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The United States House of Representatives approved legislation on September 1, 2026, extending federal government funding and reducing the immediate risk of a government shutdown. The measure passed the House by a vote of 370 to 48. It maintains existin...

A United States federal judge struck down a Trump administration policy on August 21, 2026, that suspended the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled that the State Department policy exceeded ...

Japan and the United States conducted coordinated currency intervention on July 31, 2026, to support the Japanese yen after it fell to its weakest level in approximately four decades. The operation involved purchases of yen by Japanese authorities and the U...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party and stated that he would step down as prime minister once a successor is chosen. The announcement was made on June 22, 2026, following increasing political pressure ...

A flotilla of more than 50 civilian vessels organized by pro-Palestinian activists, including the Global Sumud Flotilla, attempted to reach the Gaza Strip in 2026 carrying humanitarian aid including food and medical supplies. Organizers stated the objective...

On March 2, 2026, a drone attack targeted the Ras Tanura oil refinery, owned and operated by Saudi Aramco, causing a limited fire that was quickly brought under control and prompting a temporary shutdown of the facility. Saudi authorities reported that two ...

On February 25, 2026, Nobel laureate Richard Axel announced he will resign from his role as co‑director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University following scrutiny over his past association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Ep...

U.S. stock markets rebounded on Tuesday after earlier declines. The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent, the Dow Jones increased by approximately 410 points, and the Nasdaq gained about 1.1 percent. Technology and AI-related sectors led the gains, including a surge in...

Emails released by the United States Department of Justice indicate that Israeli government security officials were involved in installing and maintaining a security system at an apartment associated with Jeffrey Epstein at 301 East 66th Street in Manhattan...

On February 15, 2026, a partial U.S. government shutdown dragged on as congressional Democrats and the White House failed to reach an agreement on federal funding, especially over immigration oversight. Key services were disrupted and federal workers faced ...

Stephen boss, known professionally as tWitch, was an american dancer, choreographer, television personality and dj who died by suicide at age 40 Stephen Laurel Boss was born on September 29, 1982 in Montgomery, Alabama. He became known as a dancer and ente...

Alexander Lamar Banks Jr. attacked family outside Lansing On February 13, 2026, 21‑year‑old Alexander Lamar Banks Jr. was arrested in Delta Township, near Lansing, Michigan, after allegedly driving his vehicle into a family walking together and then firing...

On February 12, 2026, the fragile calm along southern Lebanon’s border was shattered as extremist Israeli settlers planted olive and pine trees deep inside Lebanese territory. What may seem like a quiet act of planting is, in reality, a brazen attempt to re...

On February 11, 2026, state‑organised rallies marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran featured demonstrators burning a large statue described as “Baal,” a figure based on an ancient Canaanite deity. The effigy, depicted with horn...

Head of Sweden’s UNHCR fundraising agency Joanna Rubinstein resigns after Epstein file revelations On February 7, 2026, Joanna Rubinstein stepped down from her role as chair of Sweden for UNHCR, a fundraising affiliate of the United Nations Refug...

Chairman of law firm Paul Weiss resigns after release of emails linking him to Epstein On February 5, 2026, Brad Karp, chairman of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, resigned from his leadership position after the release of emails show...

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U.S. approves 15.7 billion arms sales for Israel and Saudi Arabia amid shutdown talks On January 31, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense and State Department approved a set of proposed arms sales totalling $15.7 billion for Saudi Arabia and Isra...

Seizure of the Marinera Oil Tanker and Transfer of Its Captain from Scottish Waters On 7 January 2026, the United States Coast Guard and U.S. military special forces intercepted and seized a crude oil tanker known as the Marinera, formerly named ...

Mass protests across Iran have continued since late December 2025 amid economic hardship and political discontent, evolving into one of the largest uprisings since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. According to reporting and estimates from observers, the governm...

On January 26, 2026, the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland concluded after a week of sessions involving global political and business leaders. The forum featured discussions on cooperation amid a contested world order, economic growth, innovat...

On January 24, 2026, Iranian authorities reported the arrest of a suspected Mossad agent operating covertly within the country. The arrest is part of a broader crackdown that Iran claims has included over 700 individuals allegedly linked to Israel or Mossad...

On January 23, 2026, U.S. financial markets showed mixed performance amid corporate earnings news and geopolitical uncertainty. Major indexes including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended the session with slight gains, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was ne...

Russian forces launched a series of large-scale aerial and missile attacks against Ukraine overnight, using updated tactics that targeted critical energy infrastructure and nuclear power plant substations, plunging many regions including Kyiv into widesprea...

