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{{Short description|Current decade of the Gregorian calendar (2020–2029)}}
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The '''2020s''' (pronounced "twenty-twenties" or "two thousand twenties"; shortened to "'''the '20s'''" and also known as "'''The Twenties'''") is the current [[decade]] that began on January 1, 2020, and will end on December 31, 2029.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/walvanlierop/2019/12/24/lets-make-the-20s-roar-again/|title=Let's Make The 20s Roar Again!|date=24 December 2019|website=Forbes|first=Wal|last=van Lierop|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-date=31 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231212539/https://www.forbes.com/sites/walvanlierop/2019/12/24/lets-make-the-20s-roar-again/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/12/31/finally-a-decade-whose-name-we-can-agree-on/|title=Finally, a Decade Whose Name We Can Agree On|first=Andrew|last=Beaujon|website=Washingtonian|date=31 December 2019|access-date=1 January 2020|archive-date=31 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231212540/https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/12/31/finally-a-decade-whose-name-we-can-agree-on/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2020s began with the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The first reports of [[SARS-CoV-2|the virus]] were published on December 31, 2019, though the [[Origin of SARS-CoV-2|first cases are said to have appeared]] nearly a month earlier.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-12-31|title=Chinese officials investigate cause of pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-idUSKBN1YZ0GP|access-date=2022-12-01|archive-date=2 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102144414/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-idUSKBN1YZ0GP|url-status=live}}</ref> The pandemic led to [[COVID-19 recession|a global economic recession]], [[2021–2023 inflation surge|a sustained rise in global inflation for the first time since the 1970s]], and [[2021–2023 global supply chain crisis|a global supply chain crisis]].

Several anti-government [[protest|demonstrations]] and [[rebellion|revolt]]s occurred in the late [[2010s]] and early 2020s, including a continuation of those in [[2019–2020 Hong Kong protests|Hong Kong]] against [[2019 Hong Kong extradition bill|extradition legislation]]; [[Protests against responses to the COVID-19 pandemic|protests]] against certain local, state and national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic; [[List of George Floyd protests outside the United States|others around the world]], particularly in the [[United States racial unrest (2020–present)|United States]], against [[Racism in the United States|racism]] and [[Murder of George Floyd|police brutality]]; one in [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest|India]] against [[2020 Indian agriculture acts|agriculture and farming acts]]; one in [[2023 Israeli judicial reform protests|Israel]] against [[2023 Israeli judicial reform|judicial reforms]]; another in [[Indonesia omnibus law protests|Indonesia]] against the [[Omnibus Law on Job Creation|omnibus law on jobs]]; ongoing protests and strikes in [[2023 French pension reform strikes|France]] against [[2023 French pension reform law|pension reform]]; an ongoing [[cabinet crisis|political crisis]] in [[2020 Peruvian protests|Peru]], [[2020–2021 Armenian protests|Armenia]], and [[2020–2021 Thai protests|Thailand]]; and many in [[2020–2021 Belarusian protests|Belarus]], [[2021-2023 Eswatini protests|Eswatini]], [[Myanmar protests (2021–present)|Myanmar]], [[2021–2022 Afghan protests|Afghanistan]], [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|Sri Lanka]], [[2021–2022 Iranian protests|Iran]], [[2022 COVID-19 protests in China|China]], and [[Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present)|Russia]] against various forms of governmental jurisdiction, [[corruption]] and [[authoritarianism]]; along with citizen [[riot]]s in the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|United States]] and [[2023 Brazilian Congress attack|Brazil]] in an attempt to overturn [[election]] results. The world population grew to over 8 billion people, and in 2023, [[India]] overtook [[China]] as the [[List of countries by population (United Nations)|most populous country]] in the world.<ref>[https://www.un.org/en/desa/world-population-reach-8-billion-15-november-2022 World population reach 8 billion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120024524/https://www.un.org/en/desa/world-population-reach-8-billion-15-november-2022 |date=20 January 2023 }} United Nations 15 November 2022</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UN DESA Policy Brief No. 153: India overtakes China as the world's most populous country {{!}} Department of Economic and Social Affairs|url=https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/un-desa-policy-brief-no-153-india-overtakes-china-as-the-worlds-most-populous-country/#:~:text=UN%20DESA%20Policy%20Brief%20No,the%20world%27s%20most%20populous%20country&text=Department%20of%20Economic%20and%20Social%20Affairs|access-date=2023-05-18|website=un.org|archive-date=26 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626135116/https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/un-desa-policy-brief-no-153-india-overtakes-china-as-the-worlds-most-populous-country/#:~:text=UN%20DESA%20Policy%20Brief%20No,the%20world%27s%20most%20populous%20country&text=Department%20of%20Economic%20and%20Social%20Affairs|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ongoing [[War|military conflicts]] include the [[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)|Myanmar civil war]], the [[Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)|Ethiopian civil conflict]], the [[Kivu conflict]], the [[Mali War]], the [[Yemeni civil war (2014–present)|Yemeni civil war]], the [[Somali Civil War]], the [[Syrian civil war]], the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]], and the [[Israel–Hamas war]]. The [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] became the largest conventional military offensive in [[Europe]] since [[World War II]], and resulting in a [[Ukrainian refugee crisis|refugee crisis]], disruptions to [[International trade|global trade]], and an exacerbation of economic [[inflation]]. In 2023, a [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|Hamas-led attack]] marked the first invasion of [[Israel]] since [[1948 Arab–Israeli War|1948]], triggering an [[Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip]], a [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian territory]]. The invasion has led to the displacement of nearly all 2.3 million Gaza residents, a [[Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)|humanitarian crisis]], a [[Gaza Strip famine|famine]], and a [[2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic|polio epidemic]], sparking global [[Israel–Hamas war protests|protests]] against Israel. Smaller conflicts include the [[Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)|insurgency in the Maghreb]], the [[Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)|Iraq insurgency]], the [[Philippine drug war]], and the [[Mexican drug war]]. The year 2021 saw the [[2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan|withdrawal of U.S. troops]] from [[Afghanistan]] and the [[Fall of Kabul (2021)|fall of Kabul]] to the [[Taliban]], ending [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|twenty years of war]] in that country, and leading to the [[Republican insurgency in Afghanistan|republican loyalist uprising]] against the [[Politics of Afghanistan|new emirate government]].

With multiple [[extreme weather]] events magnifying in the early 2020s, several world leaders have called it the "decisive decade" for [[Climate change mitigation|climate action]] as [[ecological crisis|ecological crises]] continue to escalate.<ref name=":5">{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/e9f81272-3986-44de-9715-e83ec9be2bd2|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/e9f81272-3986-44de-9715-e83ec9be2bd2|archive-date=10 December 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=COP26: First day ends with Queen's message of statesmanship|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|date=1 November 2021|access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2021/nov/01/cop26-biden-urges-unity-in-decisive-decade-for-planet-video|title=Cop26: Biden urges unity in 'decisive decade' for planet|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=1 November 2021|access-date=2 November 2021|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525153745/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2021/nov/01/cop26-biden-urges-unity-in-decisive-decade-for-planet-video|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2023, a series of powerful [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes|earthquakes]] killed up to 62,000 people in [[Turkey]] and [[Syria]]; this event fell within the [[Lists of 21st-century earthquakes|top five deadliest earthquakes of the 21st century]].

There were [[AI boom|significant improvements in the complexity of artificial intelligence]], with American companies, universities, and research labs pioneering [[progress in artificial intelligence|advances in the field]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|last=Frank|first=Michael|date=September 22, 2023|title=US Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Can Shape the 21st Century Global Order|url=https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/us-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence-can-shape-the-21st-century-global-order/|access-date=2023-12-08|website=[[The Diplomat]]|quote=Instead, the United States has developed a new area of dominance that the rest of the world views with a mixture of awe, envy, and resentment: artificial intelligence... From AI models and research to cloud computing and venture capital, U.S. companies, universities, and research labs – and their affiliates in allied countries – appear to have an enormous lead in both developing cutting-edge AI and commercializing it. The value of U.S. venture capital investments in AI start-ups exceeds that of the rest of the world combined.|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208132421/https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/us-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence-can-shape-the-21st-century-global-order/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[generative artificial intelligence|Generative AI]]-based applications such as [[ChatGPT]] and [[DALL-E]] have accumulated over billions of users, and allow users to instantly generate complex texts, images, art, and video, comparable to the sophistication of human work, so models like GPT-3 and Stable Diffusion have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in generating human-quality text, images, and other creative content. For example, GPT-3 can write articles, poems, and even code, while Stable Diffusion can create highly realistic images from simple text prompts.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web|date=January 19, 2023|title=What is generative AI?|url=https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-generative-ai|access-date=2024-03-18|website=[[McKinsey & Company]]|archive-date=23 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423114030/https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-generative-ai|url-status=live}}</ref> Other technological advances have also been made, impacting many, such as the widespread use of [[Teleconference|teleconferencing]], [[Educational technology|online learning]], [[Streaming media|streaming services]], [[e-commerce]] and [[Online food ordering|food delivery services]] to compensate for [[Stay-at-home order|lockdowns]] ordered by governments around the world during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent social media applications on the Internet like [[Threads (social network)|Threads]], [[BeReal]], [[Clubhouse (app)|Clubhouse]], [[Bluesky (social network)|BlueSky]], [[Gettr]], and [[Truth Social]] launched, and introduced recent types of social media, like audio-based and short-form content, further progressing in [[Digital electronics|digital technology]]. Art forms, such as [[Non-fungible token|NFTs]], also emerged as well. [[5G]] networks have launched around the globe at the start of the decade as well, and became prevalent in [[smartphone]]s. Research into outer space greatly accelerated in the 2020s, with the [[United States]] mainly dominating [[space exploration]], including the [[James Webb Space Telescope]], [[Ingenuity (helicopter)|''Ingenuity'' helicopter]], [[Lunar Gateway]], and [[Artemis program|''Artemis'' program]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Signé|first1=Landry Signe|last2=Dooley|first2=Hanna|date=March 28, 2023|title=How space exploration is fueling the Fourth Industrial Revolution|url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-space-exploration-is-fueling-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/|access-date=2023-12-08|website=Brookings|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525153745/https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-space-exploration-is-fueling-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chandrayaan-3 Details|url=https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3_Details.html|access-date=2024-02-14|website=isro.gov.in|archive-date=23 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823165138/https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3_Details.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are being used for remote collaboration, meetings, and training. For example, VR can be used to create virtual meeting spaces where people can interact with each other as if they were in the same room. AR can be used to overlay digital information on top of the real world, making it easier for people to collaborate on projects. [[Contactless payment|Contactless payments]] and mobile wallets have become more widespread, offering convenient and secure payment options. The pandemic also accelerated the adoption of contactless payments, as people became more concerned about the spread of germs. Mobile wallets, such as Apple Pay and [[Google Pay]], have also become more popular, as they offer a convenient and secure way to pay for goods and services.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

