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California has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the federal deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles during protests against immigration raids.

Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta criticized the move as unlawful and a misuse of presidential authority, stating it occurred without state consent, as required under federal law, according to BBC.

The lawsuit, naming President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the Department of Defense, argues the deployment escalated tensions and represents a misuse of military power.

On Saturday, Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles in response to clashes between protesters and police.  State officials claim the deployment has exacerbated the situation and accuse the president of creating a crisis for political purposes, BBC reported.

Trump justified his actions and promised to retaliate against protesters. He also urged Newsom be arrested, which drew strong criticism from the governor.

California is attempting to block the order and reestablish state sovereignty over its National Guard.

The CPN (Maoist Center) has urged Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak to resign from his post to allow for an 'impartial' investigation into the visit visa scandal.

During a National Assembly meeting today, Suresh Ale Magar of the Maoist Center demanded time to argue that a fair investigation into the scam would be unlikely as long as the Home Minister remains in office, given that employees of the Home Ministry have been implicated in the scandal.

“We believe the Home Minister is not personally responsible for any wrongdoing, but he should step down on moral grounds to facilitate investigation, making it uninfluenced,” he said. 

Ale Magar also questioned why an employee previously accused in various scams was assigned responsibility for immigration.

Speaking during the zero hour, Krishna Prasad Paudel raised concerns over the rising COVID-19 cases in India, stressing the need to enhance surveillance and testing along the Nepal-India border.

Goma Devi Timilsina urged the government to prioritize launching public awareness campaigns about COVID-19.

Sonam Gyaljen Sherpa called for prompt relief efforts for those displaced by natural disasters in Thame, Solukhumbu district.

Likewise,  Jagat Bahadur Parki, Nara Bahadur Bista, Narayan Dutta Mishra, Bhuwan Bahadur Sunar, Madan Kumari Shah (Garima), Yubaraj Sharma, and Rajendra Laxmi Gaire highlighted various other contemporary issues, drawing the government attention.

Former British Gurkha soldiers have demanded that the Nepali citizenship obtained on the basis of descent should be retained.

In today's meeting of the State Affairs Committee under the House of Representatives, the representative of the former British Gurkha soldiers expressed that they want the continuation of the existing citizenship provided to them and not a new one.

On that occasion, British Gurkha veteran Krishna Kumar Rai said that the issue of citizenship has raised concerns whether the recruitment of Nepali youths in the British army will be stopped or if Nepali citizenship will be continued.

Stating that Nepal receives an annual amount of approximately 210 million pound as pay for the contribution of the former Gurkha soldiers to the British Army, he expressed the view that the issue of citizenship not being granted to the youth enlisted in the British Army as per the agreement between Nepal and the UK contradicts the core values of human rights.

The meeting was informed that currently around 3,500 Nepali youths are working as Gurkha soldiers in the British Army and there are about 22 thousand retired British Gurkha soldiers.

Rai said, "It is necessary to rectify the situation where the Gurkha soldiers serving in the British Army when he dies in war is counted as a British citizen, and when he returns alive is taken to be a Nepali citizen. Dialogue between Nepal and Britain is essential regarding this."

For 210 years since 1814 the British Gurkha soldiers have acted as a bridge of friendship between Britain and Nepal, and according to Hom Kirati Sunuwar, a former British Gurkha, it is not a matter of their desire to acquire the British passport and residency right but a compulsion.

Another former British Gurkha soldier, Himal Rai, emphasized the continuity of citizenship for descendants, pointing out that Nepal has been consistently receiving large sums of pound sterling, thanks to the contributions of talented young manpower of Gurkha descent in the British Army without any distinct financial investment.

Today, the Committee discussed and sought opinions regarding the issues raised by the ex-British Gurkha soldiers concerning the bill proposed to amend the Citizenship Act of Nepal 2063.

Meanwhile, earlier the House of Representatives, International Relations and Tourism Committee had instructed the government to take necessary initiatives to address the demands related to justice and equality raised by the ex-British Gurkha servicemen.

Israeli naval forces boarded and seized a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the war-torn Gaza Strip on Monday and the boat with its crew of 12, including activist Greta Thunberg, is now heading to a port in Israel, Reuters reported.

The British-flagged yacht, Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there.

However, the boat was boarded during the night before it could reach shore, the FFC said on its Telegram account. The Israeli Foreign Ministry later confirmed that it was under Israeli control, according to Reuters.

"The 'selfie yacht' of the 'celebrities' is safely making its way to the shores of Israel. The passengers are expected to return to their home countries," the ministry wrote on X.