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On March 29, 2026, Israeli police initially barred senior Catholic leaders, including Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass. Authorities ...

On March 29, 2026, Israeli police prevented senior Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, along with the Custos of the H...

There have been multiple reported incidents involving Christians and Christian holy places in Israel and the Palestinian territories, including isolated acts of harassment as well as historical events dating back to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. In Octobe...

On February 13, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and opposition leader Pierre Poilievre stood hand in hand with community members at a candlelight vigil in the northern British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge, mourning the victims of one of the coun...

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, former cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman‑Fried filed a legal motion seeking a new trial in his long‑running fraud case tied to the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The filing, entered in the U.S. District Court for the S...

Massacre in Nigerian Kwara State After Militant Attack On February 5, 2026, Nigerian authorities and humanitarian organisations reported that at least 162 people were killed in coordinated attacks on the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara State, ...

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Massive Release of Epstein Files by U.S. Justice Department On January 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice released more than 3.5 million internal documents and files related to the investigations of Jeffrey Epstein pursuant to the Epstein F...

On January 28, 2026, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that a massive drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, killed and injured several civilians and damaged residential buildings and energy infrastructure, leaving mor...

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 24, 2026, a U.S. federal judge in New York ruled that congressional cosponsors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act may file a lawsuit to seek a court-appointed observer to ensure compliance with the law requiring the Justice Department to relea...

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...

Eric Gurvis, a former rabbi who previously served at Temple Shalom in Newton, Massachusetts, was arrested in December 2025 in Framingham, Massachusetts, as part of a law enforcement sting operation targeting alleged child sexual exploitation offenses. Autho...

In December 2025, more than 1,000 evangelical Christian pastors and influencers from the United States made a coordinated visit to Israel, described by organizers as the largest delegation of its kind since the founding of the modern state. The trip was hos...

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...

On April 20, 2020, members of the Stow Police Department in Stow, Massachusetts publicly stated they were “deeply disturbed, shocked and disgusted” by allegations made against their police chief, Ralph “Rusty” Marino. The department issued a statement that ...

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...

On August 25, 2017, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked police posts in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The Myanmar military responded with coordinated operations against Rohingya villages, citing security concerns. The campaign involved widespread v...

Yazidi Genocide On August 3, 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched an हमला on the Sinjar region of northern Iraq, targeting the Yazidi minority. ISIS forces captured towns and villages, accusing the Yazidis of religious deviation and de...

Israeli cruelty to Palestinian children from abduction to prison Israeli forces conducted mass home break-ins and arrests across the West Bank in response to the alleged kidnapping of three youth from one of its settlements. These operations included raids...

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...

They hate white people “The goal of abolishing the White race is, on its face, so desirable that some may find it hard to believe that it could incur any opposition other than from committed White supre...

Iraqi journalist throws shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during Baghdad visit On December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw two shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad. The incident occu...

Background and Decision-Makers On March 20, 2003, the United States, the United Kingdom, and coalition allies launched a military invasion of Iraq. The primary justification presented to the public was that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein possessed weapo...

During the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, reports and court filings alleged that weapons of Israeli origin were transferred to Serbian forces. In 2016, Israeli human rights attorney Eitay Mack filed petitions in Israeli courts requesting the declassifica...

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...

In 1993, Burundi experienced a brutal ethnic conflict that resulted in a genocide primarily targeting the Hutu population. The violence erupted after the assassination of the first democratically elected Hutu president, Melchior Ndadaye, in October 1993. Th...

The Fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, marked a pivotal moment in world history, symbolizing the collapse of the Cold War division between East and West Germany. The Berlin Wall, constructed in 1961 by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) under th...

The Isaaq genocide refers to systematic killings and targeted repression of the Isaaq clan in northern Somalia during the late 1980s.This campaign was primarily conducted by the Somali government under Siad Barre, aiming to suppress rebellion and opposition...

Anfal Genocide On February 23, 1988, the Iraqi government launched the Anfal campaign against Kurdish populations in northern Iraq during the final phase of the Iran–Iraq War. The campaign was directed by Ali Hassan al-Majid under the authority of Presiden...

Israel’s National Skin Bank and Controversy Over Organ Sourcing The Israel National Skin Bank (INSB) was established in 1986 jointly by the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps and the Ministry of Health. Its primary purpose is to store human skin for medic...

The Sabra and Shatila massacre took place between September 16 and 18, 1982, in the Sabra neighborhood and the adjacent Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. The massacre was carried out by a Lebanese Christian militia, the Phalange, with the Israeli Def...

Guatemalan Maya Genocide On March 23, 1982, General Efraín Ríos Montt seized power in Guatemala through a military coup during the Guatemalan Civil War. His government intensified counterinsurgency operations in predominantly Maya regions, particularly in ...

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...

El Mozote massacre On December 11, 1981, Salvadoran Army units carried out a massacre in the village of El Mozote in Morazán Department, El Salvador. Soldiers of the Atlácatl Battalion, trained by the United States military, entered the village and killed ...

East Timor Genocide On December 7, 1975, Indonesia launched a military invasion of East Timor following its declaration of independence from Portugal. The Indonesian military conducted systematic operations against civilians, resistance fighters, and polit...