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==Politics and wars==
{{Main|2020s in political history|2020s in military history}}
{{See also|List of sovereign states in the 2020s}}

===Major conflicts===
{{Main|List of wars: 2003–present}}
The prominent wars of the decade include:

====International wars====
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| [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
* [[2021 Israel–Palestine crisis]]
* [[Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)|Middle Eastern crisis]]
| 14 May 1948
* 6 May 2021
* 7 October 2023
| ''Ongoing''
* 21 May 2021
* ''Ongoing''
| The conflict between [[Jewish]] and [[Arab]] communities in [[Israel]] and the [[West Bank]] has been ongoing since 1948.<ref name=":7">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/default.stm|title=BBC NEWS|publisher=BBC News|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=20 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420155956/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/default.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> After [[Israel]] took control of the West Bank, it began making [[Israeli settlement|settlements there]], which led to heightened clashes to this day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8364815.stm|title=Israeli settlement plan denounced|date=18 November 2009|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=5 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305212607/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8364815.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)|Kurdish–Turkish conflict]]
|27 November 1978
|''Ongoing''
|Numerous Kurdish groups, including the [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]] (the PKK) have fought for an independent Kurdistan incorporating parts of Turkey. In 2016, Turkey occupied parts of [[Turkish occupation of Northern Syria|Northern Syria]] and in 2019, invaded [[2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria|Kurdish-held areas of Northern Syria]]. In 2020, Turkey launched [[Operations Claw-Eagle and Tiger|an insurgency]] in [[Iraqi Kurdistan]].
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| [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]
* [[Second Nagorno-Karabakh War]]
* [[2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh|2023 offensive]]
|February 1988
* 27 September 2020
* 19 September 2023
|1 January 2024
* 10 November 2020
* 20 September 2023
|The region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] has been disputed between the governments of [[Armenia]] and [[Azerbaijan]], as well as the breakaway state, the [[Republic of Artsakh]]. Following the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War|first war's]] [[Bishkek Protocol|ceasefire]] cross-border skirmishes persisted including in July 2020, when [[July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes|a series of border skirmishes]] left at least 15 dead. A [[Second Nagorno-Karabakh War|second war]] broke out later that year and ended after another [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement|ceasefire]]. A [[Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis|border crisis]] and [[Blockade of the Republic of Artsakh (2022–present)|blockade]] ensued until a [[2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes|2023 offensive]] into the region by Azerbaijan. [[Republic of Artsakh|Artsakh]] dissolved on 1 January 2024, ending the conflict.
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| [[War on terror]]
* [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]
* [[Iraqi conflict|Iraq conflict]]
| 11 September 2001
* 7 October 2001
* 20 March 2003
| ''Ongoing ''
* 30 August 2021
* ''Ongoing''
| Motivated by the [[September 11 attacks]], the [[United States]] and other governments started a large scale effort to eliminate terrorism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030214-7.html|title=President Bush Releases National Strategy for Combating Terrorism|date=14 February 2003|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=12 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012063823/https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030214-7.html|url-status=live}}</ref> With support from [[NATO]], the United States [[United States invasion of Afghanistan|invaded Taliban-controlled Afghanistan]] and overthrew the government, however remained in the country to stabilise the situation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/12/obamas_speech_on_adding_30000.html|title=Updated: Obama speech balances Afghanistan troop buildup with exit pledge|date=1 December 2009|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162409/https://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/12/obamas_speech_on_adding_30000.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, on the pretext that the government of [[Saddam Hussein]] had [[weapons of mass destruction]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/23/1064082978207.html|title=Pilger claims White House knew Saddam was no threat|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=23 September 2003|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=6 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206195957/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/23/1064082978207.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the United States and a coalition of partners [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invaded Iraq]] and overthrew Hussein's regime,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/baghdad_04-09-03.html|title=Online NewsHour Update: Coalition Says Iraqi Regime Has Lost Control of Baghdad – April 9, 2003|date=1 December 2010|access-date=26 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201163438/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/baghdad_04-09-03.html|archive-date=1 December 2010}}</ref> after which the U.S. occupied the country, officially leaving in 2011.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Ali A.|last=Allawi|title=The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace|url=https://archive.org/details/occupationofiraq00alla|url-access=registration|publisher=Yale University Press|date=2007|isbn=9780300110159|author-link=Ali A. Allawi}}</ref> However, insurgencies remained active in both countries, long after the invasions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/13/washington/world/world-briefing-asia-afghanistan-taliban-leader-vows-return.html|title=World Briefing {{!}} Asia: Afghanistan: Taliban Leader Vows Return|first=Carlotta|last=Gall|date=13 November 2004|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525153745/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/13/washington/world/world-briefing-asia-afghanistan-taliban-leader-vows-return.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kivu conflict]]
|2 June 2004
|''Ongoing''
|The Kivu conflict began in 2004 in the eastern Congo as an armed conflict between the [[military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (FARDC) and the [[Hutu Power]] group [[Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda]] (FDLR) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has broadly consisted of three phases, the third of which is an ongoing conflict.
|-
| [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
* [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian invasion]]
| 20 February 2014
* 24 February 2022
| ''Ongoing''
* ''Ongoing''
| Hostilities between the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed separatist forces [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|in Eastern Ukraine]] have been ongoing since the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Russian annexation of Crimea]] in 2014. In 2021 and early 2022, tensions escalated between the two countries due to a [[Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine|build up of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border]]. Russia launched a [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|full invasion of Ukraine]] in February 2022.
|-
| [[War against the Islamic State]]
| 13 June 2014
| ''Ongoing''
| In late-2013, a terrorist organisation called the [[Islamic State|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] began making rapid advances and territorial gains in Iraq and Syria. It [[Fall of Mosul|captured Mosul]] in June<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/10/iraq-sunni-insurgents-islamic-militants-seize-control-mosul|title=Isis insurgents seize control of Iraqi city of Mosul|last=Chulov|first=Martin|date=10 June 2014|website=The Guardian|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=29 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429022223/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/10/iraq-sunni-insurgents-islamic-militants-seize-control-mosul|url-status=live}}</ref> and made [[Raqqa]] its capital.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/06/isis_announces_formation_of_ca.php|title=ISIS announces formation of Caliphate, rebrands as 'Islamic State'|work=The Long War Journal|date=29 June 2014|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404155146/https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/06/isis_announces_formation_of_ca.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Various international coalitions were formed to help fight the militants.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/3273185/isis-us-nato/|title=U.S. Forms Anti-ISIS Coalition at NATO Summit|last=Nicks|first=Denver|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012154609/http://time.com/3273185/isis-us-nato/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/middleeast/islamic-coalition-isis-saudi-arabia/index.html|title=34 Islamic nations form coalition to fight terrorism|first1=Ed|last1=Payne|first2=Salma|last2=Abdelaziz|publisher=CNN|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507082417/https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/middleeast/islamic-coalition-isis-saudi-arabia/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By December 2017, ISIL had lost much of its former territory.
|-
| [[Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war|Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen]]
| 26 March 2015
| ''Ongoing''
| During the [[Yemeni civil war (2014–present)|Yemeni civil war]], [[Saudi Arabia]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], and other countries part of a coalition invaded parts of Yemen in order to depose the [[Houthi movement|Houthi]]-controlled government.
|-
| [[Turkish occupation of northern Syria]]
| 24 August 2016
| ''Ongoing''
| During the [[Syrian civil war]], [[Turkey]] invaded parts of northern [[Syria]] in order to combat the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]], [[Syrian Democratic Forces]], and the [[Kurdistan Workers' Party|PKK]].
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[[File:Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 montage (1).png|thumb|Montage of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], part of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].]]
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[[File:Evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport 210821-M-AU949-0155.jpg|thumb|[[US Marines]] with [[Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command|SP-MAGTF-CR-CC]] at an evacuation checkpoint at Kabul Airport on 21 August during the [[2021 Fall of Kabul]], at the end of the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]].]]
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[[File:Damage in Gaza Strip during the October 2023.jpg|thumb|Highrise residential building ″Palestine Tower″<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdH7aehL_IY Gaza hit by Israeli strikes, buildings destroyed] AFP News Agency</ref> in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the [[Israel–Hamas war]].]]
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====Civil wars====
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|[[Myanmar conflict]]
* [[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)|Myanmar civil war]]
|2 April 1948
* 7 September 2021
|''Ongoing''
* ''Ongoing''
|[[Myanmar|Myanmar's]] long-running insurgencies escalated significantly into a major [[civil war]] in 2021 following the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'etat|2021 military coup]] and the subsequent brutal crackdown on the [[2021-2022 Myanmar protests|anti-coup protests]].
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| [[War in Darfur]]
| 26 February 2003
| 31 August 2020
| A peace agreement was signed on 31 August 2020 between the [[Government of Sudan|Sudanese authorities]] and several rebel factions to end armed hostilities.
|-
| [[Mexican drug war]]
| 11 December 2006
|''Ongoing''
| Following a rise in criminal violence as a result of drug trafficking in the country, Mexican President [[Felipe Calderón]] declared a war on drugs in December 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/mexicos-drug-war-is-taking-worse-turn-2015-5|title=Mexico's drug war is getting even worse|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617112719/http://www.businessinsider.com/mexicos-drug-war-is-taking-worse-turn-2015-5|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the start of the war, the death toll from drug violence had sharply increased.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ncronline.org/news/global/counting-mexicos-drug-victims-murky-business|title=Counting Mexico's drug victims is a murky business|website=National Catholic Reporter|date=March 2014|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=28 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528192211/http://ncronline.org/news/global/counting-mexicos-drug-victims-murky-business|url-status=live}}</ref> Arrests of key cartel leaders led to increasing violence as cartels fought for control of trafficking routes into the United States.<ref>{{cite news|first=Traci|last=Carl|title=Progress in Mexico drug war is drenched in blood|date=10 March 2009|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilIZ5du3hOOeN7yatYIRIhFY-MJAD96RBGO00|access-date=1 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315080309/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilIZ5du3hOOeN7yatYIRIhFY-MJAD96RBGO00|archive-date=15 March 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=High U.S. cocaine cost shows drug war working: Mexico|date=14 September 2007|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1422771920070914|access-date=1 April 2009|archive-date=4 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204232646/https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1422771920070914|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=CRS Report for Congress: Mexico and the 112th Congress|chapter=Mexico – U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress|editor-first=Mark P.|editor-last=Sullivan|publisher=Congressional Research Service|pages=2, 13, 14|date=18 December 2008|chapter-url=http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32724.pdf|access-date=19 December 2019|archive-date=10 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610113341/http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32724.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Somali civil war (2009–present)|Somali civil war]]
