President Michel Aoun stepped down at the end of his term with no successor in place, leaving the country in a deepening political and economic crisis. Global Tragedies & Conflicts
Taylor Swift became the first artist in history to occupy all top 10 slots on the US Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously with tracks from her album Midnights .
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a high-stakes runoff, winning with 50.8% of the vote.
