Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1575, Yonekura Shigetsugu, Japanese samurai passed away. In 1934, Georges Wolinski, Tunisian-French journalist and cartoonist (died 2015) was born. In 1948, Cold War: The Tito-Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform. In 1950, Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day. In 1981, A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. In 1981, Savage, New Zealand rapper was born. In 1982, Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. In 1987, For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht. In 2001, Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial. In 2016, A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

‘I was abducted by Boko Haram aged 5 – our children still face a deadly threat every day’

The Independent

June 28, 2026

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‘I was abducted by Boko Haram aged 5 – our children still face a deadly threat every day’

With the number of child abductions on the rise again in northern Nigeria, an area ravaged by conflict and recently the target of Trump-led US strikes, chief international correspondent Bel Trew meets those who have survived brutality and captivity

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