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August 21, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Russia strikes Kryvyi Rih

Kryvyi Rih · Dnipropetrovsk Oblast · Ukraine

Russian drones struck a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih on August 21, 2026, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 130, according to Ukrainian authorities. Children were among th...

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August 18, 2026 Breaking

Ben-Gvir unveils execution facility

Israel

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. The footage showed...

August 10, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Ukraine strikes Nizhnekamsk refinery

Nizhnekamsk · Tatarstan · Russia

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, whil...

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August 9, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Houthis strike Jazan refinery

Jazan · Jazan Province · Saudi Arabia

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 facil...

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April 5, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Palestinian farmer killed by Israeli settlers

West Bank · Palestine

A Palestinian farmer was shot and killed by Israeli settlers on his family’s land in the West Bank on April 5, 2026, according to reports from local sources. The incident occurred in the ...

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April 4, 2026 Breaking

French artist seeks war crimes probe on IDF strike

Paris · France

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...

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March 30, 2026 Politics

Israel Passes Law Allowing Death Penalty

Tel Aviv · Israel

On March 30, 2026, Israel’s parliament passed a law authorising the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks, particularly those involving the killing of Israelis. The l...

March 25, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Report Examines Lack of Settler Prosecutions

Gaza · Palestine

An analysis published on March 25, 2026, reported that no Israeli citizens have been prosecuted for killing Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank since 2020. The findings were b...

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March 24, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Child killed in Gaza shooting incident

Gaza · Palestine

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 ...

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Rmeish · South Governorate · Lebanon

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March 9, 2026 Breaking

Maronite priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon

A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest was killed after Israeli tank fire struck a home in the southern Lebanese village of Al-Qlayaa near the border with Israel. Father Pierre al-Rai died f...

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March 8, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Iran names new supreme leader during Tehran airstrike fires

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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 Isla...

March 7, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Dozens killed in Lebanon during Israel search for missing navigator

Sidon · South Governorate · Lebanon

Dozens of Lebanese civilians have been killed as Israeli forces conduct operations in southern Lebanon searching for a navigator who has been missing for 40 years. The military action rep...

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White House · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

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March 7, 2026 Politics

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 hostilities between Ira...

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March 4, 2026 Politics

Lobbyist Comment On Iranian Schoolgirls Killed In Airstrikes Draws Scrutiny

On March 4, 2026, U.S. political lobbyist Jeff Ballabon posted comments on social media regarding reports that Iranian schoolgirls had been killed during airstrikes in Iran. Ballabon, ...

March 3, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israel bombs assembly choosing Iran’s next supreme leader.

2026 airforce airstrike analysis bombed clerics

On March 3, 2026, the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike on a building in the holy city of Qom that housed Iran’s Council of Experts, the clerical body responsible for selecting the...

March 2, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

17

Israel expands strikes, deploys troops on Lebanon border.

Maroun al-Ras · Nabatieh Governorate · Lebanon

On March 2, 2026, Lebanese health authorities reported that at least 31 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in Israeli airstrikes conducted in multiple areas of southern Leb...

2026 airstrikes beirut border casualties conflict

February 28, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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U.S. and Israeli Military Operations in Iran Report Deaths on All Sides

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U.S. and Israeli Military Operations in Iran Report Deaths on All Sides On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military operations against targets in Ira...

February 28, 2026 Breaking

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Donald Trump Says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Is Dead

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

Donald Trump Says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Is Dead On February 28, 2026, United States President Donald Trump announced on social media that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

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February 28, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Iranian Girls’ School Strike Amid US‑Israel Military Offensive

2026 bombing casualties civilian conflict crime

Strike on Girls’ Elementary School in Southern Iran During US‑Israel Military Action On February 28, 2026, during a coordinated series of military strikes on Iran by the United States an...

February 24, 2026 Breaking

21

Incidents and Historical Context of Christians and Christian Sites in Israel and the Palestinian Territories

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 hist...

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February 24, 2026 Breaking

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Estimated Interracial Homicides in the United States (2020–2025)

Estimated numbers and percentages of interracial homicides where Black victims were killed by White offenders, and White victims were killed by Black offenders: 2020: Black kil...

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February 24, 2026 Breaking

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Common Water Contaminants and Their Potential Health Risks

Many substances can be present in drinking water, either as part of water treatment or from environmental contamination, and some may pose health risks. Chlorine and Chloramine: Thes...

