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Shah’s party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation’s politics since last year’s youth-led uprising.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 8 Mar 20268 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoNepal’s centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah has secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections and is heading for a landslide, according to official results and election commission trends.The 35-year-old’s RSP party was also leading in proportional representation vote, according to results declared until early Sunday, in the country’s first election since last year’s youth-led uprising which toppled the government.Recommended Stories…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing renewed scrutiny after a report that she liked a social media post dismissing an investigation into sexual violence committed during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack in Israel as a “mass rape” hoax.Rama Duwaji allegedly liked a February 2024 Instagram post claiming The New York Times’ investigation into sexual violence during the Oct. 7 attack was “fabricated,” according to The Free Press.The report adds to a series of controversial social media interactions by Duwaji that have surfaced in recent days.Duwaji,…

The Nationals will contest the Farrer by-election with Albury local and community leader Brad Robertson as their candidate.Leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud, described Mr Robertson as “a community champion” and praised his selection.“The Nationals are all about local champions,” Mr Littleproud said.“Brad Robertson has dedicated his life to serving Australia. First in uniform and now in his community.”Mr Robertson spent 29 years in the Australian Army and chairs the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund and Manufacturing BRIDGE, a group supporting regional jobs and industry.Deputy Leader Kevin Hogan said Mr Robertson understands the challenges facing regional communities and…

KATHMANDU: A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory in the country’s first parliamentary election since Gen Z protests ousted the old leadership that has ruled the Himalayan nation for decades.The Rastriya Swatantra, or National Independent Party, formed only four years ago, had already won 103 of 165 directly elected seats and led in 21 other constituencies in the results published Sunday morning by Nepal’s Election Commission.Other political parties and independent candidates had won 27 seats in total so far. Officials were still counting the votes Sunday and final results were expected later in…

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – On the blue, wavy surface off the Khan Younis seaport, two Palestinian fishermen paddled their small, battered boat nearly 200 metres (656 feet) into the sea. On the shore, Dawood Sehwail, a 72-year-old Palestinian fisherman, stood inspecting a torn net, his eyes fixed on the waves as if reading a language only he understands.Displaced from Rafah, further to the south, in May 2024 as a result of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Sehwail now comes daily to the water’s edge, not just to fish, but to have an escape, to study the sea, and to…

Crude oil price continued rising this weekend as the war in Iran continued, pushing some key countries to slash their output. Hyperliquid futures show that West Texas Intermediate (WTI) soared to $115 on Sunday, much higher than Friday’s close of $90. Brent, the global benchmark, rose to $117, the highest level since 2022.WTI crude oil price chart | Source: TradingViewCrude oil price jumps as top countries slash output Energy prices have soared in the past few weeks as market participants reacted to the ongoing war in Iran.This war escalated this weekend, even as Donald Trump asked Iran to surrender unconditionally. Iran…

Berkshire Hathaway said Thursday it has resumed repurchasing its own shares for the first time since 2024 and separately new CEO Greg Abel bought $15 million worth of stock himself, an amount equal to his after-tax annual salary.Abel told CNBC he will continue using his full salary amount to purchase Berkshire shares every year.The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate disclosed in a regulatory filing that it began buying back its Class A and Class B shares on Wednesday. Berkshire’s stated policy allows the company to repurchase stock whenever the chief executive — after consultation with the chairman of the board, Warren Buffett…

In a phone interview with CBS News late Saturday evening, President Trump dismissed threats from Iran’s top national-security official, Ali Larijani, who posted on social media earlier Saturday that Mr. Trump must “pay the price” for the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran. Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and a longtime confidant of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has emerged as one of Iran’s most high-profile leaders in the wake of Khamenei’s Feb. 28 killing on the first day of the war. “I have no idea what he’s talking about, who he is. I couldn’t care less,” Mr. Trump told CBS News, adding that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Roseanne Barr is opening up about the dynamics behind the scenes of her hit sitcom “Roseanne.”During a recent episode of “The Roseanne Barr Podcast,” the 73-year-old comedian spoke with Michael Malice about John Goodman’s decision to scale back his appearances on the show in the later seasons.When Malice asked if that decision left her feeling “betrayed,” Barr admitted that it did.”I don’t think I heard it from his agent, I think I heard it from the producers of the show actually [that] he doesn’t want to be on the show anymore,” she…

Simon & Schuster We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent David Pogue’s new book, “Apple: The First 50 Years” (to be published March 10 by Simon & Schuster), examines how, in its first half-century, the company founded by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs remade the culture – and then, incredibly, remade itself. Read the excerpt below, and don’t miss David Pogue’s report on the first 50 years of Apple on “CBS Sunday Morning” March 8!”Apple: The First 50 Years” by David Pogue Prefer to listen? Audible has a 30-day free trial available…