Explanation

In 2025, A U.S.-brokered peace agreement was reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan, focusing on ending decades of conflict, normalizing ties, and establishing a strategic transit corridor.

This deal was facilitated by President Donald Trump at the White House

Additional Information:

This agreement signed by Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev

The agreement aims to resolve the long-standing conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Explanation

About trilateral multi-domain exercise ‘Freedom Edge 2025’

Edition: Third

Participants: South Korea, the United States, and Japan

Venue: Jeju Island, South Korea

The aim of this exercise is to boost trilateral defence cooperation against North Korea. 

Additional Information: 

It is the first such exercise under South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump.

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Explanation

Russia has developed an mRNA vaccine for cancer patients.

The vaccine is expected to be released in 2025.

The vaccine will be free for eligible Russian cancer patients.

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Explanation

Elon Musk becomes first person worth $700bn following pay package ruling

Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2021.

As of December 2025, Forbes estimates his net worth to be around US$717 billion

Additional Information:

Elon Musk is a businessman and entrepreneur known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter, and xAI.

He belongs to the US.

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Explanation

At least 12 people were shot dead and 29 injured, including two police officers, at Sydney’s Bondi Beach after two gunmen opened fire on a large crowd celebrating a Jewish festival.

This incident took place on 14 December 2025 in Australia.

People were celebrating the Hanukkah festival there.

Additional Information: 

The Australian government announced "gun buyback scheme" after this incident with the aim to recover illegal and surplus weapons

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Explanation

Michaela Benthaus is an astronaut and mechatronics, aerospace engineer.

She belongs to Germany. 

On 20 December 2025, she became the first wheelchair user to travel to space.

She works for the European Space Agency.

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Explanation

About FIFA Arab Cup 2025

Edition: 11th

Dates: 1 to 18 December 2025

Venue: Qatar

Winner: Morocco

Additional Information:

The FIFA Arab Cup is an international association football competition organized by FIFA.

It is held every four years.

The previous edition was won by Algeria in 2021.

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Explanation

Word of the year 2025 declared by dictionaries

Merrium Webster dictionary: Slop

Collins dictionary: Vide Coding

Cambridge dictionary: Parasocial

Oxford dictionary: Rage Bait

Dictionary.com: 67

Additional Information:

Slop is used to describe low-quality, mass-produced digital content (such as junk articles or repetitive videos) often created by AI to generate views and ad revenue.

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Explanation

Word of the year 2025 declared by dictionaries

Merrium Webster dictionary: Slop

Collins dictionary: Vide Coding

Cambridge dictionary: Parasocial

Oxford dictionary: Rage Bait

Dictionary.com: 67

Additional Information:

Vibe coding describes the use of natural language to instruct artificial intelligence to create a program or website, rather than writing manual code.

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Explanation

Word of the year 2025 declared by dictionaries

Merrium Webster dictionary: Slop

Collins dictionary: Vide Coding

Cambridge dictionary: Parasocial

Oxford dictionary: Rage Bait

Dictionary.com: 67

Additional Information:

"67" is a numerical slang term, popular in Gen Alpha internet culture, used to mean "so-so," "maybe this, maybe that," or generally undefined and nonsensical.

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