Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
The United States and Russia hold talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over the war in Ukraine without a representative from Ukraine.
A US Army helicopter crashed into a commercial jet during night training near D.C., killing all 67 on board.
NVIDIA stocks fell by $588.8 billion after the release of Chinese AI model DeepSeek.
Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.
Donald Trump Pulls US From World Health Organization.
Chinese start up DeepSeek launches AI model R1, with capabilities similar to other AI models but at a fraction of the cost, prompting experts to call it a "Sputnik moment".
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America.
After more than a year of bloody conflict, Israel and Hamas entered into a ceasefire in Gaza.
The United States Food and Drug Administration banned Red No. 3 food coloring in food and drinks.
Earth's average temperature climbed to more than 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels for the first time in 2024.
Lebanon elected former army commander Joseph Aoun as President, ending a two-year presidential vacancy.
Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to remove third-party fact-checking from Facebook and Instagram.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he intends to resign as Liberal Party leader and prime minister once a new party leader is determined.
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, George Soros and 17 others.
17-year-old darts prodigy Luke Littler became the youngest-ever World Darts Champion.
Bulgaria and Romania became full members of the EU's border-free Schengen area.
