#government-collapse

#government-collapse

The lifting of the social media ban on Monday was unable to quell a surge in anger. Youth-led groups of disaffected "Gen Z" activists clashed with police in the streets of the capital, Kathmandu, protesting growing wealth inequality and government corruption. Over 50 people were killed in the clashes as angry crowds set government buildings ablaze, forcing prime minister Sharma Oli to resign on Tuesday.

The National Assembly votes to bring down the Bayrou-led government over its plans to cut about $52bn to reduce the country's debt pile. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has lost the confidence vote in parliament, hours after warning the country was facing a life-threatening debt crisis, deepening a political crisis and handing President Emmanuel Macron the task of finding a fifth prime minister in less than two years.