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President Donald Trump and his administration this week will highlight the accomplishments of his first 100 days in office, while looking toward the next 100 days with a focus on trade deals and peace talks, White House officials said, Reuters reported.

After a pace of changes that have thrilled allies and stunned adversaries, including in social policy areas such as transgender rights, one official said Trump has "torpedoes" in store but did not explain what those were.

Trump has enacted sweeping changes on a wide range of US domestic and foreign policy priorities since taking office on January 20. He has upended the world economic order with tariffs, slashed the federal government with job cuts and done away with diversity programs in the public and private sector.

He has also attacked academia, law firms and courts, according to Reuters.

This week, Trump plans to travel to Michigan for a rally to commemorate the 100-day milestone. The White House intends to highlight his economic vision, ejection of undocumented immigrants, changes to foreign policy, and work by billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to purge the federal bureaucracy and cut what it sees as waste.

A clash broke out between police personnel and agitating teachers in New Baneshwor on Sunday.

The clash ensued after the protestors tried to enter the prohibited zone.

The Nepal Teachers’ Federation gave continuation to the protest after a meeting with the government on Saturday ended without making a concrete decision.

The teachers hurled stones at police while attempting to breach the prohibited area, prompting security personnel to respond with a water cannon.

Earlier on Saturday, the teachers had announced that they would breach the prohibited area on Sunday.

During the protest in Maitighar today, they chanted various slogans like the government address the demands of teachers and promulgate a progressive School Education Act among others.

The teachers have been staging protests in Kathmandu for the past 26 days.

Israeli forces continue bombarding Gaza, killing at least 40 Palestinians on Saturday, as aid officials sound the alarm over “full-scale famine conditions” amid Israel’s blockade.

Hamas claims to have offered its "vision for reaching a comprehensive deal that achieves a ceasefire, prisoner exchange, and reconstruction" to mediators in Cairo, according to Al Jazeera.

US keeps up its offensive against Yemen’s Houthis, bombing several neighbourhoods in Sanaa and wounding at least eight people, according to media reports.

Israel's war on Gaza, which began 18 months ago, has killed at least 51,495 Palestinians and injured 117,524 others. The Gaza Government Media Office raised the death toll to nearly 61,700, stating thousands of individuals missing under the rubble are assumed dead, Al Jazeera reported.

At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.

A number of people were killed and multiple others were injured in Vancouver after a driver drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in the western Canadian city, police said on Saturday, Reuters reported.

The driver has been taken into custody, police said in a post on social media platform X.

The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. (0300 GMT) near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was taking place.

One witness told CTV News he saw a black vehicle driving erratically in the area of the festival just before the crowd was struck. The Vancouver Sun said thousands of people had been in the area, according to Reuters.

Vancouver’s Mayor Ken Sim said, “I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at today’s Lapu Lapu Day event.”

The price of gold has increased by Rs 100 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 189, 700 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 189, 600 per tola on Friday.

The price of silver, however, has dropped by Rs 10 and is being traded at Rs 1,990 per tola today.

An explosion struck Iran’s Shahid Rajaee Port near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, triggering a massive fire. Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni confirmed early Sunday that 14 people were killed and 750 injured, Reuters reported.

The cause of the blast remains unclear. However, the port’s customs office, quoted by state television, suggested it likely started from a fire at the hazardous materials storage depot.

As stated by Reuters, Shahid Rajaee Port is a key commercial hub near the vital waterway that handles about one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump met briefly at St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of Pope Francis’s funeral, marking their first meeting since a tense Oval Office encounter in February, BBC reported.

The 15-minute discussion was described by the White House as “very productive,” while Zelensky called it “symbolic” and potentially “historic.”

Following additional attacks on Kyiv, Trump questioned Russian President Vladimir Putin, doubting his commitment to bringing the war to a close, according to BBC.

Trump and Zelensky met in Rome for the first time since their White House meeting at the end of February, when Trump informed Zelensky that "you don't have the cards" and that he would not win against Russia.

Five dead and more than 700 injured in blast at key Iran port.

A powerful explosion struck the Shahid Rajaee port near Bandar Abbas on Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring more than 700 others, Firstpost reported.

The port's customs office said the explosion was most likely caused by a fire that broke out at a hazardous product and chemical storage depot. However, the specific cause is still being investigated.

Mehrdad Hasanzadeh, a provincial emergency management officer, revealed the most recent casualty estimates, noting that previous reports had recorded four deaths and over 500 injuries, as stated by Firstpost.

Shahid Rajaee, located 23 kms west of Bandar Abbas and more than 1,000 kms south of Tehran, is Iran's most advanced container terminal. It is located north of the Strait of Hormuz, an important marine route for global oil supplies.