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Overnight attacks on Kyiv injured 15 people, while two were injured in Moscow as Russia said it intercepted 163 drones. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/22/russia-and-ukraine-trade-attacks-despite-pledging-to-resume-peace-talks?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 15:10

Repair work is underway on the trail to Chum Valley in northern Gorkha, which was blocked by landslides and floods. Work is progressing so that the trail can reopen within a few days. Movement to and from Chumchet and Chhekampar has come to a halt after the cantilever bridge at Sardibhir in Chumnubri Rural Municipality-6 […] The post This is how the flood-hit Chum Valley trail is being fixed… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/chum-valley-trail-is-being-fixed.html

Places · DigiGeoNepal @digigeonepal · 22 Oct, 15:07

India’s planned acquisition of four large amphibious warships would strengthen its ability to support naval logistics and humanitarian missions across the Indian Ocean, with security experts saying their value depends on how the navy could effectively utilise them during a crisis. The Indian Navy has invited bids for four landing platform docks (LPDs), each with a displacement of more than 30,000… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3371775/india-seeks-expand-navys-reach-4-amphibious-warships

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 14:12

Yemen's government forces launched hundreds of strikes on Houthi locations, a spokesperson says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/fighting-rages-in-yemens-taiz-as-un-warns-nearly-260000-now-displaced?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 14:11

Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents are promising a change to Israeli politics, but are their policies really that different? https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/22/israeli-elections-is-it-just-right-wing-versus-right?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 14:10

The airport attack came hours after falling debris from a drone intercepted by Saudi air defences near a processing facility at Aramco’s Shaybah oil field killed a Nepali and a Filipino worker and injured two others. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/22/a-nepali-among-eight-injured-in-dammam-airport-attack

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 22 Oct, 13:52

Two critical flaws could let hackers take control of vulnerable servers, prompting warnings to patch systems or take websites offline. https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/22/what-is-php-and-why-are-security-flaws-putting-european-government-websites-at-risk

Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal @digiforeignnepal · 22 Oct, 13:51

In the wake of Indonesia’s worst stock-market rout since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, President Prabowo Subianto’s administration has turned to appeals to economic nationalism to shore up confidence, urging citizens to rally behind the country’s battered stock market. The government has promised reforms in response to warnings from global index provider MSCI that Indonesia could be downgraded… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3371767/can-prabowos-economic-nationalism-save-indonesia-potential-msci-downgrade

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 13:12

As wildfires rage across Sumatra and Kalimantan, frustrated Indonesians are turning to performance art to call for greater government action and draw global attention to the destruction of both the country’s rainforests and rich cultural heritage. In South Sumatra, local art collective Jaga Api recently launched a project titled Tarian Kehancuran Budaya (the Dance of Cultural Destruction), using… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3371773/indonesians-turn-eco-art-haze-sparks-anger-and-diplomatic-tension

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 13:11

Atlanta's Reese has become the only woman in history to record consecutive double-doubles in three WNBA Finals games. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/22/angel-reese-shines-again-as-dream-down-valkyries-to-lead-wnba-finals?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 13:10

The district has recorded 817 infections, with Darma Rural Municipality reporting the highest number of cases. https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-5/2026/10/22/scrub-typhus-death-toll-reaches-ten-in-salyan

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 22 Oct, 12:52

The Cornell case shows how university bureaucracy discourages complaints and shields institutions. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/22/us-universities-are-failing-to-protect-victims-of-sexual-assault?traffic_source=rss

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

A Hong Kong information security watchdog issued an “extremely high risk” warning on Thursday morning over two critical flaws in a widely used web programming language that could allow hackers to execute code remotely and take control of servers. The warning followed similar alerts from governments and cybersecurity agencies overseas, which urged website operators to install updates to fix the… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3371756/hong-kong-watchdog-warns-hacking-risks-flaws-web-programming-language

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 12:11

AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3qjnwye0ep5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 12:09

