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#13031723

27 November 2025

Leaders of the Nepali Communist Party welcome new cadres during a merger program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which forms on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031728

27 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addresses a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which forms on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031720

27 November 2025

Nepali human rights activist and acid-attack survivor Mushkan Khatun attends a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which is formed on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031724

27 November 2025

Nepali Human Rights activist and acid-attack survivor Mushkan Khatun addresses a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which is formed on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031718

27 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Left) and Madhav Kumar Nepal (Right) attend a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which forms on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13031715

27 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Left), Madhav Kumar Nepal (Center), and former Home Minister Bamdev Aryal attend a party unification program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 27, 2025. Pro-unification factions from four more parties merge with the Nepali Communist Party, which forms on November 5. The latest round of merger between the communist parties of Nepal includes the Janata Samajwadi Party's pro-unification faction led by Federal Council Chairman Rajendra Shrestha, the Janajagaran Party Nepal, the rebel group of the CPN (Majority), and the rebel group of the CPN (Maoist). The unification announcement ceremony is attended by Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Ganga Narayan Tuladhar, and others. Rajendra Shrestha and other leaders from the groups taking part in the merger are also present at the event. Ten groups, including the CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist), announce their unification to form the Nepali Communist Party on November 5. Later, two more parties, including the one led by Bhim Rawal, also join the newly-formed party. With the addition of the groups joining on Thursday, the total number of groups merging with the NCP reaches 16.

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#13016803

23 November 2025

RZESZOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 22: Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chairperson of the New Left (Nowa Lewica) and newly appointed Marshal of the Polish Sejm, speaks during a press conference at the Podkarpackie Congress of the Provincial New Left, where key programmatic and organizational priorities for the party’s new term in the region were outlined, in Rzeszow, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 22, 2025.

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#13002285

18 November 2025

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo holds a FIFA World Cup ball during a news conference on the programs for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 18, 2025.

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#13002288

18 November 2025

Claudia Curiel, Minister of Culture, speaks about the programs for the FIFA World Cup 2026 during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 18, 2025.

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#13002273

18 November 2025

Rommel Pacheco, Director General of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE), speaks about the programs for the FIFA World Cup 2026 during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 18, 2025.

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#13002279

18 November 2025

Rommel Pacheco, Director General of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE), speaks about the programs for the FIFA World Cup 2026 during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 18, 2025.

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#13002291

18 November 2025

Gabriela Cuevas, Coordinator of the Federal Government's Work for the 2026 World Cup, speaks about the programs for the FIFA World Cup 2026 during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 18, 2025.

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#13002286

18 November 2025

Mexico's Health Minister, David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz, speaks about the programs for the FIFA World Cup 2026 during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 18, 2025.

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#12981121

12 November 2025

Police set up checkpoints and inspect motorcycles and other vehicles at entry points and key locations in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 12, 2025, on the eve of a court verdict against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others in a case over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising. The banned Awami League announces a ''lockdown'' program ahead of the verdict, prompting heightened security measures across the capital.

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#12981122

12 November 2025

Police set up checkpoints and inspect motorcycles and other vehicles at entry points and key locations in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 12, 2025, on the eve of a court verdict against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others in a case over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising. The banned Awami League announces a ''lockdown'' program ahead of the verdict, prompting heightened security measures across the capital.

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#12981123

12 November 2025

Police set up checkpoints and inspect motorcycles and other vehicles at entry points and key locations in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 12, 2025, on the eve of a court verdict against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others in a case over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising. The banned Awami League announces a ''lockdown'' program ahead of the verdict, prompting heightened security measures across the capital.

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