Nepal's prime minister resigns amid protestsLocal reports and videos shared on social media showed rioters attacking residences of the top political leaders in and around Kathmandu and also the headquarters of Mr Oli’s Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist–Leninist. A curfew was imposed in the capital and other cities and schools in Kathmandu were closed. Among the houses torched were those of Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba, President Ram Chandra Poudel, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal. A private school owned by Mr Deuba’s wife Arzu Deuba Rana, the current foreign minister, was also set on fire.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nepals-prime-minister-resigns-amid-protestsSilent Push-Out: Courts, States & Deportation of Bengali-Speaking MuslimsSince May 2025, India has seen a disturbing rise in what human rights groups call “illegal deportations” or “push-out” — forced expulsions of Bengali-speaking Muslims to Bangladesh. The people targeted are largely poor migrant workers from West Bengal who moved to cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, and Ahmedabad in search of jobs. Families say that men and women are being suddenly picked up in raids, flown or bused to Assam, and then coerced across unguarded sections of the border by the Border Security Force (BSF).
https://www.newsclick.in/silent-push-out-courts-states-deportation-bengali-speaking-muslimsManipur Naga body to enforce 'trade embargo' to protest against fencing of India-Myanmar border, scrapping FMRIn a memorandum submitted to Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the UNC had stated that Nagas living across the border shared all ties with the Nagas on this side of the border in terms of socio-economic, cultural, religious, land matters etc. “These bonds predate the colonial demarcation of boundaries and are integral to our identity, traditions, and way of life. As such, abrupt abrogation of FMR and construction of physical border fencing…have adversely impacted and disrupted the natural flow of community and familial interdependent relationship…” the memorandum said.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Sep/08/manipur-naga-body-to-enforce-trade-embargo-to-protest-against-fencing-of-india-myanmar-border-scrapping-fmrhttps://archive.ph/CiIW3Trump 'blessed' Israeli strikes on Qatar, sources sayBoth regional and US officials said the US was notified of the attack in advance. The White House later confirmed on Tuesday that it was notified beforehand of the Israeli attack. The White House said that Trump believes Israel's strike on Hamas targets in Qatar was unfortunate and he directed his top envoy, Steve Witkoff, to warn Qatar that the attack was incoming. “The president views Qatar as a strong ally and friend of the United States, and feels very badly about the location of this attack,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, reading from a statement.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-blessed-israeli-strike-qatar-sources-say'Shameful attack': Israel suspected of drone strike on Gaza aid boat in TunisiaOne of the crew members told reporters on Tuesday that he saw a drone three or four metres above his head before it struck the boat. "This was a shameful attack," he said at a press conference in Tunis. Tunisian authorities earlier called suggestions that a drone had caused the fire "completely unfounded" and claimed that it had been caused by a cigarette or a lighter.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-suspected-drone-strike-gaza-aid-boat-tunisiaEthiopia inaugurates GERD dam amid downstream tensions with Egypt, SudanEthiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, as the $5bn project continues to sow dismay with downstream neighbours Sudan and Egypt. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has hailed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as a “shared opportunity” for the region that is expected to generate more than 5,000 megaWatts of power and allow surplus electricity to be exported.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/9/ethiopia-inaugurates-gerd-dam-amid-downstream-tensions-with-egypt-sudanhttps://archive.ph/0vIpVMajority in EU’s biggest states believes bloc ‘sold out’ in US tariff deal, poll findsAlmost 70% said they would be willing to boycott US goods over the terms of the deal; 44% considered Trump “an enemy of Europe”; 47% felt he had “autocratic tendencies”; and 36% said he “behaves like a dictator”. More than three-quarters of those surveyed said they were very or fairly dissatisfied with the EU’s approach to the Trump administration, with almost 40% saying they felt the bloc should stand up and oppose the whims of the US president.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/09/majority-in-eu-biggest-states-believes-bloc-sold-out-in-us-tariff-deal-poll-donald-trumpFrance: Macron taps Lecornu as new prime ministerOnce a member of the center-right Republicans, Lecornu joined Macron's centrist movement in 2017 and led the president's re-election campaign in 2022. Macron has directed Lecornu "to consult the political forces represented in parliament with a view to adopting a budget for the nation and making the agreements essential for the decisions of the coming months," the Elysee announced.
https://www.dw.com/en/france-macron-taps-defense-minister-lecornu-as-new-prime-minister/a-73935464https://archive.ph/OSb1z'We are refusing this complicity and are committed to breaking the loop of military colonialism'More than 500 people blockaded the gate to Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) as it opened its doors yesterday morning, according to coalition organisers Shut DSEI Down. The giant arms extravaganza, running at the ExCeL Centre in Newham until Friday, is expected to welcome 45,000 visitors.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/we-are-refusing-complicity-and-are-committed-breaking-loop-military-colonialismNorway's Labour PM wins legislative elections, holds off populist surge Norway’s Labour Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store declared victory in Monday’s legislative elections, fending off a challenge from the populist right. The anti-immigration Progress Party secured its strongest showing on record, reflecting a broader shift in the political landscape but falling short of overtaking Store’s Labour-led coalition.
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250908-norway-labour-victory-legislative-electionshttps://archive.ph/jHpy9