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At least 21 persons including 14 teachers were injured in a commuter bus accident at Shivasatakshi in Jhapa on Saturday.

According to the District Police Office, Jhapa, the incident occurred when the bus (Province 1-01-001 B4235) en route to Kathmandu from Jhapa turned turtle at Milan Chowk in Shivasatakshi Municipality this morning.

Among the injured, nine are being treated at B & C Hospital and 12 at Birtacity Hospital, Birtamod. All the injured are out of danger, police said.

They were on the way to Kathmandu from Jhapa to participate in the teachers' protest, the District Police Office said.

The Area Police Office, Jhiljhile has impounded the bus and arrested its driver Mahendra Kandangwa (38) for investigation.

Amid heightened immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump, US universities have been quietly guiding foreign students on how to navigate legal threats, including potential deportation over minor offenses and participation in pro-Palestinian protests, Reuters reported.

Following the arrests and visa terminations that affected thousands of overseas students, university advisors urged them to stay enrolled and seek legal advice.

According to Reuters, this effort has paid off, with the Trump administration recently restoring visa registrations for individuals affected since late March, following a string of successful legal challenges by students.

Approximately 250,000 people visited St. Peter's Basilica over three days to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, the Vatican reported on Friday, as public viewing ended, according to the Firstpost.

The 88-year-old pontiff, the first Latin American pope, died on Monday after a bout with acute pneumonia.

Throughout the day, people gathered on Via della Conciliazione, with many taking advantage of Italy's April 25 public holiday.

Pope Francis rests in a simple wooden coffin, dressed in red liturgical vestments with a rosary in his hands. The coffin is scheduled to be sealed in a private ceremony, Firstpost reported.

Security around the Vatican has been heightened, with restricted airspace, rooftop snipers, and fighter jets on standby. Authorities have also set up additional checkpoints ahead of the funeral

The Trump administration has reinstated the legal status of hundreds of international students whose records were wrongly terminated from a federal visa monitoring system, putting them at risk of deportation, according to BBC.

The move came during a court hearing in Boston, where a case filed by an affected student is still pending. Many students claimed their records had been destroyed because of minor or dismissed allegations, despite rules requiring removal only after conviction for significant crimes.

University groups and immigration advocates have criticized the administration's moves, warning that they may deter international students, who contribute an estimated $44bn to the US economy each year and play an important role in academic and research innovation, BBC reported.

In court filings, the government maintained that visa eligibility can be withdrawn if a student's name shows in criminal history databases, but plaintiffs say that many terminations violate existing legal requirements.