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By Gopal Sharma
KATHMANDU, April 16 (Reuters) - Nepal's new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, has set up a panel to investigate the property and assets of past and present politicians and officials, a move aimed at controlling corruption in the Himalayan nation.
Shah, 35, became prime minister after his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) scored a sweeping victory in the March 5 parliamentary election – the country's first vote after the anti-graft ‘Gen Z” protests last September.
During his three-year stint as mayor of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city, Shah gained popularity for his fight against corruption and reformist credentials.
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Sasmit Pokhrel, a cabinet spokesperson, said the five-member panel would be headed by Rajendra Kumar Bhandari, a retired Supreme Court judge.
“An impartial investigation will be carried out on the basis of evidence based on legal standards … Its report and recommendations will be implemented by concerned agencies of the government,” Pokhrel told reporters after a cabinet meeting late on Wednesday without mentioning the time frame given to the panel to complete work.
The probe is expected to cover hundreds of politicians and officials who held public offices after the popular movement that led to the abolition of the 239-year-old monarchy in 2008, analysts said.
The three-year-old RSP had made corruption control one of its major promises during the election and scored a comfortable victory over the parties that had dominated politics in the country for decadessuffered.
(Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)
Khloé Kardashian reacted to Lamar Odom's recent comments downplaying her role in his recovery after a 2015 overdose.
"You're not now going to s--- on me or now play in my face," the reality star fumed on her podcast.
Kardashian also revealed what she was paid for appearing in Netflix's The Death and Life of Lamar Odom.
Khloé Kardashiansays she rescuedLamar Odoma second time when she agreed to appear in his Netflix documentary, even though it was "traumatic" to relive the dark chapter of her life — and now she's "pissed" she even wasted her time.
Untold: The Death and Life of Lamar Odom, which dropped on March 31, documents the NBA champion's 2015 near-fatal overdose and the four months it took him to recover, as he relearned how to walk and talk. All throughout this time, his estranged wife was by his side.
And as the documentary reveals, ultimately Kardashian realized, "He was better than I knew. He was playing me so I can continue this lifestyle for him."
But now, she says Odom’srecent commentsdownplaying her role in his recuperation have only added insult to injury. "Yeah, she took care of me," he said onToday with Jenna & Sheinelle, "but God took care of me the most." In the same interview, Odom also questioned Kardashian's claim that his father Joe wanted to pull the plug while he was in a coma.
Kardashian is firing back on the latest episode of her podcast,Khloé in Wonder Land.
"Hell yeah, I was pissed," she vents to her best friend Malika Haqq. "Now, Lamar is doing press insinuating I'm a liar. You're not now gonna s--- on me because you don't like the reaction and the response [to the documentary]."
Kardashian says she was initially hesitant to get involved in the documentary because she was protective of Odom. "I don't really want to go down this road if it's negative. He's been through enough negative s---." However, his team assured her, "It's going to be really positive. [Lamar's] the one doing it, he's the one asking."
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Still, she had reservations. "I'm not getting paid one penny to do this. I have no dog in this fight," Kardashian explained to Haqq. "It doesn't matter to me if this documentary is made or not made. I don't care. And it's also not something I really want to talk about anymore… It wasn't the best time of my life. I had best-time moments, but it's not like, 'Let’s rehash the dark stuff all over again.'"
Ultimately, she decided to do it as a favor to Odom. "What turned me was Netflix reaching out again saying they can't finish it without me," Kardashian explained. "I didn't want to do that to Lamar. So I was like, 'Okay, he deserves this.'"
As Kardashian explains, she wasn’t seeking "credit" for anything she did to help Odom during his months of recovery. "All I did was tell the story that I was asked by [Odom] to tell." So now for him to discredit her "is crazy," she told Haqq. "I feel played."
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She said it was also hurtful to hear Odom and his friends say that he only married her for fame.
"That's like some f---ed up s- - -. I feel so dumb," she confessed. "I spent hours and time doing this documentary as a favor. I'm not paid one penny."
Watch the whole episode ofKhloé in Wonder Landbelow.
