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Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand after 15 years of self-exile. He is arrested and jailed by the Supreme Court of Thailand over his existing convictions.
2023-08-22

Chad expels German ambassador Gordon Kricke after he criticises the government delaying the 2024 election.
2023-04-8

Thousands of people evacuate in N'Djamena, Chad, due to extensive flooding caused by the country's heaviest rains in 30 years. An estimated 442,000 Chadians have been impacted by the floods since the end of August.
2022-09-6

Chad recalls half of its 1,200 troops in the tri-border area of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The decision notified to the coalition by Chadian military was explained as part of a plan to deploy troops elsewhere, where Chad is currently facing other conflicts.
2021-08-21

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces a ban of all military-style semi-automatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines following the Christchurch mosque shootings. An amnesty is in effect for people who return their guns.
2019-03-21

Arms trader Jacques Monsieur is to defend himself again at a Brussels court against accusations of arms trafficking to Libya, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Pakistan and Iran between 2006 and 2009.
2017-04-21

Eleven (11) of 15 United Nations Security Council members approve placing North Korea's human rights record on the Council's agenda. Russia and China oppose the decision while Chad and Nigeria abstain. This is the first time this issue has been debated by the Security Council. Procedurally, once a topic makes the agenda, that issue can be brought up again at any time.
2014-12-22

Chad sends troops to the Central African Republic to help defend the town of Bria from the Seleka rebel coalition.
2012-12-19

Burma releases 500 prisoners, including at least 58 political prisoners and foreigners, in an amnesty.
2012-09-18

Five Muslim American students sentenced to serve 10 years in a Pakistani prison for conspiracy to commit attacks and raising funds for terrorism, appeal their conviction.
2010-06-28