* [[Las Anod conflict (2023–present)|2023 Las Anod conflict]]
| 31 January 2009
* 6 February 2023
|''Ongoing''
* ''Ongoing''
| In 2009, [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab]], an Islamist militant group, began waging an insurgency against the newly formed [[Transitional Federal Government]]. In 2011, the federal government captured [[Mogadishu]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL6E7J601H20110806|title=UPDATE 3-Somali government declares Islamist rebellion defeated|date=6 August 2011|publisher=Reuters|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810134519/http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL6E7J601H20110806|url-status=dead}}</ref> and subsequently retook several towns across the country.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20658236|title=Somalia: 'Al-Shabab' militants forced out of Jowhar|publisher=BBC News|date=9 December 2012|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=10 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910111203/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20658236|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, the government has attempted to clean out the remaining Al-Shabaab strongholds with help from [[African Union Mission to Somalia|AMISOM]] soldiers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/09/somalia-president-says-godane-is-dead-now-is-the-chance-for-the-members-of-al-shabaab-to-embrace-peace/|title=SOMALIA: President says Godane is dead, now is the chance for the members of al-Shabaab to embrace peace|publisher=RBC Radio|access-date=26 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906202740/http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/09/somalia-president-says-godane-is-dead-now-is-the-chance-for-the-members-of-al-shabaab-to-embrace-peace/|archive-date=6 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mali War]]
| 16 January 2012
| ''Ongoing''
| In January 2012, a [[Tuareg rebellion (2012)|rebellion]] by [[Tuareg people|Tuaregs]] in Northern [[Mali]] began. After Malian president [[Amadou Toumani Touré]] was ousted in a coup d'état, Tuaregs captured Northern Mali,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grilySJ5EdrgURoNp1mt3AIJhTgg?do|title=Mali junta denounces 'rights violations' by rebels|last=Daniel|first=Serge|date=4 April 2012|publisher=AFP|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201201147/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grilySJ5EdrgURoNp1mt3AIJhTgg?docId=CNG.915a5505555757d7df5029b5b99451cc.261|archive-date=1 February 2013|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> and declared it to be the independent state of [[Azawad]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/04/20124644412359539.html|title=Tuaregs claim 'independence' from Mali|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=7 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407041147/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/04/20124644412359539.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, shortly afterward, various Islamist groups took over Northern Mali from the Tuaregs and imposed sharia law on the region.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9365390/Trouble-in-Timbuktu-as-Islamists-extend-control.html|title=Trouble in Timbuktu as Islamists extend control|first=Zoe|last=Flood|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706091133/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9365390/Trouble-in-Timbuktu-as-Islamists-extend-control.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[South Sudanese Civil War]]
| 15 December 2013
| 22 February 2020
| On 22 February 2020, rivals Kiir and Machar struck a unity deal and formed a coalition government, after an estimated 400,000 deaths and more than 4 million people displaced by the war.
|-
| [[Libyan civil war (2014–2020)|Libyan civil war]]
| 16 May 2014
| 23 October 2020
| Following the [[Factional violence in Libya (2011–2014)|factional violence]] that engulfed Libya after the fall of Muammar al-Gaddafi, a second civil war broke out among rival factions seeking control of the territory and oil of [[Libya]]. The conflict at the beginning was mostly between the [[House of Representatives (Libya)|House of Representatives]] (HoR) government that was controversially [[2014 Libyan parliamentary election|elected in 2014]], also known as the "[[Tobruk]] government"; and the rival [[General National Congress (2014)|General National Congress]] (GNC) government, also called the "[[National Salvation Government]]", based in the capital [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], established after [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]] and [[2014 Libyan coup d'état attempts|the failed military coup]].
|-
| [[Yemeni civil war (2014–present)|Yemeni civil war]]
| 16 September 2014
| ''Ongoing''
| Preceded by a [[Houthi insurgency in Yemen|decade-long Houthi insurgency]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2015/02/22/yemens-ousted-president-hadi-calls-for-houthis-to-quit-capital/|title=Yemen's ousted president Hadi calls for Houthis to quit capital – World {{!}} The Star Online|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717041643/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2015/02/22/yemens-ousted-president-hadi-calls-for-houthis-to-quit-capital/|url-status=live}}</ref> the Yemeni Civil War began between two factions: the then-incumbent Yemeni government, led by [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]], and the [[Houthi movement|Houthi]] [[militia]], along with their supporters and allies. Both claim to constitute the [[Yemen]]i [[Government of Yemen|government]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/143295/asher-orkaby/houthi-who|agency=Foreign Affairs|title=Houthi Who?|first=Asher|last=Orkaby|date=25 March 2015|access-date=25 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327115828/http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/143295/asher-orkaby/houthi-who|archive-date=27 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Philippine drug war]]
| 30 June 2016
| ''Ongoing''
| Following a rise in political and criminal violence as a result of drug trafficking in the country, the [[Philippines]] has been engaged in a drug war and escalating terrorism since [[President of the Philippines|Philippine President]] [[Rodrigo Duterte]] was [[Inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte|inaugurated]] on 30 June 2016. It had caused more than 5,000 deaths and over 150,000 arrests by the beginning of the decade.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-03/duterte-to-push-ahead-with-name-shame-in-drug-war-as-deaths-rise|title=Duterte to Push Ahead With Name-Shame in Drug War as Deaths Rise|first1=Clarissa|last1=Batino|first2=Cecilia|last2=Yap|date=3 August 2016|website=Bloomberg|access-date=19 December 2019|archive-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101052252/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-03/duterte-to-push-ahead-with-name-shame-in-drug-war-as-deaths-rise|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="feb19cnn">{{Cite news|url=https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/02/16/SWS-Filipinos-drug-addicts-decrease-2018.html|title=SWS: Most Filipinos believe number of drug addicts decreased in 2018|newspaper=CNN Philippines|access-date=2021-10-05|archive-date=18 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018210638/https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/02/16/SWS-Filipinos-drug-addicts-decrease-2018.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)|Iraqi insurgency]]
| 9 December 2017
|''Ongoing''
|A part of the larger [[Iraqi conflict (2003–present)|Iraqi conflict]] that has been waged since [[Iraq War|2003]], the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] has been engaged in an [[insurgency]] against the [[Federal government of Iraq|Iraqi government]] and [[Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve|CJTF-OIR]] since the loss of territorial control in the [[War in Iraq (2013–2017)|Iraqi Civil War]] in 2017.
|-
| [[Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)|Ethiopian civil conflict]]
* [[Tigray War]]
* [[War in Amhara]]
|2 April 2018
* 3 November 2020
* 9 April 2023
|''Ongoing''
* 3 November 2022
* ''Ongoing''
|After years of increased tensions between the [[Tigray People's Liberation Front]] (TPLF) and the [[Ethiopia]]n and [[Eritrea]]n governments, a full-scale war broke out in November 2020, that has killed an estimated 300,000–500,000 people as of March 2022.<ref name="Ghent_death_toll">{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-tigray-war-has-seen-up-to-half-a-million-dead-from-violence-and/|title=Tigray war has seen up to half a million dead from violence and starvation, say researchers|work=The Globe and Mail|date=14 March 2022|access-date=16 October 2022|archive-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219105708/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-tigray-war-has-seen-up-to-half-a-million-dead-from-violence-and/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 2 November, both the Ethiopian government and TPLF [[Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement|formally agreed to a cessation of hostilities]] and systematic, verifiable disarmament<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/african-union-agreement-reached-on-permanent-cessation-of-hostilities-in-ethiopia|title=African Union: Agreement reached on permanent cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia|newspaper=National Post|date=2 November 2022|access-date=10 November 2022|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525153752/https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/african-union-agreement-reached-on-permanent-cessation-of-hostilities-in-ethiopia|url-status=live}}</ref> though Tigrayan authorities allege that Ethiopia continued to launch attacks after the peace deal was signed<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tekle|first=Tesfa-Alem|date=2022-11-04|title=Ethiopia government accused of drone attacks, shelling after peace deal|url=https://sudantribune.com/article266340/|access-date=|website=[[Sudan Tribune]]|archive-date=4 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104195220/https://sudantribune.com/article266340/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-11-04|title=Tigray rebels accuse Ethiopia of attacks after peace deal|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221104-tigray-rebels-accuse-ethiopia-of-attacks-after-peace-deal|access-date=|website=France 24}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sudanese civil war (2023–present)|Sudanese civil war]]
| 15 April 2023
|''Ongoing''
|In April 2023, clashes broke out in western [[Sudan]] between rival factions of the military government of Sudan. The conflict began with the [[paramilitary]] [[Rapid Support Forces]] (RSF) launching attacks on key government sites. {{As of|2023|04|23}}, both RSF leader [[Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo]] and Sudan's ''de facto'' leader and army chief [[Abdel Fattah al-Burhan]] have claimed control over several key government sites, including the general military headquarters, the [[Presidential Palace, Khartoum|Presidential Palace]], [[Khartoum International Airport]], Burhan's official residence, and the [[Sudan TV|SNBC]] headquarters.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite news|last1=Salih|first1=Zeinab Mohammed|author-link=Zeinab Mohammed Salih|last2=Igunza|first2=Emmanuel|date=15 April 2023|title=Sudan: Army and RSF battle over key sites, leaving 56 civilians dead|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65284945|url-status=live|access-date=15 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415084000/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65284945|archive-date=15 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="CNN3">{{cite news|date=15 April 2023|title=At least 25 killed, 183 injured in ongoing clashes across Sudan as paramilitary group claims control of presidential palace|publisher=[[CNN]]|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/15/africa/sudan-presidential-palace-intl/|url-status=live|access-date=15 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417064549/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/15/africa/sudan-presidential-palace-intl/|archive-date=17 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mullany|first1=Gerry|date=15 April 2023|title=Sudan Erupts in Chaos: Who Is Battling for Control and Why It Matters|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/sudan-khartoum-military.html|url-status=live|access-date=15 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415181904/https://www.nytimes.com/article/sudan-khartoum-military.html|archive-date=15 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Akinwotu|first1=Emmanuel|date=15 April 2023|title=Gunfire and explosions erupt across Sudan's capital as military rivals clash|publisher=[[NPR]]|location=[[Lagos, Nigeria]]|url=https://www.npr.org/2023/04/15/1170249456/gunfire-and-explosions-erupt-across-sudans-capital-as-military-rivals-clash|url-status=live|access-date=15 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415141842/https://www.npr.org/2023/04/15/1170249456/gunfire-and-explosions-erupt-across-sudans-capital-as-military-rivals-clash|archive-date=15 April 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Wagner Group rebellion]]
|23 June 2023
|24 June 2023
|On 23 June 2023, [[Wagner Group]] leader [[Yevgeny Prigozhin]] led a "March for Justice" against the [[Russian government]] for a supposed attack on his men by the [[Russian Armed Forces|military]]. A day later however, as his convoy was encroaching on Moscow, Prigozhin called off the rebellion in exchange for amnesty and other unknown reasons.
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[[File:Myanmar_civil_war_(2021–present)_townships_map.svg|thumb|Territorial control during [[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)]] as of early 2022.]]
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[[File:Screengrab of refugee camp from Number of Refugees Who Fled Sudan for Chad Double in Week.jpg|thumb|Sudanese refugee camp in [[Chad]] during [[Sudanese civil war (2023)]].]]
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[[File:Prigozhin rebellion Rostov tank with flowers in the muzzle June 24.jpg|thumb|A tank with flowers in the muzzle in [[Rostov-on-Don]] during the [[Wagner Group rebellion]] against the [[Russian government]].]]
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===Revolutions and major protests===
{{Main|List of protests in the 21st century}}

Successful [[revolution]]s and otherwise major [[protest]]s of the decade include, but are not limited to:
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! Event
! Date
! Country
! Events
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|[[Dutch farmers' protests]]
|1 October 2019 – present
|{{flag|The Netherlands}}
|Demonstrations by Dutch [[Intensive animal farming|farmers]], characterised by the use of [[tractor]]s to block roads, and [[Occupation (protest)|occupy public spaces.]] The protests were triggered in October 2019 by a proposal in parliament to halve the country's livestock in an attempt to limit [[agricultural pollution]]. It was related to the Dutch nitrogen crisis. The farmers' protests combines action groups and an amalgamation of larger goals. Also, the party [[Farmer–Citizen Movement]] was founded, which has gained power in parliament.
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Dutch farmers became the center of a global right-wing culture war|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dutch-farmers-emissions-global-right-wing-culture-war-rcna60269|date=2022-12-12|access-date=2023-12-25|website=NBC News|archive-date=28 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228015316/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dutch-farmers-emissions-global-right-wing-culture-war-rcna60269|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-16|title=Angry farmers cause Dutch police to close off parliament square|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-farmers-protests/angry-farmers-cause-dutch-police-to-close-off-parliament-square-idINKBN1WV0SZ/|access-date=2023-12-25|website=Reuters}}</ref>
|-
|[[Indonesia omnibus law protests]]
| 13 January – November 2020
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
|Mass popular protests and riots against the deliberation and passage of the controversial [[Omnibus Law on Job Creation]], which was passed on 5 October 2020. The wider policies of President [[Joko Widodo]] were also protested against, and resulted in the formation of the new [[Labour Party (Indonesia, 2021)|Labour Party]].
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/9/demonstrations-sweep-indonesia-over-controversial-omnibus-law|title=Demonstrations sweep Indonesia over controversial labour law|work=Al Jazeera|date=2020-10-08|access-date=2020-10-09|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228083250/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/9/demonstrations-sweep-indonesia-over-controversial-omnibus-law|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.tempo.co/read/1394944/police-arrest-5918-allegedly-creating-chaos-omnibus-law-protests|title=Police Arrest 5,918 Allegedly Creating Chaos Omnibus Law Protests|work=Tempo.co|date=2020-10-11|access-date=2020-10-11|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608151829/https://en.tempo.co/read/1394944/police-arrest-5918-allegedly-creating-chaos-omnibus-law-protests|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2020–2021 Belarusian protests]]
| 24 January 2020 – 25 March 2021
|{{flag|Belarus}}
|Mass popular protests and riots against the Belarusian government and President [[Alexander Lukashenko]]. The largest anti-government protests in the history of Belarus, the demonstrations began in the lead-up to and during the [[2020 Belarusian presidential election|2020 presidential election]], in which Lukashenko sought his sixth term in office.
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Hrydzin|first=Uladz|date=25 May 2020|title=Belarusians Protest Against Lukashenka's Run For a Sixth Term As President|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-protests-politcs/30632716.html|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|archive-date=26 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526121826/https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-protests-politcs/30632716.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=17 August 2020|title=Protestors pack Belarus capital, Russia offers Lukashenko military help|publisher=France 24|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200817-protestors-pack-belarus-capital-russia-offers-lukashenko-military-help|archive-date=17 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817231733/https://www.france24.com/en/20200817-protestors-pack-belarus-capital-russia-offers-lukashenko-military-help}}</ref>
|-
|[[George Floyd protests]]
|26 May 2020 – 26 May 2021
|{{flag|United States}}
|Protests and riots due to the [[murder of George Floyd]] spread throughout the United States with international protests in support. The stated goal was to end systemic [[racism]] and [[police brutality]]. [[2020–2023 United States racial unrest|Sporadic protests]] in response to racism and police brutality continued throughout the following years, while the [[George Floyd Square|street where Floyd was murdered]] is still [[George Floyd Square occupied protest|under control by protesters]].
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-protests-timeline.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|last=Taylor|first=Derrick Bryson|title=George Floyd Protests: A Timeline|date=2 June 2020|access-date=2 June 2020|archive-date=2 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602235547/https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-protests-timeline.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Burch|first1=Audra D. S.|last2=Harmon|first2=Amy|last3=Tavernise|first3=Sabrina|last4=Badger|first4=Emily|date=21 April 2021|title=The Death of George Floyd Reignited a Movement. What Happens Now?|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/us/george-floyd-protests-police-reform.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/us/george-floyd-protests-police-reform.html|archive-date=28 December 2021|url-access=limited|access-date=22 April 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020–2021 Thai protests]]
| July 2020 – November 2021
| {{flag|Thailand}}
|Mass popular protests and riots against the government of Prime Minister [[Prayut Chan-o-cha]], the dissolution of the [[Future Forward Party]], changes to the constitution in 2017, and the country's political landscape. Resulted in the detention of leading figures.
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Explainer: What's behind Thailand's protests?|date=15 October 2020|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests-reasons-explainer-idUSKBN2700IX|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020004039/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests-reasons-explainer-idUSKBN2700IX|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=19 September 2020|title=Thais hold huge protest demanding reforms|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54217284|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919183532/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54217284|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]]
| 9 August 2020 – 11 December 2021
| {{flag|India}}
| Protests and riots against [[2020 Indian agriculture acts|three farm acts]] that were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020.
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 January 2021|title=Farm Bills have potential to represent significant step forward for agriculture reforms in India: IMF|work=The Hindu|agency=Press Trust of India|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/farm-bills-have-potential-to-represent-significant-step-forward-for-agriculture-reforms-in-india-imf/article33577480.ece|access-date=27 January 2021|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126061803/https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/farm-bills-have-potential-to-represent-significant-step-forward-for-agriculture-reforms-in-india-imf/article33577480.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Gettleman|first1=Jeffrey|last2=Singh|first2=Karan Deep|last3=Kumar|first3=Hari|date=30 November 2020|title=Angry Farmers Choke India's Capital in Giant Demonstrations|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/world/asia/india-farmers-protest.html|url-status=live|access-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201005737/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/world/asia/india-farmers-protest.html|archive-date=1 December 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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| [[2020 Kyrgyz Revolution]]
| 5–15 October 2020
| {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
| On 5 October, protests began in Kyrgyzstan in response to the annulled [[2020 Kyrgyz parliamentary election|parliamentary election]], which protesters felt were unfair with allegations of vote-rigging. A day later, the parliamentary elections were annulled. 6 days later, on 12 October, [[President of Kyrgyzstan|president]] [[Sooronbay Jeenbekov]] announced a state of emergency. On 15 October, Jeenbekov finally resigned, making way for [[Sadyr Japarov]], who was nominated by parliament on 14 October to be acting [[Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan|prime minister]], as also acting president. Following the protests, Japarov was [[2021 Kyrgyz presidential election|elected]] president on 10 January 2021, on the same day a [[2021 Kyrgyz government system referendum|referendum]] was held on the Kyrgyz government system, in which the Kyrgyz voted for a reintroduction of the presidential system. The new [[Constitution of Kyrgyzstan|constitution]], passed by the [[Supreme Council (Kyrgyzstan)|Supreme Council]] was approved by voters in another [[2021 Kyrgyz constitutional referendum|referendum]] on 11 April 2021. Finally, on 28 November 2021, new [[2021 Kyrgyz parliamentary election|parliamentary elections]] took place.
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pannier|first1=Bruce|title=Backlash Against Kyrgyz Parliamentary Election Results Comes Instantly|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/backlash-against-kyrgyz-parliamentary-election-results-comes-instantly/30876459.html|website=Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty|publisher=RFE/RL, Inc.|access-date=5 October 2020|archive-date=6 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006013638/https://www.rferl.org/a/backlash-against-kyrgyz-parliamentary-election-results-comes-instantly/30876459.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54422884|title=Thousands protest over Kyrgyzstan election result|date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012144323/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54422884|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[2020–21 United States election protests]]
* [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|United States Capitol attack]]
|4 November 2020 – 11 April 2021
* 6 January 2021
|{{flag|United States}}
|Protests began in multiple cities in the United States following the [[2020 United States presidential election]] between then-[[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] and Democratic challenger [[Vice president of the united states|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]], held on 3 November 2020. On 6 January 2021, following the defeat of U.S. President Donald Trump in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], a mob of his supporters attacked the [[United States Capitol|United States Capitol Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]
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| [[2021 Brazilian protests]]
| 15 January – December 2021
| {{flag|Brazil}}
|President [[Jair Bolsonaro|Bolsonaro's]] [[Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro|government's]] response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil|COVID-19 pandemic]] culminated in mass popular protests and riots, with protests occurring in both support and opposition to the government and resulted in a failed impeachment attempt of Bolsonaro.
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Manifestações pró e contra Bolsonaro tomam conta da Esplanada|url=https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/manifestacoes-pro-e-contra-bolsonaro-tomam-conta-da-esplanada|date=1 May 2021|publisher=Metrópoles|language=pt-br|access-date=4 May 2021|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503180449/https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/manifestacoes-pro-e-contra-bolsonaro-tomam-conta-da-esplanada|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands take to streets protesting Brazil's Bolsonaro|date=24 January 2021|agency=APNews|url=https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-coronavirus-pandemic-impeachments-sao-paulo-5ad797067890f06e0fd4d68bda7931fe|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126205353/https://apnews.com/article/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-coronavirus-pandemic-impeachments-sao-paulo-5ad797067890f06e0fd4d68bda7931fe|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/brasil/fora-bolsonaro-falam-ex-apoiadores-em-protestos-por-resposta-do-brasil-a-covid-19,9c7a529f98f887dc9d0cb2a863cfd6d9a5t8gl8j.html|title='Fora Bolsonaro!' falam ex-apoiadores em protestos por resposta do Brasil à Covid-19|date=2021-01-25|website=terra.com.br|language=pt-BR|access-date=3 August 2022|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525153757/https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/brasil/fora-bolsonaro-falam-ex-apoiadores-em-protestos-por-resposta-do-brasil-a-covid-19,9c7a529f98f887dc9d0cb2a863cfd6d9a5t8gl8j.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Myanmar protests (2021–present)]]
| 2 February 2021 – present
| {{flag|Myanmar}}
| Protests triggered after the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]], during the ongoing [[internal conflict in Myanmar]], and the [[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)|Myanmar civil war]].
|<ref name="Guardian220221">{{cite web|last1=Ratcliffe|first1=Rebecca|date=22 February 2021|title=Myanmar junta warns of lethal force as crowds gather for 'five twos revolution'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/22/myanmar-junta-warns-of-lethal-force-as-protesters-gather-for-five-twos-revolution|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222050501/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/22/myanmar-junta-warns-of-lethal-force-as-protesters-gather-for-five-twos-revolution|archive-date=22 February 2021|access-date=22 February 2021|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Carly|last1=Walsh|first2=Akanksha|last2=Sharma|title=Protests break out in Myanmar in defiance of military coup|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/06/asia/protests-myanmar-military-coup-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=7 February 2021|website=CNN|date=6 February 2021|archive-date=21 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221153148/https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/06/asia/protests-myanmar-military-coup-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2021–2023 Eswatini protests]]
| 20 June 2021 – Summer 2023
| {{flag|Eswatini}}
|A series of protests in [[Eswatini]] against the [[Ngwenyama|monarchy]] and for democratization began as a peaceful protest on 20 June, then escalated after 25 June into violence and looting over the weekend as the government took a hardline stance against the demonstrations and prohibited the delivery of petitions.
|<ref name="AlJ">{{cite web|title=Tensions run high in Eswatini as pro-democracy protests continue|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/30/tensions-run-high-eswatini-pro-democracy-protests-continue|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712050005/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/30/tensions-run-high-eswatini-pro-democracy-protests-continue|archive-date=12 July 2021|access-date=30 June 2021|website=aljazeera.com}}</ref>
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| [[2021–2022 Iranian protests]]
* [[Mahsa Amini protests]]
| 15 July 2021 – 15 September 2022
* 16 September 2022 – 2023
| {{flag|Iran}}
| Throughout 2021 and 2022, crackdowns on the Iranian Democracy Movement, electricity blackouts, and economic conditions led to nationwide demonstrations, including [[2021 Iranian water protests|protests over water scarcity]] as well as [[2022 Iranian food protests|protests over food price hikes]]. The protests escalated rapidly in 2022 following the [[death of Mahsa Amini]], a 22-year-old woman who detained by the "[[Guidance Patrol|morality police]]" for not wearing a [[hijab]]. The movement has led to a [[Detainees of the Mahsa Amini protests|large government crackdown]], [[Deaths during the Mahsa Amini protests|a death toll over 500]], and [[Reactions to the Mahsa Amini protests|international condemnation]] for the government's response while also fueling the ongoing anti-hijab movement in Iran and Iranian Democracy Movement.
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-05-12|title=The Ebrahim Raisi government just jacked up food prices. Iranians are understandably angry.|url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/the-ebrahim-raisi-government-just-jacked-up-food-prices-iranians-are-understandably-angry/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512210654/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/the-ebrahim-raisi-government-just-jacked-up-food-prices-iranians-are-understandably-angry/|archive-date=2022-05-12|access-date=2022-05-13|website=Atlantic Council}}</ref><ref name="Nimoni-BBC-anniversary-2023">{{cite news|last1=Nimoni|first1=Fiona|date=16 September 2023|title=Mahsa Amini: Protesters mark one year since death of Iranian student|agency=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-66834156|access-date=24 September 2023|archive-date=22 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922014505/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-66834156|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2022 Kazakh unrest]]
| 2–11 January 2022
| {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| Protests erupt in Kazakhstan on 2 January 2022 after a sudden sharp increase in liquefied gas prices following the lifting of a government-enforced [[price cap]] on 1 January.
|<ref name="apnews.com">{{Cite web|last=Litvinova|first=Dasha|date=2022-01-10|title=Nearly 8,000 detained in Kazakhstan amid unrest|url=https://apnews.com/article/kazakhstan-europe-national-security-terrorism-2c026ecb00584aba668f320d4482d0f1|access-date=2022-01-10|website=AP NEWS|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110093014/https://apnews.com/article/kazakhstan-europe-national-security-terrorism-2c026ecb00584aba668f320d4482d0f1|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Canada convoy protest]]
| 22 January – 23 February 2022
| {{flag|Canada}}
| A series of [[Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic|protests]] and [[blockades]] in Canada against [[COVID-19 vaccination in Canada#Vaccine mandates, policies and measures|COVID-19 mandates]] and restrictions, called the [[Freedom Convoy]].
| <ref>{{Cite web|last=Seto|first=Chris|date=27 January 2022|title='Freedom Convoy' highlights frustrations over COVID-19 mandates|url=https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2022/01/27/freedom-rally-to-roll-through-waterloo-region-thursday-morning.html|access-date=28 January 2022|website=therecord.com|archive-date=3 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303200930/https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2022/01/27/freedom-rally-to-roll-through-waterloo-region-thursday-morning.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
* [[Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present)|2022 anti-war protests in Russia]]
| 24 February 2022 – present
| {{flag|Russia}}
| A series of protests and anti-war demonstrations held in Russia and worldwide against the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] and [[opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia]].
|<ref>{{cite news|last=Franklin|first=Jonathan|date=6 March 2022|title=Thousands have been detained in anti-war protests across Russia|work=[[NPR]]|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/06/1084818519/russia-protests-detainments|url-status=live|access-date=7 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308030512/https://www.npr.org/2022/03/06/1084818519/russia-protests-detainments|archive-date=8 March 2022}}</ref>
