Demonstrators in Kathmandu have defied a curfew and broken into and set fire to the parliament building. They had earlier stormed the office of the Nepali Congress, the country’s largest party, and several prominent politicians’ residences.
Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stepped down on Tuesday amid escalating anticorruption protests. The resignation came a day after 19 people were killed by security forces in violent demonstrations sparked by a social media ban.
Exuberant young people flooded the parliament complex upon hearing the news, waving their hands and shouting slogans as smoke billowed from parts of the building.
Oli’s government had lifted the social media ban after protests intensified on Monday when police used live ammunition and deployed tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators trying to storm parliament. The confrontation killed 19 people and injured more than 100.
“We won,” one protester wrote in large orange letters on a beige wall of the parliament building while another nearby flashed a “V” sign for victory with his fingers.
Although protesters remained on the streets after Oli’s resignation, witnesses reported no clashes or violence as security forces neither intervened nor tried to use force.
This unrest marks the worst in years for the Himalayan nation situated between India and China. The violence was worse than a 2006 uprising that forced Nepal’s last king to surrender executive powers and killed 18 people. Two years later, parliament abolished the monarchy.
Many Nepalis have grown increasingly dissatisfied with the republic, claiming it has failed to deliver political stability. In March, two people died when supporters of Nepal’s former king clashed with police during a Kathmandu rally demanding the restoration of the monarchy.
Despite Oli’s resignation, it remains unclear whether protests will subside as many demonstrators are demanding a complete government dissolution – a move that could further destabilise Nepal, which has seen 13 governments since 2008.
Meghan Markle faces a nail-biting day as her half-sister Samantha Markle launches a final bid to resurrect her defamation lawsuit. The Duchess was sued by her sibling in 2022 following statements made during the Sussexes’ bombshell Oprah Winfrey sit-down and their Netflix series, though the case was dismissed in March 2024.
This crucial hearing is scheduled to unfold in Jacksonville, Florida, at 9am local time. Should Samantha emerge victorious, she could compel Meghan to face a full trial and potentially fork over monetary compensation. However, if she suffers defeat, no appellate court remains available to her, signaling the definitive conclusion of her three-year legal battle against her half-sister.
Though Meghan, who is married to Prince Harry of the British Royal Family, isn’t anticipated to appear in the courtroom, Samantha’s legal representative Peter Ticktin declared the Duchess would be held “accountable for harming the people she harms.”
He added: “If I were to give advice to Meghan, it would be to wake up and smell the coffee. She keeps trying, but she’s not coming across the way she wants to to the American public.”, reports the Express.
“Now she’s going to be facing something where she has to be accountable for harming the people she harms, including her sister.”
In contrast, speaking in 2022, Meghan’s attorney Michael J. Kump stated they would dedicate “the minimum attention necessary, which is all it deserves.”
Following the launch of the couple’s docuseries, Harry & Meghan, Samantha’s legal team argued that several remarks made by the Duchess and a program participant on the Netflix show – when considered collectively – constituted an effort to unjustly damage Samantha’s reputation.
During her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan shared that she “grew up as an only child” and expressed her wish to have had siblings during her upbringing – noting that Samantha and Thomas Markle Jr. had already left their father’s household.
Samantha’s representatives previously contended that the program led audiences to believe that Meghan’s half-sister was involved in organizing the harassment campaign directed at the Duchess. They also maintained this portrayal was unjust.
Meghan never directly named Samantha while discussing the hostile messages she received, and the episode segment focusing on that subject concerned trolling conducted by multiple accounts.
The Duchess’ legal representatives stated in their previous court document: “An implicit or express statement that [Samantha] belongs to a hate group spreading disinformation about Meghan is an opinion protected by the First Amendment.”
Israel carried out an attack targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, two Israeli sources told CNN, in what appeared to be the first known Israeli military strike against the militant group in the Gulf nation.
One of the sources, a senior Israeli official, said among those targeted was Hamas’ chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya.
“We are awaiting the results of the strike,” the official said.
The Qatari foreign ministry’s spokesperson Majed Al Ansari called the attack “cowardly” and “criminal assault” that constitutes a “blatant violation of international laws and norms.”
“While strongly condemning this attack, the State of Qatar emphasizes that it will not tolerate this reckless and irresponsible Israeli behavior,” Al Ansari said on X.
