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- M 6.0 earthquake, 186 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuStrongest in 24 hours · USGS
- Drought, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium and 26 moreHighest alert now · orange · GDACS
- Tornado Warning, Luna, NMMost severe US alert · extreme · National Weather Service
- Tropical Storm TrudyStrongest storm now · National Hurricane Center
- 2026 French student protestsIn the news · Wikipedia
- Leap secondIn the news · Wikipedia
- October 2026 Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian airportsIn the news · Wikipedia
- Navi PillayIn the news · Wikipedia
- Full steam ahead: new station for BradfordNewest official record · UK Government
- Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)Next launch · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- International Space StationOverhead now · 18th Space Defense Squadron via Space-Track.org, retrieved from CelesTrak
- 10 people are in spaceIn space now · Launch Library 2, The Space Devs
- Asteroid 2025 UK9Nearest in 60 days · NASA/JPL CNEOS
- Brazilian real (BRL)Biggest move · European Central Bank
- Central African RepublicHighest birth rate · World Bank
- London MonsterFeatured today · Wikipedia
- Cap with curled gills of a Laccaria laccata (deceiver, lackluster laccaria) Focus stack of 13 photos.Picture of the day · Wikimedia Commons
- Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka were sworn in as president and vice president of Indonesia, becoming the oldest and the youngest person to assume respective offices.On this day, 2024 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Protests broke out across Chad after President Mahamat Déby (pictured) declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years.On this day, 2022 · Wikipedia, On this day
- First Libyan Civil War: Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed Libyan leader, was captured by rebel forces during the Battle of Sirte, and was killed shortly thereafter.On this day, 2011 · Wikipedia, On this day
- An earthquake struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.On this day, 1991 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Aeroflot Flight 6502 crashed on approach to Kurumoch Airport in Samara, Russia (then Kuybyshev in the Soviet Union), killing 70 people on board.On this day, 1986 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Soviet Aeroflot Flight 6502 crashed after overrunning the runway at Kuibyshev Airport, killing 70 people on board.On this day, 1986 · Wikipedia, On this day
- The Spanish trawler Sonia sank in British waters after a five-hour chase by the Irish Naval Service patrol vessel Aisling, during which almost 600 shots were fired.On this day, 1984 · Wikipedia, On this day
- During a UEFA Cup match between Spartak Moscow and Haarlem, a large number of attendees trying to leave the Central Lenin Stadium resulted in a stampede that caused 66 deaths.On this day, 1982 · Wikipedia, On this day
- ... that the Sanda Island Lighthouse was built in three "steps" against a cliff face, a design that is unique in Scotland?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Bert Matter, the organist at the Walburgiskerk in Zutphen for 33 years, composed minimal music?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that a Michigan TV station once broadcast out of a former student cafeteria?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Stephan Steinlein, Germany's current ambassador to France, held the exact same diplomatic post for East Germany three decades ago?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that the Byzantine victory at the Battle of Satala in 530 against a numerically superior Persian army depended on the actions of a single individual?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- ... that Ben Streff joined the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party at the age of 14, and was sworn in to the Chamber of Deputies at the age of 31?Did you know · Wikipedia, Did you know
- Bear BachmeierFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- WrestleDream (2026)Fastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- 2026 French student protestsFastest rising yesterday · Wikimedia page views
- Evening star, Washington, D.C.100 years ago today · Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Kamala Harris, American politician and lawyer, 49th Vice President of the United StatesBorn on this day, 1964 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Libya (born 1942)Died on this day, 2011 · Wikipedia, On this day
- Bo JohanssonDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- Richard RiehleDied this week · Wikipedia, Deaths in 2026
- FjordNew film this week · Wikidata
- Castlevania: Belmont's CurseNew video game this week · Wikidata