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Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is known for promoting the practice of "looksmaxxing"
He frequently posts photos and videos of the extreme methods he uses to achieve his version of a "perfect" physical appearance
Peters was hospitalized following a suspected overdose on April 14
The social media content creatorClavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is a controversial personality known for his "looksmaxxing" program.
Peters was born and raised in New Jersey to a stay-at-home mom and a businessman dad. However, by the time he was 14 years old, he was testing out various controlled substances, testosterone and steroids to "ascend" his physical appearance.
Peters has gained a significant following on TikTok, Kick and Instagram for posting content encouraging young men to physically alter their appearance to attract women. Over the last year, Peters has gained over 1 million followers across those three platforms.
In addition to garnering a social media following, Peters also launched the online academyClavicular’s Clan, a “private" community offering “detailed guides that will guaranteed ascend you.”
As he's risen in popularity, Peters has also been arrested twice and been involved in violent interactions on his livestreams.
In April 2026, Peters washospitalized following a suspected overdoseafter his livestream suddenly came to a stop, PEOPLE confirmed at the time. Peters appeared to be under the influence, as he slurred his speech and told a woman that he was "destroyed." He returned home from the hospital the following day.
Here's everything to know about Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters.
Clavicular is a popular and controversial content creator whose real name is Braden Peters. He was born in December 2005 and raised in Hoboken, N.J., as he toldThe New York Times.
Although he has not been officially diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, he frequently calls himself an "autist" andsayshe has autism. Peters said he struggled in high school, so he started researching how to change his body.
“I rot[ted] in my room,” he said to a friend in February 2026, according toGQ. “I used to not really be social."
Ahead of his 15th birthday, Peters learned about "looksmaxxing" and ordered testosterone online.
“It’s like a cheat code,” he toldThe New York Times. “Why would I not do this?”
His parents allegedly later found the drugs and threw them away, which caused Peters to research other drugs — including fat dissolvers and steroids — and secretly order them.
“They realized that there was kind of nothing that they could do to stop my ascension,” he said of his parents.
By high school graduation, Peters' appearance had already drastically changed, and he started looking at the online forumLooksmax.organd frequently posted on it. At the same time, he enrolled at Sacred Heart University but claimed toThe New York Timesthat he was expelled after someone in the Looksmaxxing forum told the university that he had drugs in his dorm. The university reportedly did not publicly comment on the case due to FERPA, which protects student privacy.
With school no longer on his radar, he strictly focused on his "looksmaxxing" content and started to stream on Kick and TikTok for hours at a time.
“I never expected any of it to go viral or myself to become a public figure,” Peters said.
Over the years, Peters has alleged that he's gone to extreme lengths to "ascend" — including using non-human-approved anabolic steroid trenbolone, smoking meth to curb his appetite, placing weights on specific areas to enlarge his penis and even smashing his face with a hammer to make his bones grow back sharper.
Peters goes by the name Clavicular across his platforms. He specializes in "looksmaxxing," which is a vague process taken on primarily by young people, mainly men, who go to extreme lengths to "ascend," or become as physically attractive as possible.
He explained toThe New York Timesthat he and his community consider actorMatt Bomerto be the level of harmony and perfection they're trying to achieve. The actor has no links to the "looksmaxxing" community or Peters.
After getting his start on Looksmax.org, Peters rose the ranks and became a moderator. Shortly after, in 2025, Peters started sharing his controversial tactics on TikTok, Kick and Instagram. He is known for streaming, specifically "IRL" streaming — where he interacts with strangers — for hours on end. He claimed he averages earnings of around $100,000 a month from Kick, alone.
Peters often poststhrowback photosof what he looked like before the age of 15 to now, over five years later. In addition tosharing his own tips, Peters also postsbefore-and-after contentfrom his alleged clients, whom he says he coaches through his online program.
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"If you’re tired of being invisible to women, tired of getting rejected and tired of watching other guys who won the genetic lottery take what's yours, then pay attention," he said in an introductory video on his website.
Peters further claimed, "I've spent years mastering the science of male aesthetics. I'm talking about completely restructuring your facial aesthetics using pharmacology, extreme methods and protocols people are too scared to even ask about." He does not hold a degree in pharmacology and is not certified to give medical advice.
Peters also claimed that he has trained clients who are "skinny low-day morphism and completely overlooked by women and turned them into jacked high-value men who command and respect the second they walk in the room."
