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Emmanuel Macron as president, Édouard Philippe became French Prime Minister on 15 May 2017.

The current French Prime Minister is Elisabeth Borne since May 2022.

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On 7.10.2001, Less than a month after the September 11 attacks, US President George W Bush launches “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan,

after the Taliban refuses to hand over al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

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The 2025 Australian federal election was held on Saturday, 3 May 2025.

All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 of 76 seats in the Senate were up for election.

The Albanese Labor government won a second term with a landslide victory.

The opposition Liberal–National Coalition, led by Peter Dutton, was defeated.

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Aung San (founder of Myanmar)

Aung San Suu served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021

Aung San born: in 1915

Aung San died: in 1947

Profession: Independence activist/revolutionary

Aung San was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence

Myanmar's independence from Britain

Aung San is considered the founder of modern-day Myanmar 

Aung San Suu Kyi: Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1991)

The Case against Aung San Suu Kyi: corruption cases

A Myanmar junta court jailed Aung San Suu Kyi for six years for corruption on 15 August 2022.

5 years Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to prison in April 2022

A Myanmar court jailed Aung San Suu Kyi for seven years for corruption on 30 December 2022

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The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2022.

The Republican Party won a majority of seats and will be the majority party in the House in the 118th U.S. Congress.

The elections were held to elect representatives from all 435 U.S. congressional districts across each of the 50 states.

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The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine.

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Ukraine President outlined a 10-point peace plan to end the war with Russia.

Announced: December 2022

Ukraine president: Volodymyr Zelenskyy 

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Myanmar's military seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders in February 2021.

The Myanmar Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of Myanmar

Founded: 1945

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Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV) secured 37 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives, making it the largest party in the Dutch parliament for the first time.

This significant victory marked a shift in Dutch politics, with the PVV's anti-immigration stance resonating with a substantial portion of the electorate.

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In May 2023, ‘Recep Tayyip Erdogan’ has been re-elected as president of Turkiye.

Erdogan won election by defeating Kemal Kılıçdaroglu.