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Russian drones struck Kyiv on September 2, 2026, during a seventh consecutive day of major attacks against the Ukrainian capital. Ukrainian authorities reported that at least 11 people were wounded and that residential and other infrastructure was damaged. ...

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 fighting. U.S. Central Command said the operation targeted facilities associated with Iran's Isla...

A 68-year-old man from Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that destroyed the community's church on August 24, 2026, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Firefighters responded to the church at about ...

Ukraine carried out a drone attack on Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Tatarstan region on August 10, 2026. Ukrainian military authorities said the operation targeted the TANECO oil refinery, while Russian authorities reported that residential and industrial areas w...

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 occurred at the facility and was extinguished without reported injuries. The Houthis sai...

CNN reported on an incident that occurred in Hebron in the West Bank in which a 7-month-old Palestinian child, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was shot during an encounter involving Israeli soldiers. According to the report, the family was traveling in a vehicle when ...

The United States and Iran entered a two-week ceasefire on April 8, 2026, following more than five weeks of military conflict. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement after mediation involving Pakistan, shortly before a U.S. deadline demanding t...

French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri filed a complaint in France on April 3, 2026, requesting a war crimes investigation into an Israeli strike on an apartment building in Beirut in November 2024. The strike reportedly killed seven civilians, including Cherri’...

Israel’s defense minister stated on March 30, 2026, that the military has developed plans to occupy portions of southern Lebanon. The remarks were made amid ongoing tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border and continued hostilities involving Hezbollah force...

Federal authorities arrested 26-year-old Alexander Heifler in March 2026 over an alleged plot to carry out a violent attack against New York-based Palestinian-American activist Nerdeen Kiswani. According to law enforcement statements, Heifler was taken into...

A Palestinian child was reported killed and several others injured by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip on March 24, 2026, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. The incident was reported in multiple locations across the territory during the day. WA...

Human Rights Watch and other international observers have reported that the Israeli military used white phosphorus munitions in populated areas of southern Lebanon during the ongoing conflict. The use of the incendiary chemical has raised serious concerns a...

Iran names new supreme leader during Tehran airstrike fires On March 8, 2026, Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The announcement followed the death of the previ...

On March 5, 2026, United States President Donald Trump announced the removal of Kristi Noem from her position as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The announcement followed congressional scrutiny over a Department of Homeland Securi...

On March 4, 2026, a Russian liquefied gas tanker sank in the Mediterranean Sea following an explosion that Russian authorities said was caused by a drone attack. Russian officials stated that the vessel, which was transporting liquefied gas, suffered sig...

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 ...

ICE Training Shortcuts Allegations On February 23, 2026, whistleblowers and congressional testimony revealed that the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had significantly reduced training for new recruits. Former instructors stated tha...

Marc Donald Soucy, 59, of Cary, North Carolina, a fire engineer with the Cary Fire Department, was charged on February 18, 2026, with two counts of second‑degree sexual exploitation of a minor in connection with evidence gathered during an ongoing investiga...

Randy Fine under fire for saying dogs are more civilized than Muslims Florida State Representative Randy Fine faced public backlash following remarks in which he reportedly stated that “dogs are more civilized than Muslims.” The comments were made during a...

On February 15, 2026, at least 11 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza Civil Defence authorities. The strikes occurred from dawn to midday and are part of ongoing hostilities despite ceasefire efforts, rais...

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 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, abruptly fired Donald T. Kinsella as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York just hours after he was appointed by a panel of federal judges. The decision highl...

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...

On February 10, 2026, a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed that the suspected shooter was 18‑year‑old Jesse Van Rootselaar...

Israeli raids and clashes reported in the West Bank On February 8, 2026, multiple raids and clashes were reported in the occupied West Bank involving Israeli forces and settler groups. According to local reports, Israeli troops carried out operat...

Unrest follows Milan Winter Olympics opening with clashes near ceremonies On February 7, 2026, hundreds of hooded demonstrators clashed with police in Milan following the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Protesters, including groups opposed to the ...

Former Salt Lake City Fire Department battalion chief Kelly J. Carter arrested on child sexual exploitation charges On February 6, 2026, Kelly Jay Carter, a 51‑year‑old retired battalion chief of the Salt Lake City Fire Department in Utah, was ar...

On February 5, 2026, Italian prosecutors in Milan confirmed they are investigating allegations that some individuals paid to shoot at civilians in Sarajevo during the siege of the Bosnian War in the 1990s. The inquiry focuses on claims that foreigners, incl...

