Human rights groups issue US travel advisory ahead of World Cup
Advocacy groups issued a travel advisory on April 23, warning that visitors travelling to the US for the 2026 World Cup may face arbitrary detention or deportation, among other human rights abuses, Reuters reported.
The warning, which came less than two months before the sporting event kicks off in Mexico, was signed by dozens of groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP.
The event will take place against a backdrop of widespread immigration crackdown by the Trump administration and the erosion of federal protections for racial minorities and members of the LGBTQ community.
Gold price drops by 2, 200 per tola on Friday
The price of gold has dropped by Rs 2, 200 per tola in the domestic market on Friday.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 296, 500 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 298, 700 per tola on Thursday.
Similarly, the price of silver has dropped by Rs 75 per tola and is being traded at Rs 4, 945 per tola.
113 individuals arrested under 'special sweep operation'
The District Police Office, Chitwan, has taken 113 individuals under control by launching a 'special sweep operation'.
Such a number of individuals were taken under control on Thursday for their involvement in drug smuggling, disturbing peace under the influence of alcohol, creating trouble for passengers, making obstacles in service delivery at government offices and riding modifying vehicles.
US says Iran players welcome at World Cup amid Italy uproar
Iran’s footballers will be welcome at this year’s World Cup, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday, distancing the US government from a proposal that Italy could take their place in the tournament, Reuters reported.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Rubio denied that Washington had asked the Iranian team not to come to the World Cup – but warned that the United States may yet bar entry to members of the Iranian delegation it judged to have ties to Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is regarded as a terrorist organization by Washington and several other governments.
No-one “from the US has told them they can’t come”, Rubio said of Iran’s World Cup participation.
