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The United Nations on Wednesday rejected Israeli claims that it has failed to collect humanitarian aid waiting at the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza.

According to Xinhua, Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon said, “There are more than 400 trucks already on the Gaza side of the fence, waiting to be distributed. But the UN has failed to pick them up. We opened the crossings. We provided safe routes for those trucks. But the UN did not show up.”

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric dismissed the accusation, stating that UN staff are risking their lives to collect aid and are facing severe access restrictions. He said all UN missions to retrieve aid on Wednesday were denied by Israeli authorities and described the process as slow and tightly controlled.

Dujarric urged Israel to allow international journalists into Gaza to assess the situation independently, Xinhua reported.

The Trump administration will begin revoking visas of Chinese students with ties to the Chinese Communist Party or those studying in sensitive academic fields, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced.

Visa criteria will also be revised to increase scrutiny of future applicants from China and Hong Kong. US embassies have been instructed to suspend student visa appointments as expanded social media vetting is implemented, according to BBC.

Last year, around 280,000 Chinese students enrolled in US colleges. Their numbers have dropped due to strained US-China relations and tighter immigration policies.

The administration has already canceled thousands of student visas and halted funding at numerous universities. Many international students are now expressing concern and regret about studying in the United States under these new restrictions, BBC reported.

A meeting of the House of Representatives has been postponed till 1:30 pm Thursday.

The Federal Parliament Secretariat shared this information by issuing a notice today.

The meeting scheduled for 11 am started at 1 pm today.

The meeting was postponed for half an hour after the opposition lawmakers staged a protest demanding resignation of the Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and formation of high-level probe committee, citing irregularities on visit visa.

As the Parliament failed to convene, the Secretariat then rescheduled it for 3:30 pm by issuing a notice.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire held a discussion with chief whips of major political parties to forge consensus on the differences, but the agreement eluded, thereby prompting the Speaker to postpone the meeting till tomorrow.

National Voluntary Organisations Active in Disaster (VOAD) honored Prabin Sharma with the 2025 Empowering Community Resilience Award amidst a ceremony held in Louisville, Kentucky.

Sharma is a Nepali doctoral student pursuing a PhD in Information Science with a specialisation in Emergency Management and Disaster Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York.

Founded after the devastating Hurricane Camille in 1969, National VOAD began as a coalition of seven national disaster relief organisations.

The Empowering Community Resilience Award honors individuals who demonstrate exceptional commitment to strengthening community resilience in the face of disasters.

The European Union officially lifted nearly all economic sanctions on Syria Wednesday, following a political agreement announced on May 20. The Council of the EU confirmed the decision, emphasizing its goal to support Syria’s recovery and political transition after years of conflict.

The sanctions, which were imposed more than a decade ago to put pressure on the Syrian government during the civil war, will be lifted in order to permit humanitarian supplies, boost reconstruction, and stabilize the Syrian economy. This marks a significant shift in the EU’s approach to the war-torn country, Reuters reported.

Government primary school teachers in Bangladesh began an indefinite strike from Monday, joining public sector workers in opposing a new legislation that allows federal servants to be dismissed without due process, Reuters reported.

The interim administration, which has been led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus since August 2024, is facing increasing criticism from teachers, civil personnel, political groups, and the military.

The ordinance has provoked countrywide protests, with activists calling for its immediate repeal. Following widespread criticism, the administration reversed its decision to disband the National Board of Revenue.

Yunus has proposed elections by June 2026, but opposition parties and the army are pushing for polls by December 2025. Political tensions escalated after the Awami League’s registration was suspended, barring it from the next election, according to Reuters.

Yunus has held talks with key political parties to ease the crisis.

Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has claimed that he has no involvement in the visit visa scandal.

Organising a press conference at Lhotse Hall of the Federal Parliament building on Wednesday, he said that the allegations of his involvement in the visit visa scam were false.

“The allegations levelled against me are completely baseless. I have no involvement in this. I have been attacked in a premeditated way. This attack is driven by political bias,” the Home Minister said.

Saying that his political and personal life is public, he said that everyone is watching him publicly.

Home Minister Lekhak organised a press conference to make his opinion public after the opposition parties prevented him from speaking in the Parliament.

Earlier, the Parliament meeting held today was postponed following the obstruction from the opposition parties.

The opposition parties have been obstructing the Parliament for the past few days demanding resignation of Home Minister Lekhak.

Moscow announced on Tuesday that it will soon send a draft peace memorandum to Ukraine, detailing key principles for a potential settlement. The document is expected to cover the terms of a ceasefire, the timing of a possible peace agreement, and other crucial points, according to Xinhua.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova claimed that Russia is currently finalizing the proposal and expects a response draft from Ukraine.

The move comes after a recent phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in which both leaders agreed that Russia would draft the inaugural peace memorandum for Ukraine, Xinhua reported.