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The United States and Iran exchanged their largest series of direct attacks since July on September 2, 2026, renewing concerns that the conflict between the two countr...
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Russian forces attacked port and export infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa region during the night leading into September 1, 2026, according to Ukrainian authorities. ...
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The United States launched a new series of military strikes against Iran on September 1, 2026, marking a major escalation after several weeks of reduced direct fightin...
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The United States and Iran exchanged warnings on August 22, 2026, ahead of a planned announcement of additional U.S. economic sanctions against Iran and countries or c...
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Russian forces carried out missile and drone attacks on Odesa and nearby port infrastructure on August 9, 2026. Ukrainian authorities reported damage to port facilitie...
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Syria and Russia reached an agreement on August 9, 2026, restructuring Russia's presence at the Hmeimim air base and Tartous naval facility. The memorandum followed ap...
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Yemen's Houthi movement said on August 9, 2026, that it attacked an Aramco oil refinery in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, using a drone. Saudi authorities reported that a fire o...
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Iran said on August 9, 2026, that an agreement with Oman concerning shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz was approaching completion. Iranian Foreign Minister A...
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A former North Dakota state senator was sentenced in March 2026 to 10 years of imprisonment for traveling to Prague, Czech Republic, to engage in commercial sexual act...
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The United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026. The operation targeted Iranian military facilities, missile capab...
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Connected vehicles collect driver data as israeli firms expand automotive surveillance technology Modern vehicles equipped with internet connectivity, cameras, sensor...
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Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza have lived under Israeli military occupation for decades, facing severe restrictions on movement, access to healthcare,...
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Interceptions of European Satellites by Russian Spacecraft On February 5, 2026, European security officials reported that at least a dozen key European satellites ha...
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Deadly pager explosion rocks Beirut, Lebanon On February 4, 2026, a large explosion involving a pager device occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, killing at least 2...
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Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and producer known for commercial films such as the Rush Hour franchise and for directing the documenta...
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Missile and Drone Strikes Target Multiple Ukrainian Cities Amid Ongoing Conflict On February 3, 2026, Russian military forces conducted a series of missile ...
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Iran Announces Live‑Fire Naval Drills Near U.S. Warships in Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced a two‑day live‑fire n...
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On October 23, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a full presidential pardon to Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder and former CEO of the Binance cryptocurrency exc...
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Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio faced public backlash in October 2023 after renewed attention focused on his involvement in a luxury hotel project in Isr...
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The Nord Stream pipelines are two major natural gas pipelines, Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. The pipelines were...
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From late January to mid‑February 2022, a large convoy of truck drivers and supporters known as the “Freedom Convoy” gathered in downtown Ottawa and at key border cros...
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In the days following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on May 25, 2020, large-scale protests erupted across Minneapolis and rapidly spread to ci...
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Investigations revealed that Monsanto, a multinational agrochemical corporation, operated coordinated intelligence and reputation-management strategies aimed at journa...
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Arthur Rathburn was the owner and operator of International Biological, Inc. (IBI), a Michigan company that supplied human cadavers and anatomical specimens for medica...
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969 CE — Fatimid forces establish al-Qahira, Cairo, as a new royal and military city. The settlement grows beside older Fustat and eventually absorbs it into an enormo...
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641 CE — Muslim authorities establish Fustat near the old Roman fortress of Babylon on the Nile. The city becomes the administrative center of Islamic Egypt and develo...
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30 BCE–395 CE — Egypt remains one of the Roman Empire's wealthiest provinces. Alexandria continues as a major commercial and intellectual center while traditional Egyp...
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305–30 BCE — The Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty rules Egypt after the fragmentation of Alexander's empire. Its kings present themselves simultaneously as Hellenistic mon...
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c. 588 BCE — Greek settlers establish Apollonia near the lower Vjosa River. The city grows into an important commercial and intellectual center connecting the Adriatic...
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627 BCE — Greek colonists establish Epidamnos on the Adriatic coast, later known as Dyrrachium and modern Durrës. The settlement becomes a major commercial link betwee...
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Greek communities across the Ottoman Empire and Europe develop powerful commercial and educational networks.
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1913–1921 presidency — Wilson initially attempts to maintain American neutrality while defending neutral commercial and maritime rights. German unrestricted submarine ...
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1913–1921 presidency — Wilson initially attempts to maintain American neutrality while defending neutral commercial and maritime rights. German unrestricted submarine ...
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