**Top Stories**.
* **US and China agree to ‘phase one’ trade deal, suspending tariffs**.
* **House votes to impeach Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress**.
* **Deadly wildfires in Australia continue to rage, with no end in sight**.
* **Boeing 737 MAX grounded worldwide after second deadly crash**.
* **Boris Johnson secures majority in UK election, paving the way for Brexit**.
**World News**.
* **Hong Kong protesters clash with police in latest demonstrations**.
* **Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire after deadly escalation**.
* **North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles into sea**.
* **Turkey launches military offensive in northern Syria**.
* **Venezuela’s Maduro and opposition leader Guaido agree to talks**.
**Business**.
* **Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record high**.
* **Apple unveils new iPhone 11 and Apple Watch Series 5**.
* **Tesla starts deliveries of Cybertruck pickup truck**.
* **Amazon launches new cloud gaming service**.
* **Uber and Lyft face antitrust investigations**.
**Science and Technology**.
* **Scientists create artificial intelligence that can generate human-like text**.
* **New study finds that climate change is accelerating**.
* **Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches Crew Dragon spacecraft to International Space Station**.
* **NASA discovers water on surface of Mars**.
* **Microsoft announces new Surface Laptop 3**.
**Entertainment**.
* **’Parasite’ wins Best Picture at the Oscars**.
* **’Game of Thrones’ prequel series ‘House of the Dragon’ announced**.
* **Billie Eilish sweeps Grammy Awards**.
* **Taylor Swift releases new album ‘Lover’**.
* **Netflix cancels ‘The Witcher’ after one season**.
**Sports**.
* **Liverpool wins Champions League**.
* **US women’s soccer team wins World Cup**.
* **Tom Brady leads Patriots to Super Bowl victory**.
* **LeBron James breaks NBA scoring record**.
* **Tiger Woods wins Masters Tournament**.
**Other Top News**.
* **Pope Francis visits Japan**.
* **Prince Andrew steps down from public duties**.
* **Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announce plans to step back from royal family**.
* **Notre Dame Cathedral fire: One year later**.
* **Greta Thunberg named Time Person of the Year**.
