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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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#12888564

20 October 2025

The Cheongung surface-to-air missile system is on display during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX 2025) at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang, South Korea, on October 20, 2025. The biennial event runs from October 20 to 24 and marks its largest edition this year, featuring 600 companies from 35 countries.

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#12888565

20 October 2025

The Cheongung surface-to-air missile system is on display during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX 2025) at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang, South Korea, on October 20, 2025. The biennial event runs from October 20 to 24 and marks its largest edition this year, featuring 600 companies from 35 countries.

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#12888598

20 October 2025

A demonstration of the Shingung portable surface-to-air missile launch takes place during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX 2025) at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang, South Korea, on October 20, 2025.

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#12888599

20 October 2025

A demonstration of the Shingung portable surface-to-air missile launch takes place during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX 2025) at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang, South Korea, on October 20, 2025.

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#12888600

20 October 2025

A demonstration of the Shingung portable surface-to-air missile launch takes place during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX 2025) at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang, South Korea, on October 20, 2025.

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#12888601

20 October 2025

A demonstration of the Shingung portable surface-to-air missile launch takes place during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX 2025) at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang, South Korea, on October 20, 2025.

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#12786325

23 September 2025

A woman in a red jacket with a black-and-white backpack looks at her reflection in the mirrored surface of a building in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on September 9, 2025.

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#12759575

15 September 2025

A leveling machine and a roller level the top of the upper reservoir dam in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China, on September 15, 2025.

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#12667960

23 August 2025

A girl runs past a building in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, on August 23, 2025.

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#12664032

21 August 2025

The Milky Way, part of the galaxy with illuminating stars, appears in the night sky over Drakolimni Lake, also known as Dragon Lake, of Tymfi Mountain near Astraka at an altitude of 2050 meters above sea level on the mountain range of Timfi, in Vikos Aoos National Park. Hikers in tents and the reflection of the night sky on the water surface are visible in northwestern Greece in the Pindus mountain range at the Epirus region. This occurs on Mount Timfi, Greece, on August 2025.

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#12664033

21 August 2025

The Milky Way, part of the galaxy with illuminating stars, appears in the night sky over Drakolimni Lake, also known as Dragon Lake, of Tymfi Mountain near Astraka at an altitude of 2050 meters above sea level on the mountain range of Timfi, in Vikos Aoos National Park. Hikers in tents and the reflection of the night sky on the water surface are visible in northwestern Greece in the Pindus mountain range at the Epirus region. This occurs on Mount Timfi, Greece, on August 2025.

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#12664034

21 August 2025

The Milky Way, part of the galaxy with illuminating stars, appears in the night sky over Drakolimni Lake, also known as Dragon Lake, of Tymfi Mountain near Astraka at an altitude of 2050 meters above sea level on the mountain range of Timfi, in Vikos Aoos National Park. Hikers in tents and the reflection of the night sky on the water surface are visible in northwestern Greece in the Pindus mountain range at the Epirus region. This occurs on Mount Timfi, Greece, on August 2025.

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#12664035

21 August 2025

The Milky Way, part of the galaxy with illuminating stars, appears in the night sky over Drakolimni Lake, also known as Dragon Lake, of Tymfi Mountain near Astraka at an altitude of 2050 meters above sea level on the mountain range of Timfi, in Vikos Aoos National Park. Hikers in tents and the reflection of the night sky on the water surface are visible in northwestern Greece in the Pindus mountain range at the Epirus region. This occurs on Mount Timfi, Greece, on August 2025.

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#12657655

18 August 2025

The entire town of Malmberget moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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