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The ruling CPN-UML has accused former King Gyanendra Shah of still having a desire to reinstate monarchy.

During the party’s Secretariat meeting, the UML concluded that former King Gyanendra’s state was objectionable.

Making public his statement on Sunday, former King Gyanendra described the March 28 incident as the political awakening among the people.

UML Deputy General Secretary Pradeep Gyawali said that the UML has taken his statement seriously.

The UML concluded that the criminal incident occurred in Tinkune on March 28.

“The criminal incident occurred on that day. A person was burnt alive. A house was set on fire. The incident caused damage to public and private property. Media outlets were also attacked. All these are criminal activities,” Gyawali said.

The criminal trial of South Korea’s ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol began on Monday, with prosecutors accusing him of leading an insurrection by declaring martial law late last year, sparking months of unrest.

Prosecutors claimed Yoon lacked the legal authority to declare martial law and accused him of attempting to paralyze state institutions including parliament.

Yoon has stated that martial law was necessary to demonstrate how the main opposition party was engaging in "legislative dictatorship" by consistently obstructing his government's agenda, but he had no intention of crippling the nation, Reuters reported.

Although South Korea hasn't carried out an execution in decades, the impeached leader faces an insurgency charge that carries a life sentence or possibly death.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Donald Trump to visit his country ahead of any deal with Russia to end the war.

"Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead," Zelensky stated during an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes program, BBC reported.

The interview was conducted before to the deadly Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, which left 117 people injured and 34 dead, including two children.

Trump called the incident "horrible," while Germany's chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, charged Russia of war crimes, according to BBC.

There was no quick formal response from Russia, whose forces over the border are thought to be preparing for a major onslaught.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hanoi on Monday to pay a state visit to Vietnam.

Vietnamese President Luong Cuong arrived at Noi Bai International Airport to greet General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, as well as a high-level Chinese delegation.

Two hundred members of the Drum Art Troupe welcomed the high-ranking Chinese delegation with special drum performances. There were also welcoming dances performed by 54 young women in traditional Vietnamese clothes, Xinhua reported.

This is Xi's fourth State visit to Vietnam as General Secretary and President of China; more importantly, it is the second visit by a Chinese leader to Vietnam in the same term.
The visit occurs in the backdrop of 2025 being a significant year, commemorating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries (January 18, 1950 - January 18, 2025).

This visit contributes to strengthening and deepening the framework of the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, while the Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future has strategic significance, elevating the two countries' relationship to new heights.