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The Indian government has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels, including major news outlets like Dawn News and ARY News, accusing them of spreading provocative content. Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar’s channel, with over 3.5 million subscribers was also restricted, according to the Firstpost.

The action follows a terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, in which 26 tourists were killed. Officials said the banned channels were found disseminating misinformation aimed at inciting communal tensions, based on recommendations from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Individual channels owned by Pakistani journalists Irshad Bhatti, Asma Shirazi, Umar Cheema, and Muneeb Farooq were also attacked, as were channels such as The Pakistan Reference, Samaa Sports, Uzair Cricket, and Razi Naama.

As stated by the Firstpost, the Indian government sent a strongly worded letter to the BBC, protesting to the portrayal of the Pahalgam attackers as "militants" in its reporting. Authorities stated that they will closely examine the BBC's future coverage on the matter.

Lawmakers have drawn the government's attention towards creating an environment for the community school teachers, currently staging protests in Kathmandu, to return to their workplace.

Speaking during the emergency session of today's meeting of the House of Representatives, they said that it was unfortunate that a clash had occured between police personnel and teachers on Sunday.

The lawmakers have also demanded that the government create an environment for teachers to return to school by enacting the School Education Act.

CPN (Maoist Center) leader Janardan Sharma said that the government should show readiness to address the demands of teachers. He strongly condemned the incident that took place on Sunday where dozens of teachers were injured with police using water cannons and batons against the teachers staging peaceful protest.

Sharma stressed that the state should enact a law to fulfill the legitimate demands of teachers, and also demanded that the agreement reached between the government and teachers in the past be implemented.

Similarly, Rastriya Swatantra Party lawmaker Sumana Shrestha demanded that the government immediately fulfill the demands of the teachers. She drew the government's attention to creating an environment for the teachers to get back to school as soon as possible, as children were being deprived of education. She also condemned the attack on journalists covering the protests on Sunday.

Likewise, Rastriya Prajatantra Party lawmaker Roshan Karki said that the suppression and use of water cannon and batons by police against the teachers was unfortunate and demanded that the government fulfill the teachers' demands. She condemned the attack on journalists during the teachers' protest.

On a different note, she also demanded that the legitimate demands of the resident doctors be addressed as soon as possible.

CPN-UML lawmaker Surya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri expressed sorrow over the incident that took place on Sunday during the teachers' protest and demanded that the government prevent such incidents from recurring.

President Donald Trump urged Russia on Sunday (April 27) to stop its attacks in Ukraine while his top diplomat said the United States might walk away from peace efforts if it does not see progress, Reuters reported.

Speaking to reporters in New Jersey, Trump said he was disappointed that Russia has continued to attack Ukraine, and said his one-on-one meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Vatican on Saturday had gone well.

"I see him as calmer. I think he understands the picture, and I think he wants to make a deal," Trump said of Zelenskiy.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meanwhile, said the Trump administration might abandon its attempts to broker a deal if Russia and Ukraine do not make headway, according to Reuters.

South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party of Korea has named Lee Jae-myung as its candidate for the snap presidential election set for June 3.

“I am not only the candidate of the Democratic Party, but of all people who yearn for the end of insurrection, the overcoming of crisis, and the pursuit of unity and happiness,” Lee said in his acceptance speech after securing the nomination on Sunday.

Lee won his party’s nomination with nearly 90 percent of the vote during the primary, outpacing two other contenders.

A progressive leader advocating for greater economic equality and improved relations with North Korea, Lee is now the frontrunner to succeed President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was ousted following the attempted imposition of martial law late last year.

The 60-year-old former leader of the main opposition party led the impeachment process against Yoon over the martial law order in December.