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Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (soldiers pictured) opened the Second Battle of Raqqa, the final phase of
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces opened the Second Battle of Raqqa, the final phase of the Raqqa campaign,
Websites of Ukrainian organizations were swamped by a massive cyberattack, blamed on Russian military hackers, using the
Two people were fatally stabbed and eight others wounded by a rejected asylum seeker in an Islamist terrorist attack…
North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test at Punggye-ri, causing a magnitude-6.3 earthquake.
The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, opened for signature and was signed by 175 parties
The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, opened for signature and was signed by 175 parties
Harambe was shot and killed after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gar
Jo Cox, a British Member of Parliament, was murdered in her constituency
Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union
Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others
A U.S. Army Reserve veteran ambushed and shot at police officers (memorial service pictured) in Dallas, killing five…
The Peace at Home Council, a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces, staged a coup d'état attempt against the government…
Hillary Clinton (pictured) became the first female nominee for president of the United States by a major political…
The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.
The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House (pictured)
An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft (pictured) crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing
A suicide attack (aftermath pictured) in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed…
Suicide bombers assassinated Pakistani politician Shuja Khanzada and killed at least 21 others at his home in Attock…