"2-point conversion"

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13 December 2025

Cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) undergo security checks at the entry point of the venue for the inauguration ceremony of the party's General Convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering to be its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committee members. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one convenes a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli presents the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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6 June 2025

People walk and wait near the bright green glass bus stop structure for Platz 2 on the forecourt of Darmstadt Central Station in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, on October 17, 2021. The public square includes benches and a McDonald's restaurant housed in a historic building.

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27 May 2025

People with bicycles wait on platform 2 at Olching suburban train station beneath an overhead clock and digital schedule display, with graffiti lining the noise barriers, in Olching, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on April 21, 2025. The station is served by S-Bahn trains connecting to Munich and surrounding areas.

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3 March 2025

People in carnival costumes ride the subway to the carnival parade in Nuremberg, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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#12116671

3 March 2025

People in carnival costumes ride the subway to the carnival parade in Nuremberg, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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3 March 2025

People in carnival costumes ride the subway to the carnival parade in Nuremberg, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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3 March 2025

People in carnival costumes ride the subway to the carnival parade in Nuremberg, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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3 March 2025

People in carnival costumes ride the subway to the carnival parade in Nuremberg, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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3 March 2025

People in carnival costumes ride the subway to the carnival parade in Nuremberg, Germany, on March 2, 2025.

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#11637985

5 October 2024

A protester holds a Lebanese flag. Hundreds of people demonstrate in Toulouse, France, on October 5, 2024, in support of Gazans, the Gaza Strip, Lebanese, and Lebanon. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, the Gaza Strip is leveled and decimated by Israel: more than 41,000 are killed, and 100,000 are injured. South Africa pleads in the International Justice Court against Israel for not preventing a genocide in Gaza. More than 80 countries side with South Africa in its case. The U.N. estimates that up to 2 million people in the Gaza Strip--or more than 85% of the population--are forced to flee Israel's devastating bombing campaign. Israel attacks Lebanon for two weeks. As in Gaza, the Israeli army strikes civilian neighborhoods, hospitals, and health facilities, and kills medics and doctors. More than 2,000 Lebanese are killed since Monday. More than 1.2 million Lebanese are displaced, and approximately 300,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria until Israel destroys every point of passage between Lebanon and Syria. Civilians bear the brunt of Israeli killings. Israel demands more than 50 Lebanese towns to be evacuated, such as Netanieh, population 75,000. Israel says it has the right to self-defense. For the West, neither Lebanon, Iran, nor Palestine have the right to self-defense.

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#11637986

5 October 2024

The banner reads 'Lebanese people'. Hundreds of people demonstrate in Toulouse, France, on October 5, 2024, in support of Gazans, the Gaza Strip, Lebanese, and Lebanon. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, the Gaza Strip is leveled and decimated by Israel: more than 41,000 are killed, and 100,000 are injured. South Africa pleads in the International Justice Court against Israel for not preventing a genocide in Gaza. More than 80 countries side with South Africa in its case. The U.N. estimates that up to 2 million people in the Gaza Strip--or more than 85% of the population--are forced to flee Israel's devastating bombing campaign. Israel attacks Lebanon for two weeks. As in Gaza, the Israeli army strikes civilian neighborhoods, hospitals, and health facilities, and kills medics and doctors. More than 2,000 Lebanese are killed since Monday. More than 1.2 million Lebanese are displaced, and approximately 300,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria until Israel destroys every point of passage between Lebanon and Syria. Civilians bear the brunt of Israeli killings. Israel demands more than 50 Lebanese towns to be evacuated, such as Netanieh, population 75,000. Israel states it has the right to self-defense. For the West, neither Lebanon, Iran, nor Palestine have the right to self-defense.

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#11637987

5 October 2024

A girl holds a Lebanese flag while on the shoulders of her father. Hundreds of people demonstrate in Toulouse, France, on October 5, 2024, in support of Gazans, the Gaza Strip, Lebanese, and Lebanon. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, the Gaza Strip is leveled and decimated by Israel: more than 41,000 are killed, and 100,000 are injured. South Africa pleads in the International Justice Court against Israel for not preventing a genocide in Gaza. More than 80 countries side with South Africa in its case. The U.N. estimates that up to 2 million people in the Gaza Strip--or more than 85% of the population--are forced to flee Israel's devastating bombing campaign. Israel attacks Lebanon for two weeks. As in Gaza, the Israeli army strikes civilian neighborhoods, hospitals, and health facilities, and kills medics and doctors. More than 2,000 Lebanese are killed since Monday. More than 1.2 million Lebanese are displaced, and approximately 300,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria until Israel destroys every point of passage between Lebanon and Syria. Civilians bear the brunt of Israeli killings. Israel demands more than 50 Lebanese towns to be evacuated, such as Netanieh, with a population of 75,000. Israel states it has the right to self-defense. For the West, neither Lebanon, Iran, nor Palestine have the right to self-defense.

