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1 day ago · Norway is a founding member of the United Nations (UN), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Council of Europe and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Norway issued applications for accession to the European Union (EU) and its predecessors in 1962, 1967 and 1992, respectively.
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- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
2 days ago · The Cambodian genocide [a] was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens [b] by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot. It resulted in the deaths of 1.5 to 2 million people from 1975 to 1979, nearly 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975 ( c. 7.8 million).
- 17 April 1975 – 7 January 1979 (3 years, 8 months and 20 days)
- Democratic Kampuchea
- 1.5 to 2 million
- Khmer Rouge
4 hours ago · Norway’s mandate, which required Oslo to work with both parties to facilitate talks but without seeking to steer the negotiations, held it back from taking a more direct mediation role. Meanwhile, the lack of independent oversight and monitoring of the unilateral ceasefires proved damaging. [7]
2 days ago · The Armenian genocide [a] was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through the mass murder of around one million Armenians during death marches to the Syrian Desert and the forced Islam...
1 day ago · The Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry report, titled “The Research Institutions in the Examination Committee Regarding UNRWA,” found that staff from the Bergen, Norway-based Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) employed to examine UNRWA following the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre justify the attack, have ties with Hamas operatives, support anti-Israel activities and expressed severe biases against the Jewish state.
6 days ago · France is among the countries promoting the Resolution on the Srebrenica massacre. According to the US state-owned news network Voice of America, the draft resolution condemns "any attempt to deny ...
4 days ago · Recent News. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, incident on April 13, 1919, in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in an open space known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in the Punjab region (now in Punjab state) of India, killing several hundred people and wounding many hundreds more. It marked a turning point in India ...
