Explanation

The December 2023 ceasefire in Yemen was facilitated by the United Nations.

Part of the Yemeni civil war and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict

Date: 26 March 2015 – ongoing (10 years and 2 months)

Operation Decisive Storm 26 March – 21 April 2015 (3 weeks and 6 days)

Operation Restoring Hope 22 April 2015 – present (10 years, 1 month and 4 days)

Explanation

In 2014, Boko Haram attacked the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria,

Kidnapped 276 schoolgirls, sparking global outrage

The group opposes Western-style education, especially for girls,

Explanation

The Second World War began in 1939 when Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland.

In response, Britain and France declared war on Germany.

Explanation

Pakistan launched precision missile strikes against India under Operation Bunyan Um Marsoos.

Bunyan Ul Marsoos is an Arabic verse from the Quran.

The operation’s name—meaning “a structure firmly joined together”—draws inspiration from Surah Al-Saff (61-4), which praises those who fight in Allah’s cause as a solid, fortified structure.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَانٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ

Translation: ‘Allah indeed loves those who fight in His Way as though they are a solid wall cemented with molten lead’ (Surah Al-Saff, verse 4).

This operation was launched on 10 May 2025 (after Fajr prayer)

Seven sites in India were targeted, including the key Pathankot air base, Udhampur air base, and Gujarat air base. Rajasthan air base and Brahmos storage site.

The operation was launched in retaliation for Indian missile strikes that hit several locations inside Pakistan.

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Explanation

 The term "Iron Curtain" primarily referred to the division between West Germany and East Germany

During the Cold War, the Iron Curtain was a political metaphor

Used to describe the political and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991

Explanation

The Battle of Hastings[a] was fought on 14 October 1066 

Between the:

• Norman-French army of William,
• Duke of Normandy,
• English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson,

Beginning the Norman Conquest of England.

It took place approximately 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Hastings,

Explanation

The Gaza war has been fought between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023.

Explanation

During World War I, Turkey, Germany, Austria, and Hungary were part of the Central Powers fighting against the Allied Forces.

Hungary was a member of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was allied with Germany and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) during the war.

Explanation

World leaders gathered under driving rain in Paris on Sunday to lead global commemorations marking 100 years since the end of World War I.

Around 70 leaders including United States (US) and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin marked the centenary of the 1918 Armistice in the French capital at 11 am local time.

Explanation

The Battle of Verdun took place in 1916, which was one of the major battles on the Western Front during World War I.

Romania declared war on the Central Powers in 1916.