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February 23, 2026 Breaking

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DeCarlos Brown Jr. Released Before Murder of Iryna Zarutska

Columbus · Ohio · United States

DeCarlos Brown Jr. Released Before Murder of Iryna Zarutska DeCarlos Brown Jr., a 27-year-old man with a criminal record including 14 prior offenses, was released from prison in February...

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February 20, 2026 Politics

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Wexner Lawyer Hot Mic Threat

Federal Courthouse Manhattan · New York City · New York · United States

Wexner Lawyer Hot Mic Threat On February 20, 2026, during a deposition before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, a microphone inadvertently captured a threatening ...

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February 19, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Palestinian-american teenager murdered by israeli settlers in west bank

West Bank · Ramallah · Palestine

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 Israeli settlers near the...

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February 18, 2026 Breaking

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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 glyphosate herbicide...

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February 15, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Civilians in Gaza

2026 airstrike casualties civilians conflict gaza

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 midd...

February 13, 2026 Breaking

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Alexander Lamar Banks Jr. attacked family outside Lansing

Lansing · Michigan · United States

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 allege...

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February 13, 2026 Politics

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Canadian Leaders Unite at Tumbler Ridge Vigil After Devastating School Shooting

Tumbler Ridge · British Columbia · Canada

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 C...

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February 12, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Palestinians Wounded and Killed by Israeli Forces During Ongoing Gaza Violence

2026 artillery casualties ceasefire children conflict

On February 12, 2026, Israeli military forces opened fire in parts of the Gaza Strip despite an existing ceasefire, resulting in new casualties among Palestinian civilians. Medical source...

February 10, 2026 Breaking

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Suspect in Tumbler Ridge School Shooting Identified as Jesse Van Rootselaar

Tumbler Ridge · British Columbia · Canada

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) con...

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February 10, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israeli military drones strike bicyclists in Gaza killing two Palestinians

Gaza Strip · Gaza City · Palestine

Israeli military drones strike bicyclists in Gaza killing two Palestinians On February 10, 2026, two Palestinian men riding bicycles in eastern Deir al‑Balah in the Gaza Strip ...

2026 attack bicycle casualties ceasefire conflict

February 10, 2026 Breaking

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Israeli athletes return to Olympics after Gaza conflict amid international scrutiny

Olympic Village · Paris · Île-de-France · France

Israeli athletes return to Olympics after Gaza conflict amid international scrutiny In February 2026, Israeli athletes were welcomed to participate in the Winter Olympics follo...

2026 athletes casualties committee conflict controversy

February 9, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon kills child Ali Hassan Jaber and his father

Southern Lebanon · Tyre · South Governorate · Lebanon

Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon kills child Ali Hassan Jaber and his father On February 9, 2026, an Israeli drone strike in the town of Yanouh in southern Lebanon kill...

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February 5, 2026 Breaking

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Italy probes alleged “sniper tourism” in 1990s Bosnia

Rome · Lazio · Italy

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...

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February 5, 2026 Breaking

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Massacre in Nigerian Kwara State After Militant Attack

Abuja · Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria

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...

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February 4, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Deadly pager explosion rocks Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut · Beirut Governorate · Lebanon

Deadly pager explosion rocks Beirut, Lebanon On February 4, 2026, a large explosion involving a pager device occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, killing at least 27 people, including ...

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February 4, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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24 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, medics say

2026 artillery bombing casualties ceasefire children

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 k...

February 4, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill Dozens Amid Fragile Ceasefire

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Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill Dozens Amid Fragile Ceasefire On February 4, 2026, health officials in the Gaza Strip reported that Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes killed ...

February 3, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israeli Military Strikes Continue in Gaza Despite Ceasefire Agreements

2026 airstrikes border casualties ceasefire conflict

Israeli Military Strikes Continue in Gaza Despite Ceasefire Agreements Reports from Gaza’s health authorities indicate that Israeli air and military strikes have continued in m...

February 1, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

42

Israel’s Occupation of Palestine: A Timeline

Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel / Palestine

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January 31, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Explosions in Iran Leave Several Dead Amid Denials of Foreign Involvement

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Explosions in Iran Leave Several Dead Amid Denials of Foreign Involvement On Saturday, explosions were reported in multiple locations in Iran, including the southern port city ...

