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#13031735

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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#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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#12653274

17 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Newly appointed generals, including (from left) Major General Adam Rzeczkowski, serving as Director of the Department of Command over the Armed Forces at the National Security Bureau, are seen during a ceremony at Belweder Palace, where Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, conferred general officer appointments as part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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#12653182

17 August 2025

WARSAW, POLAND - AUGUST 14: Colonel Kwiatkowski (C) speaks with Newly appointed Major General Adam Rzeczkowski (R), Director of the Department of Command over the Armed Forces at the National Security Bureau, and Newly appointed Major General Miroslaw Polakow (L), Deputy Chief of Staff for Support at the Operational Command of the Armed Forces, ahead of a ceremony at Belweder Palace, where Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, conferred general officer appointments as part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations, in Warsaw, Poland, on August 14, 2025.

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#12576117

23 July 2025

Creditreform signage and pride flags are on the company's office building in Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 2025. Creditreform is a business information agency and debt collection service provider operating in multiple commercial sectors.

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#12576118

23 July 2025

Creditreform signage and flags are on the company's office building in Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 2025. Creditreform is a business information agency and debt collection service provider operating in multiple commercial sectors.

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#12576119

23 July 2025

Creditreform signage and flags are on the company's office building in Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 2025. Creditreform is a business information agency and debt collection service provider operating in multiple commercial sectors.

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#12576120

23 July 2025

Creditreform signage and pride flags are on the company's office building in Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 2025. Creditreform is a business information agency and debt collection service provider operating in multiple commercial sectors.

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#12576121

23 July 2025

Creditreform signage and flags are on the company's office building in Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 2025. Creditreform is a business information agency and debt collection service provider operating in multiple commercial sectors.

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#12576122

23 July 2025

Creditreform signage is on the company's office building in Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 2025. Creditreform is a business information agency and debt collection service provider operating in multiple commercial sectors.

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#12576123

23 July 2025

Creditreform flags are on the company's office building in Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 2025. Creditreform is a business information agency and debt collection service provider operating in multiple commercial sectors.

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#12548197

12 July 2025

Two EC175 rescue helicopters are on duty and on standby at the First Rescue Flight Team of Beihai Rescue Bureau in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, on July 12, 2025.

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#12548198

12 July 2025

Two EC175 rescue helicopters are on duty and on standby at the First Rescue Flight Team of Beihai Rescue Bureau in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, on July 12, 2025.

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#12463609

11 June 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: The J. Edgar Hoover Building, home to the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States, on May 28, 2025.

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#12438515

2 June 2025

City of Chicago Department of Buildings inspectors and officers from the Chicago Police Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism oversee the boarding and securing of a vacant apartment building near the intersection of North Leamington Avenue and West Kinzie Street on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, on June 2, 2025. The dilapidated structure shows signs of long-term abandonment and code violations and is declared off-limits as city contractors board up doors and windows under official order. The action is part of a broader public safety and nuisance abatement effort by the City to mitigate hazards posed by unsecured vacant buildings in high-risk neighborhoods.

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#12438516

2 June 2025

City of Chicago Department of Buildings inspectors and officers from the Chicago Police Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism oversee the boarding and securing of a vacant apartment building near the intersection of North Leamington Avenue and West Kinzie Street on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, on June 2, 2025. The dilapidated structure shows signs of long-term abandonment and code violations and is declared off-limits as city contractors board up doors and windows under official order. The action is part of a broader public safety and nuisance abatement effort by the City to mitigate hazards posed by unsecured vacant buildings in high-risk neighborhoods.

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