The Burundi Genocide of 1972 was a mass killing event targeting primarily the Hutu ethnic group by the Tutsi-dominated government.The violence began in April 1972 following a Hutu-led uprising, which was met with brutal repression by the national army and g...

Bangladesh Genocide On March 25, 1971, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight in Dhaka and other major cities of East Pakistan, targeting Bengali nationalists, intellectuals, students, and civilians. The military operation aimed to suppress the m...

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....

The Biafran mass killings occurred during the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted from 1967 to 1970. Following the secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria and the declaration of the Republic of Biafra, widespread violence and mass killings took plac...

The Zanzibar Massacre occurred in January 1964 following the Zanzibar Revolution that overthrew the Sultanate. The revolution was led by the Afro-Shirazi Party against the predominantly Arab ruling class. Violence erupted as the new regime sought to consoli...

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...

1948 Tantura Killings The events at the Palestinian village of Tantura occurred during the **1948 Palestine war**, when forces of the Haganah, specifically the Alexandroni Brigade, engaged in the battle for the village on the night of **22–23 May...

The Nakba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians that occurred between 1947 and 1949 during the collapse of the British Mandate for Palestine and the establishment of the State of Israel. On November 29, 1947, the United Nation...

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 German–Soviet Non-Aggression Pact And Its Secret Protocols On August 23, 1939, the governments of Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty in Moscow. The agreement was signed by German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentro...

The Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanjing, occurred during the Second Sino-Japanese War after Japanese forces captured the city of Nanjing, then the capital of China, on December 13, 1937.Over a period of six weeks, the Japanese military commi...

The Haitian Parsley Massacre, also known as the 1937 Parsley Massacre or the Haitian Massacre, was a mass killing carried out by the Dominican Army under the orders of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo in early October 1937.On October 2, 1937, thousands of...

The Arab Revolt in Palestine was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration under the British Mandate, which followed the 1917 Balfour Declaration. The revolt was primarily aimed at ending Jewish im...

Simele Massacre On August 7, 1933, units of the Iraqi Army entered the town of Simele in northern Iraq during a military campaign targeting Assyrian communities. Tensions had escalated following disputes between Assyrian groups and the Iraqi government con...

Soviet-Era Famines Under Bolshevik Rule Between 1930 and 1933, a series of mass famines occurred across the Soviet Union following Bolshevik policies of forced collectivization, grain requisition, and political repression. The most severe famine ...

Armenian Genocide On April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities arrested hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople. The arrests marked the beginning of a coordinated campaign against the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire d...

Assyrian Genocide On January 1, 1915, systematic attacks against Assyrian communities began in the eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Assyrians, a Christian minority concentrated in regions including Hakkari, Van, and Tur Abdin, we...

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Herero And Nama Genocide On January 12, 1904, members of the Herero community initiated an armed uprising against German colonial authorities in German South West Africa, present-day Namibia. The conflict followed years of territorial dispossession, livest...

The Selk'nam genocide refers to the systematic extermination of the Selk'nam people, indigenous inhabitants of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in Patagonia, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Fueled by expansionist cattle ranching interests and...

The California Native American genocide refers to the systematic destruction and mass killing of Indigenous peoples in California during the mid-19th century, primarily following the 1848 Gold Rush.Between 1846 and 1873, tens of thousands of Native American...

Circassian Genocide On May 21, 1864, the Russian Empire declared the end of the Caucasian War following the defeat of Circassian resistance in the northwest Caucasus. The conflict, which had lasted for decades, culminated in large-scale military operations...

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Genocide refers to the systematic extermination and dispossession of the indigenous Tasmanian population by British colonists during the early 19th century. Following the establishment of European settlements on the island of Tasman...

The Vendée Massacres occurred during the War in the Vendée, a counter-revolutionary uprising in western France from 1793 to 1796. The conflict was marked by violent clashes between Royalist forces and the French Revolutionary government.The massacres involv...

The Dzungar Genocide refers to the systematic destruction of the Dzungar people by the Qing dynasty during the mid-18th century.Between 1755 and 1758, the Qing government, led by the Qianlong Emperor, launched military campaigns to eliminate the Dzungar Kha...

The Albigensian Crusade was a 20-year military campaign initiated by the Catholic Church to eliminate Catharism in the Languedoc region of southern France. It began in 1209 under Pope Innocent III.One of the earliest and most notorious massacres occurred at...

Najran Massacre 523 AD In 523 AD, the Himyarite king Yusuf Asar Dhu Nuwas, a Jewish ruler of the Himyarite Kingdom in present day Yemen, targeted the Christian population of Najran. Dhu Nuwas pressured the Christians to convert to Judaism and promi...

The Bar Kokhba revolt, a major Jewish uprising against Roman rule, ended with the fall of the fortress of Betar. The Roman forces besieged and destroyed the stronghold, marking the collapse of the revolt.This defeat resulted in massive casualties and a sign...

The Siege of Masada was the last stronghold of the Jewish rebels during the First Jewish–Roman War. Roman forces laid siege to the fortress located on a plateau near the Dead Sea after a lengthy campaign.Despite the Roman cohorts constructing a massive ramp...