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Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi Arabian journalist and crime reporter who was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 2, 2018. 

He was a prominent critic of the Saudi government.

He had been living in exile in the United States before his murder. 

Khashoggi wrote for The Washington Post.

He was known for his investigative reporting on corruption and human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia.

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• In American history, President Richard Nixon gave his resignation on August 8, 1974.
• This resignation came amidst the Watergate scandal, a political scandal involving the illegal activities of the Nixon administration.

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On January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down minutes after taking off from Tehran, Iran, by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.

Fifty-five Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents were among the 176 people killed in this national tragedy.

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The code name for the US operation to kill Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan was Operation Neptune Spear.

The operation took place on May 2, 2011, around 1:00 Pakistan Standard Time.

The operation was carried out by a team of US Navy SEALs from the United States DEVGRU, also known as SEAL Team Six.

The operation was ordered by President Barack Obama.

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The referendum proposed to amend the Australian Constitution to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.

It was rejected nationally and did not achieve a majority in any state, thus failing to meet the requirements for constitutional change.

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In 2022, Turkey hosted direct talks between US and Russian intelligence chiefs.

Ankara played a neutral mediator role amid tensions over the Ukraine war.

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• Indira Gandhi served as Prime Minister during the Emergency between 1975 to 1977.
• The emergency was a 21 month period where the then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on the advice of Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution.
• There was massive civil unrest in the country due to many factors such as:
  • 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
  • Refugees of the war
  • Slow industrial growth 

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In January 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was tragically shot down in Iran shortly after takeoff.

This led to significant casualties, including passengers from multiple countries.

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In 2020–21, India witnessed a massive protest by farmers against three agricultural laws passed by the central government.

Farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, camped on the borders of Delhi for months demanding repeal of the laws, which was later done in November 2021.

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In 2020, the UAE became the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to introduce equal pay for men and women.

The UAE's gender equality law ensures that women have the same rights as men to receive equal pay for work of equal value.