In Nepal, Prime Minister resigns as youth protests escalate

The prime minister of Nepal, Khadga Prasad Oli, resigned on Tuesday amid continuing anti-government protests in which at least 19 people were killed by security forces on Monday and about 150  injured. "I have resigned from the post of prime minister with effect from today ... in order to take further steps towards a political solution and resolution of the problems," the 73-year-old said in a letter to President Ramchandra Paudel. An aide to Paudel told the Reuters news agency the resignation had been accepted and that the president had begun the "process and discussions for a new leader." The deaths, which included at least 17 people in the capital, Kathmandu, came amid a police response to protests that followed a ban on 26 social media platforms that had failed to comply with new state regulations — including Instagram and Facebook.
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