Demonstrators try to break through police barricades during a protest against corruption and the government's decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar Purchase Licensing Rights
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government lifted ban on social media platforms Tuesday a day after violent street protests that left at least 19 people killed.
Some of the world’s largest platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube were blocked last week, followed by a massive protest rally in the capital Kathmandu on Monday.
Police in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu opened fire on demonstrators protesting a government attempt to regulate social media.
The Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak also resigned late Monday at an emergency Cabinet meeting called by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli.
Rallies swept the streets around the Parliament building, which was surrounded by tens of thousands of people angry at authorities who said the companies had failed to register and submit to government oversight.
The gunfire unfolded as the government pursues a broader attempt to regulate social media with a bill aimed at ensuring the platforms are “properly managed, responsible and accountable.” The proposal has been widely criticized as a tool for censorship and for punishing government opponents who voice their protests online.
About two dozen social networks that are widely used in Nepal were repeatedly given notices to register their companies officially in the Himalayan nation, the government said. Those that failed to register have been blocked since last week.
Organisers of the protests, which spread to other cities in the Himalayan country, have called them "demonstrations by Gen Z."
They say the protests reflect young people's widespread frustration with the government's perceived lack of action to tackle corruption and boost economic opportunities.
The government last week decided to block access to several social media platforms, including Facebook, a decision that fuelled anger among the young.
Officials say the shutdown was for those social media platforms which had failed to register with the government, amid a crackdown on fake IDs, misinformation and hate speech.
Nepal's main opposition party had criticised the decision.
Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least two people and setting the seat of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv ablaze, authorities said.
An AFP reporter saw the roof of Ukraine's cabinet of ministers in flames and smoke billowing over the capital.
Drone strikes also damaged several high-rise buildings in Kyiv, according to emergency services.
Russia has shown no sign of halting its three-and-a-half-year invasion of Ukraine, pushing hardline demands for ending the war despite efforts by the United States to broker a peace deal.
The barrage came after several European countries, led by France and Britain, pledged Thursday to deploy “reassurance” forces to Ukraine to patrol a peace deal between the warring sides — a demand Moscow has deemed unacceptable.
The strike on Ukraine's cabinet of ministers, a sprawling government complex at the heart of Kyiv, was the first such strike of the war.
An AFP reporter saw helicopters dropping what appeared to be buckets of water over the roof, as emergency services rushed to the scene.
Police cordoned off the area surrounding the building.
“The roof and upper floors were damaged due to an enemy attack. Rescuers are extinguishing the fire,” Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Telegram.
“We will restore the buildings. But we cannot bring back lost lives. The enemy terrorizes and kills our people every day throughout the country,” she said.
Russia fired at least 805 drones and 13 missiles at Ukraine between late Saturday and early Sunday, the largest of the war, according to the Ukrainian air force.
Strike kills infant
AFP reporters heard explosions over the capital early Sunday.
A strike on a nine-story residential building in the west of Kyiv killed at least two people, a mother and her two-month-old son, prosecutors said.
More than a dozen others were wounded, according to police.
Ukraine's rescue service posted photos showing the building in flames, while smoke billowed from its facade.
The barrage came after more than two dozen European countries pledged to patrol any agreement to end the war, some of whom pledged troops on the ground.
Kyiv says security guarantees, backed by Western troops, are crucial to any peace deal to ensure Russia does not invade again in the future.
Having a celebrity name can be co-incidence as well as a curse!. Well, you might know Mark Zuckerberg, but not this one, believe me. This one is a lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg. Moreover, this Mark Zuckerberg has sued Meta the company of Mark Zuckerberg for wrongly suspending his Facebook account on grounds of impersonation.
Mark Zuckerberg, a bankruptcy lawyer from Indiana, has filed a lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta.
Mark Zuckerberg the lawyer uses a commercial Facebook page to advertise his legal practice and communicate with potential clients. But his page has been disabled five times in the last eight years, since Meta’s moderation systems flag his account as falsely impersonating Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the platform.