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| [[2022 Sri Lankan protests]]
| 15 March – 14 November 2022
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| Since 2019, [[Sri Lanka]] has been facing its [[2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis|worst economic crisis]] since its independence. The ongoing economic crisis culminated in mass popular protests and riots against the incumbent government and the [[Rajapaksa family]], which eventually forced [[President of Sri Lanka|President]] [[Gotabaya Rajapaksa]] to [[Exile of Gotabaya Rajapaksa|flee the country]] and resign in July. [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka|Prime Minister]] [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]] succeeded Rajapaksa as the President amidst the protests.
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka's Leaderless Protests|url=https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/sri-lankas-leaderless-protests/|access-date=18 April 2022|website=thediplomat.com|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717055832/https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/sri-lankas-leaderless-protests/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=17 April 2022|title=Sri Lanka: The protesters|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/world/sri-lanka-the-protesters-7872646/|access-date=18 April 2022|website=The Indian Express|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515215030/https://indianexpress.com/article/world/sri-lanka-the-protesters-7872646/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-07-10|title=Sri Lanka: Protesters 'will occupy palace until leaders go'|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62111900|access-date=2022-07-11|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717054554/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62111900|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2022 Karakalpak protests]]
| 1–3 July 2022
| {{flag|Karakalpakstan}}
|Spurred by a draft of a new version of the [[Constitution of Uzbekistan]], in which the word "sovereign" was removed from the description of the status of [[Karakalpakstan]], and the mention of the republic's right to secede from Uzbekistan was also removed. These were later withdrawn.
|<ref name="Eurasianet">{{cite news|last1=Lillis|first1=Joanna|date=7 July 2022|title=Karakalpakstan: Dazed, confused and angry after deadly turmoil|website=Eurasianet|url=https://eurasianet.org/karakalpakstan-dazed-confused-and-angry-after-deadly-turmoil|access-date=11 July 2022|archive-date=13 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713072059/https://eurasianet.org/karakalpakstan-dazed-confused-and-angry-after-deadly-turmoil|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2022 Sierra Leone protests]]
| 10–12 August 2022
| {{flag|Sierra Leone}}
| Thirty-one people, including 25 civilians and six police officers, died during violent protests and riots in the [[West Africa]]n country of [[Sierra Leone]]. The protests were sparked by the nation's cost-of-living crisis.
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-08-10|title=Deadly anti-government protests erupt in Sierra Leone|url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/08/10/deadly-anti-government-protests-erupt-in-sierra-leone|access-date=2022-08-12|website=euronews|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154304/https://www.euronews.com/2022/08/10/deadly-anti-government-protests-erupt-in-sierra-leone|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2022–2023 Brazilian election protests|2022–23 Brazilian election protests]]
* [[2023 Brazilian Congress attack]]
| 31 October 2022 – 9 January 2023
* 8 January 2023
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| The 2022 Brazilian election protests began shortly after the conclusion of the [[2022 Brazilian general election]]'s second round on 30 October, in which [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] was elected president. Supporters of [[Jair Bolsonaro]], the [[Lame duck (politics)|outgoing]] incumbent president, started blocking [[road]]s and [[highway]]s in the country. At least 23 Brazilian states, plus the [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]], recorded roadblocks as of 1 November, adding up to at least 267 roadblocks according to data from [[Federal Highway Police (Brazil)|Federal Highway Police]] (PRF). Dozens of Bolsonaro supporters storm the [[Praça dos Três Poderes|Three Powers Plaza]] in the capital [[Brasília]], cause enormous damage. [[President of Brazil|President]] Lula was not there, nor was Bolsonaro or members of Congress.
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-10-31|title=Após derrota de Bolsonaro, país tem 236 bloqueios em estradas|url=https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/eleicoes-2022/apos-derrota-de-bolsonaro-pais-tem-236-bloqueios-em-estradas|access-date=2022-12-08|website=metropoles.com|language=pt-BR|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154255/https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/eleicoes-2022/apos-derrota-de-bolsonaro-pais-tem-236-bloqueios-em-estradas|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rodovias têm 167 bloqueios com protestos de bolsonaristas; veja situação por estado|url=https://valorinveste.globo.com/mercados/brasil-e-politica/noticia/2022/11/01/rodovias-tem-271-bloqueios-com-protestos-de-caminhoneiros-veja-situacao-por-estado.ghtml|access-date=2022-12-08|website=Valor Investe|date=November 2022|language=pt-br|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154258/https://valorinveste.globo.com/mercados/brasil-e-politica/noticia/2022/11/01/rodovias-tem-271-bloqueios-com-protestos-de-caminhoneiros-veja-situacao-por-estado.ghtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title='Caminhoneiros são reféns de grupos bolsonaristas armados', diz entidade do setor|language=pt-BR|work=BBC News Brasil|url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-63460011|access-date=2022-12-08|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154259/https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-63460011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-10-31|title=Manifestantes se concentram em frente ao Quartel-General do Exército em Brasília|url=https://noticias.r7.com/eleicoes-2022/manifestantes-se-concentram-em-frente-ao-quartel-general-do-exercito-em-brasilia-02112022|access-date=2022-12-08|website=noticias.r7.com/|language=pt-BR|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154300/https://noticias.r7.com/eleicoes-2022/manifestantes-se-concentram-em-frente-ao-quartel-general-do-exercito-em-brasilia-02112022/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/08/jair-bolsonaro-supporters-storm-brazils-presidential-palace-and-supreme-court|title=Jair Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's presidential palace and supreme court|last=Phillips|first=Tom|date=8 January 2023|work=The Guardian|access-date=|quote=|archive-date=8 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108191923/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/08/jair-bolsonaro-supporters-storm-brazils-presidential-palace-and-supreme-court|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite web|title=Manifestantes furam bloqueio, entram na Esplanada e invadem o Congresso Nacional|last=Rocha|first=Lucas|url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/manifestantes-furam-bloqueio-e-entram-na-esplanada-em-brasilia/|trans-title=Protesters break through the blockade, enter the Esplanade and invade the National Congress|newspaper=[[CNN Brazil]]|access-date=8 January 2023|archive-date=8 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108184449/https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/manifestantes-furam-bloqueio-e-entram-na-esplanada-em-brasilia/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2022 COVID-19 protests in China]]
| 2 November – 5 December 2022
| {{flag|China}}
| A series of protests against COVID-19 lockdowns began in [[mainland China]] on 15 November 2022. The protests began in response to [[Chinese government response to COVID-19|measures]] taken by the [[Government of China|Chinese government]] to prevent the spread of [[COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China|COVID-19 in the country]], including implementing a [[zero-COVID]] policy. Discontentment towards the policy has grown since the beginning of the pandemic, which confined many people to their homes without work, leaving them unable to purchase daily necessities and subjecting them to harsh restrictions. Protests escalated on 24 November 2022 following a [[2022 Ürümqi fire|fire]] in an apartment building in [[Ürümqi]] which killed 10 people, with protesters blaming China's policies for the deaths.
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Xinjiang residents complain of hunger after 40-day COVID lockdown|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/15/xinjiang-residents-complain-of-hunger-after-40-day-covid-lockdown|access-date=2022-11-27|website=[[Al Jazeera English]]|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310203945/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/15/xinjiang-residents-complain-of-hunger-after-40-day-covid-lockdown|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Jiang|first=Steven|date=2022-04-19|title=Hunger and anger in Shanghai's unending lockdown nightmare|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/china/shanghai-covid-lockdown-nightmare-intl-dst-hnk/index.html|access-date=2022-11-27|website=[[CNN]]|archive-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128131032/https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/china/shanghai-covid-lockdown-nightmare-intl-dst-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Peruvian protests (2022–2023)]]
| 7 December 2022 – 24 March 2023
| {{flag|Peru}}
|Protests erupted against the government of [[Dina Boluarte]] and the [[Congress of the Republic of Peru|Congress of Peru]] called by supporters of the ousted [[president of Peru]], [[Pedro Castillo]], organized by social organizations and indigenous peoples who felt they experienced [[Disfranchisement|political disenfranchisement]], specifically on the politically left-wing to far left. The government's [[Fujimorism|authoritarian response]] was widely criticized, with further discontent following the Supreme Court's decision to declare protesting in Peru to be illegal.
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Continúan marchas en la ciudad exigiendo Elecciones Generales|url=https://diarioelpueblo.com.pe/index.php/2022/12/09/continuan-marchas-en-la-ciudad-exigiendo-elecciones-generales/|access-date=2022-12-09|website=Diario El Pueblo|date=9 December 2022|language=es|archive-date=10 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210015635/https://diarioelpueblo.com.pe/index.php/2022/12/09/continuan-marchas-en-la-ciudad-exigiendo-elecciones-generales/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=Seguidores de Pedro Castillo se manifiestan en Lima: "Lo que vemos ahora es una dictadura"|url=https://www.24horas.cl/internacional/noticias/seguidores-de-pedro-castillo-se-manifiestan-en-lima|access-date=2022-12-09|website=[[24 horas (Chilean TV program)|24 Horas]]|language=es-CL|archive-date=13 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213201613/https://www.24horas.cl/internacional/noticias/seguidores-de-pedro-castillo-se-manifiestan-en-lima|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pari|first=Wilder|date=9 December 2022|title=Manifestantes en Panamericana Sur de Arequipa indican ser autoconvocados y no tienen dirigentes|url=https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2022/12/09/manifestantes-en-panamericana-sur-de-arequipa-indican-ser-autoconvocados-y-que-no-tienen-dirigentes-lrsd/|access-date=2022-12-10|website=[[La República (Peru)|La República]]|language=es|archive-date=12 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212061917/https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2022/12/09/manifestantes-en-panamericana-sur-de-arequipa-indican-ser-autoconvocados-y-que-no-tienen-dirigentes-lrsd/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cabrera|first=Gerardo|date=9 December 2022|title=La izquierda se moviliza para minimizar la responsabilidad de Pedro Castillo en su autogolpe|url=https://www.elespanol.com/mundo/20221209/izquierda-moviliza-minimizar-responsabilidad-pedro-castillo-autogolpe/724427738_0.html|access-date=2022-12-09|website=[[El Español]]|language=es|archive-date=11 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211093631/https://www.elespanol.com/mundo/20221209/izquierda-moviliza-minimizar-responsabilidad-pedro-castillo-autogolpe/724427738_0.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Noriega|first=Carlos|date=2023-05-17|title=Perú: la Corte Suprema prohíbe el derecho a la protesta {{!}} Un paso más en la ofensiva authoritaria|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/550438-peru-la-corte-suprema-prohibe-el-derecho-a-la-protesta|access-date=2023-05-29|website=[[Página 12]]|language=es|archive-date=29 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529070639/https://www.pagina12.com.ar/550438-peru-la-corte-suprema-prohibe-el-derecho-a-la-protesta|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Israeli judicial reform protests]]
|7 January 2023 – 12 October 2023
|{{flag|Israel}}
|Mass protests, strikes and civil disobedience campaigns occurred across the country in response to Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]'s right wing government's [[2023 Israeli judicial reform|plan to overhaul the Israeli Judiciary system]], which have been criticized for removing the checks and balances on the government and giving it unrestrained power.
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Israel: mass protests after sacking of minister who opposed judicial overhaul|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/26/benjamin-netanyahu-fires-defence-minister-yoav-gallant-judicial-overhaul|date=26 March 2023|access-date=3 April 2023|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032000/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/26/benjamin-netanyahu-fires-defence-minister-yoav-gallant-judicial-overhaul|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Israel Crisis Battle for Country's Identity|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65097625|date=29 March 2023|access-date=3 April 2023|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154300/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65097625|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=13th Week of Anti-Overhaul Protests|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/13th-week-of-anti-overhaul-protests-as-in-poland-government-is-just-reorganizing/|date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 French pension reform strikes]]
| 19 January – 8 June 2023
|{{flag|France}}
|A series of [[Civil disorder|civil unrest]] incidents occurred in [[France]] in response to a [[2023 French pension reform bill|pension reform bill]] proposed by the [[Borne government]], which would increase the [[retirement age]] from 62 to 64 years old. Strikes and protests have led to widespread disruption, including garbage piling up in the streets and public transport cancellations. In March, the government used [[Article 49 of the French Constitution|Article 49.3 of the constitution]] to force the bill through the [[French Parliament]], sparking more protests and [[March 2023 votes of no confidence in the government of Élisabeth Borne|two failed no confidence votes]].
|<ref name="ITV23">{{cite web|date=23 March 2023|title=Mass strikes spark shutdowns in France as pension age protesters rally|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2023-03-23/mass-strikes-spark-shutdowns-in-france-as-pension-age-protesters-rally|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323150051/https://www.itv.com/news/2023-03-23/mass-strikes-spark-shutdowns-in-france-as-pension-age-protesters-rally|archive-date=23 March 2023|access-date=23 March 2023|website=ITV News}}</ref><ref name="France24Dodman">{{cite web|last=Dodman|first=Benjamin|date=17 March 2023|title=Bitter pension battle turns to democratic crisis as Macron bypasses French parliament|url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230317-bitter-pension-battle-turns-to-democratic-crisis-as-macron-bypasses-french-parliament|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317235954/https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230317-bitter-pension-battle-turns-to-democratic-crisis-as-macron-bypasses-french-parliament|archive-date=17 March 2023|access-date=18 March 2023|website=[[France24]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Georgian protests]]
|6–10 March 2023
|{{flag|Georgia}}
|A series of street demonstrations taking place throughout [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] over parliamentary backing of a proposed "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence", which requires NGOs to register as "agents of foreign influence" if the funds they receive from abroad amount to more than 20% of their total revenue. Police have been reported as using water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protests, especially in the capital [[Tbilisi]]. The parliament retracted the bill as a result of protests on 10 March 2023.
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 March 2023|title=Law on "Transparency of Foreign Funding" Passes 76–13 in the First Reading|work=[[Civil Georgia]]|url=https://civil.ge/archives/529567|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=8 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308124013/https://civil.ge/archives/529567|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=7 March 2023|title=Georgian police use tear gas on protests against 'foreign agents' law|newspaper=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/parliament-georgia-gives-initial-approval-foreign-agents-law-2023-03-07/|via=reuters.com|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314194903/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/parliament-georgia-gives-initial-approval-foreign-agents-law-2023-03-07/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="abc news">{{Cite web|title=Georgians protest against draft law on media, nonprofits|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/georgians-protest-draft-law-media-nonprofits-97688325|website=ABC News|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=7 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307192849/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/georgians-protest-draft-law-media-nonprofits-97688325|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ritchie|first=Rhea Mogul, Sophie Tanno, Niamh Kennedy, Hannah|date=9 March 2023|title=Georgia withdraws 'foreign influence' bill but opposition vows more protests|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/europe/georgia-bill-protests-withdrawn-intl-hnk/index.html|website=CNN|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=9 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309090219/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/europe/georgia-bill-protests-withdrawn-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement]]
|6 June–5 August 2024
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|A series of anti-government protests were spearheaded primarily by the students of public and private universities. Initially focused on restructuring discriminatory traditional and [[Quota system of Bangladesh Civil Service|quota-based systems]] for government job recruitment, the movement expanded against what many perceive as an authoritarian government when hundreds of protestors and civilians, most of whom were students, were killed. The protests resulted in the resignation of prime minister [[Sheikh Hasina]].
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-08-05|title=Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina resigns as widening unrest sees protesters storm her official residence|url=https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-hasina-student-protest-quota-violence-fdc7f2632c3d8fcbd913e6c0a1903fd4|access-date=2024-08-05|website=AP News}}</ref>
|}

