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- Nepal’s prime minister, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, has resigned a day after deadly protests over alleged government corruption killed 19 people.
- Defying a curfew, protesters on Tuesday broke into the parliament building and set it on fire, an official said. Earlier, they stormed the office of the country’s largest party, the Nepali Congress, and residences of several prominent politicians.
- Late on Monday night, the government lifted a ban on social media, which had led to what the organisers call a Gen Z protest in the capital, Kathmandu, and other cities.
- The Kathmandu international airport has been closed with immediate effect due to the protests, says Nepal’s civil aviation authority.