trust territory

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Recent Examples of trust territory The separatist movement dates back to the early 1960s, when the British Southern Cameroons, a United Nations trust territory previously governed as part of Nigeria’s eastern region, was joined with Cameroon. ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories. Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024 Somaliland became independent from Britain in 1960, a few days before Somalia, then a trust territory administered by Italy, gained its own sovereignty. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 Small, remote Pacific island nations such as Palau, a former U.S. trust territory, make up most of the list. Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
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Noun
  • Further negotiations between Israel and Lebanon scheduled this week in Washington raised speculation that the two sides could reach a new ceasefire, which Iran has demanded as a precondition of any broader diplomatic settlement with the US.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 31 May 2026
  • The Jewish refugees lived in the ghetto of the settlement.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Solve problems in ways that reduce organizational friction rather than increase dependency on you.
    Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The event took place at The Montálban Theatre in Los Angeles on April 22, with 100% of ticket sales going toward the organization’s mission of providing financial crisis relief, mental health therapy, chemical dependency treatment sponsorship, and community support for stand-up comedians.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • O’Hara was an outsider brought in with a mandate to reform the police department after the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to federal and state investigative findings of excessive force and racist policing practices.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • This perpetual mandate provides the organization with a timeline for projects divorced from elections or the political developments in any member country.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • This president is giving us a master's class in our own democracy by tearing it down.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 May 2026
  • Colombia will also stand alongside the United States in defending freedom and democracy across the hemisphere, supporting efforts to restore liberty in Cuba and to help Venezuela return to a democratic path.
    Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Seven men in search of gold were trapped in the mazelike cave network in Xaisomboun province more than a week ago when heavy rain and flash flooding blocked the only entrance.
    Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • The outbreak remains focused in Congo's eastern Ituri province, where 264 of the cases have been recorded, Congo’s Ministry of Health said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Cats become infected by eating raw meat, birds, mice or contaminated soil, and only cats that are actively shedding parasites in their stool can spread it.
    Dr. Megan Yanny, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • Plant them at least 12 inches apart from each other and bury them completely in soil, leaving only the leaves exposed.
    Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • But a series of 15th century directives from the Vatican authorized Portuguese sovereigns to conquer Africa and the Americas and enslave non-Christians.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
  • The sovereign first wore her favorite crown on November 4, 1952, for the opening ceremony of parliament that year.
    Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Iran’s conventional navy warships might be largely destroyed, but analysts say that’s never where its true sea power lay.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
  • Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow in sea power at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said mine-clearing and creating a warning system for maritime threats were more likely roles for the coalition than warships escorting commercial tankers though the strait.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026

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