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Young Nepalis register for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kathmandu on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2025
After uprising, Nepal's Gen Z rush to register to vote
For many, it will be their first time participating in an election, and they see it as a chance to shape the future of their country of 30 million people.
Fire engulfs Nepal's main administrative building in Kathmandu on Sept. 9, following a police crackdown on protests over government corruption and social media restrictions. This violent unrest is part of a larger pattern of instability in South Asia that threatens regional security and India’s strategic interests.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2025
India’s reckoning with its dangerous neighborhood
All these stories point to a larger worrying trend: Democracy in India’s neighborhood is in retreat.
Moroccan youth from a collective calling itself GenZ 212 chant slogans as they rally for a seventh straight day to demand reforms to public health care and education.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2025
Gen Z anger at ruling elites is erupting across the world
There has been a surge in Gen Z demonstrations in Africa and Asia against aging leaders and corruption.
Bangladeshis celebrate in Dhaka on Aug. 5, the first anniversary of student-led protests that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2025
What Western media call insurrection at home, they call revolution abroad
Western media have perfected a seductive but dangerous narrative: the romanticized tale of youth-led “revolutions” toppling supposedly repressive, graft-ridden governments abroad.
A woman carries a portrait of a relative killed in clashes with security forces while joining a protest march moving toward the prime minister's office in Kathmandu on Sept. 13.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2025
Nepal’s Gen Z protests and humanity’s shared future
This is not Nepal's story alone. It is a reminder that the future isn’t inherited but forged by today’s youth.
A woman passes a graffitied wall outside Nepal's torched Parliament in Kathmandu on Sunday. The country's new leader, Sushila Karki, vowed the same day to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2025
Why Nepal’s new power brokers should worry India and China
If India and China continue treating Nepal primarily as a geopolitical pawn, they risk alienating future leaders.
A soldier stands guard near Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, after it was set ablaze by protesters, in Kathmandu on Sept. 12.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
'No regrets': wounded Nepali protesters proud of changes
One 22-year-old who ended up with bullet fragments lodged in his arm and stomach during protests said he would do it again "if there is no change."
Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel (left), in the presence of interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki (second from left) and National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal (third from left), administers the oath of office to newly appointed Finance Minister Rameshwore Prasad Khanal (third from right), Energy Minister Kulman Ghising (second from right), and Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 15, 2025
Nepal picks three with reformist credentials for interim Cabinet
An ex-finance secretary, a former state power utility chief and a human rights lawyer have been named to head the finance, energy and home ministries.
Newly-elected prime minister of Nepal's interim government, Sushila Karki, and other officials observe a moment of silence on Sunday to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in recent protests in Kathmandu.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 14, 2025
Young activists who toppled Nepal's government now picking new leaders
A Nepalese activist group used Discord and Instagram to mobilize deadly Gen Z–driven protests that toppled Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli.
Nepalese President Ram Chandra Paudel (left) gestures after administering the oath of office to the country's newly appointed prime minister, Sushila Karki, during her swearing-in-ceremony at the President House in Kathmandu on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 13, 2025
Former chief justice named Nepal's first female prime minister after violent unrest
Deadly anti-graft protests forced Sushila Karki's predecessor, K.P. Sharma Oli, to resign earlier this week.
Children walk past Nepal's Parliament house in Kathmandu Thursday, just days after it was set on fire by protesters angered by a social media ban and government corruption.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2025
Gen-Z protesters across Asia are challenging the old guard
On Tuesday, Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned after two days of demonstrations over a sweeping social-media ban.
Nepali soldiers patrol a road near the Singha Durbar complex, which houses the prime minister's office and other ministries, in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 10, 2025
Soldiers guard Nepal's parliament and patrol streets after deadly protests
Burnt-out vehicles and twisted metal littered the area around parliament, where army firefighters battled to douse a blaze in the main hall.
Demonstrators gather outside Nepal's Parliament during a protest condemning social media prohibitions and corruption by the government in Kathmandu on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2025
Nepal's ban on major social media sites lifted after protesters killed
All major social media apps were said to be working as the government ordered a probe into the violence that saw police launch a deadly crackdown.
A woman uses her phone at Bashantapur Durbar Square, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday after the Nepali government announced it will block access to all unregistered social media platforms.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 5, 2025
Nepal to block some social media platforms, including Facebook
The move came after the companies failed to register with authorities in a crackdown on misuse.
Visitors line up to enter the Nepal pavilion, which finally opened at the Osaka Expo on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2025
Nepal pavilion finally opens at Osaka Expo
With Nepal's entry, all foreign pavilions of the 158 countries and regions and seven international organizations participating in the event are now open.
A member of the Nepalese army airlifts people stranded during the flood at Bhote Koshi River in Nepal on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2025
Tibetan glacial lake drainage triggered deadly flood in Nepal, climate body says
At least 19 people are still missing in Nepal following the flood.
The United Nations General Assembly Building in New York in 2015. An internal U.N. document shows the U.S. is opposing draft reforms of the world's financial system intended to help developing countries.
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2025
U.N. document shows U.S. seeks to weaken global development finance efforts
It opposes draft reforms of the world's financial system intended to help developing countries, including around taxation, credit ratings and fossil fuel subsidies.
A red panda at the central zoo in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Mar 14, 2025
Nepal community efforts revive red panda population
Conservationists say educational outreach and sustainable livelihood programs helped improve the effectiveness of Nepal's conservation efforts.
People ride in cable cars over the Chandragiri hilltop on the outskirts of Kathmandu on Feb. 3.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2025
Nepal community fights to save sacred forests from cable cars
Five cable car projects have opened in the past two years — and 10 more are under development, according to government figures.
Vehicles drive over a road made using recycled plastic waste in Pokhara, Nepal, on Dec. 26.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jan 27, 2025
Rubbish roads: Nepal explores paving with plastic
Studies show that roads paved with plastic waste can be twice as durable as normal roads.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
After plenty of ups and downs, Osaka Expo concludes with message of unity
The sun sets on the Grand Ring on the final day of the Osaka Expo on Monday.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.

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