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Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has urged its party cadres to provide humanitarian assistance to the needy during disasters.  

Issuing a statement on Monday, Acting Chair of the party Dol Prasad Aryal called upon all levels of the party's committees, departments, and members to actively engage in reducing potential disaster and support for the victims.

The party has further urged the concerned sides to be ready for rapid rescue, effective distribution of relief, and other humanitarian assistance efforts.

The RSP has urged party cadres to maintain continuous coordination with local governments, district administration offices, security agencies, and local disaster management committees for disaster preparedness.

'In the context of the Meteorological Department having already predicted above-average rainfall during this year's monsoon, it is emphasized that we all need to be extra attentive and prepared,' according to the statement.

At least 10 Palestinians have been killed at a water collection point in central Gaza, six of them children, as famine spreads in the besieged enclave and food and water supplies remain at critically low levels, Aljazeera reported.

Israeli forces on Sunday killed at least 92 Palestinians, 52 of them in Gaza City, as they targeted residential areas and displacement camps across Gaza, medical and local sources told Aljazeera.

The attack on the water distribution point in Nuseirat refugee camp, which also wounded 16 people, came as the Israeli military steps up attacks as it prepares to force the entire population of Gaza into a concentration zone in the south, according to Aljazeera.

Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza City, said there is a water crisis across the Gaza Strip.

China's exports regained some momentum in June while imports rebounded, as firms rushed out shipments to capitalise on a fragile tariff truce between Beijing and Washington ahead of a looming August deadline, Reuters reported.

Businesses on both sides of the Pacific are waiting to see whether the world's two largest economies can agree on a more durable deal or if global supply chains will again be upended by the reimposition of duties exceeding 100%.

Customs data on Monday showed outbound shipments from China rose 5.8% year-on-year in June, beating a forecast 5.0% increase in a Reuters poll of economists and May's 4.8% growth, according to Reuters.

Imports rebounded 1.1%, following a 3.4% decline in May. Economists had predicted a 1.3% rise.

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairperson Rajendra Lingden’s decision to remove the party’s disciplinary chief Navaraj Subedi and spokesperson Sagun Sunder Lawoti has intensified internal divisions.

Earlier, Subedi publicly declared that he had relinquished all party responsibilities, including his ordinary membership, to lead the pro-monarchy movement. Since then, both Subedi and Lawoti have been actively involved in royalist activities. They subsequently filed complaints with the Election Commission, challenging their removal. Subedi argued that Lingden’s decision violated the party’s statute.

Party spokesperson Mohan Shrestha stated that Lingden dismissed Subedi and appointed Roshan Karki as the new head of the disciplinary committee. Shrestha contended that since Subedi had already abandoned his ordinary membership, he could not hold any position without his reinstatement. However, senior leaders, including General Secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana and Prakash Chandra Lohani, opposed the move.

“The party president’s decision to remove me breached the party’s statute because there was no Central Committee decision or prior consultation with me,” Subedi said.

Tensions have long simmered between senior leaders Rabindra Mishra and Dhawal Shumsher Rana. On March 28, they joined mass protests at the call of Durga Prasain, defying the party leadership. Both Mishra and Rana face court cases for allegedly inciting violence but have since walked free on bail.

The removal of Lawoti as spokesperson and Subedi as disciplinary chief further angered rival factions, who called the moves unconstitutional. Critics have accused Lingden of weak leadership in the royalist movement, pressuring him to launch a decisive campaign to restore the monarchy. However, Lingden maintained that the time was not yet ripe for such an effort.

Although RPP eventually announced a prolonged and decisive movement, it fizzled out quickly. For some time, a faction within the party has been privately urging former king Gyanendra Shah that the movement cannot succeed under Lingden’s leadership, contributing to strained relations between the two.