Police, agitating teachers clash in Baneshwor
A clash broke out between police personnel and agitating teachers in New Baneshwor on Sunday.
The clash ensued after the protestors tried to enter the prohibited zone.
The Nepal Teachers’ Federation gave continuation to the protest after a meeting with the government on Saturday ended without making a concrete decision.
The teachers hurled stones at police while attempting to breach the prohibited area, prompting security personnel to respond with a water cannon.
Earlier on Saturday, the teachers had announced that they would breach the prohibited area on Sunday.
During the protest in Maitighar today, they chanted various slogans like the government address the demands of teachers and promulgate a progressive School Education Act among others.
The teachers have been staging protests in Kathmandu for the past 26 days.
Israel pounds Gaza; Hamas presents new ceasefire plan to mediators
Israeli forces continue bombarding Gaza, killing at least 40 Palestinians on Saturday, as aid officials sound the alarm over “full-scale famine conditions” amid Israel’s blockade.
Hamas claims to have offered its "vision for reaching a comprehensive deal that achieves a ceasefire, prisoner exchange, and reconstruction" to mediators in Cairo, according to Al Jazeera.
US keeps up its offensive against Yemen’s Houthis, bombing several neighbourhoods in Sanaa and wounding at least eight people, according to media reports.
Israel's war on Gaza, which began 18 months ago, has killed at least 51,495 Palestinians and injured 117,524 others. The Gaza Government Media Office raised the death toll to nearly 61,700, stating thousands of individuals missing under the rubble are assumed dead, Al Jazeera reported.
At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.
Multiple dead, injured in Vancouver after vehicle plows into street festival
A number of people were killed and multiple others were injured in Vancouver after a driver drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in the western Canadian city, police said on Saturday, Reuters reported.
The driver has been taken into custody, police said in a post on social media platform X.
The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. (0300 GMT) near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was taking place.
One witness told CTV News he saw a black vehicle driving erratically in the area of the festival just before the crowd was struck. The Vancouver Sun said thousands of people had been in the area, according to Reuters.
Vancouver’s Mayor Ken Sim said, “I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at today’s Lapu Lapu Day event.”
Explosion at Iran’s main port kills 14, injures 750
An explosion struck Iran’s Shahid Rajaee Port near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, triggering a massive fire. Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni confirmed early Sunday that 14 people were killed and 750 injured, Reuters reported.
The cause of the blast remains unclear. However, the port’s customs office, quoted by state television, suggested it likely started from a fire at the hazardous materials storage depot.
As stated by Reuters, Shahid Rajaee Port is a key commercial hub near the vital waterway that handles about one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments.
