WORLD
Powerful explosions heard in Ukraine's capital
Powerful explosions heard in Ukraine's capital
"Explosions in the capital. Air defense forces are operating. Stay in shelters!" Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.
Dec 27, 2025
Health, Republica Watch
Late marriages and long separations shape new face of infertility in Nepal
Late marriages and long separations shape new face of infert...
Changing lifestyles, delayed marriages, foreign employment and rising obesity are driving a steady increase in infertility across Nepal, with doctors reporting a sharp rise in couples seeking treatment. Research and personal stories show that lifestyle-related factors—rather than purely biolog...
Dec 27, 2025
POLITICS
PM Karki to hold talks with top leaders of major parties on upcoming elections
PM Karki to hold talks with top leaders of major parties on...
Prime Minister Sushila Karki is meeting top leaders of Nepal’s three major parties today to discuss preparations for the upcoming House of Representatives elections.
Dec 27, 2025
POLITICS
Balen–Kulman talks intensify as alliance with RSP hangs in balance
Balen–Kulman talks intensify as alliance with RSP hangs in b...
KMC Mayor Balen Shah and Energy Minister Kulman Ghising are in high-level talks to advance a political alliance, even as negotiations with RSP remain deadlocked over power-sharing.
Dec 27, 2025
SPORTS
Stokes hails under-fire England's courage in 'really special' Test win
Stokes hails under-fire England's courage in 'really special...
The four-wicket victory at the fourth Test in Melbourne -- their first in Australia since January 2011 -- came after an intense build-up.
Dec 27, 2025
SOCIETY
68 days to go for polls: Who are temporary voters in HoR elections?
68 days to go for polls: Who are temporary voters in HoR ele...
Employees of the Nepal government, provincial and local governments, as well as institutions owned or controlled by the federal or provincial governments, who are listed in the final voter roll, will be included as temporary voters.
Dec 27, 2025
WORLD
China sanctions 20 US firms over Taiwan arms sales
China sanctions 20 US firms over Taiwan arms sales
China has imposed new sanctions on 20 US defence firms, including a Boeing unit, in retaliation for Washington’s latest arms sales to Taiwan.
Dec 27, 2025
SOCIETY
Sundhara drainage blocked for past 25 years reopens
Sundhara drainage blocked for past 25 years reopens
With arduous efforts throughout the nights of December 21 and 24, the water outlet was reopened on December 25 morning, informed KMC Ward 8 Chairman Ashaman Sangat.
Dec 27, 2025
SOCIETY
One killed in jeep-autorickshaw collision
One killed in jeep-autorickshaw collision
Ram Bahadur Baral Magar, 26, of Parshuram Municipality–10, Jojala in Dadeldhura, died in the accident. Another passenger, 21-year-old Sabita Thapa Magar of Panchdewal Municipality–3 in Achham, sustained serious injuries.
Dec 27, 2025
WORLD
Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate' ceasefire: joint statement
Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate' ceasefire: joint...
At least 47 people were killed and more than a million displaced in three weeks of fighting with artillery, tanks, drones and jets, according to official tallies.
Dec 27, 2025