Nepal's Balen Shah Rises; Xi Demands Loyalty; Trump Plotter Convicted

• Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah defeats four-time PM K P Sharma Oli in Nepal, signaling a generational change.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping urges PLA to enhance political loyalty following recent purges of top military brass.
• Pakistani man with Iran ties convicted in US for plotting to assassinate President Trump to avenge Qassem Soleimani's death.
• US grants "permission" to India to purchase Russian oil already on ships to help ease global supply issues.
• Pakistan announces highest-ever fuel price hike (PKR 55/litre); 47 PTI leaders sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.