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[[File:Minneapolis 05-28-20 (49947863357).jpg|thumb|Protesters in&nbsp;[[Minneapolis]]&nbsp;where [[Murder of George Floyd|George Floyd was murdered]] and the [[George Floyd protests|unrest]] began on 26 May 2020.]]
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[[File:2021 Myanmar Protest in Hleden.jpg|thumb|[[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]] culminated an [[2021–2022 Myanmar protests|ongoing protests]], thousands of protesters participating in an anti-junta rally in [[Yangon]] in February 2021]]
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[[File:Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka 2022.jpg|thumb|[[2022 Sri Lankan protests|Sri Lankans protesting]] in front of the [[Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka)|Presidential Secretariat]] in [[Colombo]] on 13 April 2022.]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |[[File:7.Bangladesh quota reform movement 2024.jpg|thumb|Students protesting during the [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement]] in July 2024.]]
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===Terrorist attacks===
{{Main|List of terrorist incidents#1970–present}}
''Note: To be included, entries must be [[Notability in the English Wikipedia|notable]] (have a stand-alone article) and described by a consensus of [[WP:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] as "terrorism". They also must have 100 or more fatalities reported.''

The most prominent [[List of terrorist incidents|terrorist attacks]] committed against civilian populations during the decade include, but are not limited to:
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Event
!Date
!Country
!Deaths
!Injuries
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|[[Koshebe massacre]]
|28 November 2020
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|110
|6
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55120638|title=Dozens of farm workers killed in 'insane' Nigeria attack|newspaper=BBC News|date=30 November 2020|access-date=1 December 2020|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117004442/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55120638|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 Kabul school bombing]]
|8 May 2021
|{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
|90
|240
|<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Jennifer|last1=Deaton|first2=Sheena|last2=McKenzie|title=Death toll rises to 85 in Afghanistan girls' school bomb attack|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/09/asia/afghanistan-girls-school-attack-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2021-06-02|website=CNN|date=10 May 2021|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510013930/https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/09/asia/afghanistan-girls-school-attack-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 Kabul airport attack]]
|26 August 2021
|{{flag|Afghanistan}}
|183
|200+
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Pasko|first=Simcha|date=26 August 2021|title=Suicide bombing kills, injures several at Kabul airport|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/large-explosion-at-abbey-gate-at-the-kabul-airport-report-677790|access-date=26 August 2021|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826134530/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/large-explosion-at-abbey-gate-at-the-kabul-airport-report-677790|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 Peshawar mosque attack]]
|4 March 2022
|{{flag|Pakistan}}
|64+
|196+
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-03-04|title=JUST IN: Multiple people feared dead after terrorist attack in Peshawar, Pakistan|url=https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/03/04/terrorist-attack-peshawar-pakistan/|access-date=2022-03-04|website=Euro Weekly News|archive-date=4 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304151431/https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/03/04/terrorist-attack-peshawar-pakistan/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 Somali Ministry of Education bombings]] in the capital Mogadishu
|29 October 2022
|{{flag|Somalia}}
|121+
|300+
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamour|first=Idris Mukhtar, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Heather|date=2022-10-30|title=Explosions near Somalia's education ministry kill 100 people|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/africa/explosions-somalia-education-ministry-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2022-10-30|website=CNN|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030064747/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/africa/explosions-somalia-education-ministry-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Peshawar mosque bombing]]
|30 January 2023
|{{flag|Pakistan}}
|101
|220+
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehsud|first=Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul, Saleem|date=2023-01-31|title=Death toll from blast in Pakistan mosque rises to at least 100 as country faces 'national security crisis'|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/asia/pakistan-peshawar-mosque-blast-tuesday-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2023-03-03|website=CNN|archive-date=2 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202025049/https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/asia/pakistan-peshawar-mosque-blast-tuesday-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Re'im music festival massacre]]
|7 October 2023
|{{flag|Israel}}
|364
|Unknown
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2023|title=TV: Police probe of Re'im massacre shows terrorists didn't know about party in advance|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/tv-police-probe-of-reim-massacre-shows-terrorists-didnt-know-about-party-in-advance/|website=The Times of Israel|access-date=11 January 2024|archive-date=29 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129145235/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/tv-police-probe-of-reim-massacre-shows-terrorists-didnt-know-about-party-in-advance/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2024 Kerman bombings]]
|3 January 2024
|{{flag|Iran}}
|103
|284
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-01-11|title=Iran identifies alleged bomb-maker behind last week's IS twin suicide attack that killed dozens|url=https://apnews.com/article/iran-bombing-ringleader-tajikistan-4dec3cf4b1479a0222b2853bbb2f72bb|access-date=2024-01-11|website=AP News|archive-date=11 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111100234/https://apnews.com/article/iran-bombing-ringleader-tajikistan-4dec3cf4b1479a0222b2853bbb2f72bb|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Crocus City Hall attack]]
|22 March 2024
|{{flag|Russia}}
|145
|551
|<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rosenberg|first1=Steve|title=Why is Russia trying to frame Ukraine for concert massacre?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68759150|access-date=10 April 2024|work=BBC|date=8 April 2024|archive-date=10 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410031004/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68759150|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Political trends===
{{Further|2020s in political history}}

