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On July 4, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1774, Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts. In 1941, Nazi crimes against the Polish nation: Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in the captured Ukrainian city of Lviv. In 1941, World War II: The Burning of the Riga synagogues: The Great Choral Synagogue in German-occupied Riga is burnt with 300 Jews locked in the basement. In 1941, Brian Willson, American soldier, lawyer, and activist was born. In 1946, The Kielce pogrom against Jewish Holocaust survivors in Poland. In 1950, Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts. In 1952, Paul Rogat Loeb, American author and activist was born. In 1994, Rwandan genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the city. In 2008, A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people. In 2008, Charles Wheeler, German-English soldier and journalist (born 1923) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

‘We won’t tolerate this’: thousands in Germany protest against far-right AfD

South China Morning Post

July 4, 2026

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‘We won’t tolerate this’: thousands in Germany protest against far-right AfD

Thousands of opponents of Germany’s far-right AfD took to the streets of Erfurt on Saturday and blocked roads to the party’s annual conference ahead of regional elections that could see it take power at state level for the first time. Protesters from ‌unions, civil society groups and left-wing parties gathered as large numbers of police, including reinforcements from across Germany, were deployed ahead of the AfD’s two-day annual conference. AfD stands for Alternative for Germany. Watched by...

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