The most-visited English Wikipedia articles, updated daily. Learn more...
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The European section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification competition is acting as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States, for national teams that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). A total of 16 slots in the final tournament are available for UEFA teams.
Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. Versions were later released for Linux, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and also for Android, where it is the default browser.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will decide the 45 teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualification began on 7 September 2023 with three matches of the CONMEBOL zone played that day. The first goal of the qualification series was scored by Colombian player Rafael Santos BorrΓ© against Venezuela.
Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (Russian: ΠΡΠ»Π°ΠΌ Π Π°ΠΌΠ°Π·Π°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ ΠΠ°Ρ Π°ΡΠ΅Π²; born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion and former UFC Lightweight Champion.
Dillon Danis (born August 22, 1993) is an American former submission grappler, mixed martial artist and professional boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he is the current MF MMA Light Heavyweight (175lbs) Champion. Danis competed in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He also competed in the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship.
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 β September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is the only sitting member of the House to be elected president.
Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko (Russian: ΠΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΠ½Π°ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΅Π²Π½Π° Π¨Π΅Π²ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΎ; born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyz and Peruvian professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer, with the rare distinction of having won professional championships in all three sports.
. xxx (pronounced "dot triple-ecks" or "dot ecks ecks ecks") is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on 18 March 2011.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
Giacomo "Jack" Della Maddalena (born 10 September 1996), also known by his initials JDM, is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Welterweight Champion. As of 1 July 2025, he is #8 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification β UEFA second round
The UEFA second round of the qualification tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, also known as the UEFA play-offs, will be contested by sixteen teams from the UEFA segment of qualifying. The play-offs will determine the final four European teams that will join the twelve group winners at the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Bihar from 6 to 11 November 2025, to elect the 243 members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 14 November 2025. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a landslide victory, defeating the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan (MGB).
Olivia Lauryn Dean (born 14 March 1999) is an English singer and songwriter. She has released two studio albums, Messy (2023), and The Art of Loving (2025), as well as two live albums and four EPs. In 2021, Dean was named the breakthrough artist of the year by Amazon Music, and in 2023, she was selected as BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year.
Ruby Wax (nΓ©e Wachs; born 19 April 1953) is an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television presenter, and mental health campaigner. After training in classical theatre and spending several years with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK, Wax co-starred on the ITV sitcom Girls on Top (1985β1986).
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
The inter-confederation play-offs of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament (officially named the FIFA World Cup 26 Play-Off Tournament) will determine two qualification spots for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be played in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The play-offs will take place in March 2026 in North America, reportedly in two venues in Mexico.
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests, known within China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
6-7 (pronounced "six seven"; also written as 67, 6 7, and 6, 7) is an Internet meme and slang term that emerged in 2025 on TikTok and Instagram Reels. It has no fixed meaning. The phrase originated from the song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by Skrilla, which became popular in video edits featuring professional basketball players, especially LaMelo Ball, who is listed at 6 ft 7 in (2. 01 meters) tall.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment that involved putting it together with different body parts.
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (also marketed as Now You See Me 3) is a 2025 American heist film directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Michael Lesslie, the writing duo of Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, and Seth Grahame-Smith, based on a story by Eric Warren Singer and Lesslie. The film is the sequel to Now You See Me 2 (2016) and the third installment in the Now You See Me film series.
2018 Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 incident
On August 10, 2018, a Horizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 was stolen from SeattleβTacoma International Airport (SeaβTac) by 28-year-old Richard "Beebo" Russell, a Horizon Air ground service agent with no piloting experience. After Russell performed an unauthorized takeoff, two McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighters were scrambled to intercept the aircraft.
Millie Bonnie Brown Bongiovi (nΓ©e Brown; born 19 February 2004), known professionally as Millie Bobby Brown, is a British actress, producer and businesswoman. She gained recognition for playing Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016βpresent), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Predator: Badlands is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg from a screenplay by Patrick Aison, based on a story by Aison and Trachtenberg. It is the seventh installment in the Predator film series. The film was Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi star in leading roles.
