Ben-Gvir unveils execution facility
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published footage on August 18, 2026, showing construction of a facility intended to carry out executions by hanging...
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Colombia inaugurates De La Espriella
Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in as president of Colombia on August 7, 2026, after defeating Senator Iván Cepeda in the June 21 presidential runoff election. De L...
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Albania protest movement
Large protests took place across Albania, particularly in Tirana and coastal regions, as opposition supporters, activists, and local communities gathered to express di...
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Sam Abu Haikal shooting
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 involv...
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Gaza flotilla interception Ben-Gvir
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 carr...
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French artist seeks war crimes probe on IDF strike
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 i...
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Muslim countries criticize Israel death penalty law
Eight Muslim-majority countries issued a joint statement on April 3, 2026, condemning Israel’s passage of a law allowing the death penalty for West Bank Palestinians c...
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Israeli army arrests 16 women in West Bank
The Israeli army conducted raids across the West Bank on April 1, 2026, resulting in the arrest of 16 Palestinian women, according to military and local sources. Autho...
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Israel Passes Law Allowing Death Penalty
On March 30, 2026, Israel’s parliament passed a law authorising the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks, particularly those involving the killin...
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Torres faces scrutiny over defense investments
U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has faced scrutiny in 2026 following financial disclosures showing investments in defense contractors, including Lockheed Mar...
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Cuba Faces Widespread Energy Crisis
Cuba is experiencing a severe energy crisis, with nationwide blackouts affecting millions of residents. The national electrical grid has collapsed in several regions, ...
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Palestinian toddler reportedly tortured
On March 19, 2026, an 18‑month‑old Palestinian toddler was reportedly returned to his family in Gaza with injuries following detention by Israeli forces during a secur...
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Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in Lebanon, rights group says
Human Rights Watch and other international observers have reported that the Israeli military used white phosphorus munitions in populated areas of southern Lebanon dur...
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Israel Retains Bodies Of Deceased Prisoners Until Sentence Completion
As of March 2026, Israeli authorities have been retaining the bodies of prisoners who die while serving sentences, holding them until the official sentence period is c...
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Donald Trump Claims Iran Responsible For Bombing Of Iranian Girls School
On February 28, 2026, an airstrike struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in the city of Minab in southern Iran during the opening phase of military hos...
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Violence and destruction reported in West Bank villages
On February 27, 2026, reports from the occupied West Bank indicated that illegal Israeli settlers uprooted hundreds of Palestinian-owned olive trees and assaulted loca...
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Dostoevskys controversial views on Jews
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821–1881) wrote several works in which some passages explicitly mention Jewish people. Below are exact original Russian excerpts from ...
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Nurul Amin Shah Alam, A Blind Refugee, Found Dead In Buffalo
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, A Blind Refugee, Found Dead In Buffalo Authorities in Buffalo reported the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 42-year-old blind refugee originally...
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Israeli Underground Detention Facility and Administrative Detention of Palestinians
A number of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have been held in Israeli detention facilities without formal charges or trial, including in an undergro...
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The Truth About Slavery in Mauritania
Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery, formally ending it by presidential decree in 1981 and later passing a law in 2007 that criminalized sl...
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Ghislaine Maxwell challenges release of Epstein documents
Ghislaine Maxwell challenges release of Epstein documents On February 21, 2026, lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell filed legal papers in Manha...
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Michael William Mohr charged with producing child pornography
Michael William Mohr charged with producing child pornography On February 19, 2026, 54‑year‑old Michael William Mohr of Springfield was charged in St. Louis by federa...
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Palestinian-american teenager murdered by israeli settlers in west bank
Palestinian-american teenager murdered by israeli settlers in west bank On February 18, 2026, a 17-year-old Palestinian-American teenager was shot and killed by Israe...
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Trump Order Boosts Glyphosate Production
Trump Order Boosts Glyphosate Production On February 18, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to designate ...
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Who Turned an Assassination Into a World War?
28 June–4 August 1914 — Sarajevo creates the crisis, but successive decisions by Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France and Britain determine how far it spreads. The...
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Albanian National Awakening
c. 1830–1912 — The Rilindja Kombëtare develops through writers, educators, political activists and diaspora networks. Albanian-language education and publishing become...
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Al-Azhar Is Established
970–972 CE — The Fatimids establish the mosque and teaching institution that develops into al-Azhar. Over the centuries it becomes one of the most influential centers ...
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The Hyksos Rule the Delta
c. 1650–1550 BCE — A dynasty of rulers of largely western Asian origin controls much of northern Egypt from Avaris in the Nile Delta. Egyptian sources later portray th...
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The Great Pyramid Is Built
c. 2580–2560 BCE — Khufu's Great Pyramid rises at Giza and becomes the largest pyramid ever constructed in Egypt. Originally about 146.6 meters high, it contains milli...
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Assassination at Sarajevo
28 June 1914 — Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie are assassinated during an official visit to Sarajevo. Gavrilo Princi...
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Cyprus Crisis Brings Junta Down
July 1974 — A Greek-backed coup in Cyprus and subsequent Turkish intervention trigger the collapse of the military regime.
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Davos develops into broader international forum
During the 1970s and 1980s, the Davos meeting expanded beyond its original European management focus toward international political, economic and geopolitical question...
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Kapp Putsch
13 March 1920 — Right-wing forces attempt to overthrow the Weimar government after disputes over the reduction of Germany's postwar military formations. The government...
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Leslie Groves
17 September 1942 — Brigadier General Leslie Groves is placed in charge of the Manhattan Project. He oversees enormous construction, procurement, secrecy and industria...
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Millions of Civilians Flee West
13 January 1945 — Soviet advances into East Prussia and Poland trigger enormous civilian flight. German authorities evacuate populations inconsistently and often too l...
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Ottoman Empire Leaves the War
30 October 1918 — The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros. Ottoman military resistance effectively ends and Allied forces gain extensive rights to occupy stra...
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Spain Becomes an International Ideological Battlefield
17 July 1936 — The Spanish Civil War is rapidly interpreted across Europe as a struggle among fascism, communism, democracy, religion and revolution. Germany and Italy...
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Trilateral Commission — Original Purpose
The Trilateral Commission was created to encourage cooperation and discussion among North America, Western Europe and Japan. Early discussions included economic, polit...
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United States Enters the War
6 April 1917 — The United States declares war on Germany. Unrestricted submarine warfare is the immediate strategic cause, while the Zimmermann Telegram further intens...
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Weimar Constitution Takes Effect
11 August 1919 — Germany adopts a democratic constitution establishing the Weimar Republic. The new political system combines parliamentary government with a powerful ...
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Woodrow Wilson
1913–1921 presidency — Wilson initially attempts to maintain American neutrality while defending neutral commercial and maritime rights. German unrestricted submarine ...
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Woodrow Wilson
1913–1921 presidency — Wilson initially attempts to maintain American neutrality while defending neutral commercial and maritime rights. German unrestricted submarine ...
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