Nepal's Sushila Karki takes oath of office as PM
Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki is sworn in to lead the transition as the country's next prime minister after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump stepped up pressure on Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, the White House says, describing his first sit-down with the chairman of the Federal Reserve since his return to office. Trump said "he believes the Fed chair is making a mistake by not lowering interest rates, which is putting us at an economic disadvantage to China and other countries," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tells reporters in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki is sworn in to lead the transition as the country's next prime minister after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government. IMAGES
Dozens of Indigenous protesters block the main entrance to the UN COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belem. Brazil has defended security at COP30 after concerns were raised earlier this week over a separate demonstration involving Indigenous protesters. IMAGES
"We will not oppose the text that is going to be presented. We are not opposing it because there is nothing extraordinarily bad in it. It's a rather bland text," says the French Minister for Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut, regarding the draft final agreement of the UN climate conference in Brazil. SOUNDBITE
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