Leap years occur every 4 years on years divisible by 4 (e.g., 2020, 2024, 2028).

At around age 12, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) accompanied his uncle Abu Talib on a merchant caravan to Syria (al-Sham), where they met the monk Bahira at Busra.

"AFPAK" (or Af-Pak) was a term used within U.S. foreign policy circles starting in 2009 to refer to Afghanistan and Pakistan as a single, integrated theater of operations2. This approach was part of a new strategy announced by the Obama administration.

The World Bank’s 2020 Ease of Doing Business report placed Pakistan at 108th out of 190 economies[1](https://zicosh.com/css-current-affairs-mcqs-2020/).

The European Commission fined Apple €1.8 billion for restricting alternative payment options in its App Store.[14](https://techxplore.com/news/2024-03-eu-biggest-antitrust-fines-big.html)

Immediately upon taking office on Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump signed executive orders initiating the withdrawal of the United States from both the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO) in line with his administration's foreign policy priorities.

The Doha Forum (established in 2000) is a broad, multifaceted global policy platform for high-level geopolitical, security, and economic discussions. The Doha Dialogue, by contrast, is a distinct inter-regional consultative framework specifically focused on labor mobility, migrant worker rights, and bilateral labor cooperation between Gulf/Arab destination nations and Asian origin countries.

No new member states acceded to the EU in 2024; accession talks continued but no formal entry occurred.

Annie Ernaux was honored for her innovative exploration of memory, history, and personal experience.

Devastating cyclones and floods in 2024 displaced hundreds of thousands in Mozambique.