Politics
Rebeca Grynspan elected UN Secretary-general
Alofoke formed a new Dominican Republic party and Sweden approved a Social Democrat-Green coalition.
The year ahead, reported from the odds
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Politics
Alofoke formed a new Dominican Republic party and Sweden approved a Social Democrat-Green coalition.
Science
The companies confirmed a merger and SpaceX did not launch a mobile carrier or catch Starship with chopsticks.
Politics
Le Pen advanced to the runoff, Édouard Philippe finished second and Jean-Luc Mélenchon third, missing the second round.
Culture
Spider-Man: Brand New Day finished as the year's top-grossing film and Obsession led Google's Movie searches.
Economics
The Fed raised rates twice by 25 basis points and left them unchanged through the rest of the year.
Science
It also refrained from paying publishers for content and from announcing new hardware or Prize solutions.
Crypto
Felix Protocol also fell short of a $2 billion valuation on day one.
World
Russia did not capture Lyman and no ceasefire was reached by year-end.
World
No nuclear pact was signed and no invasion took place, while ceasefire talks fell apart by year-end.
World
Iran failed to end Uranium enrichment and did not withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2026.
Politics
Zelenskyy also stayed in office and Lee Jae-myung kept his South Korean presidency.
World
Strait of Hormuz traffic remained disrupted while Bab el-Mandeb stayed open and both Hezbollah and Hamas kept their weapons.
Politics
Democrats also won the Texas Senate race and rejected a California Billionaire wealth tax.
Politics
Xavier Becerra secured the California governorship; Democrats captured eight statewide races.
World
The ceasefire survived, but no nuclear deal, Hormuz pact, or oil-sanction relief was reached.
Politics
Republicans held Kansas, South Carolina and Nebraska as other races closed on Wednesday.
Science
OpenAI's consumer device never appeared and a tweet about a Starship Mars launch proved false.
World
The US-Yemen ceasefire continued through October and no Saudi-Houthi truce was reached.
Economics
The ECB met on Friday, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday and Chile on Tuesday, all leaving rates unchanged.
Politics
Gadi Eizenkot was sworn in as Prime Minister while Likud secured 20-24 Knesset seats.
Politics
The party secured a majority and new MLAs were elected in nine key ridings.
Politics
Erika Jurinová won the Žilina region governorship and Jozef Viskupič won the Trnava region governorship.
Politics
Donald Trump made between 140 and 159 Truth Social posts in the same period.
Culture
Street Fighter opened with $30-35 million, and other Mommy earned under $10 million in its second Weekend
Politics
Alofoke formed a new Dominican Republic party and Sweden approved a Social Democrat-Green coalition.
Rebeca Grynspan was elected United Nations Secretary-general on July 1. The election concluded the search for a successor after the previous term. The outcome arrived as several anticipated regime changes in other regions failed to materialize.
In the Dominican Republic, media entrepreneur Alofoke successfully established a political party before the end of June.
Crypto
Felix Protocol also fell short of a $2 billion valuation on day one.
World
Russia did not capture Lyman and no ceasefire was reached by year-end.
World
No nuclear pact was signed and no invasion took place, while ceasefire talks fell apart by year-end.
World
Iran failed to end Uranium enrichment and did not withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2026.
Politics
Zelenskyy also stayed in office and Lee Jae-myung kept his South Korean presidency.
World
Strait of Hormuz traffic remained disrupted while Bab el-Mandeb stayed open and both Hezbollah and Hamas kept their weapons.
Politics
Democrats also won the Texas Senate race and rejected a California Billionaire wealth tax.
Politics
Xavier Becerra secured the California governorship; Democrats captured eight statewide races.
World
The ceasefire survived, but no nuclear deal, Hormuz pact, or oil-sanction relief was reached.
Politics
Republicans held Kansas, South Carolina and Nebraska as other races closed on Wednesday.
Science
OpenAI's consumer device never appeared and a tweet about a Starship Mars launch proved false.
World
The US-Yemen ceasefire continued through October and no Saudi-Houthi truce was reached.
Economics
The ECB met on Friday, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday and Chile on Tuesday, all leaving rates unchanged.
Politics
Gadi Eizenkot was sworn in as Prime Minister while Likud secured 20-24 Knesset seats.
Politics
The party secured a majority and new MLAs were elected in nine key ridings.
Politics
Erika Jurinová won the Žilina region governorship and Jozef Viskupič won the Trnava region governorship.
Politics
Donald Trump made between 140 and 159 Truth Social posts in the same period.
Culture
Street Fighter opened with $30-35 million, and other Mommy earned under $10 million in its second Weekend
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