4.3 ML earthquake jolts Jajarkot
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake shook Jajarkot district on Monday.
The tremor occurred at 2: 25 am today with its epicentre at Ramidanda, Barekot Rural Municipality in Jajarkot, said Chintak Timsina, Head of the Earthquake Monitoring Centre in Surkhet.
Head of Gaza aid foundation resigns ahead of launch
Jake Wood, the head of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, resigned on Sunday, one day before relief supplies were scheduled to begin, citing the organization's inability to follow humanitarian values of neutrality and independence.
The foundation, which operates under Israeli security authority and employs private contractors, has received harsh condemnation from the UN and aid organizations, which have refused to cooperate with it. Critics claim the strategy undermines impartial aid delivery and lacks transparency, according to Reuters.
Israel supports the operation but denies any direct involvement. Despite limited aid access and the ongoing blockade, the foundation wants to reach one million Gazans in its first week.
Hamas has condemned the initiative, calling it a tool for control and starvation. Israel claims the system prevents aid from being diverted by Hamas, a charge Hamas denies.
Gaza remains in crisis, with over 2m people at risk of famine after months of restricted aid, Reuters reported.
Trump clashes with Harvard over foreign students
US President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Harvard University to disclose the names and countries of all its international students, citing concerns over transparency and federal funding.
The demand came after a federal judge halted the administration's attempt to suspend Harvard's authority to enroll international students through the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, according to Xinhua.
Trump criticized the University for enrolling a high percentage of international students, stating that many are from hostile nations and contribute little financially.
Harvard reports that more than 27 percent of its students are international. The legal dispute is still underway, Xinhua reported.
Gas leak-induced fire claims two in Kapilvastu
Two persons died after a fire broke out from the leaked cooking gas at Jaynagar, Suddhodhan Rural Municipality-5 in Kapilvastu district on Sunday.
According to police, 25-year-old Shiva Kumar Yadav and his 18-year-old sister Sonam Yadav were seriously injured when a fire broke out suddenly as soon as the gas cylinder regulator was opened while cooking at home last night.
Both of them died while being taken to the hospital for treatment, SP Niranjan Datt Bhatt of the District Police Office, said.
Sonam was studying in grade 10 at Murphutwa National Secondary School.
