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US President Donald Trump has called Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to congratulate him on his victory in the country's general election and the two have agreed meet in the near future, BBC reported.

The two countries were expected to enter talks about a new economic and security relationship after Monday's vote.

Trump's trade tariffs and repeated comments undermining Canada's sovereignty overshadowed the race, which ended with Carney's Liberals projected to win a minority government, according to public broadcaster CBC. 

That result will make Carney's pressing tasks of negotiating with his US counterpart and tackling a range of domestic issues more of a challenge, as he'll need to wrangle support from other political parties, according to BBC.

Russia has rejected a seven-point ceasefire proposal from US President Donald Trump, despite the plan including formal acknowledgment of Russia's annexation of Crimea and de facto acceptance of its sovereignty over Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia, Firstpost reported.

The proposal, delivered earlier this month, aimed to de-escalate the ongoing war in Ukraine. However, Moscow dismissed the offer, demanding full acceptance of its broader conditions.

This is the latest in an ongoing series of rejections by Russia, which has already turned down Trump-backed ceasefires aimed at a 30-day truce, energy infrastructure protection, and Black Sea security, according to the Firstpost.

US Secretary Marco Rubio stated that Trump is expected to decide this week whether to continue mediation efforts or shift focus to other priorities.

President Ram Chandra Paudel will present the government's policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 in the joint meeting of both Houses of the Federal Parliament at 3 pm on May 2.

In today's meeting of the House of Representatives, Speaker Devraj Ghimire informed about it by reading the letter received from the Office of the President in this regard. 

The Article 95 of the Constitution of Nepal has the provision where the President would present the government's policies and programs for the fiscal year in the joint meeting of both Houses of the Federal Parliament.

A meeting of the House of Representatives held on Tuesday passed the 'Bill to amend and integrate customs related laws, 2081' with majority.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel presented the proposal seeking endorsement to the bill.

During the discussion on the bill, lawmakers—Prabhu Sah, Hemraj Rai, Ganga Karki, Shiva Nepali, Ganesh Parajuli, Prem Suwal, Madhav Sapkota, Ranendra Barali and Kiran Kumar Sah put forth their views. 

Responding to queries raised by various lawmakers, Finance Minister Paudel shared that the bill was brought with amendment after sufficient discussion in the Finance Committee.

The Bill would help promote good governance and promote transparency in customs administration.