24 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, medics say On February 4, 2026, health officials in the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli strikes and artillery fire across the territory killed at least 24 Palestinians. The Gaza Health Ministry said the vict...

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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 naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz beginning January 31, 2026. The drills are planned i...

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip remain under heavy strain as violence persists despite a ceasefire agreement. Health and aid officials report continued hostilities, restrictions on aid access, and civilian suffering. Diplomats and international envoys are en...

On January 27, 2026, Israeli military forces (IDF/IOF) carried out strikes in Gaza City that killed three Palestinian civilians, including a 17-year-old boy, despite an existing ceasefire agreement. Two people died in a missile strike in a residential area ...

Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have continued despite a nominal ceasefire agreed in October 2025, with renewed airstrikes and clashes reported. Humanitarian sources indicate that these actions have resulted in casualties among Palestinian civ...

On January 25, 2026, a private Bombardier Challenger 600 business jet crashed during takeoff at Bangor International Airport in Maine amid a severe winter storm, killing seven people and seriously injuring one crew member, according to the Federal Aviation ...

On January 24 2026, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem to urge progress into the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, part of a Trump administration peace initiative. Discussions includ...

On January 23, 2026, data from the Gaza Health Ministry and United Nations updates indicated continued Palestinian fatalities in the Gaza Strip due to ongoing hostilities and ceasefire violations. According to a United Nations humanitarian situation update,...

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, according to hospital officials and Gaza health authorities. The deaths occurred on one of the d...

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 weapons charge in Florida. According to court filings, Daniel Charles Ball, 39, was taken ...

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 from the ongoing conflict has risen to approximately 71,550 Palestinians, with over 171,000...

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, President Donald Trump commuted the remaining federal prison sentence of James Phillip Womack, the adult son of U.S. Representative Steve Womack of Arkansas. The commutation was issued through an Executive Grant of Clemency from the U.S...

Since January 5, 2026, large wildfires have burned thousands of hectares in the Argentine Patagonia region, mainly in Chubut Province. Local authorities and firefighting officials reported that several fires appear to have been started by human activity, th...

israeli army fire kills 2 palestinians, wounds 18 in ceasefire violations in gaza israeli army fire kills 2 palestinians, wounds 18 in ceasefire violations in gaza date: january 3, 2026 two palestinians were killed and 18 others injured by israeli gunf...

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reported that an incident involving Israeli military forces and a Palestinian minor occurred in the northern Gaza Strip on December 10, 2025. According to the organization, the event took place in the Jabalia camp area amid ong...

During the night of December 4–5, 2025, Israeli settlers again targeted the Christian village of Taybeh. Residents reported that cars were set on fire and at least one building was vandalized with threatening graffiti. The attacks occurred shortly after the...

Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, was granted a full and complete presidential pardon by U.S. President Donald Trump on December 1, 2025. Hernández had been serving a 45‑year federal prison sentence in the United States after his con...

On October 17, 2025, the director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Dr. Ismail al-Thawabta, publicly accused the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of removing organs from Palestinian bodies returned to Gaza after the exchange of prisoners and hostages. Al-T...

Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect After Israel Approves Deal On October 10, 2025, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip officially went into effect after the Israeli government approved a ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement. The agreement w...

Miami Beach police arrested Christopher Martinez on October 7, 2025, after authorities said he pointed an object resembling a handgun at a rabbi outside a Jewish synagogue near 12th Street and Alton Road. According to the arrest report, the incident occurre...

Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was on police bail following an earlier arrest on suspicion of rape when he carried out a deadly attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester on October 2, 2025, according to Greater Manchester Police. He had no...

In the early hours of July 28, 2025, a group of Israeli settlers entered the predominantly Christian Palestinian village of Taybeh in the central West Bank and carried out a violent attack. According to eyewitnesses and local reports, the settlers set fire ...

US warns ICC member states against proceedings targeting Israel On July 10, 2025, the United States government issued warnings to member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC), urging them not to support or participate in proceedings against Isra...

Netanyahu Meets Trump at White House Amid Ceasefire Negotiations Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on July 7, 2025. The meeting occurred during ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at securing a c...

Netanyahu Visits White House to Discuss Trade and Gaza Developments Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 7, 2025. The visit included bilateral meetings with senior officials from both go...

ICE Agent Fatally Shoots 23‑Year‑Old in Texas On March 15, 2025, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot 23‑year‑old Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen from San Antonio, Texas, in South Padre Island. According to agency records ...

