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

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

US demand $15,000 bonds for visa applications from 12 more countries

Russian attack hits Kryvyi Rih area, killing family of ten

Climate change worsened floods which killed dozens in southern Africa

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

French energy giant TotalEnergies resumes Mozambique $20 billion project

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

Floods push crocodiles into Mozambican towns as health concerns rise

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

What to know about the devastating floods in southern Africa

US stocks rally to finish a wild July as Amazon soars

Floods in Mozambique displace 300,000 people

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

South Africa Declares National Disaster Over Flooding

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

100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

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US signs new health deals with 9 African countries

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Jihadist insurgents in Mozambique are beheading civilians

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

Swiss prosecutors target Credit Suisse over Mozambique money laundering case

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

African game reserve transports hundreds of wild animals

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

Mozambique embraces $6 billion electricity project

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

120 children abducted by insurgents in Mozambique

Reaction in Gaza as Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm

Mozambique carried out brutal crackdown on protests

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

Islamic State fighters displace 46,000 people in Mozambique

Japan ends rescue operation at a mall that collapsed after quake

Mozambique's ex-finance minister faces sentencing in New York in 'tuna bonds' corruption case

Hundreds protest as Mozambique inaugurates a new president

Mozambique opposition leader returns from exile as police fire tear gas at his supporters

6,000 inmates escape from a high-security prison in Mozambique amid post-election violence

21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling

At least 110 people have died in 7 weeks of post-election protests in Mozambique, rights groups say

Mozambique political unrest disrupts Eswatini sugar exports

Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo

15 elephants died of cyanide poisoning after eating tomatoes from nearby farms

Ugandan opposition figure Besigye collapses in the dock during treason trial

US thwarted Iranian missile attack that ended a brief pause in fighting

US and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America

Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of country's worst outbreak

UK to resume military training in Kenya after human rights concerns

Protesters storm key energy complex in Libya over power outages