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Newly appointed US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R. Thompson and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting at the latter’s residence in Khumaltar on Tuesday. During the meeting, the duo discussed bilateral ties between the two countries and contemporary political issues among others, Dahal’s Secretariat said. On the occasion, former Prime Minister Dahal thanked the United States for its continuous support to Nepal’s economic development. Ambassador Thompson said that he was happy to be appointed as the ambassador of Nepal, a beautiful country rich in nature and cultural diversity. He believed that the relations between Nepal and the US would reach new heights during his tenure.  

Brazil’s electoral authority says Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country’s next president, Aljazeera reported. The news on Sunday marked a stunning return to power for the 77-year-old, of the leftist Workers’ Party, who had led Brazil from 2003 to 2010. His 2018 imprisonment over a corruption scandal sidelined him from that year’s election, paving the way for then-candidate Bolsonaro’s win and four years of far-right politics, according to Aljazeera. The result marked the first time since Brazil’s 1985 return to democracy that the sitting president has failed to win re-election.

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur said that he was saddened by the news that at least 30 people were killed and dozens critically injured when a suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state collapsed on Sunday. “I am deeply saddened by the tragic incident of bridge collapse in Morbi, Gujarat. We extend heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of India on the loss of precious lives. Our thoughts & prayers are with the bereaved families,” he said.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said he was saddened by the news that many people lost their lives in a stampede in South Korea. “I'm deeply grieved by the news of stampede and loss of many precious lives at Halloween celebration in Seoul,” he said, adding, “We extend heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the Government and people of ROK and the bereaved families and wish for a speedy recovery of the injured.” The death toll in the horrific Seoul Halloween stampede rose to 151, with 19 of them identified as foreigners, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported citing fire authorities. The incident occurred after a large group of people rushed to an Itaewon bar after hearing an unidentified celebrity visited there, Al Jazeera reported citing the local media.