The Nepali world abroad: the people, the pressures and the wins, from Sydney to Seoul to Dallas.
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Four Americans of Nepali origin, all Democrats, are contesting seats in the state legislatures of Maryland, New Hampshire and New York in the November 3 midterm elections, two of them incumbents seeking third terms and two first-time candidates.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says talks with Qatari mediators have produced a proposal to cut the time needed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz from seven days to two, but only if Washington first meets Tehran’s demands. The United States has not accepted the terms.
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Mauritius has sent Nepal a revised draft agreement proposing government-to-government recruitment of Nepali workers in five sectors, with employers expected to bear recruitment costs, building on a labour MoU signed by the two countries in 2019.
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Japan has reportedly declined, citing privacy, to give Nepal’s Parliamentary Hearing Committee personal information about Jigyan Kumar Thapa, the nominee for ambassador to Japan. The committee wanted to know whether he gave up his Japanese permanent residency and whether he had links with Japanese public bodies. It meets on November 2 and faces a November 5 deadline.
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Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal and newly appointed French Ambassador Françoise Puig-Inza discussed air services, climate change, scientific research and multilateral cooperation at a courtesy meeting in Kathmandu, on October 28,2026.
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Israel’s October 27 election has produced an uncertain result, with partial counting putting Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc ahead at 56 seats but short of the 61 needed for a majority, while challenger Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc trailed at 48 and Arab-led parties, with 16, could prove pivotal.
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Shreejan Pandey, an electrical engineer, is the Green Party’s candidate for Wigram in Christchurch, and Netra Prasad Ghimire, a high-school teacher, is the Opportunity Party’s candidate for Palmerston North. Both also appear on their parties’ lists, at numbers 22 and 32.
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Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokharel met Cyprus's non-resident ambassador to Nepal, Evagoras Vryonides, at Singha Durbar. They discussed support for Nepali students in Cyprus and closer higher-education ties. Pokharel said Nepal is working to simplify No Objection Certificates for study abroad and the recognition of foreign degrees.
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Ten people won the six 2026 Nobel Prizes, announced from October 5 to 12. The awards honour a way to control brain cells with light, neutrino detection in Antarctic ice, chemistry that steers mirror-image molecules, a poet’s body of work, a career in international justice and research on how expectations shape the economy. The ceremonies are on December 10.
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Wolfgang Waschiczek,57, summitted on 25 October and went missing the next morning. His body was found on 26 October at about 4,500 metres.
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A US delegation led by Representative Jason Smith met Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal amid calls to expand economic ties and strengthen Nepal’s response to climate-related disasters.
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Workers raised costs at a Doha meeting on 24 October. NRB says it will consider suggestions. A 2025 survey found total costs of 3.14% - 6.55%.
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An Election Commission study committee sent its report to Chief Election Commissioner Man Bahadur Karki on October 16. It proposes postal ballots, electronic voting machines and, later, internet voting for Nepalis living abroad and for voters away from their registered districts. However, none of it is approved.
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A fire on the night of October 23 severely damaged the Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus), a Nazi-era mountain retreat near Berchtesgaden in Germany. No one was hurt. Police detained a 33-year old German man, and Bavaria's interior minister says the building will be rebuilt.
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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit a remote part of Nagqu in northern Tibet on October 22, killing at least 16 people and injuring 76. At least 339 homes collapsed and more than 12,000 residents were moved to safer places, according to Chinese authorities. Rescue work still continues in cold, high altitude conditions.
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The Court has not agreed to hear the case or ruled on the law. The Iowa law stays blocked by an injunction for now. It is a procedural step.
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The Foreign Ministry still lists a 24-hour control room and online registration for Nepalis in West Asia.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
