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North Korea earlier this week conducted the first test-firing of the weapons system of the new "Choe Hyon-class" warship it recently unveiled, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Cruise and anti-air missiles were launched and artillery fired as part of the test-firing attended by leader Kim Jong Un and senior officials, the report said.

North Korean state media on Saturday revealed the 5,000-tonne warship equipped with the "most powerful weapons."

Kim, in a speech from the launch reported by KCNA, said the warship would be handed over to the navy and go into service early next year.

The "Choe Hyon-class" ship was named after anti-Japanese revolutionary fighter Choe Hyon, according to KCNA, according to Reuters.

As Kyiv and Washington work on a deal that will give the U.S. a share of Ukraine's mineral wealth, Ukrainians who live with seams of iron beneath their feet have a message for Donald Trump: don't take advantage of us, these resources are ours, Reuters reported.

The U.S. president has put pressure on Kyiv by threatening to stop the flow of military supplies to help it fight Russia's invasion unless the U.S. gets some payback for the billions of dollars the aid is costing.

But the deal is sensitive for Ukraine, which has a proud history of mining coal and iron ore and hopes to exploit seams of increasingly sought-after rare earths. Mineral revenues are a crucial pillar of the state budget.

In the city of Kryvyi Rih, on whose outskirts open-cast iron ore mines have gouged huge craters in the landscape, 71-year-old pensioner Oleksandr had little time for Trump: "You can't trust that ginger guy, he's not that kind of person," according to Reuters.

Over half of the tourist destinations in India's insurgency-torn Kashmir region were closed to the public from Tuesday, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters, in a move to tighten security after last week's attack on holiday-makers, Reuters reported.

The assailants segregated men, asked their names and targeted Hindus before shooting them at close range in the Pahalgam area, killing 26 people, officials and survivors said.

India has identified the three attackers, including two Pakistani nationals, as "terrorists" waging a violent revolt in Muslim-majority Kashmir. Pakistan has denied any role and called for a neutral investigation.

Hindu-majority India accuses Islamic Pakistan of funding and encouraging militancy in Kashmir, the Himalayan region both nations claim in full but rule in part. Islamabad says it only provides moral and diplomatic support to a Kashmiri demand for self-determination, according to Reuters.

US President Donald Trump has called Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to congratulate him on his victory in the country's general election and the two have agreed meet in the near future, BBC reported.

The two countries were expected to enter talks about a new economic and security relationship after Monday's vote.

Trump's trade tariffs and repeated comments undermining Canada's sovereignty overshadowed the race, which ended with Carney's Liberals projected to win a minority government, according to public broadcaster CBC. 

That result will make Carney's pressing tasks of negotiating with his US counterpart and tackling a range of domestic issues more of a challenge, as he'll need to wrangle support from other political parties, according to BBC.

President Ram Chandra Paudel will present the government's policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 in the joint meeting of both Houses of the Federal Parliament at 3 pm on May 2.

In today's meeting of the House of Representatives, Speaker Devraj Ghimire informed about it by reading the letter received from the Office of the President in this regard. 

The Article 95 of the Constitution of Nepal has the provision where the President would present the government's policies and programs for the fiscal year in the joint meeting of both Houses of the Federal Parliament.

A meeting of the House of Representatives held on Tuesday passed the 'Bill to amend and integrate customs related laws, 2081' with majority.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel presented the proposal seeking endorsement to the bill.

During the discussion on the bill, lawmakers—Prabhu Sah, Hemraj Rai, Ganga Karki, Shiva Nepali, Ganesh Parajuli, Prem Suwal, Madhav Sapkota, Ranendra Barali and Kiran Kumar Sah put forth their views. 

Responding to queries raised by various lawmakers, Finance Minister Paudel shared that the bill was brought with amendment after sufficient discussion in the Finance Committee.

The Bill would help promote good governance and promote transparency in customs administration.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carneysaid his country would “never” yield to the United States as he declared victory in federal elections early Tuesday, following a campaign overshadowed by relentless provocations and steep trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, CNN reported.

The Liberal Party leader issued a stunning rebuke to Trump as he sent a message of unity to a divided nation, promising to “represent everyone who calls Canada home."

“As I have been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us,” Carney said. “That will never ever happen.”

Carney reiterated statements he made on the campaign trail about the vastly changed nature of Canada’s relationship with the US, according to CNN.

“We are over the shock of the American betrayal but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves. And above all we have to take care of each other,” he said.

Pokhara Metropolitan City (PMC) has urged all sides concerned to immediately launch teaching-learning activities at schools. 

The schools must begin a new academic session by April 30, reads a circular issued by the Metropolitan City on April 28.

The education division at PMC issued a notice, urging teachers and school management to immediately begin classes which have been disturbed for long owing to weeks of agitation launched by teachers' federation. The schools need running by April 30, the local level underlined.

Although the new academic session was scheduled to begin on April 21, it has been delayed a lot. It is the second time PMC issued such a notice.