A senior Hamas official confirmed to CNN that the group’s negotiators were targeted in Doha.
Shortly after the explosion, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement saying it had targeted “senior leadership” of Hamas with “a precise strike” in a joint operation with the Shin Bet security agency. The statement didn’t specify where the operation was carried out, but suggested that it was outside Gaza.
“For years, these members of the Hamas leadership have led the terrorist organization’s operations, are directly responsible for the brutal October 7th massacre, and have been orchestrating and managing the war against the State of Israel.”
On Monday, Khalil Al-Hayya met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha.
Israel carried out an attack targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, in an unprecedented strike on a key mediator in the Gaza conflict that threatened to derail renewed peace efforts and further inflame tensions in the region.
A senior Israeli official told CNN that among those targeted was Hamas’ chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya.
“We are awaiting the results of the strike,” the official said.
The Qatari foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Majed Al Ansari, said “the cowardly Israeli attack” targeted residential buildings housing several members of the Hamas political bureau in Doha.
“While strongly condemning this attack, the State of Qatar emphasizes that it will not tolerate this reckless and irresponsible Israeli behavior,” Al Ansari said on X.
Qatar has been a key mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks, maintaining direct channels with the US, Israel and Hamas. It has also hosted multiple rounds of negotiations, and senior Israeli officials – including the head of the Mossad spy agency and top Israeli negotiators – have visited Doha. Whether such visits will continue remains uncertain.
Einav Zangauker, the mother of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza, said Tuesday’s strike could serve as a death sentence for her son.
“I am trembling with fear. It could be that at this very moment, the prime minister has essentially executed my Matan, sentenced him to death,” Zangauker wrote on X. “Why is he insisting on blowing up every chance for a deal?”
Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, condemned the attack, saying “Qatar has been playing a very positive role to achieve a ceasefire and release of all hostages,” according to a UN spokesperson.
A senior Hamas official confirmed to CNN that the group’s negotiators were targeted in Doha.
The Israeli source who spoke to CNN said the United States was informed ahead of the strike. CNN has reached out to the White House and the State Department for comment.
In a statement, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said, “Today’s action against the top terrorist chieftains of Hamas was a wholly independent Israeli operation. Israel initiated it, Israel conducted it, and Israel takes full responsibility.”
The short missive appeared designed to distance the US from the Israeli attack on a critical American ally in the Middle East.
The operation was called “Summit of Fire,” an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson said.
Qatar is one of the US’ closest allies in the Middle East and home to the Al Udeid Air Base, the biggest American military facility in the region. A key security partner of Washington, it was designated a Major Non-NATO Ally in 2022.
Al Udeid came under Iranian attack this year after the US struck nuclear facilities in Iran during Israel’s June campaign.
Following Tuesday’s strike, the US embassy in Qatar instituted a shelter-in-place order for its facilities in the country, it said in a post on X.
“We have seen reports of missile strikes occurring in Doha. The US Embassy has instituted a shelter-in-place order for their facilities. US citizens are advised to shelter-in-place,” it said.
Shortly after the explosion in Qatar, the IDF issued a statement saying it had targeted “senior leadership” of Hamas with “a precise strike” in a joint operation with the Shin Bet security agency.
“For years, these members of the Hamas leadership have led the terrorist organization’s operations, are directly responsible for the brutal October 7th massacre, and have been orchestrating and managing the war against the State of Israel,” the IDF said.
On Monday, Khalil Al-Hayya met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha.
During the discussion, Al-Thani pressured Hamas to “respond positively” to a US ceasefire proposal for Gaza, according to an official familiar with the meeting. The proposal, which was put forward this week, called on Hamas to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for negotiations to end the war in the enclave.
The killing of Hamas’ chief negotiator is likely to derail the US’s latest ceasefire effort, especially since potential US knowledge of the assassination attempt would erode Hamas’ already brittle faith in Washington as an impartial negotiator.
It’s not the first time Israel has carried out an attack that undermines US diplomatic efforts. In June, Israel opened a military campaign against Iran while Washington was in talks with Tehran over its nuclear program. Although both the US and Iran had already voiced doubts about making progress, the Israeli strikes effectively ended any chance of an agreement.
“I looked at the international fixtures for the season and originally, back in February, 18 November was down as an international date,” Sir Alex explained.
