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5 December 2025

Matteo Salvini, Vice President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, and Giorgia Meloni, chairman of the board, participate in the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, on December 4, 2025.

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5 December 2025

Matteo Salvini, Vice President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, and Giorgia Meloni, chairman of the board, participate in the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, on December 4, 2025.

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5 December 2025

Matteo Salvini, Vice President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, and Giorgia Meloni, chairman of the board, participate in the inauguration ceremony of the Olympic Flame Relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, on December 4, 2025.

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#13031712

27 November 2025

Leaders of the Nepali Communist Party attend 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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#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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#13031713

27 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister and Coordinator of the Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, gestures during a party unification event 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 mergers 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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#13031714

27 November 2025

Rajendra Shrestha, a communist leader of Nepal, gestures during a party unification event 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 mergers 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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#13031726

27 November 2025

Rajendra Shrestha, a communist leader of Nepal, gestures during a party unification event 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 mergers 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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#13031711

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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#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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#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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#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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#13031721

27 November 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal 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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#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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#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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#13002691

19 November 2025

In Krakow, Poland, on November 18, 2025, Jerzy Hausner, Chairman of the OEES Program Council, participates in a panel discussion at the 10th Open Eyes Economy Summit at the ICE Krakow Congress Center. The Open Eyes Economy Summit is an annual economic conference. This event emphasizes that social values are an important element of the economy and business. Sustainable development, social, and environmental needs are promoted. 'Economy of values' is the motto and main theme of the 10th edition of the Open Eyes Economy Summit.

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