current events
What's going on
Current events are news stories and developments happening now or in the recent past—the ongoing stream of political, social, and cultural happenings that inform public discourse.
A current events quiz tests awareness of recent news.
The phrase often appears in educational contexts: The teacher assigned a current events report each week.
Coming apart suddenly
- headlineNews article title
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- updateNew version or information
- alertWarning or watchfulness
coverage · broadcast · newscast · trending · story · report · announcement · exclusive
Negotiation between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- conflictOpposition between parties
crisis · geopolitics · alliance · sovereignty · humanitarian · peacekeeping · negotiation · ambassador
Coming apart suddenly
- developingBecoming more advanced
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- updateNew version or information
live · immediacy · relevance · contemporary · unfolding · ongoing · recent · latest
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- senateLegislative governing body
parliament · democracy · voting · referendum · amendment · incumbent · candidacy · caucus
breaking
Coming apart suddenly
alert · coverage · broadcast · newscast · trending · story · report · announcement · exclusive · scoop
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
conflict · crisis · geopolitics · alliance · sovereignty · humanitarian · peacekeeping · negotiation · ambassador · embargo
breaking
Coming apart suddenly
- developingBecoming more advanced
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
update · live · immediacy · relevance · contemporary · unfolding · ongoing · recent · latest · momentum
election
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
senate · parliament · democracy · voting · referendum · amendment · incumbent · candidacy · caucus · partisanship
reporter
One who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
byline · dateline · interview · source · op-ed · Pulitzer · article · investigative · beat · fact-check
- political mediaCNN, MSNBC, NPR, PBS, Fox News
- wartime educationcurriculum changes, educational broadcasts, school closures, school reform, educational reform
- newsnews, headlines, breaking news, headline, news alert
- social studiescivics, social studies, maps, economics, community
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
- trivia categoriestrivia, facts, history, science, geography
current eventsancient history
Study of earliest civilizations
historical events · past events · antiquity · olden times · prehistory
current eventstimeless truths
Perpetually valid principles
classical learning · foundational knowledge · received wisdom
current, events, currency, currently, currents, concurrent, undercurrent, concurrently, crosscurrent