EDITORIAL: No turning back now With the Nepali Congress (NC) deciding to table the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact in the parliament, it has set the ball rolling for its ratification before February end, the deadline set by the U.S. government. Opinion 17 Feb, 2022
US and allies tell citizens to leave Ukraine as Russia could invade 'at any time' The United States and its allies urged their citizens to leave Ukraine right away to avoid a Russian invasion, including a possible air assault, that Washington said on Friday could occur anytime. World 12 Feb, 2022
Blinken says Russia could invade Ukraine during Olympics Blinken says Russia could invade Ukraine during Olympics World 11 Feb, 2022
Russian President Putin arrives in Beijing for Winter Olympics - state TV Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing, where he is expected to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics and hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss closer cooperation amid increasing tensions with the United States. World 04 Feb, 2022
No peace in Myanmar 1 year after military takeover The army takeover in Myanmar a year ago that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi not only unexpectedly aborted the country's fledgling return to democracy: It also brought a surprising level of popular resistance, which has blossomed into a low-level, but persistent, insurgency. World 29 Jan, 2022
Biden imposes first sanctions over NKorea weapons program after missile tests The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed its first sanctions over North Korea's weapons programs following a series of North Korean missile launches, including two since last week. World 13 Jan, 2022
Pakistan hosts US, Russia, China for talks on Afghanistan Pakistan hosts US, Russia, China for talks on Afghanistan World 12 Nov, 2021
G-20 make mild pledges on climate neutrality, coal financing Leaders of the world's biggest economies agreed Sunday to stop funding coal-fired power plants in poor countries and made a vague commitment to seek carbon neutrality "by or around mid-century" as they wrapped up a Rome summit before the much larger United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. World 01 Nov, 2021
'Last, best hope:' Leaders launch crucial UN climate summit A crucial U.N. climate summit opened Sunday amid papal appeals for prayers and activists' demands for action, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries aimed at slowing intensifying global warming and adapting to the climate damage already underway. World 01 Nov, 2021
Saudi Arabia pledges 2060 target of net-zero emissions One of the world's largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia, announced Saturday it aims to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2060, joining more than 100 countries in a global effort to try and curb man-made climate change. Environment 24 Oct, 2021
'Ensure adequate power supply to oxygen plants' Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the Ministry of Energy, Water Supply, and Irrigation to ensure adequate power supply to oxygen plants where irregular power supply was adversely affecting oxygen production. Nepal 07 May, 2021
Oli plans to combat COVID on war footing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the Nepali Army to set up 1,000-bed temporary COVID-19 hospitals in all the provinces and in Kathmandu. Nepal 04 May, 2021
