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14 events · 1963–2025India in space: from Thumba to the MoonSix decades of the Indian space programme — from a borrowed sounding rocket fired from a church in a fishing village to a soft…18 events · 1857–1951From revolt to republic: India, 1857–1952The key moments between the uprising of 1857 and India’s first general election.12 events · 1988–2026Climate talks: from Rio to AntalyaThree decades of UN climate negotiations, from the 1992 Earth Summit to COP31 in Türkiye in November 2026.15 events · 2025–2026The 2026 Iran war: a timelineHow a decades-long confrontation became open war on 28 February 2026, and how the conflict — and the closure of the Strait of…8 events · 2019–2026Israel’s election marathon, 2019–2026Six general elections since 2019 — and still no single bloc with 61 of the Knesset’s 120 seats.13 events · 1950–2026Artificial intelligence: the key momentsFrom Alan Turing’s question “Can machines think?” to chatbots used by hundreds of millions of people.14 events · 1957–2026Humans in space: from Sputnik to Artemis IIThe milestones of the space age, including the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than half a century.10 events · 1985–2026Brazil’s democracy since 1985Forty years of civilian rule in Latin America’s largest country, from the end of the military regime to Lula’s fourth…