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1915 – World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins. 1918 – World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under General Edmund Allenby. [8] 1926 – The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.
Disasters The United Nations estimates on a preliminary basis that at least 2,000 tents were damaged or destroyed in the storm that struck Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince. (Al Jazeera) At least two people are killed and seventeen injured in a domestic gas explosion in the Schaerbeek area of Brussels, Belgium. (RIA Novosti) International relations Mahmoud Abbas addresses the United Nations ...
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Icelanders head to the polls to elect the members of the Althing, the oldest surviving parliament in the world. (The New York Times) Early election results show that the three-party coalition led by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement is expected to retain their majority. (AFP via NDTV) Sports. 2021 AFL Grand Final
Timeline of world history. These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. 2022–present North Kosovo crisis. Banjska attack. Kosovo Police enter the village of Banjska, North Kosovo, with armored vehicles, a day after the village was attacked by gunmen.
Disasters A 6.2- magnitude earthquake hits near the Baja California peninsula with no immediate reports of injuries or damage. (CNN) Health The World Health Organisation announces a global alert and is investigating the case of a novel coronavirus found in a Qatari man returning from Saudi Arabia. (Reuters) International relations Senkaku Islands dispute: Over 50 Taiwanese ships clash with ...
Law and crime At least five people are shot dead in two locations in the US state of Indiana. (AP via ABC News America) Politics Senate elections in France result in a left-wing majority, headed by the Socialist Party, for the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic. (Le Monde) King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia announces reforms giving women the right to vote and run in municipal elections ...