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Nepalis abroad sent home Rs 436 billion in two months
Remittances rose 23.9% in the first two months of FY 2026/27, according to Nepal Rastra Bank. In dollar terms the rise was 13.5%, and first-time labour approvals fell.
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प्रवासीThe Nepali world abroad: the people, the pressures and the wins, from Sydney to Seoul to Dallas.
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Nepal's US Ambassador designate promises better consular services for Nepali
Chiran Jung Thapa has proposed opening consular services on public holidays when necessary and improving coordination with the Foreign Ministry, though his nomination has not yet been completed.
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Swarnim Wagle to head to Bangkok to seek support for Nepal's post-flood recovery
Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle is travelling to Thailand for the IMF-World Bank Annual meetings, where Nepal is expected to highlight reconstruction costs, climate vulnerability and its need for development financing.
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El Niño pushes Pacific Ocean temperatures to record levels
Japan's weather agency reports a record sea-temperature anomaly for September. The World Meteorological Organization expects El Nino to strengthen further toward December.
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Australia announces additional $15 million for Nepal's flood recovery
The new package will help rebuild damaged infrastructure, restore essential services and improve early-warning systems. Nepal estimates it needs nearly US$5 billion for recovery.
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All 32 dead as Nigerian Air Force plane crashes in Ondo state
The ATR-42 was on a routine flight from Benin City to Lagos when it lost contact on October 5. President Tinubu has ordered an investigation and declared three days of national mourning.
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South Korea puts banks on highest alert after suspected AI-powered hacking wave
At least seven financial firms have confirmed data leaks. Regulators say they cannot rule out that AI was used and about 500 firms are being told to check their security now.
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Sri Lanka seeks clemency after Saudi Court sentences migrant worker to death over facebook post
Sivarasa Anojan's five-year prison term was raised to a death sentence on appeal. Sri Lanka's government and lawmakers are asking Saudi Arabia for mercy.
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Nepal, World Bank discuss $1 Billion for flood reconstruction and social protection
Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle and World Bank chief Ajay Banga talked about raising around $1 billion for rebuilding, insurance and social protection. The bank has already made up to $170 million in emergency money available.
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Chevening 2027–28 applications close today: Nepali applicants Face 4:45 PM deadline
The UK Government's fully funded scholarship for a one-year master's degree closes at 11:00 UTC on October 6, which is 4:45 p.m. in Nepal. Applicants do not need a university offer yet.
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Nepal Supreme Court orders exit permits for three Bhutanese refugee siblings to join parents in US
The court ruled that refugee-record gaps and delays cannot block family reunification. Three Beldangi-born siblings can now seek to travel to the United States.
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Nepal Home Minister Sudan Gurung to visit India for first BIMSTEC Home Ministers' meeting
Gurung leaves for New Delhi on October 12 for the October 13 meeting. Home ministers from all seven BIMSTEC countries are expected to discuss shared security threats.
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Germany pledges €1.3 billion for Ukraine as Russian attacks intensify ahead of winter
Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the package in Kyiv on October 4, with about €1 billion for military support and €350 million to repair Ukraine's energy system.
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Malaysia repatriates 1,476 Myanmar nationals as UN questions safety and consent
The first group of a planned 5,000-person return program arrived near Yangon on October 4. Malaysia calls the returns voluntary, but the UN refugee agency says it could not check whether people chose freely.
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US arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwan President's son for China
The FBI says Wanying "Heather" Zhang secretly watched the US-based son of Taiwan's president at the direction of Chinese officials. She was arrested at Los Angeles airport before a flight to Shanghai.
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France to close up to 500 high schools as student protests continue
Education Minister Édouard Geffray says classes will be fully or partially suspended at 400–500 high schools on October 5 for safety reasons. Students plan another national protest on Tuesday.
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Nepal takes Himalayan climate concerns to Pacific pre-COP talks ahead of COP31
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal is in Fiji with a four- member delegation for high-level climate talks. He will address the Leaders' Plenary on October 6, five weeks before the COP31 summit.
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Coast guard finds debris from missing air ambulance Off Nantucket as search for six continues
A debris field linked to a Canadian air ambulance that vanished on a flight from Bermuda to Boston has been found. The six people on board have not been found.
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Finance Minister Wagle in Washington to Seek Flood Rebuilding Aid and Investment
Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle will meet World Bank chief Ajay Banga and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on October 5–6, 2026. The talks will cover flood reconstruction, investment and Nepal's exit from the FATF grey list.
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World Sherpa Conference to Begin October 8
The World Sherpa Association has finished preparations for a three-day global gathering of Sherpa communities in West Bengal, India, from October 8 to 10, 2026.
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Two Iranians hanged after being detained in January protests
In a dawn ceremony at Mashhad's Vakilabad prison, two young men accused of attacking security forces during January's anti-government protests were hanged, taking number of executed protestors to at least 31 as rights group warn of a relentless campaign to crush dissent.
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10-day extension granted for Diversity Visa 2026 after deadline
A US federal judge has ordered the State Department to keep processing certain Diversity Visa 2026 applications for 10 extra days beyond the 30 September deadline, ruling that the agency’s slow compliance with an earlier court order unfairly reduced applicants’ chances of receiving visas.
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Afghan civilians killed as Pakistan targets militant hideouts
Pakistani military aircraft carried out overnight overstrikes on residential areas in eastern and southern Afghanistan on Wednesday night, killing at least nine civilians including women and children and wounding 11 others according to Afghan authorities while Islamabad claimed 22 militants were killed in strikes on hideouts.
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Flydubai Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Forces Emergency Landing in Saudi Arabia
Passengers and crew on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv overpowered a co-pilot who stabbed the captain and tried to crash the aircraft, Israeli officials said, with two off-duty pilots travelling as passengers helping to land the jet safely in Saudi Arabia.