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#13181842

11 January 2026

Nepali Congress cadres attend the opening ceremony of the special convention of the party organized in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 11, 2026. The two-day event involves active participation from general secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma. Acting party president and other senior party members abstain from the opening ceremony, protesting against it. The second special general convention, called by Thapa and Sharma, takes place against the backdrop of a deepening intra-party dispute. The establishment faction led by party president Sher Bahadur Deuba opposes the convention, arguing it could split the party, and instead pushes for the regular general convention scheduled for May. Thapa and Sharma maintain that the convention is demanded by 2,488 elected representatives, more than 54 percent of the total. Leaders backing the convention say over 60 percent of elected delegates participate. The Congress statute has a provision that makes it mandatory for the party leadership to call a special general convention if at least 40 percent of the party's elected general convention representatives demand it. A petition signed by 53 percent of the Nepali Congress general convention representatives is submitted at the party headquarters in mid-October, seeking a special general convention and election of a new leadership.

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#13181847

11 January 2026

Binod Chaudhary, Nepal's only billionaire, addresses the opening ceremony of the special convention of the Nepali Congress in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 11, 2026. The two-day event is organized with the active involvement of general secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma. The acting party president and other senior party members abstain from the opening ceremony, protesting against it. The second special general convention, called by Thapa and Sharma, is held against the backdrop of a deepening intra-party dispute. The establishment faction led by party president Sher Bahadur Deuba opposes the convention, arguing it could split the party, and instead pushes for the regular general convention scheduled for May. Thapa and Sharma maintain that the convention is demanded by 2,488 elected representatives, more than 54 percent of the total. Leaders backing the convention say over 60 percent of elected delegates participate. The Congress statute has a provision that makes it mandatory for the party leadership to call a special general convention if at least 40 percent of the party's elected general convention representatives demand it. A petition signed by 53 percent of the Nepali Congress general convention representatives is submitted at the party headquarters in mid-October, seeking a special general convention and election of a new leadership.

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#13181848

11 January 2026

Bishwa Prakash Sharma, General Secretary of the Nepali Congress, addresses the inaugural session of the special convention in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 11, 2026. The two-day event is organized with the active involvement of General Secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma. The acting party president and other senior party members abstain from the opening ceremony, protesting against it. The second special general convention, called by Thapa and Sharma, is held against the backdrop of a deepening intra-party dispute. The establishment faction, led by party president Sher Bahadur Deuba, opposes the convention, arguing it could split the party, and instead pushes for the regular general convention scheduled for May. Thapa and Sharma maintain that the convention is demanded by 2,488 elected representatives, more than 54 percent of the total. Leaders backing the convention say over 60 percent of elected delegates are participating. The Congress statute has a provision that makes it mandatory for the party leadership to call a special general convention if at least 40 percent of the party's elected general convention representatives demand it. A petition signed by 53 percent of the Nepali Congress general convention representatives is submitted at the party headquarters in mid-October, seeking a special general convention and election of a new leadership.

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#13141990

31 December 2025

A Bengal monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis) climbs to the top of a weed to bask on a cool day, blending with the forest vegetation in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 30, 2025. The large terrestrial reptile is protected under India's Wildlife (Protection) Act but is often hunted for use in traditional remedies.

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#13141991

31 December 2025

A Bengal monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis) climbs to the top of a weed to bask on a cool day, blending with the forest vegetation in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 30, 2025. The large terrestrial reptile is protected under India's Wildlife (Protection) Act but is often hunted for use in traditional remedies.

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#13141992

31 December 2025

A Bengal monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis) climbs to the top of a weed to bask on a cool day, blending with the forest vegetation in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 30, 2025. The large terrestrial reptile is protected under India's Wildlife (Protection) Act but is often hunted for use in traditional remedies.

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#13141993

31 December 2025

A Bengal monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis) climbs to the top of a weed to bask on a cool day, blending with the forest vegetation in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 30, 2025. The large terrestrial reptile is protected under India's Wildlife (Protection) Act but is often hunted for use in traditional remedies.

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#13141743

30 December 2025

HSBC UK bank branch has illuminated signage in Newcastle, England, United Kingdom, on December 20, 2025.

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#13141744

30 December 2025

HSBC UK bank branch has illuminated signage in Newcastle, England, United Kingdom, on December 20, 2025.

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#13141745

30 December 2025

HSBC UK bank branch has illuminated signage in Newcastle, England, United Kingdom, on December 20, 2025.

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#13140195

29 December 2025

A cockfighter weighs his rooster for a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140196

29 December 2025

A rooster is seen before the cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140201

29 December 2025

A rooster is seen after a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140206

29 December 2025

A cockfighter shows his rooster after the cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140209

29 December 2025

Cockfighters prepare a rooster for a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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#13140211

29 December 2025

Cockfighters prepare a rooster for a cockfight in a derby held in the municipality of San Martin Atexcal, in the state of Puebla, as part of the celebrations for the Virgin of Guadalupe. Although the Secretariat of Animal Welfare launches legislative initiatives seeking to prohibit animal abuse, which includes banning cockfighting, in several communities of the state of Puebla, this activity continues, creating much controversy, on December 29, 2025, in Puebla, Mexico.

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