"October 12 2025"

#13061720

5 December 2025

Five McDonnell Douglas EF-18 Hornets of the Spanish Air Force fly in formation over the Torrejon de Ardoz military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 12, 2025.

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#13061721

5 December 2025

Five McDonnell Douglas EF-18 Hornets of the Spanish Air Force fly in formation over the Torrejon de Ardoz military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 12, 2025.

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#13061722

5 December 2025

Five McDonnell Douglas EF-18 Hornets of the Spanish Air Force fly in formation over the Torrejon de Ardoz military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 12, 2025.

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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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#12987405

14 November 2025

A Spanish Air Force CASA C295M aircraft is at the Getafe military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 11, 2025.

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#12987406

14 November 2025

A Spanish Air Force CASA C295M aircraft is at the Getafe military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 11, 2025.

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#12987407

14 November 2025

A Spanish Air Force CASA C295M aircraft is at the Getafe military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 11, 2025.

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#12987408

14 November 2025

A Spanish Air Force CASA C295M aircraft is at the Getafe military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 11, 2025.

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#12987409

14 November 2025

A Spanish Air Force CASA C295M aircraft is at the Getafe military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 11, 2025.

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#12987410

14 November 2025

A Spanish Air Force CASA C295M aircraft is at the Getafe military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 11, 2025.

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#12987411

14 November 2025

A Spanish Air Force CASA C295M aircraft is at the Getafe military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 11, 2025.

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#12987412

14 November 2025

A Spanish Air Force CASA C295M aircraft is at the Getafe military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 11, 2025.

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#12978206

11 November 2025

Two traditional German garden gnomes, made of brightly colored ceramic, are placed outdoors in a garden area covered with grass and fallen autumn leaves. The gnomes are seen in Lenggries, Bavaria, Germany, on October 12, 2025.

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#12957199

6 November 2025

A Georgian Airways Bombardier Global 6000 approaches the runway for takeoff at Adolfo Suarez Airport in Madrid, Spain, on October 12, 2025.

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#12957200

6 November 2025

A Heron Aviation Cessna 525 Citation M2 approaches the runway for takeoff at Adolfo Suarez Airport in Madrid, Spain, on October 12, 2025.

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