The death toll from the ongoing protests in Nepal has risen to 22. Dipak Poudel, director of the Civil Service Hospital, tells the BBC that 209 had been hospitalised during Tuesday’s protests. Of them, 186 have since been discharged. Dr Badri Rijal, head of the National Trauma Centre, says
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking his fifth prime minister in less than two years after opposition parties united to oust centre-right Prime Minister Francois Bayrou over his unpopular plans for budget tightening. Bayrou’s nine-month premiership ended on Monday night when he lost a
Nepal’s government responded to escalating violent protests over a ban on popular social media platforms with deadly force. The public outrage over the ban and the deaths of 19 protesters on Monday led to the resignation of the prime minister and exposed deep discontent over corruption. Prim
China faced its hottest summer since 1961 while the country’s north experienced its longest rainy season for the same period, the national weather authority said on Tuesday, atmospheric chaos that scientists have linked to climate change. The summer ‘Plum Rains’ - named for their
The United Nations said on Tuesday it was seeking $139.6 million to help half a million people affected by earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan, and it urged donors to set aside any reservations about the Taliban authorities. Afghanistan's worst earthquake in years, which struck on the nigh
