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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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Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects

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

Tanzanian leader orders shared buses to cut fuel use

Russian attack hits Kryvyi Rih area, killing family of ten

Madagascar's president orders lie detector tests for candidates

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

Cyclone Gezani leaves 36 dead and homes destroyed in Madagascar

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

Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and kills at least 20

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

Former Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina stripped of citizenship

US stocks rally to finish a wild July as Amazon soars

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Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim about Reflecting Pool

Army colonel takes over as Madagascar's president

Trump threatens more strikes on Iran. Tensions from Hormuz to Kuwait.

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

Madagascar's president rose to power off youth discontent

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

Madagascar coup leader 'taking the position of president'

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

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Madagascar's president is ousted in a military coup

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

Madagascar's president flees after soldiers turned against him

3 people killed, at least 21 wounded in Moscow restaurant bombing

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

Madagascar's president says a coup is underway

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

Madagascar's Gen Z protesters clash with police

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

How Gen Z protesters brought down Madagascar's government

Reaction in Gaza as Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm

Protests in Madagascar Leaves 22 dead

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

Madagascar imposes nighttime curfew after violent protests

Japan ends rescue operation at a mall that collapsed after quake

Madagascar welcomes home skulls of Indigenous warriors

Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded

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