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Hong Kong refrained from setting overly rigid economic indicators in its first five-year plan to avoid fuelling concerns that it was moving towards a planned economy, according to the city’s constitutional affairs minister. The current priority should be hitting targets instead of dwelling on accountability mechanisms for potential shortcomings, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3369715/hong-kong-resisted-rigid-5-year-plan-goals-allay-planned-economy-fears-minister?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 06:10

The Trishuli valley has been a trade and pilgrimage route for centuries, linking Nepal with China. On August 26, it became the path of one of the most devastating mountain disasters in recent years. A rapid slope failure involving a glacier near the Nepal-China border triggered an ice-rock avalanche, sending water, ice and debris down […] The post Why climate security must matter to Nepal’s… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/climate-security-diplomacy.html

Places · DigiGeoNepal @digigeonepal · 5 Oct, 06:00

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim is expected to roll out a populist budget on Friday aimed at placating voter concerns over the cost of living and access to essential services, experts say, as the prime minister seeks to shore up support ahead of a general election that could be called as soon as next year. Anwar’s coalition government is under mounting pressure amid a deepening feud with Umno. The Malay… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3369573/malaysias-anwar-set-unveil-crowd-pleasing-budget-political-pressure-rises?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 05:12

Yemeni government announces major offensive against Houthis as Iran says it is ready to defend itself if the US attacks. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/5/iran-war-live-fighting-in-yemen-intensifies-tehran-says-ready-for-us-war?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 05:11

Ireland manager says 'disciplinary committee will look at' allegations Israel player spat at one of his coaching staff. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/4/israel-face-spitting-allegation-as-ireland-boss-delighted-ties-after-over?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 05:10

A mysterious object has been filmed flying over Tripoli and western Libya, followed by reports of a loud explosion. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/4/mysterious-luminous-object-burns-in-the-skies-above-libya?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 04:12

A search continued on Sunday off the Massachusetts coast for an air ambulance carrying six people that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston as authorities planned to comb the seabed, the US Coast Guard said. The Federal Aviation Administration contacted the coastguard at 2am on Saturday saying it had lost contact with the Gulfstream G100 carrying four Canadians and two Bermudian… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3369735/search-continues-missing-bermuda-boston-flight-crews-plan-comb-seabed?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 04:11

Dramatic video shows a man in Egypt rushing and catching a child who fell from the second floor. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/4/mans-miraculous-catch-saves-child-after-balcony-fall-in-egypt?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 04:10

Zheng Yongnian is a political scientist in China and a government adviser. His academic work is mainly about contemporary China, particularly politics, the country’s transformation and its external relations. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. Many have offered a lukewarm assessment of the Xi-Trump summit in Washington,… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369686/zheng-yongnian-china-us-realism-and-battling-upper-hand-next-summit?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 03:12

New York lawmakers will review sexual-assault laws, including voluntary intoxication rule at the heart of Cornell case. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/cornell-case-puts-new-yorks-progressive-image-at-odds-with-its-rape-laws?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 03:11

The US Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a US-run military airbase in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base. The bombers were redeployed back to their home bases in the United States, according to a Pentagon official who was not authorised to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke on Sunday on… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3369734/us-air-force-removes-all-bombers-uk-airbase-targeted-suspected-terror-attack?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 03:10

Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 Before we landed, the area of Gale crater that we planned to explore was divided up into rectangular parcels with designated names. The names were chosen after small towns associated with significant geological features. Our selected […] https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-5022-5028-cashing-in-at-cache-creek/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 5 Oct, 02:58

Israel's president declared that the 'antisemitic lie' deliberately endangers Jews and Israelis. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/israel-lashes-out-as-uks-green-party-formally-defines-zionism-as-racism?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 02:12

Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in an election in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday that was shaped by economic pressures, the prospect of the Balkan nation joining the European Union and ethnic tensions that have divided the country since its brutal 1992–95 war. Dodik is a staunchly pro-Russia politician who, despite not appearing on the… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3369733/serb-separatist-dodik-declares-victory-bosnia-vote-ethnic-tensions-eu-hopes-collide?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 02:11

AI slop seems to be overwhelming bug bounty programs. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/04/google-froze-its-open-source-bug-bounty-program-due-to-a-significant-rise-in-ai-submissions/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 5 Oct, 02:10

The US Coast Guard says a field of debris found near Nantucket is believed to be from an emergency medical plane. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/4/debris-found-near-nantucket-believed-to-be-from-missing-medical-plane?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 02:06

On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/04/can-super-intelligence-and-a-non-binding-safety-pact-solve-ais-image-problem/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 5 Oct, 01:53

Supporters of jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan have launched a long march towards Islamabad. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/4/imran-khans-party-launches-march-to-islamabad-demanding-his-release?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 01:12

Balkan nation seeks EU membership, but divisions threaten that goal. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/10/4/will-elections-bring-change-to-multi-ethnic-bosnia-and-herzegovina?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 01:11

Iran’s top diplomat insisted on Sunday that there would be no military solution to the United States’ war against the Islamic republic, with talks on ending the conflict apparently at an impasse. A campaign of heavy bombardment failed to bring a decisive close to the war launched by the US and Israel in late February, and Washington in recent weeks has dialled back military operations in favour… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3369731/iran-tells-us-there-no-military-solution-middle-east-war?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 01:10

Dark matter could be a type of matter in the universe that does not emit, absorb or reflect detectable light and appears to interact very weakly with regular matter. Although physicists have observed gravitational effects attributed to dark matter, they have not yet been able to determine what it is made of. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-gamma-ray-limits-dark-annihilation.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 5 Oct, 01:05

“I want to be able to look at a rocket launch and say, ‘I touched a piece of this.’” That’s how Richard Spolzino describes the thing he’s chasing. Not a title, not a specific mission, not even NASA itself, just the ability to point at something real and know his work made it possible. At […] https://www.nasa.gov/general/mapping-the-gaps-in-nasas-return-to-the-moon-featuring-richard-spolzino/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 5 Oct, 00:55

Former Iranian and US diplomats agree that the war on Iran is likely to get worse in the coming weeks. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-bottom-line/2026/10/4/war-on-iran-is-escalation-more-likely-than-a-deal-2?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 00:12

Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday because of a wave of pupil protests that has shaken the country, the education minister said. Lessons will be “totally or partly suspended” in some “400-500” high schools as the security conditions “have not been fulfilled”, said Education Minister Edouard Geffray on Sunday, adding that 24 schools had been “burned or… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3369730/hundreds-schools-close-monday-education-protests-rock-france?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 00:11

The Ku Klux Klan says support for its message is growing as it seeks to rebrand around family and faith. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/4/ku-klux-klan-leader-claims-rising-support-ahead-of-us-midterm-elections?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 5 Oct, 00:10

Brazilians queued to vote on Sunday in the first round of a tight election, following a campaign dominated by corruption scandals, economic anxiety and accusations of US meddling. The field of 13 candidates has been led by two clear front runners – leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, who is seeking a fourth term, and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old son of former president… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3369728/brazilians-head-polls-high-stakes-polarised-election?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 4 Oct, 23:12

Trilateral talks could happen this month in UAE or another US-proposed venue, says the president. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/ukraine-ready-for-us-backed-talks-with-russia-zelenskyy?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 4 Oct, 23:02

Protesters say the election commission’s voter-roll revision has removed millions of eligible voters to benefit PM Modi. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/mass-protests-demanding-poll-chief-resignation-shake-india-for-third-day?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 4 Oct, 22:40

The allegations were made after police detained dozens of protesters demanding the resignation of the election chief over changes to voter rolls. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9e8lvm6nrr3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 4 Oct, 22:12