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Every story published since 2008, indexed by keyword, year and section.
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- world
Assad Government Falls as Opposition Forces Enter Damascus
A rapid offensive ended more than five decades of Assad family rule in Syria.
Sarah Benali · 8 December 2024
- world
Hamas Attack on Israel Triggers War in Gaza
Cross-border assaults killed about 1,200 people in Israel and were followed by an extended Israeli military campaign.
Sarah Benali · 7 October 2023
- world
Russia Launches a Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
Missile strikes hit cities across the country as columns crossed the border from the north, east and south.
Clara Hoffmann · 24 February 2022
- africa
Ethiopia and Eritrea Declare an End to Two Decades of Hostility
Leaders in Asmara signed a declaration reopening embassies, telephone lines and flights.
Daniel Mbeki · 9 July 2018
- world
Europe Confronts Its Largest Refugee Movement Since the Second World War
More than a million people crossed the Mediterranean and the Balkan route, testing the European Union's asylum system.
Clara Hoffmann · 4 September 2015
- africa
South Sudan Becomes the World's Newest Country
Crowds gathered in Juba as the flag was raised on a state created by referendum after decades of civil war.
Daniel Mbeki · 9 July 2011