====Electoral trends====
Having suffered decline in the years after the [[Great Recession]], the [[centre-left politics]] and the [[1990s#Political trends|1990s political model]] (like [[progressivism]], [[liberalism]], [[social democracy]], and [[Third Way|third way]] policies) experienced a resurgence across [[Europe]] and the [[Anglosphere]] in the early 2020s, with ''[[New Statesman]]'' suggesting various causes, including natural shifts in the electoral cycle and conservatives' unpopularity among university graduates and voters under the age of 40.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eaton|first=George|date=2022-05-22|title=Why is the right losing everywhere?|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/quickfire/2022/05/why-is-the-right-losing-everywhere|access-date=2022-05-22|website=New Statesman|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154806/https://buy-eu.piano.io/checkout/offer/show?displayMode=inline&containerSelector=%23reminder-container&templateId=OTEZQI0QX8SM&offerId=OFWRIA0ODFLF&formNameByTermId=%7B%7D&hideCompletedFields=true&showCloseButton=false&experienceActionId=showOfferUH9P1G48BELM39&experienceId=EXGA8SO8R4B5&activeMeters=%5B%7B%22meterName%22%3A%22DefaultMeterAnon%22%2C%22views%22%3A1%2C%22viewsLeft%22%3A0%2C%22maxViews%22%3A1%2C%22totalViews%22%3A1%7D%5D&widget=offer&iframeId=offer-0-RU98R&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newstatesman.com%2Fthestaggers%2F2022%2F05%2Fwhy-is-the-right-losing-everywhere&parentDualScreenLeft=0&parentDualScreenTop=0&parentWidth=1400&parentHeight=900&parentOuterHeight=900&aid=TWldCmu2pe&customVariables=%7B%7D&browserId=lwmabu3iamftqxk3&pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fid-eu.piano.io%2Fid%2F&pianoIdStage=&userProvider=piano_id&userToken=&customCookies=%7B%7D&hasLoginRequiredCallback=true&initMode=context&requestUserAuthForLinkedTerm=true&initTime=2246.5999999046326&logType=offerShow&width=1385&_qh=10e12add1d|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the mid-2020s saw the resurgence of [[right-wing populism]] and the [[1980s#Politics and wars|1980s political model]] (like [[conservatism]], [[neoliberalism]], [[social conservatism]], and [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] policies).

====Deaths====
Sitting leaders that died in office:

In '''2020''': [[Sultan]] [[Qaboos bin Said]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-01-11|title=Sultan Qaboos of Oman, Arab world's longest-serving ruler, dies aged 79|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50902476|access-date=2021-03-22|archive-date=5 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405082103/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50902476|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pierre Nkurunziza]] and [[Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah|Sheik Sabah al-Sabah]].

In '''2021''': [[Idriss Déby]], [[John Magufuli]], and [[Jovenel Moïse]].

In '''2022''': [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] and [[Elizabeth II]].

In '''2023''': [[Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]].

In '''2024''': [[Hage Geingob]], [[Ebrahim Raisi]], and [[Nguyễn Phú Trọng]].

Former world leaders who died:

In '''2020''': [[Hosni Mubarak]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/president-egypt-hosni-mubarak-dies-91/|title=Former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak dies at 91|date=25 February 2020|work=ABC News|first=Hatem|last=Maher|access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> [[Valéry Giscard d'Estaing]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/world/europe/valery-giscard-destaing-dead.html?|title=Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 94, Is Dead; Struggled to Transform France|date=2 December 2020|website=The New York Times|first=Jonathan|last=Kandell|access-date=15 January 2021|archive-date=19 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119103726/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/world/europe/valery-giscard-destaing-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[John Turner]], [[Daniel arap Moi]], [[Pranab Mukherjee]], [[Amadou Toumani Touré]], [[Jerry Rawlings]], [[Mamadou Tandja]], [[Tabaré Vázquez]], [[Javier Pérez de Cuéllar]], [[Pierre Buyoya]], [[John Cremona]], [[Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi]], [[Kuniwo Nakamura]], [[Litokwa Tomeing]], [[Moussa Traoré]], [[Pascal Lissouba]], [[Branko Kostić]], [[Lee Teng-hui]], [[Benjamin Mkapa]], [[Miloš Jakeš]], [[Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero]], [[Abdul Halim Khaddam]], [[Joachim Yhombi-Opango]], [[Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo]], [[Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)|Mike Moore]], and [[Janez Stanovnik]].

In '''2021''': [[Gustavo Noboa]], [[Ali Mahdi Muhammad]], [[Moudud Ahmed]], [[Didier Ratsiraka]], [[Bonfoh Abass]], [[Mamnoon Hussain]], [[Arturo Armando Molina]], [[Hissène Habré]], [[Jorge Sampaio]], [[Abdelkader Bensalah]], [[Kenneth Kaunda]], [[Anerood Jugnauth]], [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], [[Enrique Bolaños]], [[Roh Tae-woo]], [[Chun Doo-hwan]], [[Benigno Aquino III]], [[Carlos Menem]], [[F. W. de Klerk]], [[James Fitz-Allen Mitchell]], [[Norodom Ranariddh]], [[Kinza Clodumar]], and [[Karolos Papoulias]].

In '''2022''': [[Toshiki Kaifu]], [[Ernest Shonekan]], [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]], [[Christos Sartzetakis]], [[Amos Sawyer]], [[Rupiah Banda]], [[Karl Offmann]], [[Shahabuddin Ahmed]], [[Ayaz Mutallibov]], [[Dušan Čkrebić]], [[Mwai Kibaki]], [[Leonid Kravchuk]], [[Ciriaco De Mita]], [[Stanislav Shushkevich]], [[Romeo Morri]], [[Bujar Nishani]], [[Evaristo Carvalho]], [[Jacob Nena]], [[Shinzo Abe]], [[José Eduardo dos Santos]], [[Luis Echeverría]], [[Francisco Morales Bermúdez]], [[Fidel V. Ramos]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], [[Balakh Sher Mazari]], [[Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici]], [[Jiang Zemin]], [[Adolfas Šleževičius]], [[Edgar Savisaar]] and [[Pope Benedict XVI]].