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 was imposed during a crackdown on widespread anti-government protests, officials said. The...

Despite a recent ceasefire agreement, heavy fighting resumed in Syria between government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Clashes highlight the fragile nature of peace efforts in the region.

On January 15, 2026, the European Investment Bank announced new EU-backed financial guarantees aimed at expanding access to credit for businesses affected by the war in Ukraine. The initiative targets small and medium-sized enterprises disrupted by infrastr...

On November 21, 2025, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican congresswoman from Georgia known for her outspoken views, announced she will resign from the U.S. House of Representatives, with her departure set to take effect on January 5, 2026. G...

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 exchange, who had previously pleaded guilty to violating U.S. anti‑money‑laundering laws. The...

On September 30, 2025, South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa, was found dead outside the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile hotel in Paris. He was 58 years old. French authorities reported that Mthethwa’s body was discovered foll...

In June 2025, a sweeping law enforcement initiative across Texas known as Operation Soteria Shield led to the rescue of 109 children and the arrest of 244 individuals suspected of involvement in child exploitation and trafficking offenses. Authorities descr...

Robert Morris, an American televangelist and founder of Gateway Church in Texas, pleaded guilty in 2025 to charges related to child sexual abuse, according to court records. Morris, who had previously served as a member of former President Donald Trump’s ev...

On April 1, 2024, Yitzhak Meir Sabo, age 43, a rabbi and former Director of Jewish Life at Akiba Yavneh Academy in Dallas, Texas, was arrested and charged with indecency with a child involving sexual contact. According to arrest affidavits and court filings...

Sackler family dispute over responsibility for opioid crisis On February 15, 2024, legal filings and testimony related to bankruptcy proceedings involving Purdue Pharma revealed internal divisions within the Sackler family regarding responsibility for the ...

Increased Censorship on TikTok After Sale to Larry Ellison: What You Need to Know TikTok, one of the most popular social media platforms worldwide, has been under intense scrutiny due to concerns over data privacy, its Chinese origins, and its influence on...

BRICS Bloc Expands as New Members Join Amid Push to Reshape Global Order The BRICS group of emerging economies formally expanded on January 1, admitting new member states as part of an effort to increase its global influence and challenge existin...

The Mysteries of October 7. Hostage negotiations and armed group involvement On October 24, 2023, journalist Seymour Hersh published an article titled "The Mysteries of October 7." In the article, Hersh cited an unnamed American official de...

Alex Mashinsky, founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network, became central to the financial collapse of the company. Originally from a Jewish family in Ukraine, Mashinsky emigrated to Israel before moving to the United Sta...

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 crossings to protest COVID‑19 vaccine and travel mandates. What began as a demonstration by co...

Investigative reporting revealed how global elites and major banks hid tens of trillions of dollars in offshore tax havens, significantly affecting global economies and tax systems. Despite the massive economic and political implications, the story was freq...

U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul That Killed Civilians Including Children On 29 August 2021, a drone strike conducted by the United States Central Command in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed ten civilians, including seven children. The strike occurred in a r...

On April 19, 2021, Sir Keir Starmer, then leader of the UK Labour Party, was asked to leave The Raven pub in Bath by landlord Rod Humphris during a visit to the city, local reports said. The confrontation occurred as Starmer attempted to enter the pub durin...

George Floyd was a 46-year-old Black American man who died on May 25, 2020, during an arrest by Minneapolis police officers after a store clerk reported that he may have used a counterfeit $20 bill to purchase cigarettes. Minneapolis police officers resp...

On April 9, 2020, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published an article titled “Lockdown is the world’s biggest psychological experiment – and we will pay the price,” examining the mental health consequences of widespread COVID-19 lockdown measures. The ar...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global outbreak of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, first identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) was notified on December 31, 2019, after Chinese authorities reported clusters of pneumonia cases o...

Winnipeg Kosher Café Hoax: Fabricated Hate Crimes in 2019 In October and November 2019, several incidents were reported at The Leafy Greens Café, a kosher vegan restaurant in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The incidents included broken windows, antisemitic ...

Moshe Katsav, the 8th President of Israel, served in office from 2000 to 2007. Following allegations made by multiple women who worked with him during his time as a public official, Katsav was investigated and prosecuted by Israeli authorities. On Decemb...

One of the clearest documented cases of Israeli intelligence activity that damaged relations with allies involves the use of forged or cloned passports belonging to citizens of friendly countries. The most prominent example is the January 2010 assassinat...

