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About G20 summit 2026

Edition: 21st

Dates: 14 to 15 December 2026

Host country: USA

Under presidency of U.S. president Donald Trump

Additional Information:

G20 summit 2025 held in South Africa.

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Oscar Schmidt was a Brazilian professional basketball player.

Born: 1958

Died: 2026

Aged: 58

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The 2026 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award was won by Carlos Alcaraz.

Alcaraz is a Spanish tennis player

Additional information:

The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year is an annual award honoring the achievements of individual men from the world of sports.

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Sudan has allowed Russia to establish its first naval base on African soil. Located in Port Sudan along the Red Sea, the 25-year agreement allows Moscow to maintain up to four warships and 300 personnel in exchange for military aid and weaponry.

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Riyadh Metro has been certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s longest fully driverless metro network.

The total network length is 176 kilometres (109 miles) with six lines and 85 stations.

This marks Riyadh’s rise as a global leader in smart and high-tech urban transport.

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NASA, the space agency of the United States (US), developed the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to investigate dark matter, dark energy, and the infrared universe. Completed in 2026, it features a 2.4-meter mirror with a, field of view 100 times larger than Hubble, allowing for rapid, wide-field 3D cosmic mapping.

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About G7 Summit 2026

Starting date: 14 June 2026

Closing date: 15 June 2026

Edition: 52nd 

Venue: France 

Note: the 51st G7 summit was held in 2025 in Canada.

Additional Information:

The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum

G7 has Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US as its members.

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About G20 summit 2026

Edition: 21st

Dates: 14 to 15 December 2026

Host country: USA

Under presidency of U.S. president Donald Trump

Additional Information:

G20 summit 2025 held in South Africa.

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The 21st session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF21) was held at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA.

The event took place from May 11 to May 15, 2026.

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