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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has attended the dinner hosted by the King of Spain, Felipe VI, in honour of the Heads of States and Governments participating in the 'Fourth United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)'. 

Prime Minister Oli and the first lady, Radhika Shakya, attended the official dinner hosted at the Royal Alcazar of Seville on Sunday. 

Earlier, Prime Minister Oli and Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, had a bilateral meeting on Sunday. 

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has emphasized on the reforms of the international financial system. 

He said this during his address to the closing plenary  of the Civil Society Forum for FFD4 in the capacity of the chief guest. 

PM Oli, who is on an official visit to Spain to attend the United Nations (UN)'s 'Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)’, stressed the need for the developed countries to translate their commitments for financial investment to action. 

The Prime Minister also urged the civil society to consistently raise their voice for development assistance, debt sustainability and international financial system reforms. 

"You are not merely the participants of the conference, but also the catalyst and strong voice for change. Your advocacy and voice can contribute to bringing tangible changes", he said, adding, "Nepal is advancing to development and prosperity being emboldened to the norms and values of good governance, rule of law and democracy". 

He went on saying, "Nepal has a clear stance that the global investment should be made based on inclusion, necessity and proportionality. I appreciate the civil society's global partnership and participation". 

Noting that civil society's advocacy will enable the people, planet and shared responsibility, PM Oli called for the civil society to take initiative towards building an equitable and sustainable future by leaving no one behind. 

The declaration endorsed by the Civil Society Forum will be adopted by the 'Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development'. 

Israel’s attack on Evin Prison in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Monday killed 71 people, according to Mizan, the news outlet of the Iranian judiciary, CNN reported.

“The martyrs include prison administrative staff, conscripted soldiers, inmates, family members of prisoners who were at the prison for visits or legal follow-ups, and neighbors living near the prison,” judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said in remarks published on Sunday.

The state-affiliated news agency Fars reported that “much damage” had been recorded in the surrounding area.

The Israeli military attacked the entrance of Iran’s notorious Evin Prison on Monday, according to Israel’s defense minister and Iranian state news, according to CNN.

Ukraine has lost an F-16 aircraft and its pilot while repelling a Russian missile and drone strike, according to country’s air force, as heavy fighting in the war, now in its fourth year, grinds on daily with no signs of a ceasefire on the horizon, Aljazeera reported.

After shooting down seven air targets, the plane was damaged and lost altitude overnight, the Ukrainian military said in a statement published on Telegram on Sunday.

“This night, while repelling a massive enemy air attack, a pilot of the 1st class, Lieutenant Colonel Maksym Ustimenko, born in 1993, died on an F-16 aircraft,” it said, according to Aljazeera.