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Six months after youth-led protests in Nepal ousted the government, voters have elected 35-year-old rapper turned politician Balendra Shah. Defeating former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the landslide victory of the former mayor of Kathmandu shows the lasting strength of the youth-led movement.

In December 2025, Australia's ban on under 16s having social media accounts on some of the world's highest profile platforms took effect. Since then, around the world, other countries have taken note, and are implementing or considering their own underage ban.

Today is International Women's Day, with the theme of 'Balancing the Scales' which calls for accelerated progress toward gender equity. SBS World News Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson has spoken with Irish Ambassador Fiona Flood, German Ambassador Beate Grzeski, and Croatian Ambassador Betty Pavelich on their experiences as senior diplomats. The conversation covers a range of important issues, including gender equality in world diplomacy, the conflict with Iran, and the struggles women have in getting ahead in a traditionally man's world of diplomacy.