assassination

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He said: "We relatives call it a state assassination of our children, and all the people who were aboard that train… in which European country could this be possible?"

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, issued a rare statement Wednesday addressing Larijani’s assassination.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Davignon, who went on to become a vice president of the European Commission in the 1980s, was a novice diplomat at the time of the assassination.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

For baby boomers, the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Back in July, Prussians were involved in an assassination attempt on Hitler.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys