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On 18 October 2023, The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have condemned Hamas’ attack on Israel while calling for a pause in the fighting to allow humanitarian assistance into Gaza.

The US was the sole vote against the resolution, with 12 members voting in favour and Russia and the United Kingdom abstaining.

The brief draft resolution was moved by Brazil.

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The December 2023 ceasefire in Yemen was facilitated by the United Nations.

Part of the Yemeni civil war and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict

Date: 26 March 2015 – ongoing (10 years and 2 months)

Operation Decisive Storm 26 March – 21 April 2015 (3 weeks and 6 days)

Operation Restoring Hope 22 April 2015 – present (10 years, 1 month and 4 days)

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The Second World War began in 1939 when Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland.

In response, Britain and France declared war on Germany.

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Cities bombed: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Dates:

• Hiroshima – August 6, 1945
• Nagasaki – August 9, 1945

Bomb types:

• Hiroshima – Little Boy
• Nagasaki – Fat Man

Deaths:

• Hiroshima – around 40,000
• Nagasaki – around 80,000

Result: Led to Japan’s surrender and end of World War II.

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Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was suspending its participation in the NEW START treaty on February 21, 2023.

This move was part of escalating tensions between Russia and the US regarding nuclear arms control.

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NATO will to set up a new land command in Finland near the Russian border in 2025.

Purpose: To lead land force operations in northern Europe during potential military conflicts.

Finland joined NATO in 2023 and is preparing for the alliance’s presence on its territory.

Additional Info About NATO

Full Form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Founded: 1949

Type: Military Alliance

Members: 32

HQ: Brussels, Belgium.

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Nagorno-Karabakh is an internationally recognized part of Azerbaijan but has been the subject of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

As it is predominantly populated by ethnic Armenians who seek independence or union with Armenia.

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The word "Holocaust" comes from ancient Greek and means "burnt sacrifice". Before World War II, the term was sometimes used to describe the death of a large number of people, but since 1945 it has become almost synonymous with the killing of  European Jews   World War II. became. 

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• The Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945, at 11:01 AM.
• The atomic bomb pm Nagasaki was dropped on 9 August 1945.
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•  The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki On August 9, 1945. 
• The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people
  
• “Fat Man” dropped an atomic bomb at 11:02 that morning.
• Little Boy was the name of the Atomic Bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima
  
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Mariupol was besieged from Feb 24 to May 20, 2022, during the Russia-Ukraine war, facing nonstop bombardment and eventual Russian capture.

The siege caused mass destruction (90% buildings destroyed) and heavy civilian losses, making it one of the war's worst humanitarian crises.