“My son went for that date for his wedding, only for the fixtures to be changed. We found out that, instead of having a free weekend, we are playing Manchester City – it couldn’t have been any worse for me.
“The wedding is in Cape Town so there’s nothing I can do. The only consolation is that, with it being a morning kick-off, I will be able to watch the game in South Africa on television.”
With New York City as a backdrop — including the Upper West Side’s New York Historical, New York’s first museum founded in 1804, as well on the Upper East Side’s storied Park and Fifth Avenues — the campaign features a cast of strong women who embody the New York attitude:
Emma Chamberlain: The social media mogul, entrepreneur and host of the popular podcast “anything goes with emma chamberlain” is building an empire before our eyes — giving full access to her own pursuit of betterment to over 26 million followers. Her unmatched breakthrough into fashion and culture is ushering in a new era of influence.
Ilana Glazer: This mother and “Mother” is a stand-up comedian, TV and film writer, actor, producer and director, who first broke through the entertainment industry with her spirited and deeply relatable portrayal of life in NYC on her hit show “Broad City,” which ran for five seasons. She made her Broadway debut this year in “Good Night, and Good Luck” and advocates for democracy in the USA through her political messaging organization, Generator Collective.
Ashley Graham: The fashion industry disruptor and mother of three has a prolific career spanning 24 years as a supermodel, television host, entrepreneur and author. She continues to challenge convention, most recently making her Broadway debut.
At every moment, the women wear looks from the new VINNIESculptural Collection, a range of minimalist boots, booties and pumps that draws on the brand’s DNA of sexy sophistication. For Fall 2025, the VINNIE Sculptural Collection expands from the original best-selling 50-mm slingback to introduce a 100-mm wrap-up pump, 50-mm sock bootie, 85-mm zip-up knee-high boot and more.
Styles from the brand’s Fall 2025Sunglasses Collection, created in partnership with Safilo Group, are also featured. The made-in-Italy collection introduces new metal and acetate cat-eye frames with details such as metallic hardware-trimmed brows and keyhole temple accents inspired by the keyhole on the back counter of the brand’s iconic NUDIST sandal.
The campaign spotlights the brand’s ongoing collaboration with fashion photographer Ned Rogers, whose work continues to define the next chapter of the brand’s visual vocabulary. Industry leaders, including stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, set designer Mary Howard, hairstylist Mustafa Yanaz and makeup artist Fulvia Farolfi round out the creative team.
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Meanwhile, a data analysis shows that nearly half of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed. Other public health news is on life expectancy, the effect of the pandemic on toddlers, remembering AIDS activist Michael Seltzer, and more.
MedPage Today:
Large Jump In Poison Center Calls Tied To Self-Harm In Preteens
Exposures to medications, dietary supplements, or psychoactive substances increased among children from 2000 to 2023, particularly exposures associated with suspected self-harm or suicidal intent, according to data from U.S. poison centers. Among children ages 6 to 12 years, the overall rate of exposure increased non-linearly by 53.8% over this time period, while the exposure rate associated with suspected self-harm or suicidal intent increased by 311%, reported Gary A. Smith, MD, DrPH, of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and colleagues. (Firth, 9/8)
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Dial 988 for 24/7 support from the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free and confidential.
In other health and wellness news —
CNN:
Diabetes Symptoms: Nearly Half Of People Living With The Disease Are Undiagnosed
When was the last time you had your blood sugar checked? It might be worth looking into, a new study says. Forty-four percent of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed, so they don’t know they have it, according to data analysis published Monday in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. (Park, 9/8)
Stat:
Life Expectancy: How Women Outliving Men Is Overlooked By Society
A century ago, there were less than two years between men’s and women’s life expectancies in the United States. Today, that gender gap has almost tripled, with men dying 5.3 years earlier than women in 2023. Yet despite the disparity, there’s no focused public health campaign to address men’s early deaths or much conversation about why this is happening. (Goldhill, 9/9)
The New York Times:
Gunman In Manhattan Shooting Claimed To Have CTE. How Do Doctors Search For It?
