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The École Polytechnique massacre (French: tuerie de l'École polytechnique), also known as the Montreal massacre, was a 1989 antifeminist mass shooting at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec. 

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After the 1857 War of Independence, the British imposed heavy taxes on local industries.

It led to their decline and destruction.

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Russian announced the latest successful test of the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile on May 28, 2022.

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The European Union on March 2, 2022 cut seven Russian banks from the Swift payment system and banned Kremlin-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik from broadcasting into the bloc.

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More than 160 people were killed with several hundred more injured in a bomb explosion on April 19, 1995 in Oklahoma City

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Ukraine launched the world's first dedicated "Unmanned Systems Forces".

Ukraine is the first country to have a branch of its military dedicated to unmanned systems.

This new branch of the Armed Forces was launched in June 2025.

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Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old fruit seller, set himself on fire on December 17, 2010, in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia.

He did this to protest the confiscation of his wares and the humiliation he suffered at the hands of local authorities.

His act of desperation sparked widespread protests and demonstrations in Tunisia.

These protests eventually led to the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on January 14, 2011.

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The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, namely Russia, Britain, China, the United States, and France released the statement with a view to avoid nuclear war.

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Turkey has played a mediator role during tensions between Russia and the USA, especially during the Ukraine conflict.

It hosted talks and negotiations on security and humanitarian issues.

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