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14 January 2026

The Quebec flag hangs from the window of a home as Quebecers celebrate Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day in Old Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 23, 2025.

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10 January 2026

Acting Nepali Congress President Purna Bahadur Khadka (center) attends the emergency Central Working Committee meeting in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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#13175387

10 January 2026

Former Nepali Foreign Minister and Nepali Congress leader NP Saud arrives at the Party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026, to attend the Central Working Committee meeting. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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#13175388

10 January 2026

Acting Nepali Congress President Purna Bahadur Khadka (center) arrives at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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#13175389

10 January 2026

Former Nepali Home Minister and Congress leader Balkrishna Khand (Right) arrives at the Party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026, to attend the Central Working Committee meeting. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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10 January 2026

Acting Nepali Congress President Purna Bahadur Khadka (center) arrives at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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10 January 2026

Acting Nepali Congress President Purna Bahadur Khadka (center) attends the emergency Central Working Committee meeting in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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10 January 2026

Acting Nepali Congress President Purna Bahadur Khadka (center) attends the emergency Central Working Committee meeting in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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10 January 2026

Nepali Congress leaders attend the emergency Central Working Committee meeting in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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10 January 2026

Nepali Congress leaders attend the emergency Central Working Committee meeting in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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6 January 2026

People walk on the tidal flood mitigation embankment construction project in Muara Angke, Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 6, 2026. The Jakarta Provincial Government accelerates the construction of a 1,390-meter mitigation embankment to mitigate tidal flooding caused by land subsidence in the area, targeting completion in March 2026.

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6 January 2026

People walk on the tidal flood mitigation embankment construction project in Muara Angke, Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 6, 2026. The Jakarta Provincial Government accelerates the construction of a 1,390-meter mitigation embankment to mitigate tidal flooding caused by land subsidence in the area, targeting completion in March 2026.

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6 January 2026

People drive past the tidal flood mitigation embankment construction project in Muara Angke, Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 6, 2026. The Jakarta Provincial Government accelerates the construction of a 1,390-meter-long mitigation embankment as an effort to mitigate tidal flooding caused by land subsidence in the area, which is targeted for completion in March 2026.

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#13161004

6 January 2026

A seller pushes a pedicab filled with LPG cylinders at a tidal flood mitigation embankment construction project in Muara Angke, Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 6, 2026. The Jakarta Provincial Government accelerates the construction of a 1,390-meter-long mitigation embankment as an effort to mitigate tidal flooding caused by land subsidence in the area, which is targeted for completion in March 2026.

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6 January 2026

A seller pushes a pedicab filled with LPG cylinders at a tidal flood mitigation embankment construction project in Muara Angke, Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 6, 2026. The Jakarta Provincial Government accelerates the construction of a 1,390-meter-long mitigation embankment as an effort to mitigate tidal flooding caused by land subsidence in the area, which is targeted for completion in March 2026.

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6 January 2026

People walk on the tidal flood mitigation embankment construction project in Muara Angke, Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 6, 2026. The Jakarta Provincial Government accelerates the construction of a 1,390-meter mitigation embankment to mitigate tidal flooding caused by land subsidence in the area, targeting completion in March 2026.

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