In July, a gunman in Midtown Manhattan left a note that referred to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., a brain disease that can be diagnosed only after death. “Study my brain please,” the note said. The New York City medical examiner’s office is examining the shooter’s brain, a process that can take weeks, or months. A visit to the Neuropathology Brain Bank at Mount Sinai in New York City reveals the many steps required to prepare brain tissue for analysis and diagnosis. (Corum, 9/4)
The New York Times:
Do You See The Same Colors That I Do?
After decades of brain research, scientists still aren’t sure whether most people see the same way, more or less — especially with colors. Is what I call red also red for you? Or could my red be your blue? Or maybe neon pink? If it were possible to project what I see directly into your mind, would the view be the same, or would it instead resemble a crazy-hued Andy Warhol painting? (Chang, 9/8)
CIDRAP:
Amid COVID Pandemic, Toddlers Showed Resilience, Less Bad Behavior, Researchers Say
A study today in JAMA Network Open involving nearly 3,500 US toddlers suggests that they had fewer parent-reported behavioral problems amid than before the COVID-19 pandemic. New York University (NYU)–led researchers parsed data from the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) cohort from nine sites from September 2009 to July 2023. Parents completed the 99-item Preschool Child Behavior Checklist, which asks about child anxiety, sadness, and aggression. (Van Beusekom, 9/5)
In obituaries —
The New York Times:
Michael Seltzer, Who Raised Millions To Fight AIDS, Dies At 78
Michael Seltzer, whose bedside vigil for a friend who was dying of AIDS transformed him into a prodigious fund-raiser who rallied individuals, foundations and corporations to support the prevention and treatment of the disease in the 1980s, when it was largely neglected at all levels of government, died on July 31 at his summer home on Governor Island, near Branford, Conn. He was 78. His husband, Ralph Tachuk, said the cause was cardiac arrest. His death was not widely reported at the time. (Roberts, 9/8)
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ISLAMABAD, Sep 9 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday directed the Ministry of National Food Security to take urgent measures to safeguard food security in the country in the wake of the recent flood devastation.
The president, in a meeting with Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain at Aiwan-e-Sadr, stressed the need to protect farmers, ensure uninterrupted availability of essential commodities, and promote modern, climate-resilient agricultural practices.
He expressed confidence that the ministry would continue to take effective measures to enhance productivity, improve storage and distribution systems, and build long-term resilience in the agriculture sector.
Former Federal Minister and Parliamentary Leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party in Senate Sherry Rehman also attended the meeting.
On a sunny, breezy August afternoon in Mani-Utenam, a reservation on the Quebec coast for the Innu people, a powwow ceremony is under way. Two sets of drummers beat out a steady rhythm while chanting in tandem, as dancers sway in their traditional, colourful regalia, ringing with the sound of small bells attached to their clothing. It is part of Innu Nikamu, one of the largest Indigenous festivals in North America, but this joyful performance is taking place on troubled ground.
This was once the site of a residential school where children were taken away from their families to force them to assimilate to western culture and forget their heritage. Active from the 1800s, such schools were run by the Canadian state and the Catholic church, who would inflict severe punishments on children who spoke their Indigenous languages and practised their customs. Beyond the thousands of traumatised survivors, 3,200 children are documented to have died (unmarked graves have also been discovered), and in 2022, Pope Francis made a “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada to atone on behalf of the church.
There have been numerous reports of physical and sexual abuse carried out by staff at the Mani-Utenam school before its demolition in 1971. And until 1951, powwow ceremonies were banned by the government as part of the push for assimilation, which led to them being held in secret.
‘Revitalising our traditional dances’ … Ivanie Aubin-Malo. Photograph: Maria Vartanova
Today, there is music, dance and community spirit out in the open as First Nations artists try to preserve this hyper-diverse culture. “People need to archive, record, and film their songs and dances as they are starting to lose them, to forget them,” says Ivanie Aubin-Malo, a contemporary dancer and artist belonging to the Wolastoqiyik Nation. “They don’t have enough interest to gather people to maintain them, to keep them practised and alive.”
The cruel irony is that while the province does all it can to preserve the French language, surrounded by anglophone Canada, Indigenous languages are endangered. There is provincial and national funding to support them and according to the 2021 Canadian census, Quebec had the largest share of Indigenous speakers nationally, but only 33,590 people knew a language well enough to hold a conversation. Other factors have contributed to the decline beyond the residential school abuse, including Quebec’s mass media being in French, and these communities being so widely dispersed.