Manydoctors have warnedpeople in the "looksmaxxing" community that their methods are dangerous.
“Young men fall into this false sense of acceptance, and what they believe women want from them,” counselor Jason Fierstein toldHealthline. “They can get caught up in potentially lifelong struggles with feeling inadequate and handling that inadequacy.”
Counselor Christine Ruberti-Bruning added that extreme versions of "looksmaxxing" are "dipping its toe into self-harm territory, especially some of its associated trends, likesmashing your facewith a hammer.”
In February 2026, Peters was arrested for allegedly possessing a forged instrument, using a fake ID and suspicion of dangerous drug possession — which were later identified as Adderall and Anavar — after he was caught using a fake ID to get into a bar, perKTAR News. State prosecutors declined to charge him.
One month later, Peters wasarrested for a second time on charges of battery, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department told PEOPLE at the time. He was arrested after hereportedlyprovoked a fight between two women and then posted the video online. A rep for Peters did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Prior to his legal troubles, Peters had another controversial moment when he hit a man with a Tesla Cybertruck while livestreaming in December 2025, perTMZ.
Peters alleged that the man was a “stream sniper” who was stalking him; Peters appeared to run the man over after he jumped onto the car. After the incident, he posted an animated image of the altercation onXwith the caption, "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes." Police reportedly did not charge him in connection with the incident.
Earlier that month, Peters was seen pointing a gun at a car of strangers, whom he also claimed were "stream snipers," according toThe New York Times. Another video of him appearing to shoot a gun at a dead alligator in Florida also surfaced around the same time, perTheGuardian.
In April 2026, during an interview with60 Minutes Australia, Peters got upset with correspondent Adam Hegarty after he asked him why he was friendly with other "controversial figures," likeAndrew Tate, who is currently facing21 criminal charges, including rape and human trafficking. Tate has denied all charges.
“I see you want to make this political,” Peters responded, while referencing another interview he had with Piers Morgan where he insulted Morgan's wife after he felt the interview became “too political.”
“Too bad I didn't have time to look into anything about who your wife cheated with, but don't try and go down that line of questioning with me,” Peters told Hegarty. “I'm not doing any political jestering.” Hegarty said in the interview that he is not married.
Peters has faced online backlash from activists and investigative journalists, including aRolling Stonewriter who paid for his "looksmaxxing" course and reported on Peters' dangerous, racist and misogynistic advice.
On April 14, Peters was rushed to an emergency room following a suspected overdose, PEOPLE confirmed at the time. The incident took place when he was livestreaming with two other influencers at a mall.
Prior to the livestream getting cut, Peters was seen talking to a woman and appeared to be under the influence.
"Holy s--- dude, I'm trying my best, but I'm f---ing destroyed right now," Peters repeatedly told the woman.
One of the influencers in the video,Androgenic, also asked Peters when he "last took blue," and later asked if he wanted an "addy," seemingly referring to the ADHD drug Adderall. Androgenic later addressed the ordeal onX.
"I hadn’t seen him in this state before and he went from speaking to being fairly unresponsive in mere seconds," Androgenic wrote. "Within a minute we all realised the situation, turned the stream off, picked him up and rushed him to the hospital."
The following day,Peters shared an updateand said that he had returned home.
"Just got home, that was brutal," Peters captioned a selfie, which featured his bloody face. "All of the substances are just a cope trying to feel neurotypical while being in public, but obviously that isn't a real solution. The worst part of tonight was my face descending from the life support mask."
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Sydney Sweeney is partnering with American Eagle for a new ad campaign, "Syd for Short."
The team-up comes nearly a year after the Euphoria star sparked controversy with her for campaign, "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans."
The ad was criticized for seemingly promoting eugenics by playing up the "jeans" and "genes" homophone.
Sydney Sweeneyhas moved on from "great" jeans to sun-lit shorts.
Aftercombatting controversyover her 2025 American Eagle ad campaign, theEuphoriastar has teamed up with the clothing company again on "Syd for Short," a summer campaign spotlighting the brand's shorts.
