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International News: Nepal has been on fire for three days after the social media ban sparked violent protests. The army imposed curfew and arrested 27 rioters, seizing guns, cash, and weapons. Parliament, courts, and leaders’ homes were attacked. Over 23 dead, hundreds injured, chaos continues. Last year’s coup ended Sheikh Hasina’s rule, with Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus named interim PM. Elections were promised in 90 days but never held. Thirteen months later, the army dominates, student leaders are sidelined, and democracy has once again slipped from people’s hands.
After mass protests in 2022, Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, and his party was wiped out. Anura Kumara Dissanayake became President in 2024 and jailed ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe on corruption charges. Yet inflation, shortages, and poverty keep ordinary Sri Lankans trapped in daily struggles.
In Pakistan, Imran Khan is in jail, and Shahbaz Sharif remains PM only in name. Army Chief Asim Munir controls power. Rebel attacks have risen sharply in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. People face soaring inflation, poverty, and unemployment, while politics remains hostage to military rule.
Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar has been torn apart by civil war. Aung San Suu Kyi is in jail, and thousands have died. The UN reports over 6,000 civilians killed. Millions fled across borders, turning the country into a humanitarian nightmare without hope of peace.
Since the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghanistan has collapsed into poverty. Women face harsh restrictions, education has crumbled, and 97% of people live below poverty. Hunger is widespread, health care is failing, and Afghans struggle to survive under the Taliban’s grip on power.
The Maldives is drowning in debt, now over 134% of GDP. Owing more than Rs 91,000 crore to China, the island nation is stuck in Beijing’s grip. Rising financial pressure and dependency on foreign loans threaten Maldives’ sovereignty and future stability.
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