Charles Julius Guiteau ( ghih-TOH; September 8, 1841 β June 30, 1882) was an American man who assassinated United States President James A. Garfield in 1881. A mentally ill failed lawyer, Guiteau delusionally believed that he had played a major role in Garfield's election victory, for which he should have been rewarded with a consulship.
Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth (born 25 October 1993), known professionally as Mia Goth, is a British actress and model. After modelling as a teenager, Goth made her acting debut in the erotic art film Nymphomaniac (2013). She earned recognition with the films A Cure For Wellness (2016), High Life (2018), Suspiria (2018), and Emma (2020).
De De Pyaar De 2 (transl. Give Me Love 2) is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Anshul Sharma, written by Luv Ranjan and Tarun Jain and produced by T-Series Films and Luv Films. It is a sequel to De De Pyaar De (2019). The film stars Ajay Devgn, R. Madhavan and Rakul Preet Singh.
Leon Edwards (born 25 August 1991) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Welterweight Champion. A professional since 2011, Edwards formerly competed for BAMMA, where he was the BAMMA welterweight champion.
Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founder and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a prominent political party in Bihar. He is also a former member of Parliament (MP) of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 9
Bigg Boss 9 is the ninth season of the Indian Tamil-language reality television series Bigg Boss, produced by Banijay. Vijay Sethupathi is returning as a host for the second time in a row. The season premiered on 5 October 2025 on Star Vijay and JioHotstar.
Zhang Weili (Chinese: εΌ δΌδΈ½; pinyin: ZhΔng WΔilΓ¬; born September 30, 1990) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist. She most recently competed in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion and the first Chinese fighter to win a UFC championship.
Kaantha is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language period mystery drama thriller film co-written and directed by Selvamani Selvaraj. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Samuthirakani, Bhagyashri Borse and Rana Daggubati. Speculated to be based on the life of M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, the makers later clarified that the film is a work of fiction.
Last Samurai Standing (TV series)
Last Samurai Standing (Japanese: γ€γ―γ΅γ¬γ, Hepburn: Ikusagami) is a 2025 Japanese Netflix original live-action television series adapted from the novel of the same name written by Shogo Imamura. Starring Junichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki and Kaya Kiyohara, and set in the late 19th century during the Meiji period, the series takes place at the TenryΕ«ji monastery in Kyoto.
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy family in New York City, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are of active status in the UFC.
Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ( RAH-juh-mow-li; born 10 October 1973) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his epic, action drama and fantasy genre films, he is one of the most prolific and the highest grossing Indian directors of all time, as well as the highest-paid director in Indian cinema.
Morgan Burtwistle (born 13 November 2001), better known as Angryginge or Angryginge13, is an English Twitch streamer and YouTuber who is primarily known for creating FIFA and football-related content. As of November 2025, he had amassed over 1. 4 million followers on Twitch and 889,000 subscribers on YouTube.
Harry Edward Kane (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, he is Tottenham Hotspur's all-time top goalscorer (280), England's all-time top goalscorer (78), and the highest-scoring English player in the UEFA Champions League (44).
Jolly LLB 3 is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language legal comedy drama film written and directed by Subhash Kapoor. It is the third installment in the Jolly LLB series and the sequel to Jolly LLB 2. The film stars Akshay Kumar,Seema Biswas,Arshad Warsi, and Saurabh Shukla, with Amrita Rao and Huma Qureshi all reprising their roles from the previous films.
Virginia Louise Giuffre (, JOO-fray; nΓ©e Roberts; August 9, 1983 β April 25, 2025) was an American and Australian advocate for survivors of sex trafficking and one of the most prominent accusers of the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In 2015, Giuffre founded Victims Refuse Silence, a U.S. non-profit organization dedicated to supporting survivors.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled international flight serving the route Addis AbabaβNairobiβBrazzavilleβLagosβAbidjan. On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia.
Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 19
Bigg Boss 19, also known as Bigg Boss: Iss Baar Chalegi Gharwaloon Ki Sarkar, is the nineteenth season of the Indian Hindi language reality television show Bigg Boss. It premiered on 24 August 2025 on JioHotstar and Colors TV. Salman Khan hosts the show for the sixteenth time.
Stranger Things is an American television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. The second and third seasons followed in October 2017 and July 2019, respectively, and the fourth season was released in two parts in May and July 2022.
Delhi Crime is an Indian police procedural crime drama television series written and directed by Richie Mehta. With creative manager Chirag Shah and produced by Golden Karaven, Ivanhoe Productions, Film Karavan, Vipin Agnihotri and Poor Man's Productions, the series stars Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Adil Hussain and Rajesh Tailang.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who is the mayor-elect of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he has served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district since 2021, representing the Queens neighborhood of Astoria.
Ghislaine Noelle Marion Maxwell (born 25 December 1961) is a British former socialite and convicted child sex offender. In 2021 she was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with the deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The following year, she was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment in the United States.
The pixiu ([pΚ°Η. ΙjΓ³Κ]; Chinese: θ²θ² ) is a Chinese mythical hybrid creature. Pixiu are considered powerful protectors of the souls of the dead, xian, and feng shui practitioners, and resemble strong, winged lions. A Pixiu is an earth and sea variation, particularly an influential and auspicious creature for wealth, and is said to have a voracious appetite exclusively for gold, silver, and jewels.
Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol (born 8 December 1935), known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. Dharmendra is widely considered one of the greatest, most handsome and commercially successful film stars in the history of Indian cinema. He is nicknamed the "He-Man" of Bollywood.
Nigel Gregory Benn (born 22 January 1964) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1987 until 1996. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBO middleweight title in 1990 and reigned as the WBC super-middleweight champion from 1992 to 1996. He held the regional Commonwealth middleweight title from 1988 to 1989.
Christopher Livingstone Eubank (also Christopher Livingstone Eubank Sr. born 8 August 1966) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1998. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight and super-middleweight titles between 1990 and 1995, and is ranked by BoxRec as the third best British super-middleweight boxer of all time.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a 2025 first-person shooter video game co-developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and published by Activision. It is the twenty-second installment of the Call of Duty series and is the eighth main entry in the Black Ops sub-series, following Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (2024).
Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (born 20 September 1988) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was the longest-reigning UFC Lightweight Champion ever, having held the title from April 2018 to March 2021. With 29 wins and no losses, he retired with an undefeated record.
Shabana Mahmood (, born 17 September 1980) is a British politician and barrister who has been serving as Home Secretary since 2025. She previously served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2024 to 2025. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010.
Bo Dean Nickal (born January 14, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist, freestyle wrestler, and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He also competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Real American Freestyle (RAF), where he is the current RAF Light Heavyweight Champion.
General elections were held in Chile on 16 November 2025. Voters will elect the President of Chile, renew all seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and fill half of the seats in the Senate. Incumbent President Gabriel Boric, who was elected in 2021, is constitutionally barred from seeking a consecutive second term.
Absentia is an American thriller drama television series that premiered on September 25, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video in the United States and AXN internationally. Directed by Oded Ruskin, the series stars Stana Katic, Matthew Le Nevez and Patrick Heusinger. The series was renewed for a second season, premiering on March 26, 2019, on AXN, and premiered in the United States on June 14, 2019.
It: Welcome to Derry is an American supernatural horror television series based on Stephen King's 1986 novel It. Serving as a prequel to the films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), the series was developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, all of whom were involved in the It films.
Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the chief minister of Bihar since 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest serving chief minister whilst also holding the post for his 9th term. He is the leader of the Janata Dal (United).
Alkmaar Zaanstreek (Dutch: [ΛΙl(Ι)kmaΛr ΛzaΛnstreΛk]), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ (pronounced [aΛΛzΙt]) in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands. AZ won the Eredivisie in 1980β81 and 2008β09.