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#13073717

8 December 2025

The front cab of a green and white Trenitalia regional train is visible on a track, bearing the official logo and the Regione Toscana (Tuscany Region) emblem, as passengers wait on the platform in the background. This scene is at the Santa Maria Novella Central Station in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on November 23, 2025. This station is one of Italy's busiest, serving as the main transport hub for Florence and the Tuscany region.

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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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#13012213

22 November 2025

Around 700 Falange supporters march through central Madrid, Spain, on November 21, 2025, in a demonstration authorized by the Madrid High Court after an initial ban. Participants carry pre-constitutional flags, perform fascist salutes, and sing the Falangist anthem ''Cara al Sol,'' openly praising Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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#13012214

22 November 2025

Around 700 Falange supporters march through central Madrid, Spain, on November 21, 2025, in a demonstration authorized by the Madrid High Court after an initial ban. Participants carry pre-constitutional flags, perform fascist salutes, and sing the Falangist anthem ''Cara al Sol,'' openly praising Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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#13012215

22 November 2025

Around 700 Falange supporters march through central Madrid, Spain, on November 21, 2025, in a demonstration authorized by the Madrid High Court after an initial ban. Participants carry pre-constitutional flags, perform fascist salutes, and sing the Falangist anthem ''Cara al Sol,'' openly praising Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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#13012216

22 November 2025

Around 700 Falange supporters march through central Madrid, Spain, on November 21, 2025, in a demonstration authorized by the Madrid High Court after an initial ban. Participants carry pre-constitutional flags, perform fascist salutes, and sing the Falangist anthem ''Cara al Sol,'' openly praising Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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#13012217

22 November 2025

Around 700 Falange supporters march through central Madrid, Spain, on November 21, 2025, in a demonstration authorized by the Madrid High Court after an initial ban. Participants carry pre-constitutional flags, perform fascist salutes, and sing the Falangist anthem ''Cara al Sol,'' openly praising Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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#13012218

22 November 2025

Around 700 Falange supporters march through central Madrid, Spain, on November 21, 2025, in a demonstration authorized by the Madrid High Court after an initial ban. Participants carry pre-constitutional flags, perform fascist salutes, and sing the Falangist anthem ''Cara al Sol,'' openly praising Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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#13012219

22 November 2025

Around 700 Falange supporters march through central Madrid, Spain, on November 21, 2025, in a demonstration authorized by the Madrid High Court after an initial ban. Participants carry pre-constitutional flags, perform fascist salutes, and sing the Falangist anthem ''Cara al Sol,'' openly praising Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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#13012220

22 November 2025

Around 700 Falange supporters march through central Madrid, Spain, on November 21, 2025, in a demonstration authorized by the Madrid High Court after an initial ban. Participants carry pre-constitutional flags, perform fascist salutes, and sing the Falangist anthem ''Cara al Sol,'' openly praising Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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#13012221

22 November 2025

Around 700 Falange supporters march through central Madrid, Spain, on November 21, 2025, in a demonstration authorized by the Madrid High Court after an initial ban. Participants carry pre-constitutional flags, perform fascist salutes, and sing the Falangist anthem ''Cara al Sol,'' openly praising Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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#13012222

22 November 2025

Around 700 Falange supporters march through central Madrid, Spain, on November 21, 2025, in a demonstration authorized by the Madrid High Court after an initial ban. Participants carry pre-constitutional flags, perform fascist salutes, and sing the Falangist anthem ''Cara al Sol,'' openly praising Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

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#13008827

21 November 2025

Members of Generation Z in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 20, 2025, march in an attempt to disrupt the Civic-Military Parade commemorating the 115th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, led by Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico. The parade takes place in the Zocalo and ends at the Monument to the Revolution.

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#13008829

21 November 2025

Members of Generation Z in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 20, 2025, march in an attempt to disrupt the Civic-Military Parade commemorating the 115th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, led by Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico. The parade takes place in the Zocalo and ends at the Monument to the Revolution.

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#13008831

21 November 2025

Members of Generation Z in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 20, 2025, march in an attempt to disrupt the Civic-Military Parade commemorating the 115th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, led by Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico. The parade takes place in the Zocalo and ends at the Monument to the Revolution.

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