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On June 18, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1769, Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (died 1822) was born. In 1950, Mike Johanns, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of Agriculture was born. In 1974, Sergey Sharikov, Russian fencer and coach (died 2015) was born. In 1975, Aleksandrs Koliņko, Latvian footballer was born. In 1986, Richard Madden, Scottish actor was born. In 2013, Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (born 1980) passed away. In 2013, Brent F. Anderson, American engineer and politician (born 1932) passed away. In 2014, Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (born 1957) passed away. In 2022, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Danish politician, minister of foreign affairs (born 1941) passed away. In 2023, Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion: Shahzada Dawood, Pakistani-British businessman (born 1975) Hamish Harding, British businessman (born 1964) Paul-Henri Nargeolet, French navy commander and explorer (born 1946) Stockton Rush, American businessman, CEO and founder of OceanGate (born 1962) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Trump’s defence secretary tears into UK’s lack of defence plan – as Dan Jarvis arrives at Nato summit without one
Pete Hegseth has announced there will be a review of US forces in Europe as he says the era of other countries ‘free riding’ on the US is over
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