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13 January 2026

Central committee members of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) take part in an oath-taking ceremony at the party's central office in Parisdanda, Kathmandu, Nepal. The NCP is a newly unified communist party formed in November 2025 through the merger of more than ten communist factions, including Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda's CPN (Maoist Centre) and Madhav Kumar Nepal's CPN (Unified Socialist). Following the party's convention, Prachanda is named Coordinator and Madhav Kumar Nepal Co-coordinator. The party adopts a five-pronged star as its election symbol, with unification details submitted to the Election Commission ahead of upcoming elections.

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#13189996

13 January 2026

Central committee members of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) take part in an oath-taking ceremony at the party's central office in Parisdanda, Kathmandu, Nepal. The NCP is a newly unified communist party formed in November 2025 through the merger of more than ten communist factions, including Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda's CPN (Maoist Centre) and Madhav Kumar Nepal's CPN (Unified Socialist). Following the party's convention, Prachanda is named Coordinator and Madhav Kumar Nepal Co-coordinator. The party adopts a five-pronged star as its election symbol, with unification details submitted to the Election Commission ahead of upcoming elections.

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13 January 2026

Central committee members of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) take part in an oath-taking ceremony at the party's central office in Parisdanda, Kathmandu, Nepal. The NCP is a newly unified communist party formed in November 2025 through the merger of more than ten communist factions, including Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda's CPN (Maoist Centre) and Madhav Kumar Nepal's CPN (Unified Socialist). Following the party's convention, Prachanda is named Coordinator and Madhav Kumar Nepal Co-coordinator. The party adopts a five-pronged star as its election symbol, with unification details submitted to the Election Commission ahead of upcoming elections.

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#13189987

13 January 2026

Chairperson of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, Co-chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal, both former prime ministers, and central committee members take their oath during a ceremony at the party's central office in Parisdanda, Kathmandu, Nepal. The NCP forms in November 2025 through the merger of more than ten communist factions, including the CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist), with the oath-taking following the formal announcement of the party's leadership structure.

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#13189989

13 January 2026

Chairperson of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a former prime minister also known as Prachanda, and central committee members take their oath during a ceremony at the party's central office in Parisdanda, Kathmandu, Nepal. The NCP forms in November 2025 through the merger of more than ten communist factions, including Prachanda's CPN (Maoist Centre) and Madhav Kumar Nepal's CPN (Unified Socialist), with the oath-taking following the formal announcement of the party's leadership structure.

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#13189990

13 January 2026

Co-chairperson of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Madhav Kumar Nepal, a former prime minister, takes his oath during a ceremony at the party's central office in Parisdanda, Kathmandu, Nepal. The NCP forms in November 2025 through the merger of more than ten communist factions, including Madhav Nepal's CPN (Unified Socialist) and Pushpa Kamal Dahal's CPN (Maoist Centre), with the oath-taking following the formal announcement of the party's leadership structure.

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#13189991

13 January 2026

Chairperson of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, Co-chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal, both former prime ministers, and central committee members take their oath during a ceremony at the party's central office in Parisdanda, Kathmandu, Nepal. The NCP forms in November 2025 through the merger of more than ten communist factions, including the CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist), with the oath-taking following the formal announcement of the party's leadership structure.

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#13190001

13 January 2026

Chairperson of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a former prime minister also known as Prachanda, delivers a speech during the party's oath-taking ceremony at its central office in Parisdanda, Kathmandu, Nepal. In his address, he highlights the goals of the newly unified NCP, which forms in November 2025 through the merger of more than ten communist factions, including his CPN (Maoist Centre) and Madhav Kumar Nepal's CPN (Unified Socialist). The ceremony follows the formal announcement of the party's leadership structure.

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13 January 2026

Chairperson of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a former prime minister also known as Prachanda, and central committee members take their oath during a ceremony at the party's central office in Parisdanda, Kathmandu, Nepal. The NCP forms in November 2025 through the merger of more than ten communist factions, including Prachanda's CPN (Maoist Centre) and Madhav Kumar Nepal's CPN (Unified Socialist), with the oath-taking following the formal announcement of the party's leadership structure.

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#13189945

13 January 2026

An exhibition of cultural materials destroyed in the attack and arson attack is held at the central office of the cultural organization Udichi ShilpiGosthi in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 13, 2026. On December 19, 2025, the central office of Bangladesh's cultural organization, Udichi ShilpiGosthi, in Dhaka is vandalized and set ablaze by miscreants amidst political unrest, destroying decades of cultural archives, musical instruments, and furniture in Dhaka.

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#13189946

13 January 2026

An exhibition of cultural materials destroyed in the attack and arson attack is held at the central office of the cultural organization Udichi ShilpiGosthi in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 13, 2026. On December 19, 2025, the central office of Bangladesh's cultural organization, Udichi ShilpiGosthi, in Dhaka is vandalized and set ablaze by miscreants amidst political unrest, destroying decades of cultural archives, musical instruments, and furniture in Dhaka.

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#13189948

13 January 2026

An exhibition of cultural materials destroyed in the attack and arson attack is held at the central office of the cultural organization Udichi ShilpiGosthi in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 13, 2026. On December 19, 2025, the central office of Bangladesh's cultural organization, Udichi ShilpiGosthi, in Dhaka is vandalized and set ablaze by miscreants amidst political unrest, destroying decades of cultural archives, musical instruments, and furniture in Dhaka.

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#13189951

13 January 2026

An exhibition of cultural materials destroyed in the attack and arson attack is held at the central office of the cultural organization Udichi ShilpiGosthi in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 13, 2026. On December 19, 2025, the central office of Bangladesh's cultural organization, Udichi ShilpiGosthi, in Dhaka is vandalized and set ablaze by miscreants amidst political unrest, destroying decades of cultural archives, musical instruments, and furniture in Dhaka.

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#13189959

13 January 2026

An exhibition of cultural materials destroyed in the attack and arson attack is held at the central office of the cultural organization Udichi ShilpiGosthi in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 13, 2026. On December 19, 2025, the central office of Bangladesh's cultural organization, Udichi ShilpiGosthi, in Dhaka is vandalized and set ablaze by miscreants amidst political unrest, destroying decades of cultural archives, musical instruments, and furniture in Dhaka.

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#13189961

13 January 2026

An exhibition of cultural materials destroyed in the attack and arson attack is held at the central office of the cultural organization Udichi ShilpiGosthi in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 13, 2026. On December 19, 2025, the central office of Bangladesh's cultural organization, Udichi ShilpiGosthi, in Dhaka is vandalized and set ablaze by miscreants amidst political unrest, destroying decades of cultural archives, musical instruments, and furniture in Dhaka.

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#13189744

13 January 2026

Taxi drivers gather in Piazza Luigi di Savoia (Central Station) for the national taxi service strike called by taxi drivers and trade associations in Milan, Italy, on January 13.

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