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#13103960

16 December 2025

An open-air section of the Brussels Christmas Market, labeled ''UKRAINIAN VILLAGE,'' features wooden market stalls decorated with lights and festive signage. The initiative promotes Ukrainian culture and authentic crafts, often featuring traditional food and souvenirs, with profits frequently dedicated to support charity missions and wounded Ukrainian soldiers. The village is part of the larger Plaisirs d'Hiver/Winter Wonders event, in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13103961

16 December 2025

An open-air section of the Brussels Christmas Market, labeled ''UKRAINIAN VILLAGE,'' features wooden market stalls decorated with lights and festive signage. The initiative promotes Ukrainian culture and authentic crafts, often featuring traditional food and souvenirs, with profits frequently dedicated to support charity missions and wounded Ukrainian soldiers. The village is part of the larger Plaisirs d'Hiver/Winter Wonders event, in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13103962

16 December 2025

An open-air section of the Brussels Christmas Market, labeled ''UKRAINIAN VILLAGE,'' features wooden market stalls decorated with lights and festive signage. The initiative promotes Ukrainian culture and authentic crafts, often featuring traditional food and souvenirs, with profits frequently dedicated to support charity missions and wounded Ukrainian soldiers. The village is part of the larger Plaisirs d'Hiver/Winter Wonders event, in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13103963

16 December 2025

An open-air section of the Brussels Christmas Market, labeled ''UKRAINIAN VILLAGE,'' features wooden market stalls decorated with lights and festive signage. The initiative promotes Ukrainian culture and authentic crafts, often featuring traditional food and souvenirs, with profits frequently dedicated to support charity missions and wounded Ukrainian soldiers. The village is part of the larger Plaisirs d'Hiver/Winter Wonders event, in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13103965

16 December 2025

An open-air section of the Brussels Christmas Market, labeled ''UKRAINIAN VILLAGE,'' features wooden market stalls decorated with lights and festive signage. The initiative promotes Ukrainian culture and authentic crafts, often featuring traditional food and souvenirs, with profits frequently dedicated to support charity missions and wounded Ukrainian soldiers. The village is part of the larger Plaisirs d'Hiver/Winter Wonders event, in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13103553

16 December 2025

KP Sharma Oli, former Nepali Prime Minister and incumbent chair of the CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), attends the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates are also registered from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13103556

16 December 2025

KP Sharma Oli, former Nepali Prime Minister and incumbent chair of the CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), attends the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates are also registered from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13103557

16 December 2025

Ishwar Pokhrel (left) and KP Sharma Oli (right), the contenders for the party chair of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), chat during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13103561

16 December 2025

Communist leader Ram Bahadur Thapa (Left) and Ishwar Pokhrel (Right), the Chairman candidate in the ongoing 11th General Convention of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), chat during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13103563

16 December 2025

Ishwar Pokhrel, former Nepali Defense Minister and contender for the chairmanship of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), gestures during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. According to the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13103564

16 December 2025

KP Sharma Oli, former Nepali Prime Minister and incumbent chair of the CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), chats with former Finance Minister and party member Bishnu Prasad Paudel during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates are also registered from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13103528

16 December 2025

Contesting leaders from the CPN-UML for various posts, including the party chairmanship, KP Sharma Oli (center in black jacket) and Ishwar Pokhrel (center in blue with red scarf), chat during the ongoing general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13103567

16 December 2025

Shankar Pokhrel, the general secretary candidate in the ongoing 11th General Convention of the CPN-UML, announces the postponement of the election process in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13103568

16 December 2025

Shankar Pokhrel, a general secretary candidate in the ongoing 11th General Convention of the CPN-UML, announces the postponement of the election process in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of the CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. According to the published list by the party's election committee, incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel file their candidacies for the chairmanship. Candidates also register from their respective panels as well as independently for other office-bearer positions and central committee membership. Under the party's amended statute, there are five vice-chairperson posts, for which 11 candidates file nominations. For the nine Secretary positions, 20 candidates contest. Additionally, more than 1,000 candidates file nominations for central committee membership from various geographical areas and sectors.

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#13102362

16 December 2025

A man in a camouflage uniform talks on the phone as he walks past burnt-out and damaged cars at a parking lot following a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on December 14, 2025.

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#13102003

16 December 2025

FADIMA TALL (5) of the Princeton Tigers stands at the free throw line during an NCAA women's basketball game in Princeton, United States, on November 10, 2025

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