January 31, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israeli Airstrikes Across Gaza Reported to Kill Dozens

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Israeli Airstrikes Across Gaza Reported to Kill Dozens Multiple Israeli airstrikes were reported across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least 30 Pales...

January 31, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israeli Fire in Gaza Reported to Kill 30, Injure 30 More

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Israeli Fire in Gaza Reported to Kill 30, Injure 30 More The Gaza Health Ministry reported that Israeli military fire killed at least 30 Palestinians and injured another 30 sin...

January 28, 2026 Politics

46

Netanyahu Declined Opportunities To Kill Sinwar In 2023

Prime Minister’s Office · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

On January 28, 2026, Israeli media outlets reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was presented with multiple opportunities in early 2023 to authorize an assassination of Yahya S...

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January 28, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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UN reports Odessa drone attack kills civilians and disrupts vital infrastructure

Odesa · Odesa Oblast · Ukraine

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 an...

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January 27, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza including a teenager despite ceasefire

2026 attacks ceasefire children city civilians

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...

January 26, 2026 Breaking

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Iran nationwide protests escalate with high casualties

2026 blackout casualties crackdown deaths demonstrations

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 Revolu...

January 25, 2026 Breaking

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Maine private jet crash linked to Houston law firm with notable litigation history

Maine Turnpike Crash Area · Kennebunk · Maine · United States

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 ...

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January 25, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israeli fire kills Palestinians in Gaza amid ceasefire violations

2026 attack building casualty city conflict

On January 25, 2026, Israeli fire killed two Palestinians in the Tuffah neighbourhood in the northern Gaza Strip, according to local health authorities, and a separate Israeli drone strik...

January 24, 2026 Breaking

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Federal border agents fatally shoot Minneapolis resident

Hennepin County Medical Center Area · Minneapolis · Minnesota · United States

On January 24, 2026, United States Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The shooting...

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January 24, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Gaza health ministry reports daily fatalities from Israeli fire

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On January 24, 2026, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza reported that three people were killed by Israeli fire, including two children aged 13 and 15 in two separate incidents in the...

January 23, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Gaza Health Data Shows Continued Palestinian Deaths Amid Ceasefire Violations

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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 vi...

January 22, 2026 Breaking

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The Voice of Hind Rajab earns Oscar nomination

The film The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Oscars. The do...

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January 21, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Israeli strikes kill 11 Palestinians including children and journalists in Gaza

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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 offi...

January 21, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

57

Israeli forces kill civilians and journalists in gaza despite ceasefire

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Israeli military actions in Gaza on January 21, 2026, killed at least 11 Palestinians including two 13‑year‑old boys and three journalists, according to Gaza health authorities and local ...

January 18, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

58

U.S. Military Strike in Syria

The United States carried out a retaliatory strike in Syria, targeting an Islamic State-linked militant leader responsible for an ambush that killed U.S. troops and a civilian. The strike...

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January 16, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Palestinian child shot dead by israeli troops in occupied west bank

Jenin · Jenin Governorate · Palestine

A Palestinian child was shot dead by Israeli military personnel in the occupied West Bank on January 16, 2026, according to rights groups and local health officials. The incident occurred...

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January 3, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

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Palestinian girl killed by Israeli fire in Gaza despite ceasefire

2026 agencies attacks bombardment border casualties

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December 15, 2025 Breaking

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Father Killed After Confronting Queue Jumper At Beckenham Supermarket

Beckenham · Greater London · United Kingdom

In December 2025, Andrew Clark, a father, was fatally attacked at a Sainsbury's supermarket in Beckenham, southeast London. The incident occurred after Clark confronted another man who wa...

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October 17, 2025 Wars & Conflicts

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Gaza Officials Accuse Israel of Organ Theft from Palestinian Bodies

Gaza Strip · Gaza City · Palestine

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 bodi...

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Manchester · United Kingdom

63

October 2, 2025 Breaking

Manchester synagogue attacker

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...

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September 15, 2025 Wars & Conflicts

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Qismah Ali Omar. Abduction and death in Darfur

Darfur · El Fasher · North Darfur · Sudan

Qismah Ali Omar. Abduction and death in Darfur Qismah Ali Omar, a 22-year-old Sudanese tea seller, was reported missing in Zalingei, Central Darfur, in early September 2025. Witnesses in...

