President Donald Trump issued a rare public rebuke of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday following an Israeli strike targeting Hamas operatives in Qatar. Trump emphasized that he had no prior knowledge of the attack and expressed concern over its timing and implications for ongoing peace negotiations. Speaking to reporters during an unusual visit to a Washington, D.C. restaurant, ...
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Protesters set fire to Nepal’s parliament
Flames engulf Singha Durbar palace, home to Nepal’s government and parliament buildings. Photo: Narendra Shrestha/EPA Following the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli amid intense nationwide protests, hundreds of demonstrators stormed Nepal’s Parliament on Tuesday and set the main building on fire. The escalation came a day after security forces opened fire on protesters attempting to breach parliament premises ...
Read More »Nepal Prime Minister Oli resigns
Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday amid escalating nationwide protests against government corruption and suppression of free speech, his aide confirmed. The resignation comes a day after at least 19 people were killed and over 100 injured during violent clashes sparked by a controversial ban on social media. “The PM has quit,” Oli’s aide Prakash Silwal told ...
Read More »Nepal: Protesters set fire to home of resigned PM Oli
Protests in Nepal have turned increasingly violent, with demonstrators setting fire to the private residence of resigned Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday, September 9. The incident took place in Balkot, near the capital Kathmandu, where a large crowd gathered demanding accountability for Monday’s deadly incident. As tensions flared, angry protesters torched the prime minister’s home. On the same ...
Read More »Nepal lifts social media ban after anti-corruption protests leave 19 dead
Nepal lifted a social media ban less than a day after anti-corruption protests that were triggered by the ban led to the deaths of 19 people, a government minister said on Tuesday, while a curfew was imposed in the country’s capital, Kathmandu. The government had rolled back the social media ban imposed last week, Cabinet spokesperson and Communications and Information ...
Read More »Nepal Gen Z protest death toll rises to 14
As many as 14 people have died after police opened fire on a Gen Z protest in New Baneshwar, Kathmandu, as of 4PM on Monday. Seven protesters brought to the National Trauma Centre died, Dr Dipendra Pandey of the hospital confirmed. He added that 10 others are in critical condition, with gunshot wounds to the head and chest, and over ...
Read More »At least 63 killed in jihadist attack on resettled town in northeast Nigeria
At least 63 people, including five soldiers, were killed on Friday night when jihadist fighters stormed the town of Darul Jamal in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, officials confirmed on Saturday. The town, located near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, had recently been repopulated by families previously living in displacement camps. The attack has raised serious questions about the Nigerian government’s policy of ...
Read More »Anutin Charnvirakul elected Thailand’s new prime minister
Veteran Thai politician Anutin Charnvirakul won a vote in Parliament on Friday to become the country’s next prime minister, according to an unofficial running tally broadcast live on television. Anutin, leader of the Bhumjaithai party, won a total of 311 votes, far exceeding the 247 required majority from the House of Representative’s 492 active members. He and his government are ...
Read More »Indonesian women protest with brooms, demand police reforms
Women holding up brooms and placards attend a protest outside the parliament complex in Jakarta on Sept. 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters Hundreds of Indonesian women, dressed in symbolic pink and black, and carrying brooms, rallied in Jakarta on Wednesday to demand sweeping reforms in the country’s security forces after a violent crackdown on nationwide protests, reports Arab News. At least ...
Read More »Thailand’s acting PM moves to dissolve parliament after opposition backs rival
Thailand’s acting prime minister has taken steps to dissolve parliament, his party announced Wednesday, following a major political shift in the race for the country’s top office. The move comes just days after prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed from office by the Constitutional Court, creating a power vacuum at the highest level of government. Her party, Pheu Thai — ...
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