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2 December 2025

On December 1, 2025, in Maharagama, Sri Lanka, an elderly woman donates whatever she can to help those affected by the floods during the third day of the community action at the National Youth Service Center.

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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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#12998890

18 November 2025

Two young Iranian women help their friend wear her earrings at a center for creativity and innovation in Tehran, Iran, on November 17, 2025. Tehran Design Week is an inclusive event that weaves design into the fabric of urban life, creating a platform for creative dialogue among designers, producers, and enthusiasts.

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#12951165

5 November 2025

Election worker volunteers help a voter with their ballot at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center in Poway, California, on November 4, 2025, during California's special election on Proposition 50, a measure that temporarily redraws congressional districts.

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#12864096

15 October 2025

People queue in front of blue tents marked ''Stadt Leipzig'' set up for Ukrainian refugee registration outside the New Town Hall in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, on May 21, 2022. The temporary setup provides information and assistance to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

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#12864097

15 October 2025

People queue in front of blue tents marked ''Stadt Leipzig'' set up for Ukrainian refugee registration outside the New Town Hall in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, on May 21, 2022. The temporary setup provides information and assistance to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

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#12864098

15 October 2025

People queue in front of blue tents marked ''Stadt Leipzig'' set up for Ukrainian refugee registration outside the New Town Hall in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, on May 21, 2022. The temporary setup provides information and assistance to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

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#12861696

15 October 2025

Police officers of the ''White Angel'' special unit help a woman with a child unload belongings from an evacuation minibus in the village of Pokrovske, Synelnykove district, which serves as an intermediate hub where people evacuated from frontline villages are brought before volunteers from various charitable organizations transport them further to transit centers, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on October 9, 2025

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#12843388

9 October 2025

A paramedic is present during the Ekstraklasa match between Juvenia Krakow and Awenta Pogon Siedlce at the Jagiellonian University Sports and Recreation Center in Krakow, Poland, on October 4, 2025.

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#12843390

9 October 2025

A paramedic is present during the Ekstraklasa match between Juvenia Krakow and Awenta Pogon Siedlce at the Jagiellonian University Sports and Recreation Center in Krakow, Poland, on October 4, 2025.

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#12843392

9 October 2025

A medic participates in the Ekstraklasa match between Juvenia Krakow and Awenta Pogon Siedlce at the Jagiellonian University Sports and Recreation Center in Krakow, Poland, on October 4, 2025.

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#12836165

6 October 2025

The entrance and exterior view of the VdK Bayern office is in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Upper Palatinate, Germany, on October 4, 2025. The VdK is a German social association that provides advocacy and support for social justice and welfare issues.

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#12836166

6 October 2025

The signage of the VdK Bayern office is in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Upper Palatinate, Germany, on October 4, 2025. The VdK is a German social association that provides advocacy and support for social justice and welfare issues.

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#12836206

6 October 2025

The exterior of a Schuelerhilfe tutoring center is in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Upper Palatinate, Germany, on October 4, 2025. Schulerhilfe is a brand of ZGS Bildungs-GmbH and is one of the leading providers of private tuition in Germany and Austria.

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#12791396

24 September 2025

A Brandweer (fire department) truck drives through the busy streets of Amsterdam city center as pedestrians cross the road in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 10, 2025.

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