Ashley Madison is an online dating and social networking service launched on January 21, 2002. It was founded by Darren J. Morgenstern and Noel Biderman, and later operated by the Canadian company Avid Life Media, which was rebranded as Ruby Corp. The platf...

September 11 Attacks 2001 September 11 Attacks 2001 On September 11, 2001, nineteen militants associated with the Islamist extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners in the United States. The attacks are collectively known a...

Jonathan Pollard, an American Jew and civilian intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy, pleaded guilty to passing classified military and nuclear documents to Israel in 1985. He claimed he acted out of ideological support for Israel rather than personal gain...

Soraya Manutchehri was a 35-year-old Iranian woman who, according to accounts published by French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam, was stoned to death in the village of Kuhpayeh on August 15, 1986. She had been accused of adultery and sentenced to dea...

The Hama Massacre occurred in February 1982 when Syrian government forces launched a military assault on the city of Hama to suppress an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood. The operation, commanded by then-President Hafez al-Assad, resulted in widespread de...

The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. The individuals were Bernard Barker, Virgilio G...

1972 Oval Office Conversation Between Richard Nixon And Billy Graham Contains Anti-Jewish Remarks On February 1, 1972, President Richard Nixon met with evangelist Billy Graham in the Oval Office. The meeting was recorded under the White House taping system...

The Vietnam War was a prolonged armed conflict fought primarily between North Vietnam, led by the Communist Party under Ho Chi Minh, and South Vietnam, supported by the United States and allied nations. The war emerged from the collapse of French colonial r...

General George S. Patton, a senior U.S. Army officer in World War II, died on December 21, 1945, in Heidelberg, Germany, following injuries sustained in a car accident on December 9, 1945. Patton was a passenger in a military vehicle that collided with a tr...

Samuel Little, born Samuel McDowell on June 7, 1940, in Reynolds, Georgia, was an American serial killer who was convicted of multiple murders and later confessed to dozens of additional killings. The Federal Bureau of Investigation identified him in 2019 a...

Zwi Migdal was a criminal organization active mainly in Argentina from the late 19th century until the 1930s. It was composed largely of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe The group was primarily involved in human trafficking and forced prostitution, t...

Charlie Chaplin married actress Lita Grey on November 25, 1924, in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico. Chaplin was 35 years old and Grey was 16. Their marriage followed a relationship that had developed while Grey was working in the film industry and was associated wi...

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Chang’an, the capital of the Tang dynasty, was violently sacked by rebel forces led by Huang Chao. The siege resulted in widespread destruction and the collapse of central Tang authority in the region.Thousands of inhabitants were killed or displaced, and t...

The Jin dynasty court experienced severe internal divisions fueled by rival factions vying for control after a series of military defeats. These conflicts weakened centralized rule and triggered widespread instability in the realm.As various generals and no...

The Battle of the Margus was a significant confrontation between the Roman emperors Carinus and Diocletian. The battle took place near the Margus River, in the region of Mačva, which is in modern-day Serbia.Diocletian emerged victorious, leading to the down...

The Crisis of the Third Century marked a period of severe instability within the Roman Empire beginning in 235 AD. This era saw widespread political chaos, military defeats, and economic collapse. The assassination of Emperor Severus Alexander triggered a r...

Macrinus, formerly a praetorian prefect, became Roman Emperor following the assassination of Caracalla. This marked a significant shift in imperial authority as Macrinus was the first emperor from the equestrian class, rather than the senatorial elite.His a...

Publius Septimius Geta, son of Emperor Septimius Severus, was granted the title of Augustus, marking him as co-emperor alongside his father and brother Caracalla. This political move aimed to solidify the Severan dynasty's power within the empire.The elevat...

The Battle of Lugdunum was a decisive confrontation between the forces of Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus during the Roman civil war for control of the empire. The fighting took place near Lugdunum, a major Roman city in Gaul.The battle ended with a v...

Roman military campaigns against the Parthian Empire resumed under the rule of Emperor Nero, seeking to assert control over the eastern frontier. These efforts aimed to counter Parthian influence and expand Roman dominance in Mesopotamia.The renewed conflic...

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Lucius Aelius Sejanus, the powerful prefect of the Praetorian Guard, was arrested and executed after losing favor with Emperor Tiberius. His fall marked a dramatic shift in Roman imperial politics, as Sejanus had accumulated vast influence and was suspected...

The Lulin rebellion was a peasant uprising that began during the late Xin dynasty in the region of Lulin. It was part of a series of revolts against oppressive rule and heavy taxation faced by the common people.The rebellion marked the start of widespread i...