Mark Zuckerberg is not impersonating Mark Zuckerberg, because he, too, is Mark Zuckerberg. In his legal complaint, Mark Zuckerberg points out that he has been practicing law since Mark Zuckerberg was just three years old.
“It’s not funny,” Mark Zuckerberg, the lawyer, said to Indianapolis’ 13WTHR. “Not when they take my money. This really pissed me off.”
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Mark Zuckerberg has spent over $11,000 to advertise his page on Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta platforms, but when Mark Zuckerberg’s account is disabled for allegedly impersonating Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg still has to pay for these advertisements.
In his complaint, the lawyer shared a copy of an email thread from 2020, where he asks about his wrongly disabled account and references that he has been in touch with the platform about this since 2017.
“Also, if you happen to run into the younger, richer Mark Zuckerberg, tell him I said hi and he causes me great aggravation each day,” Mark Zuckerberg the lawyer wrote in one email.
Who is “Mark Zuckerberg-the Lawyer”?
Well, the attorney, Mark S Zuckerberg, is based in Indiana and has been practising bankruptcy law for nearly 38 years. A graduate of Capital University Law School, he’s helped thousands navigate financial distress over nearly four decades. According to his LinkedIn bio, he’s appeared on NPR, NBC, and in Business Week. He’s a Board-Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist and has lectured nationally. Despite sharing a name with Meta’s CEO, his reputation stands independently in legal circles, especially in consumer debt and credit law.
Why has he sued Meta the company of “Mark Zuckerberg”?
Mark says Facebook has suspended his Facebook account five times in the past eight years, each time accusing him of pretending to be someone else. According to him, the repeated bans have not only hurt his practice but also cost him thousands of dollars in lost business.
Zuckerberg said he has provided every possible proof of identity, including his photo ID, credit cards, and several images of himself. “I’m Mark Steven. And he’s Mark Elliot,” he told a TV channel, pointing out that his name has been genuine long before the tech billionaire rose to fame.
The lawyer insists the bans have caused real harm to his business. “It’s not funny,” he told WTHR. “Not when they take my money.”
What problems does Meta have now?
His case, filed in Marion Superior Court, claims that Meta violated its agreement by pulling down paid advertisements worth about $11,000 (Rs 8.2 lakh). Explaining the impact, he told WTHR-TV: “It’s like buying a billboard on the side of the highway, paying the people for the billboard and then they come and put a giant blanket over it and you don’t get the benefit of what you paid for.”
What forced the lawyer to sue Meta?
“I did everything they asked me to do, like I always do. They ask you to appeal if you think your suspension is not proper. I filed the proper appeals with them the very next day and I’ve heard nothing from them, and it’s been four months. The last time they did it, it was over six months before they turned my account back on. So I don’t know how else to get their attention,” the lawyer said.
His most recent suspension came in May this year. The account was restored only after he filed the lawsuit. Meta has admitted the mistake. In a statement, the company said his account had been “disabled in error” and has since been reinstated. It added: “We appreciate Mr Zuckerberg’s continued patience on this issue and are working to try and prevent this from happening in the future.”
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Berbagai keluhan yang mengalami hal serupa mendorong saya untuk membuktikannya, ternyata benar. Saat mau tarik dana hanya ada fitur verifikasi wajah, dan yang terjadi selalu gagal. Mungkin ini cara aplikasi DANA mau mengelabui penggunanya. Agar dana mengendap tidak bisa ditarik, kemudian dikuasai oleh aplikasi DANA.
Salah satu kasus yang menimpa diartikel di bawah ini:
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Two Israeli strikes hit a hospital in southern Gaza on Monday, killing four Palestinian journalists, a rescue worker and several more people, according to local officials.
The strikes on Monday killed Hussam al-Masri, who worked for Reuters, Mariam Abu Dagga, who worked for the Associated Press, the Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Salam, and Moaz Abu Taha from NBC. Another Reuters journalist, Hatem Khaled, was also wounded in the attack.
Cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters contractor, was killed in the first strike, according to the officials.
A video from the news agency al-Ghad TV showed civil defence workers wearing bright orange vests and journalists being hit by a bomb while they were attempting to rescue the body of al-Masri, who was killed in an earlier strike on the fourth floor of the hospital. In the moments before their deaths, they raised their hands to shield themselves, but were killed by the explosion.
Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told journalists at the scene that "the death toll is 15, including four journalists and one civil defense member," according to the French news agency AFP.
Freelance Palestinian journalist Maryam Abu Daqa, who worked for The Associated Press throughout the war in Gaza until she was killed in an Israeli strike at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Aug. 25, 2025, is seen in an undated file photo.
The victims were killed in a double-tap strike on the hospital, with one missile hitting first, then another moments later as rescue crews arrived, the health ministry said.
The Gaza health ministry put the initial death toll at eight and said many more had been injured. The four journalists killed all had worked for international media outlets, local journalists said.
Asked about the strike and the journalists who were among the victims, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement confirming the attack and adding that it would "conduct an initial inquiry as soon as possible," and that it regretted "any harm to uninvolved individuals and does not target journalists as such."
Israel has come under mounting pressure over the number of journalists being killed in its military operations in Gaza — including in targeted strikes against individuals whom Israeli officials claim were Hamas operatives.
The Associated Press' news director for the Middle East, Jon Gambrell, said in a social media post that Abu Daqqa had "freelanced for the AP since the Gaza war began."
Reuters confirmed that al-Masri had worked for the international news agency. It said photographer Hatem Khaled, who also worked as a contractor for the agency, was wounded.
At least one other journalist was wounded in the strike, a hospital official said, identifying the man as Haithem Omar, who also works for Reuters.
This screen grab taken from AFPTV on August 11, 2025 shows Al-Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif speaking during an AFP interview in Gaza City on August 1, 2024.
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Israeli strikes and raids on hospitals are not uncommon. Multiple hospitals have been struck or raided across the Gaza Strip, with Israel claiming its attacks had targeted militants operating inside the medical facilities, without providing evidence.
On August 11, Israel's military targeted and killed five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, including correspondent Anas al-Sharif. The Israel Defense Forces said it had intelligence and documents from Gaza to prove al-Sharif was the head of a Hamas terrorist cell, and the IDF shared undated photos of Al-Sharif with Yahya Sinwar, the top Hamas leader in Gaza, who was killed last October.
A June strike on Nasser Hospital killed three people and wounded 10, according to the health ministry. At the time, Israel's military said it had targeted Hamas militants operating from a command and control center inside the hospital.
The Hamas-run health ministry said Sunday that at least 62,686 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its war in Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack that killed some 1,200 Israelis and saw 251 others taken as hostages.
The ministry does not distinguish in its figures between fighters and civilians, but it says around half of those killed have been women and children. The U.N. and independent experts consider it the most reliable information available on war casualties, as such figures are difficult to independently verify as Israel does not permit foreign journalists into Gaza.
Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with a Houthi health official saying the attack killed six people and wounded 86.
Israel said it has carried out airstrikes in Yemen, hitting a military compound that houses the presidential palace, in response to Houthi missile attacks.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on X that it struck several targets in the capital Sanaa on Sunday, including “a military site in which the presidency palace is located, the Adar and Hizaz power plants, and a site for storing fuel.”
At least six people were killed and 86 injured in the strikes, Reuters reported, citing Houthi health authorities. The Iran-backed group controls much of western Yemen, including the capital.
Since the war in Gaza began nearly two years ago, the Houthis have launched ballistic missiles and drones at Israel and attacked ships in the Red Sea, claiming to be acting in support of the Palestinians.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Houthi government in Yemen will pay a price for strikes against Israel, following retaliatory attacks by Israel on Yemen’s capital Sanaa https://t.co/pmqhGKSv8Hpic.twitter.com/Uu8GEIOuMB
The latest missile attack came on Friday, when the Houthis said they fired a new type of projectile at Ben Gurion Airport. According to the IDF, it broke apart mid-air after several interception attempts.
