Enactment of major reconciliation legislation

a year ago

Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law after Congress passed it. The wide-ranging reconciliation law changed federal tax, spending, health-care and immigration policies, including extending or modifying several tax provisions and providing substantial funding for border security and defense.

Global reciprocal-tariff program

a year ago

Trump announced a broad reciprocal-tariff program, imposing a 10% baseline tariff on imports and higher country-specific rates for selected trading partners. The administration cited persistent U.S. goods-trade deficits and nonreciprocal trade practices as the justification.

First major law of the second term

2 years ago

Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law. The legislation requires federal authorities to detain certain non-U.S. nationals arrested for or charged with specified crimes and expanded state involvement in immigration enforcement.

Inauguration and launch of second presidency

2 years ago

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, beginning his second, nonconsecutive term. On his first day, he issued executive actions addressing immigration, energy policy, federal regulation and the United States’ participation in international agreements.

Pension reform enacted

3 years ago

Macron enacted a pension reform that gradually raises France’s legal retirement age from 62 to 64. The reform was upheld in its core provisions by the Constitutional Council after months of protests and strikes.

Reelected president

4 years ago

Macron won a second presidential term, defeating Marine Le Pen and becoming the first French president in roughly two decades to secure reelection.

Labor-market reform

9 years ago

Macron signed labor-law reforms that expanded company-level bargaining and increased employers’ flexibility in hiring, dismissals and workplace agreements.

Took office

575 years ago

Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated as president of France after winning the 2017 presidential election, beginning his first five-year term.

Passed the One Canadian Economy Act

a year ago

The One Canadian Economy Act received royal assent. It established a framework to reduce federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility and created an accelerated approval process for projects deemed to be in the national interest.

Led Liberals to minority election victory

a year ago

Carney’s Liberal Party won 169 of 343 seats in the federal election, retaining power with a minority government.

Ended the federal consumer carbon price

a year ago

The federal consumer carbon price was cancelled, and the requirement for provinces and territories to maintain a consumer-facing carbon price was removed.

Assumed office

a year ago

Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister and formed the country’s 30th ministry.

Secured Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

in 586 years

Israel formally recognized Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, becoming the first United Nations member state to do so. Abdullahi welcomed the decision and said Somaliland would join the Abraham Accords; Israel proposed cooperation in agriculture, health, technology and the economy.

Announced security and reconciliation measures

22 years ago

In his first State of the Nation address, Abdullahi announced the creation of Somaliland’s National Reserve Forces and reported the integration and training of civilian forces into national security institutions. He also said his administration was intensifying reconciliation efforts in eastern regions and had suspended talks with Somalia over territorial disputes.

Made first presidential visit to Israel

620 years ago

Abdullahi made the first state visit by a Somaliland president to Israel. He met President Isaac Herzog and other senior Israeli officials; Somaliland also formally opened an embassy in Jerusalem and the two sides announced a strategic cooperation agreement covering areas including security, trade and regional affairs.

Sworn in as president

814 years ago

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, commonly known as Irro, was sworn in as Somaliland’s sixth president after winning the November 2024 election. He pledged to strengthen foreign relations, pursue international recognition, combat corruption and address internal divisions.

Led the armed conflict and reconstituted the government

3 years ago

After fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces under al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces, he remained head of the army and the de facto national authority. In 2025, after the army retook Khartoum, he appointed Kamil Idris as prime minister of a military-led administration.

Led the October 2021 military coup

5 years ago

Al-Burhan led a military takeover that dissolved the transitional government, arrested civilian officials, declared a state of emergency, and consolidated military control. A subsequent November agreement restored Hamdok briefly, but he resigned in January 2022.

Became head of the civilian-military transitional authority

7 years ago

Following negotiations with civilian political forces, a power-sharing arrangement established the Transitional Sovereignty Council. Al-Burhan became its chairman, while Abdalla Hamdok became prime minister.

Assumed leadership of the Transitional Military Council

804 years ago

After President Omar al-Bashir was removed from power, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan became chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, making him the country’s de facto leader.