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Amid widespread complaints about the cost of tickets and transportation related to World Cup games, FIFA announced on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) that it will ​hike the money received by all 48 teams participating this summer by ‌15%, Reuters reported. 

The national teams competing in the event in the ​United States, Mexico and Canada will see their preparation ⁠money rise from $1.5 million to $2.5 million.

Qualification compensation goes from $9 million to $10 million, and contributions toward team delegation expenses and increased ticket allotments will go up ‌more than $16 million.

Remaining additional income that FIFA receives will be split among all 211 national federations.

The White House has hit back at critics of Donald Trump being awarded the FIFA Peace Prize, saying there is none more deserving than the US president, Reuters reported. 

Global soccer governing body FIFA gave Trump the inaugural award at the World Cup draw in December for “promoting peace and unity around the world”, triggering condemnation from human rights groups and activists in the lead-up to the World Cup.

Australian soccer player Jackson Irvine said this week that giving the award to Trump made a mockery of FIFA’s Human Rights Policy, while Norway’s soccer federation said FIFA should abolish the award.

Defending champions Paris St Germain battled past visitors Bayern Munich 5-4 in a pulsating Champions ​League semifinal first leg on Tuesday that had a record number of goals at this stage of the competition, Reuters reported. 

In a match ‌that will go down as a classic, PSG came from a goal down to lead 5-2 with two goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele before Bayern struck twice in three minutes just before the hour to improve their chances for next week's return leg in Munich.

The match pitted the most attacking Champions ​League teams of the season against each other and it quickly lived up to its billing with a relentless pace ​and with Bayern coach Vincent Kompany in the stands, serving out a suspension, and his assistant ⁠Aaron Danks in the dugout.

A 15-day national nutrition estimation campaign has kicked off across the country.

The Ministry of Health and Population launched the campaign under the slogan of 'Timely detection and treatment: A base of malnutrition-free generation'. 

It is enforced among the children from six months to 59 months. 

Status of malnutrition would be ascertained with the supervision in order to ensure timely treatment.

The children suffering from malnutrition would be categorized into three levels- high, moderate and low risk, which would be helpful to set future programs on health and nutrition of children. 

The drive that begun on April 28 gives a real picture at local, district and province levels, according to Ministry Spokesperson Dr Prakash Budhathoki. 

The campaign will be realized through health and immunization centers, community clinics, ward offices, community building and early child development centers. 

The state of malnutrition is ascertained by measuring children's height and weight and circumference of arms. The health workers mobilized for the task would collect necessary details with the use of health gadgets.

Information and awareness on the national drive is spread to every household via radio at local levels, while women community health workers would be mobilized actively.

It is said that Nepal is suffering from three aspects of malnutrition in Nepal- under-nutrition, obesity and micro nutrient deficiencies, thereby exposing health and food security concerns. 

The Health Ministry has requested one and all to make the malnutrition estimation drive successful.