In the first promo, Sweeney sports a fitted pair of jean shorts and a denim jacket. Staring into the camera with her hands in her pocket, she asks, "What brand am I wearing?"
A montage of images sees Sweeney basking in the sunlight, frolicking on a beach and enjoying the blue skies of summer in her jeans shorts.
In an apparent wink to the outrage sparked by her initial blue jeans campaign, "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans," Sweeney then grins at the camera, answering, "Yeah. That one."
In a statement shared withEntertainment Weekly, Sweeney highlighted the brand's partnership with the Crisis Text Hotline, which will receive 100% of the profits for two of AE's custom styles.
"There's something timeless about a great pair of jean shorts. They're simple, but they make you feel confident and put-together without trying too hard," said Sweeney. "Crisis Text Line, a cause so close to my heart, has been a part of this partnership from the beginning. I love knowing that when everyone wears these pieces, they are also a part of something meaningful, that directly helps people who need it."
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Last time around, Sweeney's partnership with the brand garnered plenty of attention when it arrived in July 2025. The most criticized promo featured the actress reclining on a couch and fastening her jeans as she murmurs, "Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color. My genes are blue." Then a male narrator adds, "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans."
The seemingly innocuous world-play of "good genes" vs. "good jeans" struck a discordant chord with many who saw the ad and criticized it for glorifying a racial idea. It was swiftly slammed on social media as several conservative public figures — includingMegyn Kelly,JD Vance, and even PresidentDonald Trump—voiced supportfor Sweeney,mocking othersover their disdainof the ad.
On the heels of the initial wave of criticism, American Eaglereleased a statement defending the adand stating, "'Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans' is and always was about the jeans. Her jeans, her story. We'll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. Great jeans look good on everyone."
As for Sweeney, shedid not weigh infor several months,finally commenting on the controversyin a NovemberGQcover story.
"I did a jean ad," she said. "I mean, the reaction definitely was a surprise, but I love jeans. All I wear are jeans. I’m literally in jeans and a T-shirt every day of my life."
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WhenGQasked whether Sweeney wanted to address the "genetic superiority" criticism at the root of the controversy, she replied, "I think that when I have an issue that I want to speak about, people will hear."
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The group representing the nation’s Catholic bishops has issued a statement in support ofPope Leo XIV’s remarks on the Iran war, an apparent rebuff of Vice PresidentJD Vance’sadmonitionsuggesting the pope “be careful when he talks about matters of theology.”
“For over a thousand years, the Catholic Church has taught just war theory and it is that long tradition the Holy Father carefully references in his comments on war,” readthe statementissued by Bishop James Massa, who chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ doctrine committee.
Pope Leohas expressed opposition to the war in favor of peace negotiations and said in an April 10 social media post that those who are disciples of Christ are “never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.”
On April 14, Vance, a Catholic convert who describes himself as deeply religious, addressed a Turning Point USA rally audience in Georgia. While saying he welcomed the pope commenting on immigration and abortion, he suggested the pope’s opposition to political leaders wielding the sword would have meant opposing U.S. liberation of France and concentration camps during World War II.
“I like that the pope is an advocate for peace. I think that’s certainly one of his roles," Vance told the gathering. "On the other hand, how do you say that God is never on the side of those who wield the sword?”
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The April 15 statement from the bishops’ conference committee directly addressed those remarks, noting that a tenet of the church’s "just war" tradition teaches that nations “can only legitimately take up the sword” in self-defense after peace efforts have failed.
“To be a just war, it must be a defense against another who actively wages war, which is what the Holy Father actually said,” the statement said, quoting the pope’sMarch 29 homilyat St. Peter’s Square in Rome: “He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.”
On April 7, after Trump’s Easter Sunday threats to annihilate Iranian infrastructure, Pope Leo called such rhetoric “truly unacceptable.”
“When Pope Leo XIV speaks as supreme pastor of the universal Church, he is not merely offering opinions on theology,” the committee statement said. “He is preaching the Gospel and exercising his ministry as the Vicar of Christ. The consistent teaching of the Church is insistent that all people of goodwill must pray and work toward lasting peace while avoiding the evils and injustices that accompany all wars.”
Reporter Bart Jansen contributed to this story.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Catholic bishops back Pope Leo on Iran war
