Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister – BBC

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  1. Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister  BBC
  2. Ex-rapper Shah sworn in as Nepal prime minister after sweeping election win  NBC News
  3. Nepal’s youngest premier sworn in after releasing new rap song about unity  aljazeera.com
  4. Nepal’s New Prime Minister, Former Rapper Balendra Shah, Sworn In  The New York Times
  5. Nepal’s youngest prime minister takes the oath of office  AP News
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Nepal’s New Prime Minister, Former Rapper Balendra Shah, Sworn In – nytimes.com

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  1. Nepal’s New Prime Minister, Former Rapper Balendra Shah, Sworn In  nytimes.com
  2. Ex-rapper Shah sworn in as Nepal prime minister after sweeping election win  Reuters
  3. Nepal’s youngest premier sworn in after releasing new rap song about unity  Al Jazeera
  4. Nepal's new PM inherits India-China-US balancing act  DW.com
  5. Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister  BBC
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Russia’s Oil Is Beating Global Prices, Padding the Kremlin’s War Chest – Business Insider

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  1. Russia's Oil Is Beating Global Prices, Padding the Kremlin's War Chest  Business Insider
  2. The Iran conflict is a boon for Russia’s ‘war machine.’ And it’s not just about oil  CNN
  3. Putin says Russia must take care not to squander its higher oil revenues  Reuters
  4. Iran war ‘pouring’ money into Russia’s war coffers: Swedish defense chief  The Hill
  5. Opinion: In the Iran war, the unexpected winner is also the loser  The Globe and Mail
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Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years – The Conversation

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  1. Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years  The Conversation
  2. Dogs were widely distributed across western Eurasia during the Palaeolithic  Nature
  3. Jaw bone shows dogs were pets earlier than thought  Yahoo
  4. Humans Had Dogs Before They Had Farming, Ancient DNA Confirms  The New York Times
  5. New research uncovers more of the story of man’s best friend  The Economist
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Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns

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National Trust says one year after reintroduction they are enriching habitats and may be having kits this summer

They were released this time last year with fanfare, much hope and also, perhaps, a little trepidation.

Twelve months on, there have been ups and downs for the first beavers to be (officially) reintroduced into the wild in England since the semiaquatic mammals were hunted to extinction 400 years ago.

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Lawyers criticise ‘extreme’ arrest of Isaac Herzog protester after NSW police release video

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The 42-year-old is the 26th person charged after February rally against Israeli president that led to violent clashes between police and protesters

Lawyers have raised concerns that New South Wales police used heavy-handed tactics when arresting an anti-Isaac Herzog protester this week, after eight tactical officers were sent to their home at 5am and “smashed the door open”.

The 42-year-old was the 26th person to be charged after the protest at Sydney town hall in February against the visiting Israeli president. The police response on the night of the protest is being investigated amid allegations of police brutality.

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Why hasn’t the US military used force to secure the Strait of Hormuz? – The Conversation

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  1. Why hasn’t the US military used force to secure the Strait of Hormuz?  The Conversation
  2. In Sleepy Town on Strait of Hormuz, War Rages Just Over Horizon  The New York Times
  3. The Iran War Is Now All About the Future of Hormuz  Bloomberg.com
  4. What a battle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would look like  The Economist
  5. Iran is already charging a toll, in Yuan, for oil sold through Strait of Hormuz as American ground troops prepare to enter  Fortune
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The War in Iran Could Become Like the War in Ukraine – Foreign Affairs

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  1. The War in Iran Could Become Like the War in Ukraine  Foreign Affairs
  2. Opinion | The War in Ukraine Changed the World in Ways We’re Only Starting to Comprehend  The New York Times
  3. Kyiv’s Iranian diaspora living through nightmare of war in both homes  The Kyiv Independent
  4. Middle East and Ukraine: Why Russia and the US Hold the Keys to Each Other’s Deadlocks  vocal.media
  5. Former German Spymaster: ‘Iran War Is a Gift to Putin’  theTrumpet.com
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Albanese government says fuel supply ‘same, if not higher’ in coming weeks as Coalition calls for halving of excise

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Latest figures from ACCC show diesel and unleaded petrol prices across the five largest cities up 10% and 8% respectively

The prime minister and energy minister moved to reassure the public about normal or even higher levels of fuel supply in the coming weeks, as the Coalition escalated calls for a cut to the fuel excise and the government downplayed the prospect of any major restrictions on petrol sales.

It comes as the latest figures from the consumer watchdog showed diesel prices across Australia’s five largest cities have risen by an average of 10% over the last week, while unleaded petrol was up 8%.

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