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16 December 2025

Ishwar Pokhrel, former Nepali Defense Minister and contender for the chairmanship of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), gestures during the general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. According to 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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#13100987

15 December 2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Several European leaders, the NATO Secretary General, and U.S. negotiators meet tonight at the Chancellery in Berlin in an effort to work towards a ceasefire in the ongoing war with Russia in Ukraine.

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#13100992

15 December 2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Several European leaders, the NATO Secretary General, and U.S. negotiators meet tonight at the Chancellery in Berlin in an effort to work towards a ceasefire in the ongoing war with Russia in Ukraine.

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15 December 2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz greets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte upon his arrival at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on December 15, 2025. Several European leaders, the NATO Secretary General, and U.S. negotiators attend a meeting tonight at the Chancellery in Berlin to work towards a ceasefire in the ongoing war with Russia in Ukraine.

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14 December 2025

Hamma Hammami, the Secretary General of the Tunisian Workers' Party, holds a sign in Arabic reading ''Freedoms, the police state is over'' during the annual ''Rights and Freedoms'' march organized by the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (French: LTDH) to mark the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, also known as Human Rights Day, in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 13, 2025. The march, held under the slogan ''Fetters Will Break Open,'' brings together demonstrators from political parties, civil society groups, and human rights organizations, who denounce what they describe as escalating repression of dissidents and critics under Tunisian President Kais Saied. Participants protest the crackdown on freedoms and human rights, including restrictions on free speech and press freedom.

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#13085339

11 December 2025

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the House on the Homeland Security Committee about Worldwide Threats to the Homeland in Washington DC, USA, on December 1, 2025.

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#13085340

11 December 2025

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the House on the Homeland Security Committee about Worldwide Threats to the Homeland in Washington DC, USA, on December 1, 2025.

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11 December 2025

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the House on the Homeland Security Committee about Worldwide Threats to the Homeland in Washington DC, USA, on December 1, 2025.

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11 December 2025

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the House on the Homeland Security Committee about Worldwide Threats to the Homeland in Washington DC, USA, on December 1, 2025.

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11 December 2025

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the House on the Homeland Security Committee about Worldwide Threats to the Homeland in Washington DC, USA, on December 1, 2025.

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#13074047

8 December 2025

US Department of State Secretary Marco Rubio delivers remarks with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, in Washington DC, USA, on December 8, 2025, at the Treaty Room/State Department.

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#13074049

8 December 2025

US Department of State Secretary Marco Rubio delivers remarks with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, in Washington DC, USA, on December 8, 2025, at the Treaty Room/State Department.

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#13074055

8 December 2025

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks in Washington DC, USA, on December 8, 2025, at the Treaty Room/State Department.

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8 December 2025

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks in Washington DC, USA, on December 8, 2025, at the Treaty Room/State Department.

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#13047990

1 December 2025

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks about last week's attack on National Guard troops and alleged drug trafficking boats during a press briefing in Washington DC, USA, on December 1, 2025, at the Brady Room/White House.

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1 December 2025

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks about last week's attack on National Guard troops and alleged drug trafficking boats during a press briefing in Washington DC, USA, on December 1, 2025, at the Brady Room/White House.

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