"Block 11"

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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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#13096534

14 December 2025

Paul Buchegger of Valsa Group Modena and Pardo Mati of Valsa Group Modena block during the volleyball match between Rana Verona and Valsa Group Modena, MD11 of the Superlega Men Volley Championship 2025/2026 at Pala AGSM-AIM in Verona, Italy, on December 14, 2025.

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14 December 2025

Paul Buchegger of Valsa Group Modena and Pardo Mati of Valsa Group Modena block during the volleyball match between Rana Verona and Valsa Group Modena, MD11 of the Superlega Men Volley Championship 2025/2026 at Pala AGSM-AIM in Verona, Italy, on December 14, 2025.

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14 December 2025

Pardo Mati blocks during the volleyball match between Rana Verona and Valsa Group Modena in MD11 of the Superlega Men Volley Championship 2025/2026 at Pala AGSM-AIM in Verona, Italy, on December 14, 2025.

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#13091077

13 December 2025

KP Sharma Oli (in a red scarf and black cap), former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), addresses the opening 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 is convened 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 is scheduled to present 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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#13091080

13 December 2025

KP Sharma Oli (in a red scarf and black cap), former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), addresses the opening 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 is convened 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 is scheduled to present 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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#13084570

11 December 2025

CPN-UML Chair and former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (in black cap) addresses editors and journalists in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 11, 2025. During the briefing, Oli criticizes the 10-point agreement signed between the interim government and representatives of the Gen-Z People's Movement. Oli says the government lacks any legitimate mandate to negotiate with the Gen-Z groups. Oli adds that the agreement, which is presented by the government without proper authorization, has already been rejected in practice. He says such documents should not be recognized or legitimized. The government and Gen-Z movement describe the deal as a step toward good governance, youth participation, and long-term political stability. The agreement also includes provisions for declaring individuals who died during the September 8-9 Gen-Z protests as martyrs, providing their families with relief and support, free medical care, education, employment opportunities, and social security for the injured, and establishing a Martyrs' Memorial Foundation. Other commitments in the agreement focus on human rights investigations, reducing partisan influence in state institutions, introducing a ''None of the Above'' (NOTA) voting option, conducting primary elections, and setting the minimum age for candidacy at 21. Despite these provisions, Oli rejects the agreement entirely, maintaining that it is a theatrical exercise without legal or political validity.

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#13084551

11 December 2025

Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives, Devraj Aryal (in blue), and Chairman of the National Assembly, Narayan Dahal (left in black), stand in front of the torched federal parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 11, 2025. The federal parliament is damaged during the Gen-Z protest on September 9, when it is vandalized and set on fire.

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#13025481

25 November 2025

A window is smashed in the apartment block damaged by the Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 25, 2025. On Sunday night, November 23, Russian troops launch drones at the central Ukrainian city, causing fires in one of the apartment blocks and a private home. Fifteen people are injured, including an 11-year-old girl.

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25 November 2025

A window is smashed in the apartment block damaged by the Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 25, 2025. On Sunday night, November 23, Russian troops launch drones at the central Ukrainian city, causing fires in one of the apartment blocks and a private home. Fifteen people are injured, including an 11-year-old girl.

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#13025480

25 November 2025

Workers of a gas supplier examine the apartment block damaged by the Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 25, 2025. On the night of November 23, Russian troops launch drones at the central Ukrainian city, causing fires in one of the apartment blocks and a private home. Fifteen people are injured, including an 11-year-old girl.

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25 November 2025

Two schoolboys look at the damage done to the apartment block by the Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 25, 2025. On Sunday night, November 23, Russian troops launch drones at the central Ukrainian city, causing fires in one of the apartment blocks and a private home. Fifteen people are injured, including an 11-year-old girl.

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25 November 2025

An insulating glass unit falls to the ground at the apartment block damaged by the Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 25, 2025. On the night of November 23, Russian troops launch drones at the central Ukrainian city, causing fires in one of the apartment blocks and a private home. Fifteen people are injured, including an 11-year-old girl.

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#13025486

25 November 2025

A man cuts an OSB board with a circular saw outside the apartment block damaged by the Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 25, 2025. On the night of November 23, Russian troops launch drones at the central Ukrainian city, causing fires in one of the apartment blocks and a private home. Fifteen people are injured, including an 11-year-old girl.

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#13025488

25 November 2025

Two men remove the broken pieces of a window in the apartment block damaged by the Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 25, 2025. On Sunday night, November 23, Russian troops launch drones at the central Ukrainian city, causing fires in one of the apartment blocks and a private home. Fifteen people are injured, including an 11-year-old girl.

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25 November 2025

A man stands on a ladder to repair wires at the apartment block damaged by the Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 25, 2025. On Sunday night, November 23, Russian troops launch drones at the central Ukrainian city, causing fires in one of the apartment blocks and a private home. Fifteen people are injured, including an 11-year-old girl.

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