Which instrument helped scientists detect the largest-known rotating cosmic filament?
MeerKAT radio telescope
Which Apollo 13 commander who said “Houston
we’ve had a problem” died at age 97?,Jim Lovell
Which U.S. official criticized military leadership and diversity initiatives in a blunt speech?
Secretary of Defense
What happened to the man initially detained after the Brown University campus shooting?
He was released from custody
Which jailed former Pakistani prime minister sparked fears from his family about his condition?
Imran Khan
What policy caused Australian teens to post farewell messages on social media?
A world-first prohibition preventing minors from using social media platforms
Which Democrat became Miami’s first Democratic mayor in nearly 30 years?
Eileen Higgins
Which country plans to issue new banknotes removing two zeroes and images of Assad leaders?
Syria
Which Taiwanese president proposed a $40-billion defense budget to counter China?
Lai Ching-te
Which Category 5 hurricane became the strongest ever to strike Jamaica?
Melissa
Which Missouri city blocked a proposed AI data center and enacted a construction moratorium?
St. Charles
Why did Australia expel Iran’s ambassador?
Iran was accused of orchestrating antisemitic arson attacks
Which country hosted the first G20 Leaders’ Summit held in Africa?
South Africa
Who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on metal-organic frameworks?
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi
Which West Texas town experienced a measles outbreak linked to vaccine skepticism?
Seminole
Which country hosted COP30 in the Amazon city of Belém?
Brazil
Which governor declared an emergency and funded food banks during the federal shutdown?
Kathy Hochul of New York
Texas regulators imposed strict age limits on consumable products derived from which plant?
Hemp
Why is the discovery of a white dwarf consuming an icy exoplanet important?
It suggests water-bearing planets may be common in other systems
Which country’s pro-EU party won a decisive parliamentary election victory?
Moldova
Which university president resigned after backlash over a viral classroom video?
Texas A&M University
What major change does Texas House Bill 8 make to standardized testing?
STAAR will be replaced with three shorter tests during the year
Which three West African countries announced they would withdraw from the ICC?
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger
Which leader warned the UN that trade is being used as a weapon?
Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa
What impact did Typhoon Ragasa have before reaching southern China?
It killed 14 people in Taiwan and struck Hong Kong with severe winds and rain
Which former French president was acquitted of illegal Libyan campaign funding but convicted of conspiracy?
Nicolas Sarkozy
Which nuclear-powered cruise missile did Russia test for deployment?
Burevestnik
Which country reported drone incursions near several airports as hybrid attacks?
Denmark
The attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner occurred in which country?
Argentina
Texas launched the “One Pill Kills” campaign to warn about which opioid?
Fentanyl
Which country sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for ordering a crackdown?
Bangladesh
During which event did gunmen attack Bondi Beach in Sydney?
A Hanukkah celebration
Which pope joined King Charles III in a historic prayer service in the Sistine Chapel?
Pope Leo XIV
Which UK immigration policy allows deportation of migrants who return by boat?
Replace like-for-like
Who did Poland suspect of sabotaging a key railway line?
Russian intelligence services
What type of weapons did Russia train with during new military exercises?
Nuclear arms
Mount Semeru
which erupted and forced evacuations, is located on which island?,Java
Two U.S. aircraft crashes occurred while operating from which aircraft carrier?
USS Vinson
What future test could determine Boeing Starliner’s future with NASA?
An uncrewed Starliner test flight to the ISS
Who became New York City’s first Muslim mayor in 2025?
Zohran Mamdani