This is a set-up of our 2026-7 Extemp resources for Foreign and Domestic Extemp.
There are three types of resources
(1) On the right, there are links to places you can learn more about extemp topics.
(2) On the left you will find two types of resources
(2a) Instructional materials, including a draft of an Extemp textbook
(2b) Power Points for teaching extemp
(2c) News sources that cover current events to get you thinking.
We also have extemp quesitions and resources from recent tournaments and weeks at DebateArguments. Access to everything at DebateArguments is included with an annual subscription..
Recent Extemp Topics
Tagged posts since August 1, 2026
Extemp Textbook PPTs Evidence
Current News
Africa
- More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia ‘massacre’, church official says
on October 26, 2026 - Nurse killed in attack while responding to Ebola alert in DR Congo
on October 26, 2026 - Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973
on October 26, 2026 - All you need to know about the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
on October 26, 2026 - Death toll in Nigeria village raided by gunmen rises to 48, police say
on October 25, 2026
Middle East
- Jordan arrests three men suspected of deadly church attack after shootout
on October 26, 2026 - Forty Iranian sailors stranded off Sri Lanka coast rescued
on October 26, 2026 - Deeply divided Israel braces for pivotal election
on October 25, 2026 - Why Israel’s election is one of the most important in its history
on October 25, 2026 - How do Israel’s elections work and who are the main contenders?
on October 25, 2026
Asia-Pacific
- China’s big political meeting could see Xi ‘tighten discipline’ in party
on October 26, 2026 - Forty Iranian sailors stranded off Sri Lanka coast rescuedon October 26, 2026
- A shark went astray and captured Korea’s heart – will she finally make it back to sea?
on October 24, 2026 - Australian MP’s condition improves after alleged car attack
on October 24, 2026 - Britain’s posh schools are heading to India for students and profits
on October 23, 2026
Europe & Latin America
- Celebrations in Serbia after veteran ruler Vučić loses election to student-led protest movement
on October 26, 2026 - How a movement of students brought down Serbia’s Vučić
on October 26, 2026 - Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile
on October 26, 2026 - Lula faces hostile congress and divided country after Brazil election win
on October 26, 2026 - Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro
on October 26, 2026
Domestic Issues
- Anthropic warns of ‘catastrophic risk’ to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing
on October 26, 2026 - Catholic bishops apologise for ‘exploited’ Trump meeting
on October 26, 2026 - Watch: BBC asks Democrat El-Sayed about tight Michigan Senate race
on October 26, 2026 - Police arrest teenager after shooting that injured 12, including children, in Florida
on October 26, 2026 - Alaska’s Democratic Senate candidate pauses midterms campaigning after car crash
on October 26, 2026
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