Politics
Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor of New York
The democratic socialist is sworn in as New York's 111th mayor, promising a more affordable city.
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The democratic socialist is sworn in as New York's 111th mayor, promising a more affordable city.
A large-scale military operation ends with the capture of Nicolás Maduro, upending Latin America's political balance.
Country-wide demonstrations are violently suppressed in the deadliest repression since the 1979 revolution.
Washington wields tariff threats against eight European countries standing in the way of American ambitions over Greenland.
The Justice Department makes public over 3 million pages of documents tied to the Epstein case.
With 27 trophies, Kendrick Lamar surpasses every other hip-hop artist in Grammy history.
The Milan-Cortina Winter Games (Feb 6-22) see Norway set an all-time record of 41 medals.
The Seahawks lift the Lombardi Trophy while Bad Bunny delivers the first all-Spanish halftime show.
A joint US-Israeli strike kills Supreme Leader Khamenei; Tehran retaliates by closing the Strait of Hormuz.
The regional escalation spreads to Lebanon: Hezbollah strikes Israel, Beirut is bombed, and the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln comes under attack.
Washington bolsters its military presence in the Middle East with 2,500 additional Marines.
The White House gives Tehran extra time to reopen the Strait of Hormuz before a military response.
A historic verdict finds Meta and YouTube negligent for the addiction their platforms foster in young users.
Millions of Americans take to the streets in what may be the largest single day of protest in the nation's history.
NASA launches Artemis II, sending astronauts toward the Moon for the first time since 1972.
The Michigan Wolverines capture the men's college basketball national title.
The New York architect pleads guilty to the Gilgo Beach serial killings, closing a case more than a decade old.
Four Indian states head to the polls from April 9 to 29, a major test for the Modi government.
Abu Dhabi walks out of OPEC, weakening the oil cartel and rattling energy markets.
Golden Tempo triumphs at the Kentucky Derby, delivering the race's first-ever win for a female trainer.
The pioneer of 24-hour news and founder of CNN passes away at age 87.
The World Health Organization declares an international emergency over the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda.
In his first encyclical, Leo XIV warns humanity about the risks of artificial intelligence.
The world marks the centenary of the birth of Marilyn Monroe, cinema's eternal icon.
In Barcelona, Leo XIV blesses the completed Sagrada Família tower marking one hundred years since Antoni Gaudí's death.
The 2026 World Cup opens across North America: 48 teams, three host countries, the largest edition ever.
SpaceX raises $75 billion in a record-breaking IPO, making Elon Musk history's first trillionaire.
Devastating earthquakes strike Venezuela, where more than 100 buildings collapse in La Guaira.
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