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Prime minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that a person who has already become the President entering politics is a serious issue.During a politburo meeting held at the party office in Chyasal on Friday, he said that a person who has reached a prestigious position in the country and has become the Supreme Commander of the Nepal Army, entering politics is a serious issue.

According to Publicity Department Chief Rajendra Gautam, Chairman Oli had said that the party would take a decision on former President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the appropriate time.

A few days ago, ruling Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba held a meeting with Prime Minister Oli and expressed his objection to former President Bhandari entering into politics.

Former President Bhandari announced her return to active UML politics on June 28.

A South Korean court on Friday denied former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s request for release, keeping him in custody amid an ongoing investigation into his failed martial law attempt, Reuters reported.

The Seoul Central District Court upheld the legality of Yoon’s detention, which stems from charges including insurrection, abuse of power, and falsifying documents. The investigation, led by Special Counsel Cho Eun-suk, began in June.

Yoon was impeached in April after the Constitutional Court found his martial law push unconstitutional.

The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda, Associated Press reported.

The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress, and the White House suggested it won’t be the last. Some Republicans were uncomfortable with the cuts, yet supported them anyway, wary of crossing Trump or upsetting his agenda.

The House passed the bill by a vote of 216-213. It now goes to Trump for his signature, according to Associated Press.

“We need to get back to fiscal sanity and this is an important step,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

The CPN-UML has passed a proposal to end the provisions of 70 years of age bar and two-term cap in the party leadership.

A secretariat meeting of the party held under the chair of party chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli concluded last night took this decision.

UML assistant general secretary Pradip Gyawali said that the two decisions were made by giving a final touch to the statute amendment proposal tabled by party vice-chairman Bishnu Prasad Paudel for the second statute convention.

The statute convention of the UML is taking place from September 5-7 in Lalitpur.

The amendment proposal tabled by vice-chairman Paudel would be taken to the politburo meeting today and then to the central committee meeting.

Likewise, the UML will have now 15-member office-bearers, 84-member politburo committee and 251-member central committee.

Gyawali shared that the UML will have two types of party members -- general members and organized members.

The new decisions would be implemented after their approval from the party's statute convention.