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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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Foreign visitors return to Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia under tight security

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

Hundreds of migrants are vanishing in the Mediterranean

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

Tunisian authorities detain pro-Palestinian activists preparing Gaza flotilla

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

Tunisian police detain leading human rights defender

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

Tunisia summons EU envoy over alleged protocol breach

US stocks rally to finish a wild July as Amazon soars

Protests in Tunisia over crackdown on freedoms

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

Tunisian court suspends prominent human rights groups

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

Violence erupts in Tunisia's phosphate belt

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

Tunisia sentences man to death for Facebook posts

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Tunisians remember the Israeli strike 40 years ago

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

A Tunisian musician was detained in LA after living in US for a decade

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

Tunisia sentences opposition leader to lengthy prison term

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

Tunisian opposition sentenced to 66 years in prison

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

Rescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck

Reaction in Gaza as Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm

The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protests

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

Poll monitors accuse Tunisia's election authorities of bias

Japan ends rescue operation at a mall that collapsed after quake

Tunisia's president reshuffles Cabinet ahead of October election

Tunisia sets elections for October. Will the increasingly authoritarian president run again?

Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe

Tunisian opposition figure Moussi is sentenced to prison amid crackdown ahead of October election

More global confidence in Biden than Trump even as views of US democracy decline, poll finds

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

Uganda declares itself free of Ebola after last patient discharged

A supergroup of 300 humpback whales gather to feed