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Millions of people across the US have been warned to stay indoors as about half the country swelters under a heatwave, BBC reported.

Heat advisories are affecting 168 million Americans in the mid-west, south-east and parts of the north-east, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). 

New York Governor Kathy Hochul urged New Yorkers to check on vulnerable neighbours, saying that heat was the number one cause of extreme weather fatalities in the state.

The weather is forecast to cool on Thursday a day after storms roll through the region, according to BBC.

President Donald Trumpsaid Tuesday that the U.S. will partner with Israel to run new food centers in Gaza to address the worsening humanitarian crisis there, but he and U.S. officials offered few additional details about the plan or how it would differ from existing food distribution centers, Associated Press reported.

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned from a trip to Scotland that Israel would preside over the new food centers “to make sure the distribution is proper.”

“We’re going to be dealing with Israel, and we think they can do a good job of it,” Trump said, according to Associated Press.

Britain said on Tuesday it would recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes steps to relieve suffering in Gaza, where starvation is spreading, and reaches a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war with Hamas, Reuters reported.

The warning, which drew a harsh Israeli rebuke, came after a hunger monitor said a worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding and immediate action is needed to avoid widespread death. Palestinian authorities said more than 60,000 Palestinians were now confirmed killed by Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip.

The hunger alert and the new death toll are grim milestones in the current conflict that began in October 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel, sparking an offensive that has flattened much of the enclave and ignited hostilities across the Middle East, according to Reuters.

The alert by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) raised the prospect that the starvation crisis in Gaza could be formally classified as a famine, in the hope that this might raise the pressure on Israel to let in far more food.

At least 25 people have been killed across Ukraine in overnight and early morning Russian air strikes that hit a prison and a hospital, local officials say, BBC reported.

They say the deadliest attack was on the Bilenke penitentiary in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, where 16 inmates were killed and more than 50 injured.

A separate Russian strike on people queuing for humanitarian aid killed five in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. Three people were killed in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, including a pregnant woman. Another casualty was reported elsewhere in the region, according to BBC.

The government has set a target to draft and enact 121 new laws in the current fiscal year. This initiative is based on the government’s policies, budget, periodic plans, sectoral policies, and obligations arising from international treaties and agreements.

According to Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, the concerned ministries have identified and prioritized bills to be drafted, and the target has been established accordingly. “Out of the bills sent to the Ministry of Law, based on consultations with the concerned ministries, a priority list of 121 bills to be presented before the Federal Parliament during fiscal year 2025-26 has been finalized and submitted to the federal legislature,” Minister Chaurasiya said during a meeting of the Public Policy and Subordinate Legislation Committee under the National Assembly on Tuesday.

He further explained that where subordinate legislation is to be issued alongside a bill, the draft of such subordinate legislation is included and submitted simultaneously with the bill to the ministry for approval during the drafting process.

The government has also issued guidelines mandating that subordinate legislation approved by the competent authority must be registered with the Ministry of Law within seven days of certification, to ensure timely implementation.

Minister Chaurasiya also informed the committee that the government is committed to promptly completing the peace process and transitional justice tasks. Efforts are underway to prepare an integrated record of agreements and understandings reached during the peace process and conflict transformation.

The government is updating the list of wounded and disabled individuals from various political movements, including the people’s movement, the armed conflict, and the Madhes movement. A high-level committee has been formed to update the list and find sustainable solutions to related issues.

He stated, “Arrangements are being made to provide life sustenance allowances, compensation, medical treatment, necessary equipment, education, employment, self-employment opportunities, and financial assistance to the wounded, disabled, and conflict-affected families through a Peace Fund.”

In the fiscal year 2025-26, the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs allocated Rs 1bn through the budget to establish a Peace Fund aimed at compensating and rehabilitating conflict-affected families.

The government is also arranging to honor those who fought in armed struggles and political movements as democratic warriors. Disability percentages for those injured during the conflict will be reviewed and re-assessed, with dedicated hospitals such as the National Trauma Center and Bir Hospital designated for their medical treatment.

The Weather Forecasting Division has said there is a nationwide impact of monsoon wind at present. 

The low pressure belt of monsoon is around its normal range.

The weather service said it will be generally cloudy across the country in the afternoon. 

Moderate rainfall with lightning and thunder is expected in most of the hilly regions of Sudurpaschim Province and Tarai belt.

Some places in the hilly region in Gandaki Province are predicted to have heavy rainfall  tonight. 

Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Devendra Dahal, has informed that installation of a Bailey bridge over the Lhende stream has begun in a bid to reopen the Rasuwagadhi border point before Dashain festival.

Minister Dahal said it while talking to media persons after inspecting the road construction along the Galchhi-Trishuli to Mailung-Shyafrubeshi-Rasuwagadhi on Tuesday. 

The Nepal-China border bridge, Miteripul, was washed away by a flash flood that occurred in the Lhende stream on July 8.

"The concerned bodies are mobilized fully to ensure reopening the border point in view of the festivals. Agreement was made that China would extend support to operate the Shyafrubeshi-Rusuwagadhi road section in the Rasuwa side," the Minister added.

The Ministry of Energy, Irrigation and Drinking Water in Madhes Province has made a decision to provide relief to the vulnerable communities including those suffering from the drought.

Officiating secretary at the ministry, Ram Kumar Khanga, held a meeting among development partners and representatives from various sectors on Tuesday and made an 8-point decision for providing the relief to the drought-hit households across the province.

As per the decision, the most vulnerable community and households will be identified immediately and coordination among local levels and the district disaster management committee would be made stronger. Even the capacity of development partners would be assessed in this regard. 

The vulnerable households will be asked to choose one option- installation of either deep boring or shallow tube well. A long-term plan on promotion of alternative agriculture will be prepared with the collaboration among private sector, development partners and government. Chure region conservation and promotion will be further prioritized by the government.

A disaster response action plan to cope up drought will be submitted in a related committee within a week, it was shared.