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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced ongoing work on a draft memorandum for a potential Russia-Ukraine peace agreement, with many details kept confidential. The location for future negotiations has yet to be decided, Xinhua reported.

Meanwhile, Russia is moving to implement a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 captives, following an agreement reached with Ukraine in Istanbul, Turkey.

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump agreed that Russia would create a peace agreement outlining principles for resolving the conflict, a schedule, and conditions for a temporary ceasefire, according to Xinhua.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after speaking with Trump, reiterated that Ukraine will not concede territory and stressed that no decisions should be made without Kyiv’s consent.

Four parliamentary committees under the Federal Parliament are holding meetings today. 

According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Finance Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Development Economic Affairs and Good Governance and Federalism Enablement and National Concern Committee are scheduled to hold meetings.

The meeting of the Finance Committee under the House of Representatives is taking place at 11 am where discussion would be held on the issues to be incorporated in the budget for the coming fiscal year.

Discussion would be held between committee members and National Planning Commission, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Confederation of Nepalese Industries. 

Similarly, the meeting of the Public Accounts Committee would meet at 11 am where discussion would be held on complaints it received. 

At 11:30 am, the Committee on Federalism Enablement and National Concern under the National Assembly is holding its meeting. 

An agenda has been set to discuss the principles and priorities of Appropriation Bill, 2082 in the meeting where discussion would be held among the Finance Ministry, National Planning Commission and National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission. 

Likewise, the Federalism Enablement and National Concern Committee is discussing the activities carried out for Disaster Management (disaster mitigation, response and recovery). An agenda has been set to discuss the preparation for disaster risk reduction, future action plan and other issues in the meeting.

Israeli troops fired warning shots near 25 diplomats visiting Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday. The visit, organized by the Palestinian Authority, aimed to assess humanitarian conditions, according to the Firstpost.

The Israeli military said the group strayed from the approved route, prompting the gunfire. Video footage shows diplomats taking cover during media interviews.

The delegation included representatives from countries including Italy, Canada, Egypt, Jordan, and the UK.

The Israeli military expressed regret and said a briefing would follow an internal review, Firstpost reported.

Jenin remains tense after a major Israeli operation in January displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians.

US President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday, reviving false claims of white genocide and land seizures in South Africa.

Trump played a video showing symbolic white crosses and cited reports of attacks on white farmers, echoing far-right conspiracy theories. “People are fleeing South Africa for their own safety,” Trump said, with Elon Musk present in the room, according to Reuters.

Ramaphosa pushed back, stating, “If there was Afrikaner farmer genocide, these three gentlemen would not be here,” referring to white South African delegates. Official 2024 data showed 44 farm-related murders, with eight farmers killed out of over 26,000 national homicides, mostly affecting Black citizens.

The tense meeting followed Trump’s suspension of aid to South Africa and criticism of its legal action against Israel, Reuters reported.