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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13008668

21 November 2025

People bundle up to avoid the cold in Barcelona, Spain, on November 20, 2025, as the temperature drops drastically after the arrival of a mass of cold arctic air.

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#13008669

21 November 2025

People bundle up to avoid the cold in Barcelona, Spain, on November 20, 2025, as the temperature drops drastically after the arrival of a mass of cold arctic air.

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#13008671

21 November 2025

People bundle up to avoid the cold in Barcelona, Spain, on November 20, 2025, as the temperature drops drastically after the arrival of a mass of cold arctic air.

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#13008678

21 November 2025

People bundle up to avoid the cold in Barcelona, Spain, on November 20, 2025, as the temperature drops drastically after the arrival of a mass of cold arctic air.

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#13008679

21 November 2025

People bundle up to avoid the cold in Barcelona, Spain, on November 20, 2025, as the temperature drops drastically after the arrival of a mass of cold arctic air.

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#13008680

21 November 2025

People bundle up to avoid the cold in Barcelona, Spain, on November 20, 2025, as the temperature drops drastically after the arrival of a mass of cold arctic air.

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#13008681

21 November 2025

People bundle up to avoid the cold in Barcelona, Spain, on November 20, 2025, as the temperature drops drastically after the arrival of a mass of cold arctic air.

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#13008682

21 November 2025

People bundle up to avoid the cold in Barcelona, Spain, on November 20, 2025, as the temperature drops drastically after the arrival of a mass of cold arctic air.

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#13008683

21 November 2025

People bundle up to avoid the cold in Barcelona, Spain, on November 20, 2025, as the temperature drops drastically after the arrival of a mass of cold arctic air.

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#13008684

21 November 2025

People bundle up to avoid the cold in Barcelona, Spain, on November 20, 2025, as the temperature drops drastically after the arrival of a mass of cold arctic air.

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#12994949

16 November 2025

Jess Gray of Portsmouth puts her hands out to avoid colliding with the woodwork as the ball hits the upright and rebounds during the WSL2 match between Birmingham City and Portsmouth at St Andrews @ Knighthead Park in Birmingham, England, on November 16, 2025.

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#12977929

11 November 2025

A resident covers their nose to avoid the foul odor from a towering pile of garbage at a temporary waste disposal site on Dakota Street in Bandung City, Indonesia, on November 11, 2025. The accumulation of waste occurs due to disruptions in transportation to the Sarimukti landfill. This situation causes trash heaps at several temporary waste disposal site locations to rise more than three meters high and nearly spill onto the road, producing a strong stench and posing potential hazards to motorists and nearby residents.

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#12969840

9 November 2025

The fighter sheep wait for their turn during the sheep fighting contest in Ranca Bango village, Garut Regency, West Java Province, on November 9, 2025. The art of sheep agility is a culture of the Garut people believed to have existed since around 1815, during the Pajajaran kingdom, and is still preserved to this day. This sheep fighting contest is regulated to only 20 headbutt matches to avoid fatal injuries or even death to the participating sheep. The winner is judged based on the sheep's health, stance, fighting technique, endurance, and courage. This sheep agility art tradition, apart from competing for attractive prizes such as refrigerators, washing machines, money, and motorbikes, is also a form of preserving tradition as well as a space to strengthen brotherhood between communities.

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#12969841

9 November 2025

The fighter sheep wait for their turn during the sheep fighting contest in Ranca Bango village, Garut Regency, West Java Province, on November 9, 2025. The art of sheep agility is a culture of the Garut people believed to have existed since around 1815, during the Pajajaran kingdom, and is still preserved to this day. This sheep fighting contest is regulated to only 20 headbutt matches to avoid fatal injuries or even death to the participating sheep. The winner is judged based on the sheep's health, stance, fighting technique, endurance, and courage. This sheep agility art tradition, apart from competing for attractive prizes such as refrigerators, washing machines, money, and motorbikes, is also a form of preserving tradition as well as a space to strengthen brotherhood between communities.

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#12969844

9 November 2025

Officials carry refrigerators as prizes for winners of the sheep fighting contest in Ranca Bango village, Garut Regency, West Java Province, on November 9, 2025. The art of sheep agility is a cultural practice of the Garut people, believed to have existed since around 1815 during the Pajajaran kingdom, and is still preserved today. This sheep fighting contest is regulated to only 20 headbutt matches to avoid fatal injuries or death to the participating sheep. The winner is judged based on the sheep's health, stance, fighting technique, endurance, and courage. This sheep agility art tradition, apart from offering attractive prizes such as refrigerators, washing machines, money, and motorbikes, also serves as a means of preserving tradition and strengthening brotherhood between communities.

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