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#13213194

18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, gestures after arriving at the party office of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 18, 2026, formally joining the party to contest the March election. The rapper-turned-mayor is presented as the next Prime Minister by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The former rapper, who wins the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the charge of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah is presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. With candidacy filing scheduled for January 20, Shah prepares to contest from the Jhapa-5 constituency in the March 5 elections, with the declared aim of beating four-time prime minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13213195

18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, arrives at the party office of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 18, 2026, formally joining the party to contest the March election. The rapper-turned-mayor is presented as the next Prime Minister by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The former rapper, who won the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the role of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah is presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. With candidacy filing scheduled for January 20, Shah prepares to contest from the Jhapa-5 constituency in the March 5 elections, with the declared aim of beating four-time prime minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13213290

18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, rings a traditional bell after arriving at the party office of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 18, 2026, formally joining the party to contest the March election. The rapper turned mayor is presented as the next Prime Minister by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). The former rapper, who wins the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the charge of senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). On December 28, Balen strikes a deal with the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) where it is agreed that he will be the next Prime Ministerial candidate from the party. As per the 7-point agreement, RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane continues as the party's central chairman, while Shah is presented as the party's parliamentary leader after the elections and its prime ministerial candidate. The RSP emerges as the fourth largest political force, winning 21 seats in the dissolved House of Representatives within a year of its establishment. With candidacy filing scheduled for January 20, Shah prepares to contest from the Jhapa-5 constituency in the March 5 elections, with the declared aim of beating four-time prime minister and CPN-UML chair KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency. Balen promises to institutionalize the agenda raised by September's Gen-Z movement. The electoral battle in Jhapa-5 shapes up to be an intriguing contest this time.

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#13178476

11 January 2026

Demonstrators shout slogans while raising a sign reading in Arabic, ''Injustice is a harbinger of the destruction of civilization,'' during a popular march that brings together thousands of Tunisians, including opposition supporters, human rights activists, civil society members, and families of detained opposition figures in Tunis, Tunisia, on January 10, 2026. According to organizers, the march takes place under the slogans ''Injustice Heralds Revolution'' and ''Revolutionary Mandate Against Tyranny,'' aiming for the restoration of the spirit of the Tunisian Revolution and the defense of freedom and dignity, asserting that the revolution belongs to the people. Participants denounce an escalating crackdown on freedoms and rights, describing it as an injustice under President Kais Saied's rule. The march comes in response to President Kais Saied's claim that a pro-Saied rally on the revolution's 15th anniversary in December 2025 reflects a popular mandate, a claim that critics challenge due to limited and orchestrated turnout.

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#13178479

11 January 2026

Demonstrators shout slogans while raising a sign reading in Arabic, ''Injustice is a harbinger of the destruction of civilization,'' during a popular march that brings together thousands of Tunisians, including opposition supporters, human rights activists, civil society members, and families of detained opposition figures in Tunis, Tunisia, on January 10, 2026. According to organizers, the march takes place under the slogans ''Injustice Heralds Revolution'' and ''Revolutionary Mandate Against Tyranny,'' aiming for the restoration of the spirit of the Tunisian Revolution and the defense of freedom and dignity, asserting that the revolution belongs to the people. Participants denounce an escalating crackdown on freedoms and rights, describing it as an injustice under President Kais Saied's rule. The march comes in response to President Kais Saied's claim that a pro-Saied rally on the revolution's 15th anniversary in December 2025 reflects a popular mandate, a claim that critics challenge due to limited and orchestrated turnout.

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#13178482

11 January 2026

Demonstrators shout slogans while deploying a large banner that reads in Arabic, ''Injustice heralds revolution, Tunisia has become a giant prison.'' Others wave Tunisian flags during a popular march that brings together thousands of Tunisians, including opposition supporters, human rights activists, civil society members, and families of detained opposition figures in Tunis, Tunisia, on January 10, 2026. According to organizers, the march takes place under the slogans ''Injustice Heralds Revolution'' and ''Revolutionary Mandate Against Tyranny,'' aiming for the restoration of the spirit of the Tunisian Revolution and the defense of freedom and dignity, asserting that the revolution belongs to the people. Participants denounce an escalating crackdown on freedoms and rights, describing it as an injustice under President Kais Saied's rule. The march comes in response to President Kais Saied's claim that a pro-Saied rally on the revolution's 15th anniversary in December 2025 reflects a popular mandate, a claim that critics challenge due to limited and orchestrated turnout.

