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Nepal’s New Prime Minister Urges Calm After Deadly Protests

Newly sworn-in interim Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, take part in a meeting after assuming the post in her office at Singha Durbar office complex, following the protest against anti-corruption triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2025. (Reuters)
Newly sworn-in interim Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, take part in a meeting after assuming the post in her office at Singha Durbar office complex, following the protest against anti-corruption triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2025. (Reuters)
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Nepal’s New Prime Minister Urges Calm After Deadly Protests

Newly sworn-in interim Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, take part in a meeting after assuming the post in her office at Singha Durbar office complex, following the protest against anti-corruption triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2025. (Reuters)
Newly sworn-in interim Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, take part in a meeting after assuming the post in her office at Singha Durbar office complex, following the protest against anti-corruption triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 14, 2025. (Reuters)

Nepal's new prime minister took office Sunday and “urged calm and cooperation to rebuild” the Himalayan nation after days of violent protests last week left at least 72 people dead and destroyed government buildings and politicians’ homes.

Sushila Karki, the country's first woman prime minister, told top officials gathered at her temporary office that each family of slain protesters will receive monetary compensation of 1 million rupees (about $11,330) and assured that those injured would be taken care of, state TV reported.

“We all need to get together to rebuild the country,” Karki said, pledging to work to get the South Asian nation back on track.

The massive demonstrations — called the protest of Gen Z — began on Sept. 8 over a short-lived social media ban. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets, particularly young people, angry about widespread corruption and poverty, while the children of political leaders, known as "nepo kids," seemed to enjoy luxurious lifestyles.

The protests soon turned violent, with protesters attacking the parliament building and police opening fire, and led to the resignation of Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, who fled his official residence.

The actual office of the prime minister — an old white-colored palace converted to an office — was burnt down along with the offices of the president, the supreme court, key government ministries and several police stations on Sept. 9, a day after police shot at protesters. The businesses and houses of key families were also attacked, including several stores of a popular supermarket chain in Nepal.

Calm was restored after the army took control of the streets that night, and negotiations between protesters, the army and the president began over an interim government.

Karki, 73, was named the new prime minister on Sept. 12. She was a popular figure while serving as the court’s only female chief justice in 2016 and 2017, and was known for her stance against corruption in the government.

Fresh parliamentary elections have been set for March 5.

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3 Charged after Attempted Arson at Iran International Office in London

A Police van is parked outside of a warehouse park housing offices of a the Persian-language TV station, Iran International, in Wembley, northwest London on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)
A Police van is parked outside of a warehouse park housing offices of a the Persian-language TV station, Iran International, in Wembley, northwest London on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)
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3 Charged after Attempted Arson at Iran International Office in London

A Police van is parked outside of a warehouse park housing offices of a the Persian-language TV station, Iran International, in Wembley, northwest London on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)
A Police van is parked outside of a warehouse park housing offices of a the Persian-language TV station, Iran International, in Wembley, northwest London on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

British police said on Friday they had charged three people over an attempted arson attack on offices linked to television station Iran International in northwest London earlier this week.

The three, two men and a teenager and all British, are accused of arson with intent to endanger life after an ignited container was thrown towards the premises of the parent company of Iran International, Volant Media, on Wednesday evening, landing in a car park.

The fire immediately put itself out, causing ⁠no damage nor injuries, Reuters reported.

Iran ⁠International, a London-based television station critical of Tehran's government, said a suspicious vehicle was denied entry to its London site shortly before the incendiary devices were thrown.

Oisin McGuinness, 21, Nathan Dunn, 19, and a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal ⁠reasons, are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later on Friday. McGuinness was also charged with dangerous driving.

Police said a vehicle fled the scene and crashed after being pursued by an armed response unit which was in the area.

The incident came a day after police arrested two suspects following an attempted arson attack on a synagogue, also in north London.

Last month, several ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency ⁠service ⁠Hatzola were set alight while parked near a synagogue in the Golders Green area of north London.

None of the incidents have been linked but Matt Jukes, a deputy commissioner for London's Metropolitan Police, said he understood why conflict overseas and heightened tensions in Britain would be "deeply worrying".

"London’s Jewish communities and the Iranian diaspora in London have, in recent years, been increasingly targeted by individuals, groups and hostile states intent on spreading fear, hate and harm," Jukes said.

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Pakistani-flagged Tanker Exits Gulf Via Hormuz with UAE Crude, Data Shows

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz, also known as Madiq Hurmuz, and 3D printed oil barrels are seen in this illustration taken March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz, also known as Madiq Hurmuz, and 3D printed oil barrels are seen in this illustration taken March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Pakistani-flagged Tanker Exits Gulf Via Hormuz with UAE Crude, Data Shows

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz, also known as Madiq Hurmuz, and 3D printed oil barrels are seen in this illustration taken March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz, also known as Madiq Hurmuz, and 3D printed oil barrels are seen in this illustration taken March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Pakistani-flagged ‌tanker Shalamar has exited the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz carrying crude loaded from the United Arab Emirates, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed.

The Aframax tanker exited the waterway on Thursday laden with about 440,000 barrels of Abu Dhabi's Das Blend crude loaded earlier this week, Kpler data ‌showed. The vessel ‌is heading to the port ‌of ⁠Karachi to discharge ⁠its cargo on April 19, according to the data.

The Shalamar was one of two Pakistani tankers that entered the strait on Sunday to load crude and oil products. Pakistan's petroleum minister ⁠said on Wednesday that the ‌Shalamar loaded crude ‌from the UAE at an ADNOC terminal.

Pakistan ‌National Shipping, which manages the Shalamar, ‌did not immediately respond to a request for comment, said Reuters.

Traffic in the strait slowed this week due to the US blockade.

The US ‌Navy said in an advisory on Thursday that the blockade has ⁠been ⁠widened to include cargoes deemed contraband and any vessels suspected of trying to reach Iranian territory will be "subject to belligerent right to visit and search."

US Central Command said on X that 14 vessels have turned around to comply with the blockade at the direction of American forces after 72 hours of enforcement.

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Romanian Defense Ministry Says Radars Caught Russian Drone Breaching Air Space

Ukrainian law enforcement officers inspect fragments of a drone at the site of an air attack in Kharkiv on April 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)
Ukrainian law enforcement officers inspect fragments of a drone at the site of an air attack in Kharkiv on April 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)
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Romanian Defense Ministry Says Radars Caught Russian Drone Breaching Air Space

Ukrainian law enforcement officers inspect fragments of a drone at the site of an air attack in Kharkiv on April 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)
Ukrainian law enforcement officers inspect fragments of a drone at the site of an air attack in Kharkiv on April 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)

Romanian radar systems caught a drone breaching its national airspace during a Russian overnight attack on ‌neighboring Ukraine ‌before losing ‌contact southeast ⁠of the border ⁠village of Chilia Veche, the defense ministry said on Friday.

Romania, ⁠an EU ‌and ‌NATO state, ‌shares a ‌650-km (400-mile) land border with Ukraine and has had drones ‌breach its airspace and fragments fall ⁠onto ⁠its territory repeatedly since Russia began attacking Ukrainian ports across the Danube river from the country.