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June 24, 2025 Wars & Conflicts

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Israel military offensive in gaza kills dozens including aid seekers

2025 aidseekers bombardment casualties conflict death

Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 86 Palestinians, including dozens of people seeking humanitarian aid near distribution centers, according to medical sources in ...

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May 5, 2025 Breaking

Mother waits 36 years for Israel to return son's body

Mother Waits 36 Years for Israel to Return Son’s Body The article describes the story of a Palestinian mother who waited 36 years for Israel to return the body of her son, who was k...

December 9, 2024 Breaking

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Luigi mangione charged with murder of unitedhealthcare ceo

UnitedHealth Group Headquarters · Minnetonka · Minnesota · United States

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 Manhatta...

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November 30, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

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Palestinian killed by smoke canister in Beit Lahia

Beit Lahia · Gaza Strip · Palestine

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 sm...

2024 beitlahia canister casualties casualty civilian

November 18, 2024 Breaking

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Ayman Odeh Calls Netanyahu A Serial Killer Of Peace And Is Removed From Knesset Podium

Knesset · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

Ayman Odeh Calls Netanyahu A Serial Killer Of Peace In Knesset Speech On November 18, 2024, Ayman Odeh, a member of the Israeli Knesset and leader of the Hadash‑Ta’al party, addr...

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October 12, 2024 Breaking

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Philip Esformes Arrested Again After Trump Clemency

Miami · Florida · United States

Philip Esformes Arrested Again After Trump Clemency Miami, Florida — Philip Esformes, the Miami-based nursing home executive whose 20-year federal prison sentence for health care f...

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September 17, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

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Coordinated pager explosions in Lebanon attributed to Israeli intelligence

Beirut · Beirut Governorate · Lebanon

Coordinated pager explosions in Lebanon attributed to Israeli intelligence On September 17, 2024, thousands of handheld pagers used by members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbo...

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June 24, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

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Report Says Up to 21,000 Children Missing or Separated From Families in Gaza

Report Says Up to 21,000 Children Missing or Separated From Families in Gaza A new report warned that the number of children missing or separated from their families in the Gaz...

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February 20, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

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Doctors Allege Children Shot During Gaza Fighting as Israeli Military Rejects Claims

Gaza City Hospitals Area · Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

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 t...

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February 15, 2024 Politics

74

Sackler family dispute over responsibility for opioid crisis

Stamford · Connecticut · United States

Sackler family dispute over responsibility for opioid crisis On February 15, 2024, legal filings and testimony related to bankruptcy proceedings involving Purdue Pharma revealed internal...

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January 29, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

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Disappearance and Killing of the Ambulance Crew Sent to Rescue Hind Rajab

Al-Shati Refugee Camp · Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

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 loca...

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January 29, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

76

Killing of Five-Year-Old Hind Rajab in Gaza

Al-Shati Refugee Camp · Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

On January 29, 2024, five-year-old Hind Rajab was trapped inside a civilian vehicle in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City after Israeli tank fire struck the car, killing six member...

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January 26, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

77

Palestinian Holocaust

Palestinian Holocaust The term “Palestinian Holocaust” has been used by activists and commentators to describe the cumulative impact of displacement, warfare, and territorial loss experi...

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October 16, 2023 Breaking

78

Brussels shooting suspect escaped

Brussels · Belgium

Two Swedish nationals were killed and a third person was injured in a shooting in Brussels on October 16, 2023. The victims were in the Belgian capital for a football match between Belgiu...

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June 14, 2023 Wars & Conflicts

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Zionist Involvement in Iraqi Bombings

Baghdad · Iraq

In Three Worlds, Shlaim states that he has uncovered what he describes as “undeniable proof of Zionist involvement” in the bombings of Jewish targets in Baghdad between 1950 and 1951. He...

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June 14, 2023 Wars & Conflicts

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Criticism Follows Israeli Military Probe Into Death of Palestinian Toddler

Jenin Area · Jenin · West Bank · Palestine

Criticism Follows Israeli Military Probe Into Death of Palestinian Toddler Anger and criticism were expressed by Palestinian officials and human rights organisations following ...

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2003 activism bulldozer casualty civilian conflict

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March 16, 2023 Breaking

Rachel Corrie Killed During Gaza Protest

Rafah · Palestine

Rachel Corrie, an American activist, was killed in Rafah, Gaza Strip, while participating in a protest against the demolition of Palestinian homes. The incident occurred on March 16, 2003...

