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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, focusing on hostilities between Israel and Iran and calling for efforts to bring them to an end, Reuters reported.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin condemned the Israeli military operation against Iran and expressed concern about the risks of escalation.

Trump, in his account on Truth Social, said most of the discussion centered on the Middle East, but that he also told Putin that Russia's war in Ukraine should end, according to Reuters.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukrainian forces had recaptured Andriivka village in northeastern Sumy region as part of a drive to expel Russian forces from the area, Reuters reported.

Zelenskiy has in the past week focused on what he describes as a drive to push out Russian forces from the Sumy region, with border areas gripped by heavy fighting. He says Russia has amassed 53,000 troops in the area.

"Based on recent developments, our special thanks go to the soldiers of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment -- for offensive operations in the Sumy region and the liberation, in particular, of Andriivka," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.

Zelenskiy also noted "successful actions" near Pokrovsk, for months a focus of Russian attacks in their slow advance on the eastern front, and "strong results" near Kupiansk, an area in northeastern Ukraine that has come under heavy Russian pressure, according to Reuters.

India's aviation regulator has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected after an Air India crash killed 270 people this week, the aviation minister said on Saturday, adding the authorities were investigating all possible causes, Reuters reported.

The aviation regulator had on Friday ordered Air India to conduct additional maintenance checks on its Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft equipped with GEnx engines, including assessments of certain take-off parameters, electronic engine control tests and engine fuel-related checks.

"We have also given the order to do the extended surveillance of the 787 planes. There are 34 in our Indian fleet," aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu told reporters in New Delhi.

"Eight have already been inspected and with immediate urgency, all of them are going to be done."

He did not say whether government officials will be involved in the inspections, according to Reuters.

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, stoking fears of a wider conflict after Israel expanded its surprise campaign against its main rival with a strike on the world's biggest gas field, Reuters reported.

Tehran called off nuclear talks that Washington had said were the only way to halt Israel's bombing, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks were nothing compared with what Iran would see in the coming days.

The latest wave of Iranian attacks began shortly after 11:00 p.m. on Saturday (2000 GMT), when air raid sirens blared in Jerusalem and Haifa, sending around a million people into bomb shelters.

Around 2:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT Saturday), the Israeli military warned of another incoming missile barrage and urged residents to seek shelter. Explosions echoed through Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as missiles streaked across the skies as interceptor rockets were launched in response. The military lifted its shelter-in-place advisory nearly an hour after issuing the warning, according to Reuters.

Protests against President Donald Trump have taken place in towns and cities across the US, organised by a group called "No Kings", BBC reported.

The demonstrations were held to counter a rare military parade hosted by Trump in Washington DC, and came after days of protests in Los Angeles and elsewhere over his immigration policies. 

Lawmakers, union leaders and activists gave speeches in cities including New York, Philadelphia and Houston to crowds waving American flags and placards critical of Trump.

The military parade on Saturday evening, also Trump's birthday, was timed to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US Army. He warned that any protests at the parade would be met with "heavy force", according to BBC.

Three workers, who were injured in the bailey bridge collapse, died last night. 

The bridge was being constructed over the Henwa river in Paanchthar along the Mechi Highway.

The deceased have been identified as Ruplal Chaudhary (22), Rajan Chaudhary (27) and Rakesh Chaudhary ( 22), of Simara Sub-Metropolitan City-12, Bara, according to Kaushal Kumar Budhathoki, Chief at the District Police Office. 

They died during the course of treatment at Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, where they had been referred for further treatment by the District Hospital, Paanchthar. 

The Road Division Office, Ilam was constructing a 70-meter-long modular bailey bridge on the Henwa river.

The bailey bridge was provided as a grant by the Government of India and the construction and installation of the structure was being carried out by Super Saugat Light Builders JV at a cost of Rs 34.9 million.

The weather today will be partly to generally cloudy across the country, with possibility of heavy rain at one or two places in Koshi, Madhesh and Bagmati Provinces.

There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at a few places in the high-hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and a few places in the rest of the high-hilly and mountainous areas.

Currently, monsoon winds are affecting some areas of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and a few areas in the eastern region of Lumbini Province. There is a partial influence of westerly winds and local winds in the western region of the country.

Tonight, the weather will continue to remain partly to generally cloudy across the country. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places in Koshi, Madhesh, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces and a few places in the rest of the region. 

There is also a possibility of heavy rain at one or two places in Koshi, Madhesh, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces. There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at a few places in the high-hill and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and at one or two places in the remaining high-hill and mountainous areas.

Annapurna Media Network on Saturday organized an 'EV Rally' to raise awareness about climate change and reducing air pollution.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel inaugurated the fourth edition of the AMN 'EV Rally' organized at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu today.

The rally, which started from Bhrikutimandap passed through Bhadrakali, Tripureshwor, Teku, Kalimati, Soltimod, Kalanki, Balkhu, Dhobighat, Ekantakuna, Jawalakhel, Kupandol and Tripureshwor before converging into a gathering at Bhrikutimandap.