current-events
What's going on
Current events are news stories and happenings of the present moment—politics, conflicts, disasters, cultural shifts.
The term often appears in educational contexts: a current-events quiz, keeping up with current events.
What counts as current events depends on the timeframe; yesterday's current events become tomorrow's history.
Article titles in newspapers
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- updatesNewly provided information
- newsworthyMeriting press coverage
- reportingConveying documented information
coverage · journalism · media · press · broadcast · bulletin · dispatch · developments
Changes in position
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- activismDirect effort for reform
- demonstrationsPublic displays of opinion
- advocacyPleading for a cause
reform · inequality · justice · grassroots · hashtag · viral · trending · awareness
Formal choosing of officials
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- votingFormally registering a choice
diplomacy · summits · treaties · sanctions · geopolitics · administration · parliament · referendum
Concerning relations among countries
- worldwideExtending across Earth
- foreign-affairsInternational governmental relations
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
conflicts · cross-border · multilateral · NATO · G20 · peacekeeping · globalization · diaspora
Study of governmental systems
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- literacyAbility to read, write
- informedGiven necessary knowledge
- discussionExchange of ideas
classroom · curriculum · essay · quiz · textbook · analysis · perspective · engagement
headlines
Article titles in newspapers
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- updatesNewly provided information
- newsworthyMeriting press coverage
reporting · coverage · journalism · media · press · broadcast · bulletin · dispatch · developments · stories
movements
Changes in position
- protestsPublic expressions of opposition
- activismDirect effort for reform
- demonstrationsPublic displays of opinion
advocacy · reform · inequality · justice · grassroots · hashtag · viral · trending · awareness · solidarity
elections
Formal choosing of officials
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
voting · diplomacy · summits · treaties · sanctions · geopolitics · administration · parliament · referendum · partisan
international
Concerning relations among countries
- worldwideExtending across Earth
- foreign-affairsInternational governmental relations
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
refugees · conflicts · cross-border · multilateral · NATO · G20 · peacekeeping · globalization · diaspora · sovereignty
civics
Study of governmental systems
discussion · classroom · curriculum · essay · quiz · textbook · analysis · perspective · engagement · citizenship
current-eventsancient history
Study of earliest civilizations
historical events · past events · antiquity · prehistory · historical record
current-eventsfiction
Imagined narrative work
fantasy · mythology · make-believe · fairy tales · folklore
current, currently, currents, currency, currencies, concurrent, concurrently, concurrence, recurrent