‘You Burned This Country Down’: After Arsons, Nepal Reckons With Its Future NYT | Top Stories By: Hannah Beech and Bhadra Sharma 13 September 2025 at 17:02 The frenzy of arson that blazed nationwide this week as protests spread added to those suffering acute burns in a country where fires maim and kill with shocking regularity. © Atul Loke for The New York TimesDoctors attended to Sibam Sah, left, and his cousin Birendra Kumar Sah, whose face and body were also ravaged by burns.
Former Judge Sushila Karki Named Nepal’s Leader After Gen Z Protests NYT | Top Stories By: Hannah Beech and Bhadra Sharma 13 September 2025 at 04:14 Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, was the choice of the student protesters whose mass rallies led to violent clashes and toppled the government. © Sujan Gurung/Associated PressSushila Karki, a former chief justice, was sworn in at a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday.