The Strait of Hormuz carries 20% of world oil. Its 2026 blockade became the largest oil supply shock in history, cutting IMF growth to 3.0%.
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Sudan civil war between two former military allies traces to Darfur’s Janjaweed genocide, leaving 14 million displaced and famine confirmed.
Gaza-Israel conflict: history traced from the 1948 Nakba and 1967 occupation through Hamas’s 2007 takeover, October 7 attack, and 2025 ceasefire.
Russia-Ukraine war began in 1991, not 2022. Crimea annexation, Budapest Memorandum, 1.2M casualties: complete timeline from Soviet collapse to today.
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