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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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#13007110

20 November 2025

A boy stands by the bags with belongings as he leaves the front-line village of Vozdvyzhivka in the Polohy district with his mother Anna and his two brothers, with the help of police officers from the Huliaipole District Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 19, 2025.

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#13007111

20 November 2025

A boy stands by the bags with belongings as he leaves the front-line village of Vozdvyzhivka in the Polohy district with his mother Anna and his two brothers, with the help of police officers from the Huliaipole District Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on November 19, 2025.

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#13004254

19 November 2025

Rescuers help an elderly woman evacuate in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on November 19, 2025, a Russian attack involving 19 Shahed-type drones struck residential courtyards, causing significant damage to apartment buildings. Cars caught fire, a supermarket was destroyed, and both a school and a medical facility were damaged.

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#12809470

29 September 2025

A mobile consultation van for the project ''Streetwork fur Obdachlose'' (streetwork for homeless people) is in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on September 11, 2025. The van serves as a mobile office to provide advice and support for people without housing.

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#12759534

15 September 2025

A solidarity event for homeless people takes place with information stands, food distribution, and social support initiatives at Eigelstein Gate in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on September 11, 2025. Various aid organizations, including FC Stiftung, SKM Koln, and the Salvation Army, participate in the event to provide assistance and raise awareness.

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#12759536

15 September 2025

A solidarity event for homeless people takes place with information stands, food distribution, and social support initiatives at Eigelstein Gate in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on September 11, 2025. Various aid organizations, including FC Stiftung, SKM Koln, and the Salvation Army, participate in the event to provide assistance and raise awareness.

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#12759539

15 September 2025

A solidarity event for homeless people takes place with information stands, food distribution, and social support initiatives at Eigelstein Gate in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on September 11, 2025. Various aid organizations, including FC Stiftung, SKM Koln, and the Salvation Army, participate in the event to provide assistance and raise awareness.

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#12759541

15 September 2025

A solidarity event for homeless people takes place with information stands, food distribution, and social support initiatives at Eigelstein Gate in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on September 11, 2025. Various aid organizations, including FC Stiftung, SKM Koln, and the Salvation Army, participate in the event to provide assistance and raise awareness.

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#12759544

15 September 2025

A solidarity event for homeless people takes place with information stands, food distribution, and social support initiatives at Eigelstein Gate in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on September 11, 2025. Various aid organizations, including FC Stiftung, SKM Koln, and the Salvation Army, participate in the event to provide assistance and raise awareness.

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#12759538

15 September 2025

A protest poster with the slogan ''Wohnraum fur Profite statt Menschen? Umdenken!'' (''Housing for profit instead of people? Rethink!'') is displayed during the solidarity event for homeless people at Eigelstein Gate in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on September 11, 2025. The poster calls for political responsibility and an end to housing shortages.

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#12625383

8 August 2025

The DB Information counter and clock are inside the central hall of Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on July 31, 2025.

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#12591391

27 July 2025

Pro-Palestinian activists operate a donation stand for Gaza under tents in a city square in Wuerzburg, Bavaria, Lower Franconia, Germany, on July 26, 2025. Informational posters and a Palestinian flag are displayed.

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#12573796

22 July 2025

The Berlin Fire Department offers resuscitation exercises at the Lesbian-Gay City Festival in Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 2025. The Lesbian and Gay City Festival (Lesbisch-Schwules Stadtfest) in Berlin is Europe's largest street festival for lesbians and gays. It is held in the traditional gay area around Nollendorfplatz in Schoeneberg since 1993.

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#12573797

22 July 2025

The Berlin Fire Department offers resuscitation exercises at the Lesbian-Gay City Festival in Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 2025. The Lesbian and Gay City Festival (Lesbisch-Schwules Stadtfest) in Berlin is Europe's largest street festival for lesbians and gays. It is held in the traditional gay area around Nollendorfplatz in Schoeneberg since 1993.

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