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#11637988

5 October 2024

A man holds a placard reading 'Stop the genocide in Gaza'. Hundreds of people demonstrate in Toulouse, France, on October 5, 2024, in support of Gazans, the Gaza Strip, Lebanese, and Lebanon. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, the Gaza Strip is leveled and decimated by Israel: more than 41,000 are killed, and 100,000 are injured. South Africa pleads in the International Justice Court against Israel for not preventing a genocide in Gaza. More than 80 countries side with South Africa in its case. The U.N. estimates that up to 2 million people in the Gaza Strip--or more than 85% of the population--are forced to flee Israel's devastating bombing campaign. Israel attacks Lebanon for two weeks. As in Gaza, the Israeli army strikes civilian neighborhoods, hospitals, health facilities, and kills medics and doctors. More than 2,000 Lebanese are killed since Monday. More than 1.2 million Lebanese are displaced, and approximately 300,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria until Israel destroys every point of passage between Lebanon and Syria. Civilians bear the brunt of Israeli killings. Israel demands more than 50 Lebanese towns to be evacuated, such as Netanieh, with a population of 75,000. Israel says it has the right to self-defense. For the West, neither Lebanon, Iran, nor Palestine have the right to self-defense.

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#11637989

5 October 2024

A woman holds a placard reading 'Lebanon bleeds but resists'. Hundreds of people demonstrate in Toulouse, France, on October 5, 2024, in support of Gazans, the Gaza Strip, Lebanese, and Lebanon. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, the Gaza Strip is leveled and decimated by Israel: more than 41,000 are killed, and 100,000 are injured. South Africa pleads in the International Justice Court against Israel for not preventing a genocide in Gaza. More than 80 countries side with South Africa in its case. The U.N. estimates that up to 2 million people in the Gaza Strip--or more than 85% of the population--are forced to flee Israel's devastating bombing campaign. Israel attacks Lebanon for two weeks. As in Gaza, the Israeli army strikes civilian neighborhoods, hospitals, and health facilities, killing medics and doctors. More than 2,000 Lebanese are killed since Monday. More than 1.2 million Lebanese are displaced, and approximately 300,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria until Israel destroys every point of passage between Lebanon and Syria. Civilians bear the brunt of Israeli killings. Israel demands more than 50 Lebanese towns to be evacuated, such as Netanieh, population 75,000. Israel says it has the right to self-defense. For the West, neither Lebanon, Iran, nor Palestine have the right to self-defense.

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5 October 2024

Hundreds of people demonstrate in Toulouse, France, on October 5, 2024, in support of Gazans, the Gaza Strip, Lebanese, and Lebanon. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, the Gaza Strip is leveled and decimated by Israel: more than 41,000 are killed, and 100,000 are injured. South Africa pleads in the International Justice Court against Israel for not preventing a genocide in Gaza. More than 80 countries side with South Africa in its case. The U.N. estimates that up to 2 million people in the Gaza Strip, or more than 85% of the population, are forced to flee Israel's devastating bombing campaign. Israel attacks Lebanon for two weeks. As in Gaza, the Israeli army strikes civilian neighborhoods, hospitals, and health facilities, and kills medics and doctors. More than 2,000 Lebanese are killed since Monday. More than 1.2 million Lebanese are displaced, and approximately 300,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria until Israel destroys every point of passage between Lebanon and Syria. Civilians bear the brunt of Israeli killings. Israel demands more than 50 Lebanese towns to be evacuated, such as Netanieh, with a population of 75,000. Israel states it has the right to self-defense. For the West, neither Lebanon, Iran, nor Palestine have the right to self-defense.

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#11637991

5 October 2024

A woman holds a placard reading 'Lebanon bleeds but resists'. Hundreds of people demonstrate in Toulouse, France, on October 5, 2024, in support of Gazans, the Gaza Strip, Lebanese, and Lebanon. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, the Gaza Strip is leveled and decimated by Israel: more than 41,000 are killed, and 100,000 are injured. South Africa pleads in the International Justice Court against Israel for not preventing a genocide in Gaza. More than 80 countries side with South Africa in its case. The U.N. estimates that up to 2 million people in the Gaza Strip--or more than 85% of the population--are forced to flee Israel's devastating bombing campaign. Israel attacks Lebanon for two weeks. As in Gaza, the Israeli army strikes civilian neighborhoods, hospitals, and health facilities, and kills medics and doctors. More than 2,000 Lebanese are killed since Monday. More than 1.2 million Lebanese are displaced, and approximately 300,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria until Israel destroys every point of passage between Lebanon and Syria. Civilians bear the brunt of Israeli killings. Israel demands more than 50 Lebanese towns to be evacuated, including Netanieh, with a population of 75,000. Israel states it has the right to self-defense. For the West, neither Lebanon, Iran, nor Palestine have the right to self-defense.

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