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The Houston Dynamo announced the acquisition of Brazilian winger Guilherme on Tuesday, Reuters reported. 

The 30-year-old arrives from Brazilian Serie A side Santos FC for a reported $2.1 million transfer fee.

He will occupy a Designated Player spot and is signed through 2027-28 with an option for 2028-29, according to Reuters. 

Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that he is flexible to keep intact the unity within the party.

Discussions were held today between party President Deuba and general secretary duo Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma for resolving the dispute arising within the party in the context of the Special General Convention underway in Kathmandu at the call of the proponents of the Special General Convention. .

Party spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat shared that during the discussions held in the morning at Deuba's residence in Maharajgunj, Deuba stated that he has been working in the past to preserve the party's unity and is still ready to make sacrifices today as well.

During the meeting, President Deuba had urged General Secretaries Thapa and Sharma also to be ready to preserve the unity of the party.

According to Spokesperson Mahat, Deuba stated that he is ready to give up regarding the demand to withdraw his official signature submitted in the election for ticket distribution on behalf of the party.

A decision was made at the previous Central Committee meeting of the Nepali Congress, and the signed document of President Deuba was sent to the Election Commission for the distribution of party tickets to candidates contesting the election on behalf of the party. 

Accordingly, the party's proportional representation tickets for the National Assembly elections to be held on February 25 and for the House of Representatives on March 5 have already been distributed. Now, only the allocation of tickets for the first-past-the post election category remains. 

Other matters, including the special general convention, were discussed among them, and party president Deuba had requested to finalize those issues through the central working committee.

Spokesperson Mahat stated that the general secretaries Thapa and Sharma, after discussing matters with President Deuba, left the meeting with the intention of consulting with colleagues present at the Special Convention. .

At least 22 people in Thailand have been killed and scores injured after a crane collapsed onto a passenger train, derailing it on Wednesday, officials said, The Guardian reported. 

Footage from the scene verified by Agence France-Presse showed the crane’s broken structure resting on giant concrete pillars, with smoke rising from the wreckage of the train below.

Rescuers worked to extract passengers from the tilted carriages in Nakhon Ratchasima province, north-east of the capital, Bangkok, according to The Guardian. 

An SBI Bank branch at Hayutar Bastipur in Ghyanglekh Rural Municipality-2, Sindhuli was robbed on Tuesday night.

SP Lal Dhwaj Subedi, Chief at the District Police Office, Sindhuli said  that an armed group looted more than Rs 31 million from the bank.

Police said that a group of around six persons entered the bank at around 8:30 pm on Tuesday, overpowered the security guards and employees and fled with Rs 31. 59 million in cash. 

According to SP Subedi, a police team was mobilized immediately after the incident and during the search operation, Rs 18.91 million was recovered from the nearby forest.

Police have impounded a Tata Sumo jeep (BAD 0398) allegedly used for robbery and arrested its driver Bhavat Singh Thapa for investigation. 

The robbers had taken the bank's security guard Rudra Bahadur Karki under control at gunpoint and attacked him.

According to Karki, four robbers attacked him with khukuris and two with pistols.

Police rescued him immediately after the incident.

Police suspect that the robbers might have fled towards Kavre.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, said police.