An unnamed Israeli Air Force official told the Associated Press it was a cluster munition designed to disperse multiple explosives on impact, making interception more difficult. He said more than ten fighter jets took part in Sunday’s raids.
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Nasruddin Amer, a Houthi spokesman, said on X that air defenses had intercepted most of the incoming strikes and vowed that operations in support of Gaza would continue until Israel ends its military campaign and lifts its blockade of the Palestinian enclave.
Menteri Pertanian Andi Amran Sulaiman diprotes Ketua Komisi IV DPR RI Siti Hediati Hariyadi yang dikenal dengan nama Titiek Soeharto, saat Mentan membandingkan harga beras di Jepang dengan di Indonesia. Momen itu terjadi saat rapat bersama Komisi IV DPR RI di Kompleks Parlemen, Senayan, Jakarta Pusat, pada hari Kamis, 21/08/2025.
Ketika Amran memaparkan sejumlah data mengenai stok beras saat ini yang dinilai aman karena adanya kenaikan produksi. Hingga September, sesuai data BPS, potensi produksi beras mencapai 28,24 atau naik 12,76 persen dibanding 2024 yang hanya 25,04 juta ton.
Jika dibandingkan dengan konsumsi beras Januari hingga September sebesar 23,38 juta ton. Artinya, terjadi surplus produksi beras Januari-September 2025 sebesar 4,86 jt ton.
"Terkait harga kita sampaikan harga terakhir juga dari Bappenas, ini sudah terjadi penurunan, dan harga yang Kami terima terakhir tadi pagi Rp 6.500 untuk seluruh indonesia. Ini harga untuk gabah," kata Andi Amran Sulaiman.
Selesai Mentan menyampaikan pemaparannya, Titiek Soeharto menanyakan mengenai rencana satu harga untuk beras premium dan medium.
"Mengenai harga yang masuk disatukan harga (beras) premium dan medium itu apa tuh saya banyak ditanya," kata Titiek.
Amran menjelaskan, pembahasan tersebut telah di rapatkan sebanyak tiga kali dalam Rapat Koordinasi Terbatas (Rakortas). Amran kemudian menyinggung soal sensitifnya kenaikan harga beras di Indonesia.
Padahal, kata dia, beras di Indonesia jauh lebih murah dibandingkan Jepang. Dia menilai masyarakat terlalu reaktif menanggapi kenaikan harga beras belakangan ini.
"Sekarang ini baru naik saja sedikit ribut. Jepang sudah Rp 100 ribu per kilo harga beras hari ini," kata Amran.
Pernyataan tersebut langsung mendapat tanggapan dari Titiek Soeharto, bahwa menurutnya, perbandingan harga beras Indonesia dan Jepang tidak tepat karena kondisi ekonomi kedua negara berbeda jauh.
“Pak Menteri, engga dibandingkan dengan Jepang. Income per capita kita juga sudah lain, Pak. Pendapatan mereka sangat tinggi, masyarakatnya mampu membeli. Sementara di Indonesia, sedikit saja harga beras naik sudah bikin rakyat menjerit,” tegas Titiek.
Menanggapi hal itu, Amran kembali menegaskan kebijakan baru perberasan masih dalam tahap pembahasan. Dia menyebut sudah empat kali melakukan rapat maraton bersama Badan Pangan Nasional (Bapanas), namun belum ada keputusan final.
Amran menekankan pemerintah ingin seluruh beras yang mendapat subsidi negara tetap terkontrol. Selain itu, keuntungan pengusaha tetap diperhatikan, dengan aturan yang ketat agar tidak ada pelanggaran kualitas beras di pasaran.
"Izin Bu Ketua, kami butuh masukan hari ini karena Ibu Ketua tanyakan," ucap Amran.
