Politics
Chang San-cheng elected Mayor of Taoyuan
Ann Kao won the Hsinchu City mayoral race as the June-July 2026 local elections concluded.
The year ahead, reported from the odds
Proof · plate 1 of 1 · pulled Tue 8 Sept · not a record of events
Politics
Ann Kao won the Hsinchu City mayoral race as the June-July 2026 local elections concluded.
Politics
Marine Le Pen ran as a major contender while Laurent Wauquiez was absent from the ballot.
Culture
The Odyssey won best Cinematography and Christopher Nolan captured best Director.
Economics
The central bank also avoided any cuts and never let the rate fall below 3%.
Science
Anthropic topped AI model performance and its valuation stayed below $3 trillion, with the company remaining US-based.
Crypto
In 2026 only Extended reached a $150 million valuation while Metamask, Puffpaw, StandX and Opensea stayed below targets
World
Israel chose Gadi Eizenkot as Prime Minister and Romania appointed Alexandru Nazare as premier.
Culture
The Odyssey became the top-grossing R-rated movie and Avengers: Doomsday logged the year's biggest opening weekend.
Politics
The United States also refrained from striking or invading Cuba throughout 2026.
Politics
Democrats lost New Hampshire governor race, completing the 2026 state map.
Economics
The central bank increased its policy rate and signaled no cuts were imminent.
Politics
Tarcísio de Freitas won São Paulo and Cleitinho Azevedo secured Minas Gerais, joining new governors in five other states.
Politics
The PQ secured a majority and announced no referendum on sovereignty for the coming term.
Politics
Lula secured the presidency with less than 5% lead as Flávio Bolsonaro finished second, prompting a runoff.
Science
OpenAI also earned Second place in the AI Agent Lab and flagged a model as Critical, but lost the GPT trademark.
World
Iran hit a U.S. base while a ceasefire held, and no nuclear deal or diplomatic meetings were reached in September.
Politics
Communist Party placed second while Vladimir Putin stayed president
World
Kharg Island stayed under Iranian control while Bab el-Mandeb remained open and the United States gave no end-blockade announcement.
World
United Russia swept all regional contests while Yabloko failed to meet the Duma entry threshold.
Culture
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert took Outstanding variety series while Widow's Bay claimed Outstanding comedy series.
Politics
The BFP secured the Bangsamoro Parliament and Genta Koja defeated Denny Tamaki for Okinawa governor.
Politics
Sweden Democrats finished second and Christian Democrats kept their Riksdag seats.
Politics
On Sunday, Dennis Weilmann was elected mayor of Wolfsburg, and Thorsten Kornblum won Braunschweig.
Politics
Kim Ahern secured the Democratic nomination for Attorney general.
Politics
Ann Kao won the Hsinchu City mayoral race as the June-July 2026 local elections concluded.
The June-July 2026 local elections in Taiwan were finalized on Wednesday, 30 June 2027. Chiang Wan-an emerged as the New Mayor of Taipei. Chang San-cheng secured the mayoralty of Taoyuan. Ann Kao was elected Mayor of Hsinchu City and Chung Tung-chin won the Magistrate post in Miaoli County.
Chiang Wan-an was declared the winner of the Taipei mayoral contest. He now serves as Mayor of Taipei.
World
Israel chose Gadi Eizenkot as Prime Minister and Romania appointed Alexandru Nazare as premier.
Culture
The Odyssey became the top-grossing R-rated movie and Avengers: Doomsday logged the year's biggest opening weekend.
Politics
The United States also refrained from striking or invading Cuba throughout 2026.
Politics
Democrats lost New Hampshire governor race, completing the 2026 state map.
Economics
The central bank increased its policy rate and signaled no cuts were imminent.
Politics
Tarcísio de Freitas won São Paulo and Cleitinho Azevedo secured Minas Gerais, joining new governors in five other states.
Politics
The PQ secured a majority and announced no referendum on sovereignty for the coming term.
Politics
Lula secured the presidency with less than 5% lead as Flávio Bolsonaro finished second, prompting a runoff.
Science
OpenAI also earned Second place in the AI Agent Lab and flagged a model as Critical, but lost the GPT trademark.
World
Iran hit a U.S. base while a ceasefire held, and no nuclear deal or diplomatic meetings were reached in September.
Politics
Communist Party placed second while Vladimir Putin stayed president
World
Kharg Island stayed under Iranian control while Bab el-Mandeb remained open and the United States gave no end-blockade announcement.
World
United Russia swept all regional contests while Yabloko failed to meet the Duma entry threshold.
Culture
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert took Outstanding variety series while Widow's Bay claimed Outstanding comedy series.
Politics
The BFP secured the Bangsamoro Parliament and Genta Koja defeated Denny Tamaki for Okinawa governor.
Politics
Sweden Democrats finished second and Christian Democrats kept their Riksdag seats.
Politics
On Sunday, Dennis Weilmann was elected mayor of Wolfsburg, and Thorsten Kornblum won Braunschweig.
Politics
Kim Ahern secured the Democratic nomination for Attorney general.
The full slate behind this edition, whether or not it made the paper.