling the air to begin the summer," they wrote to Ambassador Kirsten Hillman.

It was signed by Tom Tiffany and Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin and Michelle Fischbach, Brad Finstad, Pete Stauber and Tom Emmer of Minnesota. The Canadian embassy told the BBC that Canada takes wildfire prevention "very seriously". 

Two Canadians have died in this year's wildfires and tens of thousands of others have evacuated, according to BBC.

Ukraine's capital Kyiv is again under a massive overnight Russian drone attack, local officials say, with at least 10 people reported injured and fires burning across the city, BBC reported.

Authorities in Kyiv say drone wreckage has hit the roof of a residential building in the central Shevchenkivskyi district.

Footage on social media, as yet unverified by the BBC, shows explosions in the night sky, as air defence units begin repelling the attack. Ukraine's military has also warned of a threat of a ballistic missile attack.

Last night, Ukraine reported the biggest ever aerial attack from Russia, after 728 drones and 13 cruise or ballistic missiles struck cities around the country in multiple waves, according to BBC.

The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel's military offensive in Gaza, BBC reported.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), some of whose judges have already been sanctioned by the US.

Rubio said the US was sanctioning Albanese for directly engaging with the ICC in its efforts to prosecute American or Israeli nationals, accusing her of being unfit for service as a UN Special Rapporteur. 

The sanctions are likely to prevent Albanese from travelling to the US and would block any assets she has in the country, according to BBC.

US President Donald Trump said he was planning to impose a 50% tax on goods made in Brazil, escalating his fight with the South American country, BBC reported.

He announced the plan in his latest tariff letter, which was shared on social media. 

In it, Trump accuses Brazil of "attacks" on US tech companies and of conducting a "witch hunt" against former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing prosecution over his alleged role in a plot to overturn the 2022 election.

Responding in a social media post, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said an increase in tariffs on Brazil would be reciprocated, and he warned against any interference in the nation's judicial system, according to BBC.

French Ambassador to Nepal Virginie Corteval paid a courtesy call on Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav today.

During the meeting held at the Vice President’s Office, the two discussed the matters relating to Nepal-France relations, various dimensions of partnership, and potential areas for future cooperation.

Recalling the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1949, the Vice President stated, "Our relations are founded on mutual respect and cooperation."

Praising France for its adherence to the values of liberty, equality, and fraternity, the Vice President said that these principles had served as an inspiration for Nepal’s political struggles and transformations.

Acknowledging the support Nepal has received from France, particularly through the European Union (EU) in the area of infrastructure development, Vice President  Yadav expressed hope that people-to-people ties between the two countries would further strengthen in the days to come.

On the occasion of the upcoming National Day of France, the Vice President extended his best wishes to the French President and the citizens of France, wishing them peace, happiness, and prosperity.

In response, Ambassador Corteval said that France-Nepal relations are rooted in fraternal love, shared goals, and mutual understanding. “During my tenure, I will continue to work towards taking our bilateral friendship to new heights,” she said.