Gabriel Zamora

King Oyo Nyimba of Tooro Kingdom, Uganda, Once The World’s Youngest Monarch Crowned At Age 3 In 1995, Died At 34 In The U.S In Late Aug 2026 From Cancer. He Was Buried Sat Sept 12 At Karambi Royal Tombs On His Coronation Anniversary. His Cousin, Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, 56, Was Named Successor Amid Family Dispute Over A Claimed Son.

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Singapore PM Lawrence Wong, The World’s Highest-Paid Leader, Gets A S$1.4m ($1.1m) Raise, From S$2.2m To S$3.6m. Govt Cites Need To Attract Talent & Deter Corruption; But It’s Criticized Amid Cost-Of-Living & Job Worries. Next 2 Are Hong Kong CE ~$719k, & Swiss President ~$606k. U.S, The World’s Richest Country By Total GDP, Pays $400k.

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NASA Launched Artemis II On April 1, 2026, At 6:35 P.M. EDT From Kennedy Space Center Using SLS Rocket & Orion Spacecraft. Astronauts Will Travel ~252,757 Miles From Earth On April 6, Surpassing Apollo 13 To Become The Furthest Humans Have Ever Traveled Into Space, Before Returning On April 10 With The Fastest Crewed Reentry Ever At Mach ~32.

China’s Changan Nevo (Qiyuan) A06 Is The World’s First Mass-Produced Passenger E.V Powered By A Sodium-Ion Battery (SIB) From CATL. Its 45 kWh Naxtra SIB Pack Delivers ~248–250 Miles (≈400km) Of Range. Sodium Is Cheaper & More Abundant Than Scarce Lithium, Retaining ~90% Power At −40°F & Working To −58°F. The E.V Is Set For Showrooms In Mid-2026.

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s First Female PM Has Died At 80. She Was The World’s 2nd Elected Female Leader In A Mainly Muslim Nation, After Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto. Out Of Power Since 2006, Khaleda Remained Influential As Her BNP Party Heads Into The Feb 2026 Elections, As A Leading Contender, With Son Tarique Rahman Emerging As A P.M Candidate.

Manjula Sood (80, 1945–2025), The U.K’s First Female Asian Lord Mayor Of Leicester In 2008, Died On 12/24/25. She Moved From India In 1970; Taught Primary School From 1973; Became The City’s First Female Hindu Councillor In 1996; And Received An MBE And Honorary Doctorate. Tributes Hail Her As A Pioneer For Diversity, Women, And Leadership.

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Anthony Albanese (62) Wed Jodie Haydon (47) In Canberra, Becoming The First Sitting Australian PM To Engage (2/14/24) & Marry (11/29/25) In The Nation’s 124-Year Federal History. The Ceremony At The Lodge Included His Son Nathan & Dog Toto (Ring Bearer), Attended By ~60 Guests. They Walked The Aisle To Stevie Wonder‘s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.”

Japan Moves To Restart The World’s Largest Nuclear Plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Since Fukushima 2011. Niigata’s Gov Approved The Partial Plant Restart On 11/21/25, The First For TEPCO (Fukushima Operator). Final Ok Needs The Assembly (Dec) & Regulator. Residents Are Split Due To TEPCO Distrust, While Japan Seeks Net-Zero & Lower Fuel Imports.

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Gustav Klimt’s Portrait Of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16) Sold In N.Y On 11/18/25 For $236.4M, Becoming The 2nd-Costliest Artwork Only To Da Vinci’s $450.3M Salvator Mundi. It Also Set A Modern Art Sale Record, Topping Warhol’s $195M Marilyn; Became Sotheby’s Costliest Sale; Was Nazi-Looted, Rescued In 1948, & Later Owned By Estée Lauder Heir.

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King Vajiralongkorn, On The Thai Throne Since 2016, Is The First Sitting Thai Monarch To Visit China Since Diplomatic Ties Began In 1975. Invited By President Jinping For The 50th Anniversary Of Their Relations, The Trip Signals Deepening Ties. His Father, King Bhumibol (Reigned 70 Years, 1946–2016), Made Only High-Profile U.S. Visits In The 1960s.