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Nepal appoints first female PM

Nepal swears in its first female prime minister after her predecessor was ousted in a popular uprising.

A former chief justice of Nepal's Supreme Court, Sushila Karki, is set to become the country's interim leader, after anti-government protesters forced prime minister, K P Sharma Oli, to step down.

Also in the programme: Brazil reacts to former President Jair Bolsonaro's conviction and sentencing to 27 years in prison, and new evidence reveals how Glastonbury once hosted festivals of meat rather than music.

Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Jane Kinninmont, Chief Executive Officer at the United Nations Association - UK, and Dr Christopher Sabatini, senior fellow for Latin America at Chatham House.

(Picture: Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki sworn-in as Nepal's interim Prime Minister. Credit: ANISH REGMI/NEPAL PRESIDENT OFFICE/HANDOUT/EPA/Shutterstock)

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