Eight teams will compete for four places in the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier, with Nepal, the UAE, Namibia and Canada among the participants. https://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2026/10/22/kathmandu-to-host-cricket-world-cup-qualifier-play-off-in-december

Sports · DigiSportsNepal @digisportsnepal · 22 Oct, 11:52

The motorcycle crashed in Bhumikasthan Municipality-2 on Wednesday night, killing the father and son at the scene. https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-5/2026/10/22/two-killed-in-motorcycle-crash-in-arghakhanchi

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 22 Oct, 11:51

Governments and companies are scrambling to protect their websites, as Amazon says it experienced attacks before the warning was made public. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmx23d0k57d3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 11:12

China has taken a major step in spearheading the standardisation of brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies, as it now chairs the secretariat of a subcommittee jointly overseen by two key international organisations and lists the technology applications as a national development priority. The China-led subcommittee, known as ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 43, was set to formulate global standards regarding… https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3371742/china-moves-set-global-standards-brain-computer-interface-technology

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 11:11

Protests in Europe have highlighted debt squeeze, with France now paying more to borrow than Italy and Greece. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/the-world-is-365-trillion-in-debt-and-the-interest-bill-is-climbing?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 11:10

Russia and Ukraine traded major attacks overnight with Moscow’s mayor saying on Thursday that 630 drones had been launched towards the region, shortly after a US envoy held talks with the Russian president in St Petersburg. Following Wednesday’s meeting between his envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin, US President Donald Trump claimed the two sides were nearing a breakthrough. “The other day I was… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3371739/russia-and-ukraine-trade-major-attacks-trump-touts-progress

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 10:12

Pyongyang plans to resume broadcasting anti-South Korea propaganda along the armed border. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/north-korea-to-resume-propaganda-broadcasts-south-korea-urges-dialogue?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 10:11

Right-wing presidential candidate says he will release personal records if his opponent Lula meets his conditions. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/brazils-bolsonaro-challenges-lula-to-expand-release-of-personal-records?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 10:10

Kathmandu, October 22 s Government websites in various countries, including Nepal, have gone offline after researchers found two serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language. Cybersecurity agencies had urged the organisations concerned to apply PHP’s security updates immediately and, if they could not, to temporarily keep their websites shut down. A security update… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/ai-major-php-vulnerabilities.html

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 22 Oct, 10:01

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 22 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The First […] https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-october-22-the-first-green-star-wd-j13306435/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 22 Oct, 09:50

Emissions on both sides of the island are unusually high as human-set fires spread in a landscape parched by drought. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/fires-char-new-guinea/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 22 Oct, 09:46

Kathmandu, October 22 Meteorologists have indicated that rain is likely in many parts of Nepal from next week. The chance of rain stems from the influence of a low-pressure system that has developed in the Bay of Bengal. According to meteorologist Dr Binod Pokhrel, various weather forecast models show that rain could fall for about […] The post Rain likely in many parts of Nepal from next week… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/rain-likely-in-many-parts.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 22 Oct, 09:12

The social unrest roiling France is being closely watched for a possible spillover effect beyond the country’s borders that could reshape European politics, Chinese analysts said. The crisis is a major stress test for French politicians as they navigate deep-seated economic and societal tensions in the run-up to the country’s presidential election in April next year, according to the analysts. A… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371674/why-chinese-pundits-say-frances-riots-could-reshape-european-politics

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 09:11

US federal judge blocked wall's construction on Texas-Mexico border amid an ongoing legal battle. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/trump-administration-seeks-supreme-court-approval-to-build-big-bend-wall?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 09:04

Malaysian police have arrested a 16-year-old student after he live-streamed an attack on a teacher with an axe at a private school in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak state. CCTV footage shows the teenager entering a classroom at around 7.50am on Wednesday, hitting the female teacher once with an axe before leaving. He re-enters through a second door and swings the axe at a student as others flee… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3371718/malaysian-teen-arrested-after-live-streaming-axe-attack-teacher-class

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 22 Oct, 09:02