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#13178487

11 January 2026

Demonstrators hold a large banner depicting a composite face merging Tunisian President Kais Saied and former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, with text in Arabic stating, ''The arc of the revolution will not close,'' conveying the message that the two represent different faces of the same dictatorship--two sides of the same coin during a popular march that brings together thousands of Tunisians, including opposition supporters, human rights activists, civil society members, and families of detained opposition figures in Tunis, Tunisia, on January 10, 2026. According to organizers, the march takes place under the slogans ''Injustice Heralds Revolution'' and ''Revolutionary Mandate Against Tyranny,'' aiming for the restoration of the spirit of the Tunisian Revolution and the defense of freedom and dignity, asserting that the revolution belongs to the people. Participants denounce an escalating crackdown on freedoms and rights, describing it as an injustice under President Kais Saied's rule. The march comes in response to President Kais Saied's claim that a pro-Saied rally on the revolution's 15th anniversary in December 2025 reflects a popular mandate, a claim that critics challenge due to limited and orchestrated turnout.

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#13178489

11 January 2026

Demonstrators confront riot police officers while raising a large banner depicting a composite face merging Tunisian President Kais Saied and former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, with a text in Arabic, ''The arc of the revolution will not close,'' conveying the message that the two represent different faces of the same dictatorship--two sides of the same coin during a popular march that brings together thousands of Tunisians, including opposition supporters, human rights activists, civil society members, and families of detained opposition figures in Tunis, Tunisia, on January 10, 2026. According to organizers, the march takes place under the slogans ''Injustice Heralds Revolution'' and ''Revolutionary Mandate Against Tyranny,'' aiming for the restoration of the spirit of the Tunisian Revolution and the defense of freedom and dignity, asserting that the revolution belongs to the people. Participants denounce an escalating crackdown on freedoms and rights, describing it as an injustice under President Kais Saied's rule. The march comes in response to President Kais Saied's claim that a pro-Saied rally on the revolution's 15th anniversary in December 2025 reflects a popular mandate, a claim that critics challenge due to limited and orchestrated turnout.

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#13178491

11 January 2026

A demonstrator raises a loaf of bread while others hold up a large banner depicting a composite face merging Tunisian President Kais Saied and former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, with text in Arabic stating, ''The arc of the revolution will not close,'' conveying the message that the two represent different faces of the same dictatorship--two sides of the same coin during a popular march that brings together thousands of Tunisians, including opposition supporters, human rights activists, civil society members, and families of detained opposition figures in Tunis, Tunisia, on January 10, 2026. According to organizers, the march takes place under the slogans ''Injustice Heralds Revolution'' and ''Revolutionary Mandate Against Tyranny,'' aiming for the restoration of the spirit of the Tunisian Revolution and the defense of freedom and dignity, asserting that the revolution belongs to the people. Participants denounce an escalating crackdown on freedoms and rights, describing it as an injustice under President Kais Saied's rule. The march comes in response to President Kais Saied's claim that a pro-Saied rally on the revolution's 15th anniversary in December 2025 reflects a popular mandate, a claim that critics challenge due to limited and orchestrated turnout.

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11 January 2026

Demonstrators hold a large banner depicting a composite face merging Tunisian President Kais Saied and former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, with text in Arabic stating, ''The arc of the revolution will not close,'' conveying the message that the two represent different faces of the same dictatorship--two sides of the same coin during a popular march that brings together thousands of Tunisians, including opposition supporters, human rights activists, civil society members, and families of detained opposition figures in Tunis, Tunisia, on January 10, 2026. According to organizers, the march takes place under the slogans ''Injustice Heralds Revolution'' and ''Revolutionary Mandate Against Tyranny,'' aiming for the restoration of the spirit of the Tunisian Revolution and the defense of freedom and dignity, asserting that the revolution belongs to the people. Participants denounce an escalating crackdown on freedoms and rights, describing it as an injustice under President Kais Saied's rule. The march comes in response to President Kais Saied's claim that a pro-Saied rally on the revolution's 15th anniversary in December 2025 reflects a popular mandate, a claim that critics challenge due to limited and orchestrated turnout.

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#13162946

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162947

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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#13162948

7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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7 January 2026

Meta exhibition stand with the logo of the technology company. Meta Platforms owns and operates several social media platforms and communication services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads. Meta has headquarters in California, USA and is considered Big Tech company, listed as one of the world's largest public companies, aiming to a strategic shift toward developing the metaverse, an interconnected digital ecosystem spanning virtual and augmented reality technologies with products like the Ray-Ban Meta, a series of AI glasses created by Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica. Tech companies booths at the BRIDGE Summit 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre ADNEC. BRIDGE Summit in the UAE is a major global media, entertainment, and technology conference. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 10, 2025.

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