The people of 9 September

Nepalese prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigns in response to the protests amid a government collapse.

Conflict · 9 Sep

French prime minister François Bayrou formally submits his resignation after losing a vote of confidence in the National Assembly the day before. President Emmanuel Macron appoints Sébastien Lecornu as the new prime minister.

Politics · 9 Sep · with Emmanuel Macron, Sébastien Lecornu

Foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba and her husband, former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, are assaulted at their residence.

Conflict · 9 Sep · with Sher Bahadur Deuba

A video shows finance minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel being beaten and dragged through the streets of Kathmandu by protesters. His condition is unknown.

Conflict · 9 Sep

The private residence of President Ram Chandra Poudel is stormed and vandalized by protesters while the headquarters of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and the Nepali Congress party are both destroyed.

Conflict · 9 Sep

Nakhu Jail in Lalitpur District, Bagmati Province, is stormed by protesters and all inmates are freed, including prominent opposition figure Rabi Lamichhane. The prison is then set ablaze.

Conflict · 9 Sep

Iraqi Shia militia Kata'ib Hezbollah releases Russian–Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov who was abducted in 2023 during a research trip to Iraq following negotiations involving Israel and the United States.

World · 9 Sep

Elections take place for the next vice president of India following the early resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Politics · 9 Sep

C.P. Radhakrishnan is elected as the 15th vice president of India.

Politics · 9 Sep

Former German minister of foreign affairs Annalena Baerbock is elected and sworn in as the new president of the United Nations General Assembly.

World · 9 Sep

Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson announces that the government will lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 in response to rising cases of criminal gangs recruiting children to commit serious crimes.

Crime & Justice · 9 Sep

The Thai Supreme Court rules that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for corruption, declaring his prior hospital detention unlawful.

Crime & Justice · 9 Sep