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According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, Norway is considered the world's first democracy. 

The Economist Intelligence Unit has published a Democracy Index since 2006, and consistently ranks Norway at the top.

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France signed an armistice with Nazi Germany on 22 June 1940 after the German invasion during World War II.

This agreement led to the German occupation of northern France and the establishment of the Vichy government in the south.

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• Hasina Wajid has served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh 5 times.
• First Term: 1996–2001.
• Consecutive Terms:
  
• 2009–2014
• 2014–2018
• 2019–2024
• Final term beginning in January 2024 and resigned in 5 August 2024
• Born: 28 September 1947 Tungipara, East Bengal, Pakistan

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Belgium has won the Hockey World Cup once, in 2018.

Pakistan won the Hockey World Cup in 1971 held in Barcelona, Spain.

Germany won the Hockey World Cup in 2023, held in Rourkela and Bhubaneswar, India.

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Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the Maldives presidential election held on 24th September 2018, defeating incumbent President Abdulla Yameen.

He was the joint opposition candidate.

He was officially took office on 17 November 2018.

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Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman arrived in Pakistan on 17 February 2019 for a two-day official visit.

During the visit, investment agreements worth over $20 billion were signed between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

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Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian statesman who served as the prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020. 

At the age of 92 years 141 days in 2018, he becomes the Oldest Prime Minister having been born on 20 December 1925.

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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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The 10th BRICS Summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 25–27 July 2018.

The summit focused on inclusive growth and shared global prosperity.

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BRICS is an association of five major emerging economies:

• Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

These countries come together to discuss cooperation in economic, political, and cultural matters.

The 10th summit took place in Johannesburg in July 2018.