As public anger against the Nepalese government mounts after deadly landslides in Nepal, files show the country’s new prime minister and several of his colleagues came to power thanks in part to a covert program sponsored by the US government.
By Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed Eight months before a deadly landslide in Nepal claimed over 1,000 lives this September, the country’s new leaders emerged for the first time. It was December 2025, and a meeting had just been held in Kathmandu between the city’s rapper-turned-mayor, Balen Shah, and the head of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane. Having seized power after the bloody unrest which rocked Nepal just a few months prior, the pair immediately put forward a seven-point plan pledging to root out “corruption and poor governance,” and to replace it with “good governance, prosperity, and social justice.” Under its terms, Shah would serve as the Prime Minister of Nepal, and the RSP would govern alongside…Open
The Communist Party USA (CPUSA) has reported a surge in membership over the past decade.
The Communist Party USA has claimed a significant rise in membership , particularly among younger Americans, over the past decade, despite the unpopularity of communism among the vast majority of Americans. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Communist Party USA (CPUSA) has reported a surge in membership over the past decade. DETAIL: The CPUSA claims to have recruited 20,000 members since 2016, coinciding with events such as Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaigns and the election of President Donald J. Trump. In an interview posted to the party’s YouTube channel, CPUSA Co-Chair Joe Sims attributed the growth to younger members who are more willing to publicly identify as communists. “We’ve always seen the young generation as the…Open
As dozens of children recover from a suspected food contamination incident after eating a school meal, a growing youth movement is shining a spotlight on the state of India's government schools. CNN’s Rhea Mogul reports. #CNN #News #India
Gen Z-ers are forming after-school clubs, speaking at community meetings — and sometimes wrestling with their own dependence on the technology.
AI:Gen Z activists are organizing community groups and attending local meetings to protest the expansion of AI data centers in their neighborhoods. These teenagers are attempting to address the environmental and social impacts of massive technological infrastructure while simultaneously navigating their own heavy reliance on the digital technology these facilities power.Open
With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightly constructed image is being punctured as a Gen Z-led protest movement uses videos and memes to seize the digital narrative.
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday that helped galvanize a youth movement that's become one of India's largest protests in recent years, but demonstrators vowed to continue until the education minister resigns.
A new protest movement is spreading across India, and the video of a woman blocking a police van has captured the resolve of the young people leading it.