On December 9, 2024, Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot outside a Manhattan hotel in New York City. Mangione was accused of using a 3D‑printed f...

Palestinian Killed by Smoke Canister in Beit Lahia On 30 November 2024, a Palestinian man in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahia was reported killed after being struck by a smoke canister that had been fired by Israeli forces. Multiple local new...

On April 26, 2024, Israeli police detained a group of rabbis and peace activists near the Erez Crossing along the Gaza–Israel border. The group was participating in a coordinated protest organized by Rabbi-led peace networks, including participants from Isr...

Doctors Allege Children Shot During Gaza Fighting as Israeli Military Rejects Claims Medical professionals working in Gaza said they have treated children with gunshot wounds that they believe were caused by Israeli sniper fire during the ongoing...

On January 29, 2024, following the emergency call involving Hind Rajab, the Palestine Red Crescent Society dispatched an ambulance crew consisting of two paramedics to her last known location in Gaza City. Communication with the ambulance was lost shortly a...

Criticism Follows Israeli Military Probe Into Death of Palestinian Toddler Anger and criticism were expressed by Palestinian officials and human rights organisations following an Israeli military investigation into the fatal shooting of a Palesti...

Palestinian Child Shot in Jenin Dies From Injuries, Rights Group Reports A Palestinian child who was shot during an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin died from his wounds, according to Palestinian officials and hu...

In January 2021, President Donald Trump issued a full pardon to rapper Kodak Black, whose legal name is Bill Kahan Kapri, for a federal firearms conviction. The pardon resulted in his early release from prison after serving part of a 46-month sentence. O...

On May 11, 2022, Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist for Al Jazeera, was fatally shot while covering an Israeli raid in Jenin, West Bank. She was wearing a clearly marked press vest and helmet. Witnesses, colleagues, and video evidence indi...

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 cities throughout the United States. Demonstrations began on May 26, 2020, near the intersec...

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...

The Camp Fire ignited on November 8, 2018, in Butte County, California, and rapidly spread through the town of Paradise. The wildfire became the deadliest and most destructive in California history, resulting in 85 fatalities and destroying more than 18,000...

Chile arrests Israeli tourist for forest fire in Patagonia Chilean authorities arrested an Israeli tourist on February 16, 2026, after a wildfire engulfed 11,000 hectares of protected land in Patagonia National Park. The Prosecutor’s Office reported that t...

An Israeli airstrike on July 30, 2006, struck a residential building in the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of multiple civilians. The strike occurred during ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in what became known ...

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...

An Israeli artillery strike on a United Nations compound in the village of Qana in southern Lebanon on April 18, 1996, resulted in the deaths of more than 100 civilians who had taken shelter at the site. The compound was being used by the United Nations Int...

Rwandan Genocide On April 7, 1994, following the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, widespread violence erupted against the Tutsi population in Rwanda. The genocide was orchestrated by government authorities, military units, and extrem...

On March 16, 1968, U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, carried out a mass killing of Vietnamese civilians in the hamlets of My Lai and My Khe in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam....

Background and Long‑Term Pattern Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank has been tracked since at least 2006, with thousands of incidents of assaults, property damage, arson, intimidation, and land seizures doc...

On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, the United States Navy technical research ship USS Liberty (AGTR-5) was attacked in international waters of the eastern Mediterranean Sea by Israeli Air Force jet aircraft and Israeli Navy torpedo boats. The USS L...

On November 24, 1963, Jack Ruby, a Jewish-American nightclub owner in Dallas, Texas, shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The shooting occurred in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters while Osw...

The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, occurred on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza, becoming one of the most consequential and widely inve...

During World War II (1939–1945), the Allied forces of the United States and the United Kingdom carried out a widespread strategic bombing campaign against German cities. The campaign targeted industrial centers, transportation hubs, and military facilities,...

The Khoisan genocide refers to the systematic killings and displacement of the indigenous Khoisan peoples of Southern Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries. This genocide was primarily perpetrated by European colonial settlers and Boer migrants driven b...

The Great Fire of Rome began in the night and quickly spread through the city, causing extensive destruction. The fire lasted for six days and destroyed many neighborhoods, leaving large parts of Rome in ruins.Emperor Nero was criticized for his response to...

In the mid-first century, Emperor Nero initiated systematic persecution of Christians in Rome following the Great Fire of 64 AD. Christians were blamed for the disaster and subjected to brutal punishments.This persecution marked one of the earliest large-sc...