Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May (for the first time ever)?
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Bulgaria
Austria hosted because JJ had won Eurovision 2025.
💡 Did you know? Bulgaria once skipped Eurovision entirely, for cost reasons.
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What was the name of the winning song at Eurovision 2026?
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Bangaranga
The party track became a summer hit across half of Europe.
💡 Did you know? Eurovision 2026 was the contest's 70th edition.
Which Gulf state left OPEC on 1 May after six decades of membership?
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United Arab Emirates
The exit weakened the organization amid the Iran war's oil crisis.
💡 Did you know? OPEC was founded in Baghdad in 1960.
Which weather event began in Europe in late May, killing more than 1,300 people within weeks?
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heatwave
Southern and south-eastern Europe were hit hardest.
💡 Did you know? Heat is Europe's deadliest weather: ahead of storms and floods.
Over which disease did the WHO declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May?
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Ebola
The cause was the rare Bundibugyo virus.
💡 Did you know? The WHO's top alert was previously declared for Covid and mpox, among others.
Which former Cuban leader did the US indict in May over a 1996 plane shootdown?
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Raúl Castro
The indictment came amid the Cuban crisis that followed the oil blockade.
💡 Did you know? Raúl took over from his brother Fidel in 2008.
In which country did a fireworks factory explode in Liuyang in May, killing 37 people?
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China
The same month, 82 miners died in a coal mine blast in Shanxi.
💡 Did you know? A large share of the world's fireworks come from Liuyang.
The capital of which civil-war country was attacked by RSF drones in May (including its airport)?
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Sudan
The civil war between the army and the RSF militia has raged since 2023.
💡 Did you know? The Blue and White Nile meet at Khartoum.
Which Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip was killed by an Israeli strike in mid-May?
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Izz ad-Din al-Haddad
He was considered the highest-ranking Hamas commander left in Gaza.
💡 Did you know? The Gaza war began in October 2023.
In which island state off West Africa did power shift in May to the PAICV under Francisco Carvalho?
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Cape Verde
The PAICV had governed the country right after independence.
💡 Did you know? Cape Verde ranks among Africa's most stable democracies.
Which party won its fourth consecutive general election in Malta in May?
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Labour Party
Abela has led the EU's smallest state since 2020.
💡 Did you know? Malta has the fewest inhabitants of any EU state: about half a million.
On which Mediterranean island did the Democratic Rally under Annita Demetriou top May's parliamentary election?
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Cyprus
Demetriou had previously been the country's first female parliament speaker.
💡 Did you know? Nicosia is Europe's last divided capital.
Philip Davis, prime minister of which Caribbean state, was re-elected in May?
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Bahamas
Davis has governed since 2021.
💡 Did you know? The Bahamas comprise about 700 islands: only around 30 are inhabited.
In which Chinese province did a gas explosion kill 82 coal miners in May?
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Shanxi
It was one of the worst mining disasters in years.
💡 Did you know? China mines more coal than the rest of the world combined.
In which West African country did supporters of military ruler Mamady Doumbouya win May's parliamentary election?
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Guinea
Doumbouya seized power in a 2021 coup.
💡 Did you know? Guinea holds the world's largest reserves of bauxite: the ore behind aluminium.
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