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The Cuban Missile Crisis involved the USA, Russia, and Cuba.

It was a tense 13-day confrontation in 1962 over Soviet missiles deployed in Cuba.

It brought the U.S. and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.

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In July 2024, International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories illegal.

The ICJ has 15 judges, 11 of whom have ruled against Israel (in favour of Palestine)

Israel occupied the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip after defeating Arab countries in 1967.

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The ICJ is one of the organs of the UN.

The ICJ was founded in 1945, with headquarters located in the Hague, Netherlands.

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• The Iran-Iraq War, a protracted conflict between Iran and Iraq.
• It began on September 22, 1980.
• It ended on August 20, 1988.
• It lasting eight years with significant casualties and economic damage.

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The First Anglo-Afghan War is also known as the Great Game.

It was fought between the British Empire and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842.

It began in 1839 when British forces invaded Afghanistan to depose the ruler, Dost Mohammad, and install a puppet government.

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The Arab-Israeli Six-Day War took place from June 5 to June 10, 1967.

It was a conflict between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, resulting in significant territorial changes.

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Ground Zero is the site where the World Trade Center's Twin Towers stood in New York City before they were destroyed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

September 11 attacks, also called 9/11 attacks,

Series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda

against targets in the United States, the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in U.S. history.

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• Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815.
• By a coalition of British and Prussian forces led by the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher.
• The Duke of Wellington is credited with playing a crucial role in the battle, which marked the final defeat of Napoleon and the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Six NATO countries will build a 'drone wall' against Russia.

Six countries include: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland & Norway

Aim: To protect borders against Russia.

Note: NATO is a military founded in 1949 to control Soviet Union.

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Explanation

Six NATO countries will build a 'drone wall' against Russia.

Six countries include: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland & Norway

Aim: To protect borders against Russia.

Note: NATO is a military founded in 1949 to control Soviet Union.

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• The Vietnam conflict, also known as the Vietnam War.
• Primarily involved the United States supporting South Vietnam against North Vietnam and its communist allies.