October 10, 2022 Wars & Conflicts

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Palestinian Child Shot in Jenin Dies From Injuries, Rights Group Reports

Jenin · Jenin Governorate · Palestine

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...

2022 accountability child civilians conflict died

May 11, 2022 Wars & Conflicts

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Murder of Shireen Abu Akleh, Al Jazeera Journalist

Jenin Refugee Camp · Jenin · West Bank · Palestine

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...

2022 abu akleh aljazeera civilian conflict

August 29, 2021 Wars & Conflicts

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U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed civilians including children

Kabul · Kabul Province · Afghanistan

U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul That Killed Civilians Including Children On 29 August 2021, a drone strike conducted by the United States Central Command in Kabul, Afghanistan, kill...

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October 16, 2020 Breaking

85

Paty case false claim

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine · France

A French schoolgirl later admitted that she had falsely claimed that her teacher, Samuel Paty, was Islamophobic. She said she had not been present in the classroom during the lesson in qu...

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George Floyd Square · Minneapolis · Minnesota · United States

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May 25, 2020 Breaking

George Floyd: Death in Police Custody, Legal Outcomes, and Global Impact

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 counterfei...

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Gaza Border Protest Area · Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

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April 6, 2018 Breaking

Killing of Yaser Murtaja, Palestinian Journalist

On April 6, 2018, Yaser Murtaja, a 30-year-old Palestinian journalist and cameraman working with Ain Media, was shot and killed by Israeli forces while covering protests near the Gaza-Isr...

2018 april6 civilian conflict gaza greatmarchofreturn

August 25, 2017 Wars & Conflicts

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Rohingya Genocide

Rakhine State · Sittwe · Myanmar

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 ...

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August 3, 2014 Wars & Conflicts

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Yazidi Genocide

Sinjar · Nineveh Governorate · Iraq

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 ...

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July 16, 2014 Wars & Conflicts

90

Gaza Beach Strike Kills Four Bakr Children

Gaza Beach · Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

On July 16, 2014, during the Gaza conflict between Israel and Hamas, four Palestinian children from the Bakr family were killed in a strike near the fishing harbor of Gaza City. The chil...

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October 18, 2010 Breaking

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Sermon statements attributed to Rabbi Ovadia Yosef on gentiles

2010 sermon statements attributed to Rabbi Ovadia Yosef 2010 sermon statements attributed to Rabbi Ovadia Yosef on gentiles In 2010, Rabbi Ovadia Yos...

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February 12, 2010 Wars & Conflicts

92

Night Raid in Khataba: Civilian Killings During U.S. Operation in Afghanistan

Khataba Village · Jalalabad · Nangarhar Province · Afghanistan

On February 12, 2010, U.S. Special Operations forces conducted a nighttime raid in Khataba village, in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The operation targeted a compound believed to be linke...

2010 accountability afghanistan casualties civilians conflict

Monterrey · Nuevo León · Mexico

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August 3, 2009 Breaking

Gabriela Rico Jiménez’s Statements During 2009 Viral Incident in Monterrey

Gabriela Rico Jiménez’s Viral 2009 Incident and Disappearance On the evening of August 3, 2009, 21‑year‑old Gabriela Rico Jiménez was filmed in a distressed state outside the F...

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July 30, 2006 Wars & Conflicts

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Qana Airstrike Causes Civilian Deaths

Qana · Lebanon

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 ...

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January 1, 2005 Breaking

Samuel Little and media visibility

United States

Media coverage and public recognition of serial homicide have been examined by criminologists and researchers studying race, victim demographics, offender characteristics, and news report...

February 26, 2003 Wars & Conflicts

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Darfur Genocide

Darfur · El Fasher · North Darfur · Sudan

Darfur Genocide On February 26, 2003, rebel groups in Darfur, Sudan, including the Sudan Liberation Army and Justice and Equality Movement, launched attacks against government installati...

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September 11, 2001 Politics

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Osama Bin Laden never took responsibility for the 9/11 attacks

Osama Bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda, did not formally claim responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The attacks involved the hijacking of four commerc...

