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Before Balendra Shah dismantled Nepal’s political elite, he was destroying his opponents in underground rap battles. More than a decade ago, he armed himself with a microphone and his signature sunglasses and spewed out poems about Kathmandu’s corruption, broken roads, and social inequality. Those in power ignored it as noise, but the country’s youth were listening. Now the kids who were streaming his music have grown up. And last week’s national election handed the 35-year-old the keys to the country. Shah, popularly known as Baren, is on track to become the Himalayan nation’s next prime minister after youth-led protests ousted…
Medvedev, who arrived in the United States after leaving the UAE via Oman amid Iranian attacks, ended his 16-match streak as world No. 1.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationPublished March 15, 2026March 15, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationAt the Indian Wells Open, Daniil Medvedev, who entered the tournament amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, suffered his first loss of the year to top seed Carlos Alcaraz and advanced to the final.The 11th-seeded Medvedev advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win on Saturday and will face second-seeded Jannik Sinner, who…
Alistair Berg Digital Vision | Getty ImagesFor many married women, one of the biggest financial changes in their lives comes at the least welcome time: after the death of a spouse.Women live longer than men on average. This longevity difference means that many wives outlive their husbands. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy for a U.S. male at birth is 76.5 years in 2024. For women, the average age is 81.4 years.The gap narrows once you reach age 65, according to CDC data. At that point, life expectancy for men will increase by…
As the US and Israel’s war on Iran enters its third week, the economic fallout is growing with little sign of easing as Tehran’s new supreme leader vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. Casualties are rising, with six US servicemen killed the day before when a refueling plane crashed in western Iraq. More than 2,000 people have been killed in Iran and Lebanon since the war began, and dozens more across the region. Oil prices continued to rise on Friday due to unrest over the Strait of Hormuz, a major artery of energy trade. Meanwhile, Iranian sources told…
Carsi co-founder Luana López Lara spends her days thinking about probability. With an elite degree in Mathematics and a role at one of the world’s most successful hedge funds, she has a natural mindset focused on thinking clearly about potential outcomes. But the youngest self-made billionaire still had to overcome tough hurdles to bet on herself and build America’s largest prediction market trading business. She says none of this would have happened without a risk-taking approach that many people, especially women, don’t follow.Founded in 2018 by MIT classmates López Lara and Tarek Mansour, Kalshi allows users to trade contracts tied…
President Donald Trump said Saturday he was not prepared to reach a deal with Iran to end the war and renewed his call for other countries to send warships to the Middle East to help the United States secure the Strait of Hormuz. Details of his comments: “Iran wants a deal, but I don’t want to do a deal because the terms are not good enough,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview, adding that any deal would need to be “very solid.” Asked what those conditions might include, the president declined to provide details. “I don’t want to…
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Communications Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Federal Communications Commission Oversight” at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2026.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesFederal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Saturday criticized the network shortly after President Donald Trump called a report that Iran had attacked five U.S. refueling planes “fake news.” In a post on X, Kerr warned that broadcasters would have their licenses revoked if they did not “operate in the public interest.” “Broadcast stations that spread misinformation and distortions of news, also known as fake…
Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino is located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada.Robert Alexander | Getty ImagesFertitta Entertainment, led by Tilman Fertitta, is actively pursuing acquisition negotiations. caesars entertainmentA person close to the situation said.Given Caesars’ heavy debt, the current deal terms are $32 per share, giving the company a stock value of $6.5 billion and an enterprise value of $31.5 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. Even if a deal is reached, a final decision would not be made in early April, with completion expected in 2027. Negotiations are taking place within…
Kyiv — Alisa still remembers the first time her husband hurt her. While on vacation from the front lines in eastern Ukraine, he drank and became aggressive. “Then he started strangling me. Even he was frightened by what he did,” Alissa told CNN. “If he wasn’t a soldier, he probably wouldn’t have put up with it,” Alisa said. He asked CNN to use a pseudonym due to safety and privacy concerns. “I told myself this wasn’t his fault and I needed to be there for him. You can’t abandon someone just because you saw something that destroyed you. Maybe they…
There is tension in Dubai. As air defense forces intercept drones, evacuation warnings and flashes of light in the sky have disrupted social events and daily activities, but much of life continues as normal, residents told CNBC.Iran launched drones and missiles toward neighboring countries in the Middle East in response to attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran that began on February 28. The Iranian government has targeted U.S. military bases in the region, as well as oil and gas production facilities and civilian infrastructure. As attacks continue into the second week of the conflict, the United Arab…