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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 countr...
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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 countr...
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Foreign ministers and senior officials from Pacific Islands Forum countries failed to reach agreement on August 6, 2026, on a joint statement responding to China's rec...
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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 approximate...
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The United Nations Security Council held its first straw poll on July 30, 2026, to evaluate candidates seeking to become the next secretary-general. The vote marked th...
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Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she was “devastated” after reports alleged that her husband, Bryon Noem, engaged in online activity i...
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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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United States President Donald Trump stated on March 6, 2026, that Cuba “is going to fall pretty soon” during a phone interview discussing foreign policy and ongoing i...
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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)...
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On February 27, 2026, the United States Department of Justice briefly removed a photograph from its publicly released Epstein files that appeared to show Commerce Secr...
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On February 25, 2026, Harvard University confirmed that Lawrence Summers will resign from his academic and faculty positions at the end of the 2025–2026 academic year ...
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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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Peter Mandelson Arrested On February 23, 2026, British police arrested Peter Mandelson, a former United Kingdom ambassador to the United States and long‑time senior f...
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Former Norwegian Prime Minister and former Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland was hospitalized on February 17, 2026, following reports of an ...
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On February 12, 2026, Norwegian police searched properties belonging to former prime minister and Council of Europe secretary‑general :contentReference[oaicite:0]{inde...
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On February 10, 2026, United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced questioning before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee after the release of documents co...
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Japan expands state secrets law classification powers In February 2026, Japan’s government approved revisions to its State Secrecy Law that broaden the scop...
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Massacre in Nigerian Kwara State After Militant Attack On February 5, 2026, Nigerian authorities and humanitarian organisations reported that at least 162 p...
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Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons Various international organisations and human rights groups have published reports detaili...
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Palestinians Held in Israeli Prisons and Detention Facilities According to multiple human rights organisations and prisoner support groups, thousands of Pal...
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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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Board of Peace for Gaza Date: Ongoing as of January 2026 Description: The Board of Peace is a U.S.-led international body announced by President Donald Trump to...
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On July 9, 2025, the United States government announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in...
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The United Nations Secretary-General’s annual report on conflict-related sexual violence included Israel in its annex listing parties identified as having credible inf...
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Henry Kissinger, former United States secretary of state and national security adviser, played a central role in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the Vietnam War and...
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26 July–7 November 1956 — Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal Company after Western governments withdraw support for the Aswan High Dam. Britain, France and Israel secr...
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German-born American diplomat, political scientist, national security adviser, and secretary of state. He served as national security adviser beginning in 1969 and as ...
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1911–1917 — Unification or Death, commonly called the Black Hand, is a secret Serbian nationalist organization containing influential military officers. Individuals as...
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1814 — A secret revolutionary organization is founded to prepare an uprising against Ottoman rule.
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Gerald Ford became President of the United States following Richard Nixon's resignation. Kissinger continued as Secretary of State and national security adviser during...
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16 March 1935 — Hitler announces conscription and expansion of Germany's armed forces in open violation of Versailles restrictions. Germany has already been rearming s...
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German-born American diplomat, political scientist, national security adviser, and secretary of state. He served as national security adviser beginning in 1969 and as ...
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German-born American diplomat, political scientist, national security adviser, and secretary of state. He served as national security adviser beginning in 1969 and as ...
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Henry Kissinger served as national security adviser during the Nixon administration and remained central to White House foreign-policy and national-security decision-m...
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31 May 1945 — Secretary of War Henry Stimson chairs the first major meeting of the Interim Committee considering policy surrounding the atomic bomb. Stimson becomes on...
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23 May 1915 — Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary after joining the Allied side through the secret Treaty of London. Italian leaders expect territorial gains along t...
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In December 1974, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger hosted members of the Trilateral Commission at the State Department. The meeting illustrates a documented interact...
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On February 8, 1974, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke by telephone with David Rockefeller. The surviving State Department transcript records discussion of Euro...
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Henry Kissinger became U.S. Secretary of State on 09/22/1973, while continuing to serve as national security adviser for a period. His simultaneous positions gave him ...
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Henry Kissinger became U.S. Secretary of State in September 1973 while continuing to serve as national security adviser. This placed him simultaneously within the Stat...
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Henry Kissinger was sworn in as Secretary of State on September 22, 1973, while continuing to serve as national security adviser.
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From 1973 onward, Kissinger simultaneously held the offices of Secretary of State and national security adviser. This concentration of responsibilities is important fo...
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On 02/08/1974, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke by telephone with David Rockefeller. The surviving government transcript records discussion of international af...
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23 August 1939 — Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression agreement. Secret protocols divide parts of Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influe...
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23 August 1939 — Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact. Secret protocols divide parts of Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influe...
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25 July 1943 — King Victor Emmanuel III dismisses Benito Mussolini after the Fascist Grand Council turns against him. Marshal Pietro Badoglio forms a new government th...
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National Security Study Memorandum 200 was a U.S. government policy study concerning the implications of population growth in developing countries for U.S. security an...
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British foreign secretary who attempted to organize international mediation during the crisis.
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17 September 1939 — Soviet forces cross Poland's eastern frontier while the Polish state is already collapsing under German attack. The invasion follows the secret ter...
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