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September 11, 2001 Breaking

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Howard Lutnick and Larry Silverstein on 911

World Trade Center · New York City · New York · United States

Howard Lutnick and Larry Silverstein on 9/11 On September 11, 2001, Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, was not in his office in the North Tower of the World Trade Center when Amer...

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September 11, 2001 Wars & Conflicts

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September 11 Attacks

World Trade Center · New York City · New York · United States

September 11 Attacks 2001 September 11 Attacks 2001 On September 11, 2001, nineteen militants associated with the Islamist extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four commercia...

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April 18, 1996 Wars & Conflicts

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Qana Shelling Kills Civilians in Lebanon

Qana · Lebanon

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 shel...

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July 11, 1995 Wars & Conflicts

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Israel supplied weapons to Serbia during Bosnian war.

Belgrade · Serbia

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 Ei...

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July 11, 1995 Wars & Conflicts

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Srebrenica Genocide

Srebrenica · Republika Srpska · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica Genocide On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces captured the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia, a United Nations-declared “safe area.” The town was predominantly inhabited b...

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July 11, 1995 Wars & Conflicts

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Bosnian Genocide

Sarajevo · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Genocide On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces captured the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia during the Bosnian War. The town had been declared a United Nations “safe area” f...

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April 7, 1994 Wars & Conflicts

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Rwandan Genocide

Kigali · Kigali Province · Rwanda

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 ...

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May 20, 1988 Wars & Conflicts

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The Isaaq Genocide Overview

Hargeisa · Woqooyi Galbeed · Somaliland

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 go...

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February 23, 1988 Wars & Conflicts

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Anfal Genocide

Halabja · Halabja Governorate · Iraq

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 campai...

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September 16, 1982 Wars & Conflicts

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Sabra and Shatila Massacre Overview

Sabra and Shatila · Beirut · Beirut Governorate · Lebanon

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 o...

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December 11, 1981 Wars & Conflicts

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El Mozote massacre

El Mozote · Morazán Department · El Salvador

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, ...

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Atlanta · Georgia · United States

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July 21, 1979 Breaking

Wayne Williams Atlanta murders

Wayne Bertram Williams is an American convicted murderer whose 1982 convictions became a central part of the investigation into a series of killings known as the Atlanta Child Murders. Be...

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October 1, 1976 Politics

Harold Rosenthal Interview Considered Fabricated

Istanbul · Turkey

Harold Wallace Rosenthal, a Senate aide, was killed in a terrorist attack at Istanbul Airport in 1976. Rosenthal had worked for Senator Jacob Javits and was serving in his staff role at t...

December 7, 1975 Wars & Conflicts

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East Timor Genocide

Dili · Dili Municipality · East Timor

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 s...

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October 20, 1973 Breaking

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Zebra murders investigation

San Francisco · California · United States

The Zebra murders were a series of killings and shootings committed in San Francisco between October 1973 and April 1974. The attacks resulted in 14 deaths and seven or eight nonfatal inj...

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Watergate Complex · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

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June 17, 1972 Politics

The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions

The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate compl...

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April 29, 1972 Wars & Conflicts

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Overview of 1972 Burundi Genocide

Bujumbura · Bujumbura Mairie · Burundi

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 upr...

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March 25, 1971 Wars & Conflicts

115

Bangladesh Genocide

Dhaka · Dhaka Division · Bangladesh

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, s...

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December 15, 1969 Breaking

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Attribution History of Golda Meir Quote on Children and Conflict

Attribution History of Golda Meir Quote on Children and Conflict Golda Meir served as Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. A statement widely attributed to her reads: “W...

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March 16, 1968 Wars & Conflicts

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My Lai Massacre

My Lai · Sơn Mỹ · Quảng Ngãi · Vietnam

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 t...

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June 10, 1967 Wars & Conflicts

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Escalation of Israeli Settler Violence in the Occupied West Bank

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...

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June 8, 1967 Wars & Conflicts

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USS Liberty Incident

USS Liberty Attack Site · Mediterranean Sea · International Waters · Mediterranean

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 Israe...

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May 30, 1967 Wars & Conflicts

120

Historical Overview of Biafran Mass Killings

Enugu · Enugu State · Nigeria

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 t...

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Published Research Nations & Civilizations

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What Killed Tutankhamun?

c. 1323 BCE — The young king's mummy has been subjected to extensive medical and genetic analysis. Proposed explanations have included injury, malaria, inherited disorders and complicatio...

