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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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Nicaragua moves to eliminate elections as Ortega tightens grip on power

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

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

Russian attack hits Kryvyi Rih area, killing family of ten

US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives with travel ban

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

Tropical Storm Cristina forms off coast of Nicaragua, forecasters say

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

Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

US calls for Nicaragua to free imprisoned Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera

US stocks rally to finish a wild July as Amazon soars

US sanctions sons of Nicaragua's leaders

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim about Reflecting Pool

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

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

UN report: Nicaragua's human rights crisis deepens

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

14,000 US-Bound Migrants Return South

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

80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans lose temporary status

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

Nicaraguan opposition figure shot to death

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Trump tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to leave

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

Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest

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

Nicaraguan opposition leader sees dwindling democracy

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

Costa Rica and Panama coordinate to move southbound migrants

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

US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

Nicaraguan congress gives legal footing to practice of prosecuting exiles and seizing their property

Reaction in Gaza as Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm

Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations

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

US starts citizenship program for migrant spouses, but some are left out

Japan ends rescue operation at a mall that collapsed after quake

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

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

Former President Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras