World Events
242 verified facts in this category, showing 201–242.
- The U.S. Space Force was established on December 20, 2019, as the sixth branch of the U.S. military.
- Esper identified the 2018 National Defense Strategy as a shift away from the post-9/11 focus on counterterrorism and counterinsurgency toward competition with China and Russia.
- Esper stated that the United States had reduced its troop presence in Afghanistan from approximately 14,000 personnel to 8,600.
- AARO's historical review found no evidence that the U.S. government possessed extraterrestrial technology.
- The Baltic Sea anomaly was located at the center of the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and China are recognized as 'nuclear-weapons states' (NWS).
- North Korea conducted its first successful nuclear test in 2006.
- There are currently nine sovereign states generally understood to possess nuclear weapons.
- Israel is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons, though it has not officially confirmed this.
- As of 2026, nine sovereign states are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons: the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel.
- The American Committee for East–West Accord later promoted conciliation between the United States and the Russian Federation.
- On January 7, 2026, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030.
- The FDA and USDA-FSIS withdrew the proposed rule to reconsider how to approach general principles and food standards modernization consistently with the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
- The FDA held public meetings about the proposed food standards rule in July 2018 and September 2019.
- On February 28, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdrew its 2005 proposed rule titled 'Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization.'
- The 2005 proposed rule on food standards general principles was jointly published by the FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS).
- In October 2011, West Virginia Rep. Nick J. Rahall II missed three House votes after his scheduled 4:50 p.m. U.S. Airways Express flight from Charleston to Washington was delayed for four hours.
- The EU Paediatric Regulation (Regulation 1901/2006) entered into force approximately 10 years before October 2017.
- The European Commission presented a report titled 'State of Paediatric Medicines in the EU - 10 years of the EU Paediatric Regulation' to the European Parliament and Council in October 2017.
- The European Medicines Agency (Ema) and the European Commission's DG Health and Food Safety published a joint action plan on paediatrics in October 2018.
- Federal law requires voters in U.S. national elections to be U.S. citizens.
- Recovery.gov was the official U.S. government website created to provide transparency on spending under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 2009 stimulus).
- The BBC article on Yoon Suk Yeol's downfall was based on interviews with people close to the South Korean president.
- BBC journalist Jean Mackenzie wrote an article titled 'The unravelling of Yoon Suk Yeol: South Korea's stubborn and hot-tempered martial law president'.
- The BBC News article 'Lucy Letby trial: Unusual finding in baby's X-ray, court hears' was published on 21 October 2022.
- The World Bank's global inflation database was authored by M. Ayhan Kose, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Jongrim Ha.
- RAND researchers Samuel Charap and Miranda Priebe authored a paper about Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.
- The Department of Defense issued a memorandum titled "Timely and Thorough Assessments of Reported Civilian Harm Incidents" on May 17, 2022.
- Espionage can be conducted domestically, in a foreign country, or remotely.
- Bell Island is part of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada's easternmost province.
- The European Commission published a report on pharmacovigilance activities related to medicines for human use in the EU covering the years 2012-2014.
- The Italian highway code (codice della strada) mandates helmet use for motorcyclists and seatbelt use for car occupants.
- The BBC News article "Supreme Court LGBT ruling: Why it is such a big deal" was published on June 15, 2020.
- As of November 2025, Senate Republicans held a 53-47 majority in the U.S. Senate.
- The ProPublica article on Trump pandemic contracts was last modified on August 3, 2021.
- The ProPublica article on Trump officials' pandemic contracts was written by journalist J. David McSwane.
- Espionage can be illegal and punishable by law in some circumstances.
- A person professionally trained by a government to conduct intelligence operations may be called an intelligence officer.
- Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada's easternmost province.
- Conception Bay is located in the southeast of the island of Newfoundland.
- Bell Island is part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- Bell Island is an island located in Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.