1982 Ceasefire agreed in Falklands

A ceasefire between British and Argentine forces on the Falkland Islands has been agreed, the prime minister has announced. Margaret Thatcher made the statement to a packed

‘Worrying trend’: Post-Cold War drop in nukes could be over

A Swedish arms watchdog says the world’s stockpiles of nuclear weapons are expected to increase in coming years, reversing a decline seen since the end of the Cold War.

Ukraine’s leader says his troops keep defying predictions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations by preventing

1991 Yeltsin wins first Russian elections

Boris Yeltsin is celebrating victory as Russia’s first popularly-elected president. The 60-year-old reformer and leader of the group Democratic Russia has inflicted a heavy defeat on the

Russian-owned successor of McDonald’s opens in Moscow

Three months after McDonald’s suspended operations in Russia, hundreds of people streamed into its famous former outlet on Moscow’s Pushkin Square as the restaurant reopened yesterday under a

‘Enough is enough’: Thousands demand new gun safety laws

Thousands of people rallied on the National Mall and across the United States on Saturday in a renewed push for gun control measures after recent deadly mass shootings from Uvalde, Texas,

More bodies found in Mariupol as global food crisis looms

Workers pulled scores of bodies from smashed buildings in an “endless caravan of death” inside the devastated city of Mariupol, authorities said yesterday , while

Biden lauds democratic unity despite no-shows at summit

President Joe Biden said yesterday that democracy is an “essential ingredient” for the Western Hemisphere’s future as he welcomed leaders to the Summit of the

1986 Magee convicted of Brighton bombing

A man has been found guilty of planting the Brighton bomb which killed five people and nearly wiped out most of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet two years ago.

FAST telescope detects weird repeating fast radio burst

Scientists have found a highly active, repeating Fast Radio Burst (FRB), only the second example of its kind, which is hinting at the evolutionary picture of

Few laughs, tough questions as Biden chats with Kimmel

There weren’t a lot of laughs, but President Joe Biden got some unsolicited advice from Jimmy Kimmel when the president sat down for his first in-person interview with a late-night

Ukrainian forces could pull back from embattled eastern city

Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops in a key eastern city appeared on the cusp of retreat yesterday, though the regional governor insisted they are still fighting

1975 First live broadcast of Parliament

The first live transmission from the House of Commons has been broadcast by BBC Radio and commercial stations. Commentary was provided by BBC political editor David Holmes

Hawaii photographer finds fine art in massive Pacific waves

Hawaii photographer Clark Little is known for his stunning images from inside the barrels of some of the most powerful and dangerous waves on Earth. The

UK Doubts hang over Johnson though Tory’s bid to oust him fails

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to patch up his tattered authority yesterday after surviving a no-confidence vote that laid bare deep divisions in his Conservative

1978 Woman takes world sailing record

Naomi James has broken the solo round-the-world sailing record by two days. Her 53 ft yacht Express Crusader crossed the finish line in Dartmouth at 0911 BST

Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid barrages, troop boost

Russia claimed yesterday it has occupied large swaths of eastern Ukraine after a relentless, weekslong barrage and the recent deployment of more troops. Russian Defense Minister

World Bank dims outlook for global economy amid Russia war

The World Bank has sharply downgraded its outlook for the global economy, pointing to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the prospect of widespread food shortages and concerns about the

US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches

The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea yesterday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a

1942 Japanese beaten in Battle of Midway

The United States has routed the Japanese Navy in a major three-day battle over a remote US naval and air base at Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean. The

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