Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, will step down in September.
Apple's market capitalization today stands at $4 trillion, up from $300 million when Cook became CEO in 2011.
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5.8 million Haitians will face food insecurity in the coming months.
Following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse five years ago, violence and defacto leadership have plunged Haiti into a humanitarian crisis.
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If the Strait of Hormuz isn’t fully reopened, European airports have 3 weeks before facing systemic jet fuel shortages.
Some Asian countries have already begun rationing fuel in anticipation of prolonged closure.
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While Russia isn’t a main player in the Iran War, they’ve become one of the biggest beneficiaries.
The Kremlin’s main oil tax has generated $9 billion in revenue in April, up 10% from this time last year.
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The previously held record for miles traveled in space by humans, 248,655 miles, will be surpassed by the Artemis II crew.
Having now entered the moon’s sphere of influence, its gravity will help slingshot the crew home.
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47% of university students report that they have considered changing their majors due to AI's impact on the job market.
As companies continue to shed jobs, citing AI, young people are second-guessing their career plans.
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For the first time, Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan will compete in the World Cup.
With matches set in the US, Canada, and Mexico, these four countries are set to make history with their World Cup debuts.
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9,500 people in Mexico City participated in the largest coordinated soccer practice to date.
Surpassing the previous Guinness World Record by 8,462 players, this footy session was part of a 2026 World Cup kickoff campaign.
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175 people were killed in what preliminary reports suggest was a US strike on an Iranian elementary school.
While the investigation is ongoing, initial findings point to outdated military intelligence.
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Violence and an ever-growing humanitarian crisis continue to push Haiti deeper into turmoil.
1,243 people were killed by armed drones between March 2025 and January 2026—with no clear path to a secure new govt in sight.
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10 Cubans took a Florida-registered speedboat to Cuba’s coast and engaged in a gunfight with border troops.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the incident was not part of a US government operation.
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62 people are dead following a military operation that killed one of Mexico’s most powerful cartel leaders on Sunday.
President Sheinbaum deployed 2,000 troops to Jalisco state as authorities brace for further retaliation.
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2/3 of Italians reportedly watched the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, which ended yesterday.
More Italians consumed these Winter Games than the previous three combined.
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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, age 65, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday after being found guilty of plotting an insurrection when he declared martial law in 2024.
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The 2.5 million people living in Gabon can no longer get onto certain social media platforms after the government suspended access on Tuesday.
The government said the platforms were spreading “hateful and abusive” content.
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Indonesia is set to deploy a maximum of 8,000 troops to Gaza.
This marks the first country to lend soldiers to the international peacekeeping effort in the enclave – a risky move for Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, which included notable political messaging, had 135 million viewers.
Early estimates suggest it was the most-watched halftime show of all time.
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15 migrants died after their boat collided w/ a Greek Coast Guard vessel.
Crossings like this have declined since the peak of the European migration crisis, but tens of thousands of people still risk the journey each year.
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White House border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 ICE and border agents will leave the Minneapolis area.
2,300 agents will remain in the city’s vicinity, far more than the 80 that were there before December 1.
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The estimated death toll in Iran during the protests at the start of this year per local health officials: 30,000.
The regime itself said there had been 3,117 deaths.
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to build France’s first aircraft carrier in decades, as Europe accelerates rearmament.
The ship won’t be ready before 2038.
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Angola secured $753M in loans from the US and South Africa to revamp a railway line linking mining regions.
The investment is strategic, as it helps the US secure critical mineral supplies and counter China’s influence.
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By the end of the year, Germany plans to accept over 500 Afghan refugees who assisted German troops on the ground in Afghanistan or face threats from the Taliban.
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US President Donald Trump added five new countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria – to the list of nations banned from traveling to the US.
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Canada has been a self-governing nation for 158 years and has been fully independent of the UK Parliament since 1982.
Prime Minister Carney is getting called out for sprinkling in British English spellings rather than Canadian English.
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The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is tentatively holding, but conditions on the ground in Gaza remain dire.
Most Palestinians are pitching tents in overcrowded camps, atop 68 million tons of rubble.
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Drone strikes on a kindergarten and hospital in Sudan last Thursday left 114 people dead, according to the World Health Organization.
The attack is the latest atrocity in the brutal two-and-a-half-year civil war.
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Child deaths are set to rise for the first time this millennium, with 4.8M children under five projected to die this year amid sharp drops in foreign aid.
Global health spending is down, and vaccine skepticism is surging.
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The family of Alejandro Carranza Medina became the first to file a formal complaint related to the US boat bombings in the Caribbean.
The family's complaint claims the victim was a fisherman who was unjustly killed.
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Just 515 votes separate the top two candidates in Sunday’s presidential election in Honduras.
Officials are still tallying the votes, and have called for patience.
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