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Ex-rapper’s political party leads early results in Nepal’s first election since 2025 youth revolt
Balendra Shah, foreground, former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, receives his victory certificate after defeating former Prime Mi
Voting passes peacefully in Nepal’s first election since September youth-led protests
Polls opened Thursday in Nepal’s first nationwide election since last year’s violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power. (AP Video shot by: Upendra Man Singh) Police personals close
Briton among 19 dead in Nepal bus crash
Some 25 people were also injured when the vehicle drove off a mountain highway and landed on the banks of the Trishuli River, around 50 miles from the capital Kathmandu. Monday 23 February 2026 11:15
A packed bus plunges off a Nepal highway, killing 19 and injuring 25
A packed bus on its way to Nepal’s capital drove off a mountain highway in Nepal early Monday, killing 19 people including a British national and leaving another 25 wounded. (AP Video shot by: Upendra