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Today in History - Major Events on This Day

Today in History - Major Events on This Day

August 2, 2026

2 August 2026

Today in History - Major Events on This Day

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Keiko Fujimori to be inaugurated as Peru's president following election victory

Palestinians hope Hamas will disarm but fear Israel won't withdraw

US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions

Russian attack hits Kryvyi Rih area, killing family of ten

Former President Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

Nicaragua moves to eliminate elections as Ortega tightens grip on power

Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty

11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in Texas

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

Guatemala races to save 60,000 case files of testimony about abuses

US stocks rally to finish a wild July as Amazon soars

Nicaragua's President Ortega moves to extend his 20-year rule

Britain's Burnham shifts power from London to Manchester with Number 10 North

Italy's historic 'people's theatres' hope for UNESCO World Heritage status

Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be 'Rocket Fuel' for the economy

A mass trial of alleged MS-13 gang members wraps up in El Salvador

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and others

El Salvador's ruling party clears the way for Bukele's 3rd term

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Guatemala's AG dismantles predecessor's 'repressive' legacy

Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access

Panamanian 'banderazo' fills Times Square ahead of final group match

Venezuelans watch a new round of talks between the government and opposition

US Senator warns of plan to hastily remove 500 unaccompanied migrant children

Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing 9

Colombians vote in a presidential runoff that pits an outsider against a progressive

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives with travel ban

Reaction in Gaza as Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm

Ship ferrying aid from Mexico and Belize docks in Cuba as crises deepen

Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains crew

Tropical Storm Cristina forms off coast of Nicaragua, forecasters say

Japan ends rescue operation at a mall that collapsed after quake

Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds

Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua

US calls for Nicaragua to free imprisoned Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera

Pentagon watchdog to evaluate US military's boat strikes in Latin America

US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump

Honduras arrests ex-mayor accused of masterminding killing

Salvadoran news outlet El Faro assets frozen in retaliation for reporting on Bukele

Costa Rica's leader to keep immunity as minister in his successor's government

Costa Rica's top newspaper says US revoked visas of its executives

China calls US hypocritical for expressing concern over Panama's sovereignty

Salvadorans watching US Supreme Court arguments on temporary status

Businesses pay up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold

500 alleged MS-13 members are on mass trial in El Salvador

US sanctions sons of Nicaragua's leaders

El Salvador Permits Life Sentences for 12 year Olds

Hong Kong firm claims Maersk schemed with Panama over port takeover