In September 2025, the Government of Nepal banned 26 unregistered social media platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, and X (formally Twitter.
The decision was announced on September 4, 2025 is aimed at enforcing digital accountability and ensuring regulatory compliance under Nepal's Directive for Regulation of Social Media Use, 2080.
On 8 September 2025, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amid continuing anti-corruption protests across the country.
Protests led by Nepal's Gen Z continued for a second day (9 Sep 2025) despite local administration in three districts of the Kathmandu Valley imposing a curfew from the morning.
At least 20, most young, were killed and as many as 400 were reported injured during the protests.
In a significant political development, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation on September 7, 2025, just weeks after his party’s historic electoral defeat in the July polls.
Ishiba’s departure as President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) comes less than a year after he took office, plunging Japan into a phase of renewed political uncertainty.
In a significant political development, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation on September 7, 2025, just weeks after his party’s historic electoral defeat in the July polls.
Ishiba’s departure as President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) comes less than a year after he took office, plunging Japan into a phase of renewed political uncertainty.
