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September 1, 2026 Politics

US House extends government funding

District of Columbia · Washington · United States

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...

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August 10, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Taiwan simulates Penghu invasion

Penghu County · Taiwan

Taiwanese forces conducted a large-scale military exercise on the Penghu Islands on August 10, 2026, simulating the defense of the islands against an amphibious assault. The exercise i...

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August 10, 2026 Breaking

Taiwan restricts mobile internet

Taichung · Taiwan

Taiwan deliberately reduced mobile internet speeds across a large part of central Taiwan on August 10, 2026, as part of its annual Han Kuang military exercises. The test was designed to s...

February 27, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Violence and destruction reported in West Bank villages

West Bank · Ramallah · Palestine

On February 27, 2026, reports from the occupied West Bank indicated that illegal Israeli settlers uprooted hundreds of Palestinian-owned olive trees and assaulted local residents. The inc...

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February 16, 2026 Breaking

Hyatt executive chairman Thomas Pritzker retires amid Epstein ties

Chicago · Illinois · United States

On February 16, 2026, hotel magnate Thomas Pritzker announced he will retire as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, effective immediately, after details of his affiliation wit...

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February 12, 2026 Breaking

Bill Gates’ influence in global health, food supply, and population programs

Seattle · Washington · United States

Bill Gates’ influence in global health, food supply, and population programs Bill Gates, co‑founder of Microsoft and a private philanthropist, has been a major funder of global...

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January 31, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons

Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons Various international organisations and human rights groups have published reports detailing conditions in Isr...

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January 28, 2026 Politics

Underreported global humanitarian crises report highlights forgotten emergencies

On January 28, 2026, the tenth annual CARE Crisis Report was published, identifying the ten most under‑reported humanitarian crises of 2025 worldwide. The report found that the Central Af...

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January 25, 2026 Politics

World economic forum debates geopolitical tensions and trade rifts

Leaders at the 56th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, engaged in high-level discussions on global security, economic growth, and geopolitical competition. The forum took ...

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November 28, 2025 Politics

Canada MAID statistics 2024. Racial identity of recipients

Canada MAID statistics 2024. Racial identity of recipients In 2024, a total of 16,499 people in Canada received Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). ...

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October 24, 2025 Breaking

Israeli sexual crime statistics in 2024 and report findings

Israeli sexual crime statistics in 2024 and report findings In 2023 the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI) received 17,484 new complaints of sexual offences, including ...

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June 1, 2025 Breaking

Israel put on UN sexual violence in warzones blacklist

Gaza · Palestine

The United Nations Secretary-General’s annual report on conflict-related sexual violence included Israel in its annex listing parties identified as having credible information indicating ...

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December 25, 1 Breaking

Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem

Bethlehem · Palestine

Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of Christianity, is traditionally believed to have been born in Bethlehem during the final years of the reign of Herod the Great. According to Christ...

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Kissinger Schwab Davos conversation

Klaus Schwab hosted a conversation with Henry Kissinger at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in 2022. Schwab discussed his earlier meeting with Kissinger at Harvard and Kis...

Bilderberg Meetings

David Rockefeller attended the annual Bilderberg meetings from their inception in 1954. The meetings brought together prominent political, business and other figures from Europe and North...

Davos Annual Meeting

The annual Davos meeting developed from the European Management Forum and became a recurring venue where political leaders, corporate executives, academics and other influential participa...

Davos, Switzerland

Swiss location associated with the World Economic Forum's annual meeting and with Henry Kissinger's first recorded appearance at the Forum in 1980.

Kissinger speaks at Davos 2017

Henry Kissinger participated in a World Economic Forum Annual Meeting session in January 2017 concerning the international order and the role of the United States. Klaus Schwab chaired th...