| COUNTRY | EVENT | SIGNIFICANCE |
| ITALY-CHINA | ITALY JOINS SILK ROUTE OF CHINA | ITALY BECAME THE FIRST G-7 TO DO SO |
| KAZAKHSTAN | CAPITAL RENAMED | ASTANA RENAMED AS NUR-SULTAN |
| THAILAND | CORONATION | MAHA VAJIRALONGKORN NEW KING |
| THAILAND | GENERAL ELECTIONS | PRO-ARMY PALANG PRACHARAT TURNED OUT VICTORIES |
| UKRAINE | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION | TELEVISION COMEDIAN VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY ELECTED AS PRESIDENT |
| GERMANY | RUSSIAN AVIATION TYCOON DIED IN AIR CRASH | NATALIA FILEVA |
| ALGERIA | RESIGNATION OF THE PRESIDENT | ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA |
| ALGERIA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION | ABDELKADER BENSALAH ELECTED AS PRESIDENT |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | GRAMMY NOMINATED RAPPER SHOT DEAD | NIPSEY HUSSLE |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | WORLD BANK PRESIDENT | DAVID MALPASS |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS AS TERRORIST GROUP | IRAN |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ASTRONOMY | FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF A BLACK HOLE |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | PULITZER PRIZE | THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | INTERNATIONAL TRADE | INCREASES TARIFF OF $200 BILLON ON CHINESE GOODS |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CHINESE TELECOM GIANT HUAWEI | BANNED |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE COMPETITION | SEVEN INDIANS JOINTLY WON THE COMPETITION |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | THE GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCE | TRADE CONCESSION FOR NDIAN EXPORTS UNDER THE GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCE ENDS |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | THE SENATE PASSES | NATIONAL DEFENCE AUTHORISATION ACT |
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | THE CONGRESS PASSES | THE FAIRNESS FOR HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS ACT OF 2019 |
| NEW ZEALAND | REFORMED PASS BY THE PARLIAMENT | GUN REFORMS |
| MYANMAR | UNESCO PRESS FREEDOM PRIZE | TWO REUTERS REPORTERS WERE JAILED IN MYANMAR |
| MYANMAR | RELEASES TWO JOURNALISTS | WA LONE AND KYAW SOEOO BOTH PULITZER AWARDEE |
| ENGLAND | ARREST | JULIAN ASSANGE THE FOUNDER OF WIKILEAKS ARRESTED IN LONDON |
| SUDAN | DETHRONE AND ARRESTED | PRESIDENT OMAR -AL- BASHIR |
| GREECE AND CHINA | GREECE JOINS CHINA’S SILK ROUTE | THE SUMMIT WAS HELD IN CROATIA |
| FRANCE | FIRE BROKE OUT | FIRE BROKE OUT IN NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL |
| HONG KONG | MASS PROTEST | FOUR PROMINENT LEADERS JAILED |
| SPAIN | GENERAL ELECTION | PAEDRO SANCHEZ REELECTED AS PRIME MINISTER |
| JAPAN | NEW EMPEROR | NARUHITO |
| JAPAN | G-20-OSAKA | DISCUSSION ON GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
| JAPAN | PROBE HAYABUSA 2 | TOUCHES ASTEROID RYUGU |
| INDONESIA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | JOKO WIDODO RE-ELECTED |
| OMAN | MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE | CELESTIAL BODIES AN ARABIC NOVEL BY JOKHA ALHARTHI |
| SOUTH AFRICA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION | CYRIL RAMAPHOSA GETS 2ND TERM |
| TAIWAN | PARLIAMENT PASSES A BILL AND LEGALISE THE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE | FIRST IN ASIA |
| SOUTH KOREA | CANNES FILM FESTIVAL | PARASITE DIRECTED BY BONG JOON-HO WIN PALME d’ OR AT CANNES |
| AFRICAN UNION | SUSPENDS | SUDAN |
| EGYPT | FORMER PRESIDENT DIES | MOHAMED MORSI |
| IRAN | GRACE-1 | IRANIAN OIL TANKER. SEIZED BY THE BRITISH ROYAL MARINERS WHEN TRIED TO CROSS STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR TO SUPPLY OIL TO SYRIA |
