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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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#13213195

18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, arrives 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 won the local election of 2022 from the Nepali capital, also assumes the role 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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#13213290

18 January 2026

Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, also known as Balen, rings a traditional bell 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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#13208171

17 January 2026

Supporters of the FDP (Free Democratic Party) stand at an information booth featuring ''Eisbachwelle retten!'' (Save the Eisbach Wave) and ''Munchner Freiheit fur den Eisbach!'' posters at Marienplatz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on January 17, 2026. The campaign focuses on local issues. This outreach is part of political campaigning for the Bavarian local elections scheduled for March 8, 2026, where residents elect new city council members and the Lord Mayor.

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#13208172

17 January 2026

Supporters of the FDP (Free Democratic Party) stand at an information booth featuring ''Eisbachwelle retten!'' (Save the Eisbach Wave) and ''Munchner Freiheit fur den Eisbach!'' posters at Marienplatz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on January 17, 2026. The campaign focuses on local issues. This outreach is part of political campaigning for the Bavarian local elections scheduled for March 8, 2026, where residents elect new city council members and the Lord Mayor.

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#13183276

12 January 2026

Former senator from Ontario, Victor Oh, stands with Mayor Carolyn Parrish during the Mayor's New Year's Levee event at the city hall in Mississauga, Ontario, on January 11, 2026.

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#13172850

9 January 2026

Minnesota State Rep. Aisha Gomez of District 62A speaks during a press conference at Minneapolis City Hall in Minneapolis, United States, on January 9, 2026. Renee Nicole Good, 37 years old, is shot and killed by ICE officer Jonathan Ross during a confrontation on the morning of January 7 during federal law enforcement operations in south Minneapolis.

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#13172851

9 January 2026

Minnesota State Rep. Aisha Gomez of District 62A speaks during a press conference at Minneapolis City Hall in Minneapolis, United States, on January 9, 2026. Renee Nicole Good, 37 years old, is shot and killed by ICE officer Jonathan Ross during a confrontation on the morning of January 7 during federal law enforcement operations in south Minneapolis.

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#13159010

5 January 2026

Mayor of Holbaek Municipality Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen arrives at the New Year's levee for mayors and regional council chairpersons, which is held at Christian VII's Palace, Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 5, 2026.

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#13157092

5 January 2026

Corso Italia, the main street running through the center of Sorrento, serves as a representative urban avenue lined with shops and buildings in Sorrento, Italy, on January 7, 2025.

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#13085012

11 December 2025

Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Mathieu Mori, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Petr Mares, and UN Women Representative Sabine Freizer Gunes (L to R) participate in the International Human Rights Conference ''Lessons from Ukraine for the World: New Challenges in the Field of Human Rights Protection'' in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 10, 2025. Speakers discuss current issues of human rights protection with the participation of state bodies, international organizations, and civil society.

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#13085014

11 December 2025

Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Mathieu Mori, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Petr Mares, UN Women Representative Sabine Freizer Gunes, and Save the Children's Country Director for Ukraine Sonia Khush (L to R) participate in the International Human Rights Conference ''Lessons from Ukraine for the World: New Challenges in the Field of Human Rights Protection'' in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 10, 2025. Speakers discuss current issues of human rights protection with the participation of state bodies, international organizations, and civil society.

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#13085016

11 December 2025

Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Mathieu Mori, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Petr Mares, UN Women Representative Sabine Freizer Gunes, and Save the Children's Country Director for Ukraine Sonia Khush (L to R) participate in the International Human Rights Conference ''Lessons from Ukraine for the World: New Challenges in the Field of Human Rights Protection'' in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 10, 2025. Speakers discuss current issues of human rights protection with the participation of state bodies, international organizations, and civil society.

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#13085024

11 December 2025

Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Mathieu Mori, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Petr Mares, UN Women Representative Sabine Freizer Gunes, and Save the Children's Country Director for Ukraine Sonia Khush (L to R) participate in the International Human Rights Conference ''Lessons from Ukraine for the World: New Challenges in the Field of Human Rights Protection'' in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 10, 2025. Speakers discuss current issues of human rights protection with the participation of state bodies, international organizations, and civil society.

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#13030746

27 November 2025

The airplane with Pope Leo XIV takes off to Ankara at Rome's Fiumicino International Airport in Italy on November 27, 2025. Pope Leo XIV begins his first six-day foreign trip, traveling to Turkiye, where he is expected to meet privately with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council held in Nicea, modern-day Iznik. He then continues on to Lebanon, where he is scheduled to meet local authorities, leaders and representatives from various religious faiths, and groups of young people.

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#13030747

27 November 2025

The airplane with Pope Leo XIV takes off to Ankara at Rome's Fiumicino International Airport in Italy on November 27, 2025. Pope Leo XIV begins his first six-day foreign trip, traveling to Turkiye, where he is expected to meet privately with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council held in Nicea, modern-day Iznik. He then continues on to Lebanon, where he is scheduled to meet local authorities, leaders and representatives from various religious faiths, and groups of young people.

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