The prime minister's resignation, along with those of multiple other lawmakers, occurred one day after authorities fired into crowds of young protesters, resulting in at least 19 fatalities, according to The New York Times.

Protesters also broke into the parliament and set it ablaze.

Protesters enter Nepal President Paudel's private residence, vandalise it.

Protesters in Nepal entered the private residence of Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel and vandalised it, according to videos that surfaced online.

Protests broke out in Nepal over alleged corruption… pic.twitter.com/3gyKcGA3a5

— Nitesh Sharma (@nitesh1572) September 9, 2025

Earlier on Tuesday, the government led by Oli had reversed its ban on major social media platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram – a restriction that had ignited years of simmering public anger over government corruption and social inequality – as reported by The New York Times. Officials also imposed a curfew in an attempt to prevent further demonstrations.

Nevertheless, a fresh wave of protests rapidly overwhelmed the capital, The New York Times detailed. Demonstrators breached the primary government administrative complex housing Oli's office. The protesters also set ablaze the homes of top leaders, the offices of their political parties, police stations, and government structures. Security forces positioned throughout Kathmandu were unable to safeguard the properties.

The headquarters of both Oli's Communist Party of Nepal and the Nepali Congress party were destroyed by fire. The homes of two former prime ministers, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sher Bahadur Deuba, were ignited, as was Oli's own residence.

Footage shared on social media depicted helicopters evacuating ministers from their quarters inside the main government administrative building and transporting them to secure locations.

The residence of former home minister Ramesh Lekhak, who stepped down on Monday citing moral responsibility for the 19 deaths, was also completely incinerated. In total, four cabinet ministers have resigned, three of whom belong to the Nepali Congress party. Internal flights departing from Kathmandu's international airport were grounded following reports of arson attacks in the vicinity of its perimeter.

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Turkey has blocked access to the instant messaging platform Discord following a court decision, as the platform refused to share user information requested by Ankara, Turkish officials announced on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu highlighted the challenges faced by authorities in monitoring and intervening when illegal or criminal content is shared on Discord. "Security personnel cannot go through the content. We can only intervene when users complain to us about content shared there," he told reporters in parliament. Uraloglu added, "Since Discord refuses to share its own information, including IP addresses and content, with our security units, we were forced to block access."

The block comes in the wake of public outrage in Turkey over the murder of two women by a 19-year-old man in Istanbul earlier this month. Social media content revealed that some Discord users subsequently praised the killings, prompting authorities to take action.

Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc explained that an Ankara court decided to block access to Discord from Turkey due to "sufficient suspicion that crimes of child sexual abuse and obscenity" had been committed by some users on the platform.

Turkey has banned Discord.

And hey I don't love Discord, but that's because too many people use is as a coordination tool when it was designed for gaming communities.

It absolutely should not be banned by any government.

This is why decentralization actually matters.

— abigail carlson (@abigailcarlson_) October 9, 2024

 This development follows a similar move by Russia's communications regulator, which blocked Discord on Tuesday for violating Russian law. The platform had previously been fined for failing to remove banned content, according to the TASS news agency.

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