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Drone view of Nepal's parliament building on fire, with anti-corruption Gen Z protests on the streets before the complex.
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A placard with "Wanted" posters of major Nepali political leaders, including Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, held aloft and amid Nepali national flags at a youth protest in Kathmandu
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