Today in History – What Happened on This Day

June 21, 2026

21 June 2026

Today in History - What Happened on This Day

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India classed high risk for doping in track and field

Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza including police officers

Prince Harry sued by charity he set up in Africa

Ukraine and EU aim for a weapons production partnership

US Expands List of Countries Who Must Pay $15,000 Bonds For Visas

House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war

Botswana built its development on diamonds. Now it's crashing down

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths

Chair of African charity Prince Harry co-founded says the royal orchestrated a bullying campaign

Starmer says his political journey is over at his last question session

Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10-year deal with miner De Beers

US stocks tick higher after data shows slowing inflation

A masked Noah Lyles accepts his bronze medal in the 200-meter final

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Marian Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who lived in the White House, dies at 86

Man arrested over threat to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

An Israel offensive into Lebanon risks an Iranian military response, top US military leader says

Editorials from The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian and others

Majority of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains

France's National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill

Yemen at risk of war as Saudis and Houthis exchange airstrikes

Blanche confronts skeptical questioning of fund at Senate confirmation hearing

Iran-backed Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Yemen's international airport

China and Xi are seen more favorably than the US and Trump

53,000 immigrants have been deported or repatriated by South Africa

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

Dozens at an Ebola treatment center in Congo strike over unpaid salaries

Fed chair Warsh sidesteps Senate questions on inflation, AI, contact with Trump

Why the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is becoming more challenging

Baltics and Poland warn Russia could launch provocation against NATO

Focus turns to building stronger institutions in Africa to speed renewable energy

US citizen tests positive for Ebola in Congo

Amazon will launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk

Africa secures $900 million in new clean cooking commitments

Donald Trump endorses 'Pillow Man' Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor

Nigeria's eroding Orimedu coast threatens homes and livelihoods

Trump will address defense technology gathering as Iran war reduced US weapon stocks

South Africa seeks tariff exemption as US probes forced labor tied to imports

Former Obama counsel Kathryn Ruemmler says Epstein used her to gain legitimacy

South African police arrest UK fugitive over killings of wife and 2 daughters

Mothers in Brazil demand reparations after police killed their sons

Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria are rescued

Hong Kong booksellers are reportedly arrested over seditious publications

Zimbabwe's president signs law to delay elections and extend his own term

Detainees at ICE facility in Texas report frequent beatings

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Kenyan court dismisses Rastafari case seeking to legalize marijuana

Suspected Ebola patient placed in Equatorial Guinea hotel with deportees from US

Trump's pick for intelligence head emphasizes security experience

Eswatini receives 11 people deported from the US as part of migration crackdown