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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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#13134173

27 December 2025

Christmas decor is in the lobby of an apartment block in the Darnytskyi district damaged by a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 27, 2025.

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#13103528

16 December 2025

Contesting leaders from the CPN-UML for various posts, including the party chairmanship, KP Sharma Oli (center in black jacket) and Ishwar Pokhrel (center in blue with red scarf), chat during the ongoing general convention of the party in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 16, 2025. The contest for the new leadership of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) intensifies as incumbent chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chairman Ishwar Pokharel face each other with separate panels. As per 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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#13050949

2 December 2025

A unionist walks by a poster reading 'Paper, Press, Work, Edition'. Called by some trade unions, hundreds of people take to the streets in Toulouse, France, on December 2, 2025, against Macron's economics and budget austerity, both national budget and social security budget. It launches at the beginning of the summer on social networks against the Macron government's push for downsizing the welfare state, cutting taxes for businesses, rising the Defense budget and Interior ministry, and his choice of conservative Sebastien Lecornu as the new Prime Minister. His pro-business stance angers French people.

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#13050718

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050719

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050720

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050721

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050722

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050723

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050724

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050725

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050726

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050727

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050728

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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#13050729

2 December 2025

A social housing complex designed by architect Giancarlo de Carlo is seen on Mazzorbo Island in Venice, Italy, on November 18, 2025. The complex features two-storey buildings inspired by typical Venetian vernacular architecture and is built in 2003, providing different types of accommodation.

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