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Protests Against Nepal’s Social Media Ban Show Resistance to a Global Censorship Trend NYT &rt; World News Nepal’s recent social media ban, part of a global censorship trend, helped set off widespread unrest, forcing the government to reverse course.

Macron Has No Good Options After Repeat Collapse of French Government NYT &rt; World News The president, thwarted at home, has become increasingly frustrated and weakened at a critical moment for his country and Europe.

Israel Targeted Hamas Leadership in Qatar Strike NYT &rt; World News Qatar, which has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire, condemned the attack. The Qatari foreign ministry said a residential headquarters where senior Hamas politicians lived was targeted.

Seismic protests in Asia have had young people at their core. NYT &rt; World News Protesters outside the prime minister’s office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2022.

Russian Bomb Kills at Least 20 Picking Up Pensions, Zelensky Says NYT &rt; World News The Ukrainian leader said that the strike on older people in a Donetsk village should prompt a global response.

Anger at Nepal’s social media ban reflects families’ dependence on workers abroad. NYT &rt; World News Young Nepalese leaving Kathmandu in 2022 to seek employment abroad.

The New Symbol of the Brazilian Right: the American Flag NYT &rt; World News In a nod to President Trump, Brazil’s nationalist movement has adopted the stars and stripes. Now one flag could be the focus of an investigation involving the N.F.L.

The Forces Behind Nepal’s Explosive Gen Z Protests: What to Know NYT &rt; World News It was a recent ban on social media that brought young people to the streets, but they came filled with grievances that have built up over years.

Live Updates: Nepal’s Prime Minister Resigns as Protesters Set Fire to Leaders’ Houses NYT &rt; World News A day after violent clashes left at least 19 people dead, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and other ministers quit, with no clear path to assuaging young protesters in the capital.

Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster NYT &rt; World News Each day of war risks a strike on sites that could scatter radioactive material. Officials say one laboratory near the front has been hit dozens of times.

Nepal’s Prime Minister Resigns as Protesters Set Fire to Leaders’ Houses NYT &rt; World News A day after violent clashes left at least 19 people dead, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and other ministers quit, with no clear path to assuaging young protesters in the capital.

A Man From China Pursued U.S. Asylum. Deportation Sent Him Home Again NYT &rt; World News A Chinese man crossed dangerous jungles to enter the United States, in a failed bid for asylum. After being deported home in 2023, he faced a choice: stay or try to leave again?

Scientists Begin Testing Bird Flu Vaccine in Seals NYT &rt; World News If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered.

Israeli Military Orders Residents of Gaza City to Evacuate NYT &rt; World News Hundreds of thousands of people will have to decide whether to risk staying put or fleeing south to overcrowded areas, many of which are in ruins, as Israel looks set to launch a full invasion of the city.

Gaza-Bound Flotilla Struck by Drone in Tunisia, Aid Group Says NYT &rt; World News Officials in Tunisia said there was no evidence of an attack on the ship, which the Global Sumud Flotilla hoped to use to bring humanitarian goods to Gaza.

France’s Political Crisis NYT &rt; World News President Emmanuel Macron said he would appoint a new prime minister, the fifth in less than two years, after the government collapsed in a no-confidence vote.

The D.C. Delivery Workers Hiding From ICE NYT &rt; World News On Monday, the Supreme Court lifted a ban on immigration agents’ use of factors like ethnicity or speaking of Spanish to make arrests in Los Angeles, affirming fears among delivery drivers in Washington.

France’s Government Has Collapsed. What Comes Next? NYT &rt; World News President Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister, rejecting calls for elections or his resignation.

China’s Renewable Energy Investment Helping Stem Fossil Fuel Growth, Report Says NYT &rt; World News Its vast investment in solar, wind and batteries is on track to end an era of global growth in the use of coal, oil and gas, the researchers said.

After 2 Teenagers Are Killed in West Bank, Israeli Military Opens Inquiry NYT &rt; World News Two boys, both 14, were killed by gunfire from Israeli soldiers, according to the Palestinian Authority health ministry. Israel said that the shooting was “under review.”