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Kunashir Island: The Island Where Russia and Japan Almost Touch
Imagine standing on a Russian island and looking across the sea towards Japan. On a clear day, the Japanese island of Hokkaido is visible on the horizon. The two countries are separated by just 16 kilometres of water, yet more than 80 years of unresolved history lie between them. Welcome to Kunashir Island, one of…
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November 4, 1979: The Day Iran Took Over the American Embassy
444 days of captivity, decades of foreign interference, and a diplomatic crisis that still shapes the relationship between Iran and the United States. On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian revolutionary students stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran. What began as a protest against decades of American interference in Iran turned into one…