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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 29 he had ordered the military to further expand its operations in southern Lebanon, citing continued rocket fire by Hezbollah, Reuters reported. 

Israel said last week it was enlarging a “buffer zone” up to the Litani River. It was not immediately clear whether Mr Netanyahu was referring to that area or to the seizure of additional territory.

“I have now instructed to further expand the existing security zone in order to finally thwart the threat of invasion and to push the anti-tank missile fire away from our border,” Mr Netanyahu said in a video statement from Israeli Northern Command, according to Reuters. 

U.S. President Donald Trump signaled he was reversing course on blocking oil shipments to Cuba on Sunday, saying he had “no problem” with any country sending in crude as a Russian tanker neared a Cuban port with a badly needed shipment, Reuters reported. 

A sanctioned Russian vessel, part of the country’s “shadow fleet,” was just off the coast of eastern Cuba on Sunday, according to ship tracking data, and was expected to reach port on Monday, a lifeline for the country’s economy that has nearly ground to a halt under a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington.

The U.S. cut off Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after toppling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, and Trump threatened to slap punishing tariffs on any other country that sent crude to Cuba. Mexico, the largest supplier to Cuba along with Venezuela, then halted its shipments, according to Reuters. 

Large protests against the Trump administration have taken place in cities across the US, marking the third iteration of No Kings rallies, BBC reported. 

Event organisers for Saturday's protests estimate more than 8 million people attended to protest policies imposed by US President Donald Trump, and things like the Iran war, immigration enforcement and the rising cost of living. 

"Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant. But this is America, and power belongs to the people - not to wannabe kings or their billionaire cronies," organisers said.

CPN-UML cadres clashed with police in New Baneshwor on Sunday.

The demonstrations, which began in the morning, demanded the release of UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress leader Ramesh Lekhak.

The arrests follow recommendation made by 

the Gauri Bahadur Karki-led commission formed to investigate the Gen Z protests held on September 8 and 9. The commission recommended action against the then Prime Minister Oli and former Home Minister Lekhak. 

Oli and Lekhak were arrested on the same recommendation. 

Currently, Oli has been admitted to the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital due to health problems, while Lekhak has been kept at the Maharajgunj Police Station.