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