The EU signed a contract to build an $11 billion satellite network to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.
Google unveiled a quantum chip that completes 33.3 trillion years of calculations in 1 nanosecond.
The French government was toppled in the first successful vote of no confidence since 1962.
US President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, for any crimes he committed over the previous ten years.
A literal banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million in New York.
Beyoncé received her 99th Grammy nomination, becoming the most nominated artist in Grammy history.
Donald Trump wins U.S. Presidency for second time.
Collins Dictionary announced 'brat' as their word of the year.
Lebron and Bronny James became the first father-son duo to play in an NBA game together.
Prada teamed up with Axiom Space to create the spacesuits for NASA's Artemis III mission to the Moon.
The world's longest treasure hunt ended after 31 years.
Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico's first female president.
After nearly 80 years of business, the iconic plastic kitchenware brand Tupperware filed for bankruptcy.
Norway became the first country in the world where electric cars outnumbered petrol cars.
Parts of Central and Eastern Europe were catastrophically flooded as they were struck by Storm Boris.
Trump Target of Apparent Assassination Attempt in Florida.
The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 in Brazil in the first NFL game in South America.
Pavel Durov, founder of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France for alleged involvement in organized crime.
Regions around Athens, Greece, were evacuated due to wildfires after the hottest June and July on record.
Kamala Harris chose Tim Waltz as her running mate for the 2024 US presidential election.
British graffiti artist Banksy created the first in a series of animal artworks in London.
The Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony was held outdoors for the first time ever.
'Inside Out 2' became the highest-grossing animated film ever, earning $1.462 billion worldwide and surpassing 'Frozen II,' which previously held the record with $1.453 billion.
US President Joe Biden withdrew from his re-election campaign and endorsed Kamala Harris as his preferred successor.
Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free after a 14-year legal battle.
Louisiana enacted a law requiring all state classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.
While rescuing four captives in central Gaza, Israeli soldiers killed 247 Palestinians and injured 698.
Mexico elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
642 million people voted in India's general election, setting the record for the world’s largest election.
Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsified business records.
The International Criminal Court requested arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for alleged war crimes.
Manchester City became the first English Premier League soccer team to win four consecutive seasons.
OpenAI's newest version of ChatGPT, GPT-4 Omni (GPT-4o), went live.
Madonna ended her 'Celebration' world tour with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was approved by the UK's parliament.
Dua Lipa made the cover of the TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people.
Iran launched a drone and missile strike on Israel following an Israeli attack on its Damascus embassy.
New York and New Jersey were struck by the strongest earthquake in over one hundred years.
Taylor Swift became the world's first musician to become a billionaire solely from songs and concerts.
Baltimore's iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship.
Reddit was listed for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange.
Vladimir Putin won the Russian Presidential election again.
Christopher Nolan won Best Director, and his film 'Oppenheimer' won Best Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
France became the first country in the world to include access to abortion in its constitution.
Algeria officially inaugurated the Grand Mosque of Algiers, the world's third-largest mosque.
Odysseus became the first private spacecraft to land on the Moon.
Greece legalized same-sex marriage and adoption, becoming the first Orthodox Christian Country to do so.
Argentina canonized its first female saint, Saint María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa.
King Charles III of the United Kingdom was diagnosed with cancer.