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Who Actually Built the Pyramids?

c. 2600–2500 BCE — Archaeology points toward organized Egyptian labor forces rather than armies of foreign slaves. Workers lived in settlements near Giza, received food and supplies and w...

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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

6 August 1945 — An American B-29 drops the uranium bomb Little Boy on Hiroshima. The explosion and fire destroy much of the city and kill tens of thousands of people immediately, with man...

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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki

9 August 1945 — The United States drops the plutonium bomb Fat Man on Nagasaki. Tens of thousands are killed immediately or in the following months. The attack occurs on the same day Sovi...

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Auschwitz Is Liberated

27 January 1945 — Soviet troops reach the Auschwitz concentration and extermination complex in occupied Poland. They find thousands of surviving prisoners and extensive evidence of mass m...

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Auschwitz Is Liberated

27 January 1945 — Soviet troops enter the Auschwitz concentration and extermination complex. They find thousands of surviving prisoners whom the SS had been unable to evacuate, as well as...

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Bombing of Guernica

26 April 1937 — German Condor Legion aircraft and Italian forces attack the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The raid kills civilians and destroys large sections of t...

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Commissar Order

6 June 1941 — The German High Command issues the Commissar Order before the invasion. Political commissars captured with Soviet forces are to be separated and killed rather than treated a...

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Einsatzgruppen Follow the German Advance

22 June 1941 — SS and police killing units move behind German armies. Their operations rapidly expand from targeting Soviet officials toward systematic mass murder of Jewish communities. ...

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Gotthard Heinrici

20 March 1945 — Heinrici takes command of Army Group Vistula and organizes Germany's final major defensive position east of Berlin. Widely regarded as a skilled defensive commander, he ca...

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Heinrich Himmler

17 June 1936 — Himmler becomes Chief of German Police in addition to leading the SS, giving him extraordinary authority over policing, surveillance and racial policy. During the war the S...

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Heinrich Himmler

17 June 1936 — Himmler becomes Chief of German Police in addition to leading the SS, giving him extraordinary authority over policing, surveillance and racial policy. During the war the S...

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Hitler Commits Suicide

30 April 1945 — Adolf Hitler kills himself in the Führerbunker as Soviet troops fight through central Berlin. Germany has already lost control of most of its territory and its military po...

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Hitler Commits Suicide

30 April 1945 — Adolf Hitler kills himself inside the Führerbunker as Soviet troops fight through central Berlin. Germany's military position is hopeless and the capital is largely encirc...

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How Did Persecution Become Genocide?

20 January 1942 — Wannsee provides a powerful investigative anchor, but the process begins earlier. Follow antisemitic legislation, ghettos, deportations, invasion of the Soviet Union, ma...

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Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor

7 December 1941 — Japanese carrier aircraft strike the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Japan seeks to cripple American naval power long enough to seize territories containin...

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Luftwaffe Bombs Stalingrad

23 August 1942 — German aircraft conduct devastating attacks on Stalingrad as ground forces approach. Large areas are destroyed and many civilians are killed. The bombing creates ruins th...

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Lusitania Is Sunk

7 May 1915 — German submarine U-20 torpedoes RMS Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. Nearly 1,200 people are killed, including more than one hundred Americans. The sinking produces intern...

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Night of the Long Knives

30 June 1934 — Hitler orders the killing of SA leaders and other perceived political enemies. Ernst Röhm and numerous others are murdered without trial. The purge reassures conservative m...

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SS Stages the Gleiwitz Incident

31 August 1939 — German operatives stage a fake Polish attack on the radio station at Gleiwitz and other frontier incidents as part of efforts to manufacture a propaganda justification fo...

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Untitled

Untitled17 March 1942 — Mass deportations associated with Operation Reinhard begin feeding the extermination center at Bełżec. Similar systems soon operate through Sobibór and Treblinka. ...

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Wannsee Conference

20 January 1942 — Senior Nazi officials meet near Berlin to coordinate bureaucratic implementation of the so-called Final Solution of the Jewish Question. Mass killing is already underway...

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Why Was the Eastern Front a War of Annihilation?

29 September 1941 — Use Babi Yar as an investigative anchor to trace ideological planning, SS killing units, occupation policy, prisoner treatment, starvation, racial hierarchy and the pa...