Aubin-Malo is from L’Islet, an hour from Quebec City, and her ancestral language is Maliseet, which is no longer spoken in Quebec but survives in the province to the east, New Brunswick. By bringing contemporary dance to a powwow context, she says she is dedicated to “revitalising and re-practising our traditional dances. Maybe the next generation will take [film] archives and watch them, and it will be possible to revitalise them, to incorporate them, to embody them. That is art to me. To go back to these documents and bring them back to life.”
By doing so, Indigenous people can perhaps also confront the trauma of the forced assimilation years. Singer-songwriter Ivan Boivin-Flamand is part of the Atikamekw Nation in western Quebec, who sings in Atikamekw, French and English and performs at Innu Nikamu with the band Maten, wowing the crowd with shredding guitar solos. “My grandparents went to a residential school and I thought, ‘Nah, that’s bullshit, how could it affect me?’” he says. But, he adds, “I’ve seen in my own behaviour that …” He tails off. “I did a lot of introspection, and found that my parents had trauma too.”
Boivin-Flamand sees himself as a “flame which draws a lot of moths”. The 27-year-old made history in 2025, marking National Indigenous Peoples’ Day by singing a song called Kwe! (meaning hello) with other native musicians in all 11 of the province’s Indigenous languages – including some phrases from extinct languages in Quebec such as Maliseet and Huron-Wendat – in front of the National Assembly of Quebec. For First Nations people, among whom the suicide rate is three times the national average, this has huge social value. “A lot of people approach me and say ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with me’, but they say my music helps them heal,” he says. “So that’s pretty cool.”
A one-hour plane ride to Montreal takes me to the International First Peoples’ festival, showcasing First Nations arts from around the world through music, short films, literature, and visual art. There is also satire and activism with a clear message to the US government: Canada is not for sale.
In the festival’s Captain America-inspired poster, an Indigenous superhero named Captain Assi Nukum punches Elon Musk in the face, depicted as Hitler. Donald Trump, as a despairing red-tinged Hulk, looks on next to a decapitated statue of Canada’s first prime minister, John A Macdonald, the architect behind the residential schools.
According to the creative director, André Dudemaine, Captain Assi Nukum “heralds the inevitable triumph of the immemorial spirit that shaped the cultures and civilisations of America’s First Peoples, and the coming doom of the barbaric Maga lords”.
Trump’s recent grandstanding about the US annexing Canada “is not taken seriously”, says Dudemaine. “Everybody is laughing out loud. And we all know that Trump is hostile to First Nations by renaming Denali or the Gulf of Mexico. So when he opens his mouth, everybody is already ready to oppose what he will say, even before he articulates something insane.”
But other issues aren’t so easy to mock or brush off. The Canadian government established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2008 to better the lives of Indigenous people harmed by the residential schools system, and today’s Indigenous rappers such as Samiam and Q052 use their lyrics to keep the topic of reconciliation at the forefront of the national conversation.
‘Music gives us the platform to share’ … Manitou Singers at the International First Peoples’ festival. Photograph: Montréal First Peoples’ Festival
Over at the Place des Arts in downtown Montreal as part of the International First Peoples’ festival, Sedalia Fazio, an elder with the Kanien’kéha Nation, is doing the same, telling the crowd how Mother Nature is angry with humans for abusing our rights on Earth, before delivering a prayer for healing and making amends for our mistakes, referring to Montreal as Tiohtià:ke, the Kanien’kéha name for the city, meaning “where the currents meet”.
These are values shared by Indigenous people right across the Americas, such as Pedro Diaz, a half-Indigenous Peruvian whose powwow singing and percussion group Manitou Singers are also performing today. Diaz tells me “there are a lot of similarities with the struggles in Quebec and Peru in terms of fighting for land rights and reconciliation”. He says that in the face of inequality, he wants “to teach respect, to work together, and for no one to feel discriminated against, no matter their culture. Music gives us the platform to share that with our audience.”
Powwows and Indigenous festivals are keeping alive cultures that began about 40,000 years ago. “We have a lot of trauma and wounds, but some of us don’t even know that we’re still carrying them,” Boivin-Flamand says. “It helps to create music to put names on how we felt. It’s always going to be there for us as a people to heal.”
Listen to Yousif Nur’s playlist of Indigenous Canadian music.
