Copies of paper carrying rape case report stolen

Denver: Nearly all the copies of a Colorado newspaper were stolen from newspaper racks on the same day the Ouray County Plaindealer published a story about charges being filed over rapes alleged to have occurred at an underage drinking party at the police chief’s house while the chief was asleep, the owner and publisher said on Friday. Mike Wiggins stated on X, “If you hoped to silence or intimidate us, you failed miserably. We’ll find out who did this.” AP

PM concerned over Nepalese in Russian army

Kathmandu: Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has expressed concern over the woes faced by Nepali youths in Russia after being recruited in the Russian army to fight in Ukraine and asked Moscow to immediately stop the practice. He was trying his best to stop it since the government has no policy to allow Nepalese to join the military force in any other countries except India and the UK. At least 200 Nepalese youths have joined the Russian army. PTI

Supporters of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle at a rally in Ganjar Pranowo, West Java, Indonesia.