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During the Cold War, the U.S. adopted the strategy of deterrence.

It focused on building military strength, including nuclear weapons.

The aim was to prevent Soviet aggression and maintain a balance of power.

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The Eisenhower Doctrine was announced on January 5, 1957, by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

It aimed to provide military and economic assistance to Middle Eastern countries resisting communism.

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Germany signed the Armistice Treaty in November 1918 and World War I ended

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The U.S. imposed sanctions on 10 members of an Iranian network operating in the Red Sea.

After attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebel

The action was part of broader U.S. efforts to counter Iran's influence and activities in the region.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the following countries joined the 10-nation “multinational security initiative” are:

• Bahrain,
• Canada,
• France
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• the Seychelles
• the United Kingdom 
  

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On 21 December 2022, The U.N. Security Council adopted its first ever resolution on Myanmar in 74 years to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners.

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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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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law on 24-02-2022. 

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Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak was sentenced on July 28, 2020 to 12 years in jail on corruption charges linked to the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

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The United Nations’ top court has ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325m in reparations over a brutal war between the neighbours that began in the late 1990s.

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Judges are in the International Court of Justice (ICJ): 15

The tenure of Judge of International Court of Justice is: 9 years

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UNO).

It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946.

The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands)

First Woman Judge of International Court of justice:  Rosalyn Higgins

These organs vote simultaneously but separately.

In order to be elected, a candidate must receive an absolute majority of the votes in both bodies.

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• Turkey in the first World War chose to fight on the side of  Germany
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• On 31 October 1914, Turkey formally entered the war on the side of the Central Powers.
• Russia declared war on 1 November 1914.
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• Turkey fought on the side of the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) and against the Entente Powers (Great Britain, France, Russia, and Serbia).
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• The first freight train between Turkey and Pakistan via Iran reached Turkey on January 3, 2022
  
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