The Voice of Hind Rajab earns Oscar nomination
The film The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the...
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The film The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the...
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Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the northern city of Sakhnin against a wave of violent crime, extortion and perceived police inaction. The protest comes am...
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Thai authorities arrested an Israeli national in Krabi province on suspicion of operating an illegal cannabis farm. The raid took place on January 21, 2026, after a mo...
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A district court in central Israel convicted a 22-year-old Israel Defense Forces reservist of dozens of sexual offenses in what prosecutors described as an unprecedent...
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On January 21, 2026, Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 11 Palestinians, including two 13‑year‑old boys, three journalists, and a woman, accord...
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Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Khirbet al-Sidra in the occupied West Bank late on January 18–19, 2026, setting fire to homes and vehicles and inj...
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Israeli military actions in Gaza on January 21, 2026, killed at least 11 Palestinians including two 13‑year‑old boys and three journalists, according to Gaza health au...
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In Ethiopia, government forces clashed with armed rebel groups near disputed border towns in the Tigray and Amhara regions. Local sources reported multiple casualties,...
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South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance issued the country’s first government-backed digital bond, leveraging blockchain technology to improve transparency and r...
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The Nigerian government has established a new national anti-corruption oversight council aimed at increasing transparency in federal procurement and reducing systemic ...
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Geologists in Chile announced the discovery of the largest lithium deposit in the Atacama Desert, potentially doubling the country’s lithium reserves. The deposit is e...
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Global financial markets experienced volatility as investors reacted to recent U.S. trade and foreign policy announcements, including the withdrawal of proposed tariff...
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Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the United States would not use military force in relation to Greenland and outl...
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The Panama Canal Authority revised vessel transit regulations following prolonged drought conditions that significantly lowered water levels in Gatun Lake, according t...
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On January 20, 2026, a man previously pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6, 2021 United States Capitol attack was re-arrested on a federal ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump posted a series of messages on his Truth Social platform in which he shared private texts from French President Emmanuel Macron and the NAT...
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Russian forces launched a series of large-scale aerial and missile attacks against Ukraine overnight, using updated tactics that targeted critical energy infrastructur...
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Global financial markets experienced a widespread downturn today as renewed geopolitical tensions and potential tariff impositions rattled investor confidence. Major U...
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Political tensions intensified today at the World Economic Forum in Davos as disagreements between the United States and several European nations dominated discussions...
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On January 20, 2026, a major train collision occurred in Spain involving two passenger trains. A Madrid-bound train derailed on a straight section of track and was str...
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French journalist Nora Bussigny conducted a year‑long undercover investigation within anti‑Israel and far‑left activist circles in France. Her findings are published i...
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Iran Reports Arrests of Alleged Mossad Agents Linked to Protests Iranian authorities reported the arrest of an alleged affiliate of Israel’s Mossad intelligence servi...
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Gaza Death Toll Surges Above 71,000 as Humanitarian Crisis Persists Medical authorities in the Gaza Strip reported on January 19 2026 that the cumulative death toll f...
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Iran Considers Lifting Internet Ban as Protest Death Toll Reported As of January 19 2026, Iran is debating a partial lifting of its nationwide internet blackout that ...
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2026 onward — How will European integration, migration, population decline, regional relations, tourism and economic development reshape Albania over the next generation?
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6 August 2015 — Egypt inaugurates a major expansion of the Suez Canal involving a new parallel channel along part of the route and widening of existing sections. The g...
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2014–2026 — Former defense minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi becomes president after playing the central military role in Morsi's removal. His government emphasizes securi...
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2014–2026 — Egypt remains the most populous country in the Arab world and one of the principal political centers of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Cairo do...
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3 July 2013 — Following enormous demonstrations against President Morsi, the Egyptian military removes him from office and suspends the constitution. Supporters descri...
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30 June 2012 — Mohamed Morsi, associated with the Muslim Brotherhood's political movement, becomes Egypt's first president elected after the 2011 uprising. His governm...
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11 February 2011 — Vice President Omar Suleiman announces that Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and transferred authority to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Cel...
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25 January–11 February 2011 — Mass demonstrations erupt against police brutality, corruption, economic frustration and authoritarian government. Cairo's Tahrir Square ...
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2011–2014 — Mubarak's fall opens competitive elections and unprecedented political participation, but the transition rapidly produces institutional conflict, polarizat...
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28 November 1998 — Albania adopts a new constitution after the instability of the early post-communist period. It establishes the fundamental institutional framework o...
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1991–2026 — Albania develops as a parliamentary republic after the collapse of communist rule. It joins NATO, pursues European Union membership and undergoes rapid urb...
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11 December 1990 — Albania's communist leadership accepts the legalization of independent political parties. The decision effectively ends the political monopoly creat...
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8 December 1990 — Students in Tirana begin demonstrations demanding political and economic change. The protests rapidly become a national challenge to communist one-pa...
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Untitled1990s–present — The collapse of communist controls produces large migration flows toward Italy, Greece, Germany, the United States and elsewhere. Emigration be...
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11 April 1985 — Hoxha dies after more than four decades at the center of Albanian communist power. Ramiz Alia succeeds him and gradually introduces limited reforms as ...
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6 October 1981 — Islamist militants within the Egyptian military assassinate President Anwar Sadat during a military parade commemorating the 1973 war. The attack foll...
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Egyptian president whose nearly three decades in power ended after eighteen days of mass demonstrations.
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Henry Kissinger delivered the opening address at the European Management Symposium in Davos in 1980. The World Economic Forum identifies this as his first appearance a...
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26 March 1979 — Egypt and Israel sign a formal peace treaty in Washington. Israel agrees to withdraw from Sinai, which is gradually returned to Egyptian control. Egypt...
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17 September 1978 — Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign agreements negotiated under U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The accords establish the framework f...
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1978 — Chinese economic and military assistance ends after years of growing ideological disagreement. Albania loses its final major communist ally and enters an extrao...
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National Security Decision Memorandum 314 concerned U.S. population policy following the NSSM 200 study. President Gerald Ford approved the associated policy decision ...
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The completed National Security Study Memorandum 200 examined worldwide population growth, food supplies, minerals and fuel, economic development, population pressures...
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38th president of the United States. Ford succeeded Nixon in 1974 and subsequently approved a National Security Decision Memorandum concerning population policy.
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