In '''2023''': [[Abdelsalam Majali]], [[Constantine II of Greece]], [[Álvaro Colom]], [[Sherif Ismail]], [[Pervez Musharraf]], [[Lubomír Štrougal]], [[Ivan Silayev]], [[Sergey Tereshchenko]], [[Hans Modrow]], [[Ahmed Qurei]], [[Gérard Latortue]], [[Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa]], [[Pascoal Mocumbi]], [[Rabbie Namaliu|Sir Rabbie Namaliu]], [[Mudar Badran]], [[Nikica Valentić]], [[Rifat Rastoder]], [[Silvio Berlusconi]], [[Lloyd Erskine Sandiford|Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford]], [[Tapley Seaton|Sir Tapley Seaton]], [[Milan Milutinović]], [[Arnaldo Forlani]], [[Rachid Sfar]], [[Jean-Jacques Honorat]], [[Surat Huseynov]], [[Henri Konan Bédié]], [[Mircea Snegur]], [[Abdul Ati al-Obeidi]], [[Giorgio Napolitano]], [[Marouf al-Bakhit]], [[László Sólyom]], [[Martti Ahtisaari]], [[Bill Hayden]], [[Li Keqiang]], [[Henri Lopes]], [[Antoni Martí]], [[Rahim Huseynov]], [[Faustin Twagiramungu]], [[Paulin Obame-Nguema]] and [[Michael Hardie Boys|Sir Michael Hardie Boys]].

In '''2024''': [[Basdeo Panday]], [[Dries van Agt]], [[John Bruton]], [[Sebastián Piñera]], [[Edward Lowassa]], [[Anfinn Kallsberg]], [[Nikolai Ryzhkov]], [[Ali Hassan Mwinyi]], [[Brian Mulroney]], [[Agbéyomé Kodjo]], [[Mahammed Dionne]], [[Josip Manolić]], [[Gediminas Kirkilas]], [[Ro Jai-bong]], [[Kwassi Klutse]], [[Brigitte Bierlein]], [[Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem]], [[Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi]], [[Stojan Andov]], [[Mohamed Osman Jawari]], [[Javier Valle Riestra]], [[Jógvan Sundstein]], [[Ismail Haniyeh]], [[Zaid Rifai]], [[Salim Al-Huss]], [[Alberto Fujimori]], [[Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah]], [[Daniel Williams (governor-general)|Sir Daniel Williams]], [[A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury]], [[Alex Salmond]], [[Gerasim Khugayev]], [[Hama Amadou]] and [[Alphonse Poaty-Souchlaty]].

===Prominent political events===

====Coups====
{{Main|List of coups and coup attempts since 2010}}
''[[Coup d'état|Coups d'état]]'' against ruling governments during the decade include:

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|-
! Event
! Date
! Country
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| [[2020 Malian coup d'état]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2020|8|18}}
| {{flag|Mali}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Mali coup: Military promises elections after ousting president|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53833925|access-date=19 August 2020|website=[[BBC News]]|date=19 August 2020|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819181937/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53833925|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|2|1}}
| {{flag|Myanmar}}
| <ref>{{cite web|last1=Chappell|first1=Bill|last2=Diaz|first2=Jaclyn|title=Myanmar Coup: With Aung San Suu Kyi Detained, Military Takes Over Government|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/02/01/962758188/myanmar-coup-military-detains-aung-san-suu-kyi-plans-new-election-in-2022|website=NPR|access-date=8 February 2021|date=1 February 2021|archive-date=8 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208000452/https://www.npr.org/2021/02/01/962758188/myanmar-coup-military-detains-aung-san-suu-kyi-plans-new-election-in-2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Strangio|first1=Sebastian|title=Protests, Anger Spreading Rapidly in the Wake of Myanmar Coup|url=https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/protests-anger-spreading-rapidly-in-the-wake-of-myanmar-coup/|website=The Diplomat|access-date=8 February 2021|date=8 February 2021|archive-date=8 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208065928/https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/protests-anger-spreading-rapidly-in-the-wake-of-myanmar-coup/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 Malian coup d'état]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|5|24}}
| {{flag|Mali}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-57236104|title=UN calls for immediate release of Mali President Bah Ndaw|work=BBC News|date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524232247/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57236104|archive-date=2021-05-24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=FR24>{{cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210524-mali-soldiers-arrest-president-prime-minister-after-govt-reshuffle|title=UN mission in Mali calls for immediate release of detained president and PM|work=[[France 24]]|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|date=24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524210824/http://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210524-mali-soldiers-arrest-president-prime-minister-after-govt-reshuffle|archive-date=2021-05-24|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 Tunisian self-coup]]
| 25 July 2021
| {{flag|Tunisia}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|last1=Amara|first1=Tarek|last2=Mcdowall|first2=Angus|date=26 July 2021|title=Tunisian democracy in turmoil after president sacks government|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/tunisian-democracy-crisis-after-president-ousts-government-2021-07-26/|access-date=23 October 2021|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726151030/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/tunisian-democracy-crisis-after-president-ousts-government-2021-07-26/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 Guinean coup d'état]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|9|5}}
| {{flag|Guinea}} 
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-guinea-capital-conakry-reuters-witness-2021-09-05/|title=Elite Guinea army unit says it has toppled president|date=5 September 2021|website=Reuters|access-date=5 September 2021|archive-date=5 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905165127/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-guinea-capital-conakry-reuters-witness-2021-09-05/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 Sudan coup d'état]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|25}}
| {{flag|Sudan}} 
| <ref>{{citation|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/25/sudan-coup-fears-amid-claims-military-have-arrested-senior-government-officials|title=Sudan's PM and other leaders detained in apparent coup attempt|date=25 October 2021|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=Sudan|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025061119/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/25/sudan-coup-fears-amid-claims-military-have-arrested-senior-government-officials|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2022|01|23}}
| {{flag|Burkina Faso}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|date=25 January 2022|title=Burkina Faso's writer-colonel coup leader starts a new chapter in country's history|url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220125-burkina-faso-s-writer-colonel-coup-leader-starts-a-new-chapter-in-country-s-history|access-date=26 January 2022|publisher=France 24|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125221347/https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220125-burkina-faso-s-writer-colonel-coup-leader-starts-a-new-chapter-in-country-s-history|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 Ukrainian coup d'état attempt]]
| January – February 2022
| {{flag|Ukraine}} 
|<ref name="fsb">{{cite web|date=13 February 2022|title=Russia's FSB agency tasked with engineering coups in Ukrainian cities, UK believes|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/13/russias-fsb-agency-engineering-coups-ukrainian-cities|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|access-date=6 April 2023|archive-date=26 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026233904/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/13/russias-fsb-agency-engineering-coups-ukrainian-cities|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2022|09|30}}
| {{flag|Burkina Faso}}
| <ref name="Ndiaga Mimault">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-burkina-faso-capital-reuters-witnesses-2022-09-30/|title=Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government|first1=Thiam|last1=Ndiaga|first2=Anne|last2=Mimault|work=Reuters|date=30 September 2022|access-date=30 September 2022|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001004302/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-burkina-faso-capital-reuters-witnesses-2022-09-30/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="France24">{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220930-%F0%9F%94%B4-burkina-faso-army-captain-on-state-tv-announces-overthrow-of-military-government|title=Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government|work=France24|date=30 September 2022|access-date=30 September 2022|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001221350/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220930-%F0%9F%94%B4-burkina-faso-army-captain-on-state-tv-announces-overthrow-of-military-government|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 German coup d'état plot]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2022|12|07}}
| {{flag|Germany}}
|<ref name="Kirby">{{cite news|last1=Kirby|first1=Paul|date=7 December 2022|title=Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63885028|access-date=8 December 2022|archive-date=8 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208001921/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63885028|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2022|12|07}}
| {{flag|Peru}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|date=7 December 2022|title=Presidente Pedro Castillo disuelve temporalmente el Congreso de Perú|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/12/07/presidente-pedro-castillo-cierra-temporalmente-el-congreso-de-peru/|access-date=2022-12-07|website=[[CNN]]|language=es|archive-date=14 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214071711/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/12/07/presidente-pedro-castillo-cierra-temporalmente-el-congreso-de-peru/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Rodrigo|last=Chillitupa Tantas|title=Presidente de Perú disuelve Congreso, declara "gobierno de excepción" y llama a elecciones|date=7 December 2022|url=https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/presidente-de-peru-pedro-castillo-disuelve-el-congreso-/6866334.html|access-date=8 December 2022|website=Voz de América|language=es|archive-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207224453/https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/presidente-de-peru-pedro-castillo-disuelve-el-congreso-/6866334.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Garzón|first=Aníbal|date=2023-01-01|title=Peru's permanent coup|url=https://mondediplo.com/2023/01/13peru|access-date=2023-01-19|website=[[Le Monde diplomatique]]|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129193707/https://mondediplo.com/2023/01/13peru|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023 Nigerien coup d'état]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|07|26}}
| {{flag|Niger}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66320895|title=Niger soldiers declare coup on national TV|work=BBC News|date=July 26, 2023|access-date=27 July 2023|archive-date=27 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727000929/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66320895|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Gabonese coup d'état]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|08|30}}
| {{flag|Gabon}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gabonese-military-officers-announce-they-have-seized-power-2023-08-30/|title=Gabon officers declare military coup, President Ali Bongo detained|work=BBC News|date=August 30, 2023|access-date=30 August 2023|archive-date=30 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830051446/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gabonese-military-officers-announce-they-have-seized-power-2023-08-30/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2024|05|19}}
| {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-05-19|title=Congolese army says shootout in the capital is failed coup, perpetrators arrested|url=https://apnews.com/article/congo-kinshasa-gunfire-1a148e35f0cbbae14b2101413f788708|access-date=2024-05-19|website=AP News|first1=Christina|last1=Malkia|first2=Chinedu|last2=Asadu|archive-date=2024-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519105259/https://apnews.com/article/congo-kinshasa-gunfire-1a148e35f0cbbae14b2101413f788708|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2024 Bolivian coup attempt]]
| {{dts|format=dmy|2024|06|26}}
| {{flag|Bolivia}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bolivia-military-capital-1.7247637|title=Military coup attempt in Bolivia fails, president urges people to mobilize against democracy threat|website=CBC News|date=June 26, 2024|access-date=27 June 2024}}</ref>
|}

====Africa====
{{Further|Category:2020s in Africa|2020 in West Africa|2020 in North Africa|2020 in Middle Africa|2020 in East Africa|2020 in Southern Africa}}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
! style="width:130px;"| Event
! style="width:60px;"| Country
! style="width:100px;"| Date
! Description
! References
|-
|[[Western Saharan clashes (2020–present)]]
|{{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}<br>{{flag|Morocco}} 
|8 November 2020 – ongoing
|Following protests in the border town of [[Guerguerat]] in the disputed [[Western Sahara]] region, the [[Royal Moroccan Armed Forces|Moroccan armed forces]] captured the town to ensure traffic could resume through the area. Since then, fighting and bombardments across the [[Moroccan Western Sahara Wall|Moroccan Berm]] have taken place, with the [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]] declaring war against [[Morocco]]. It is the largest escalation in the conflict since the end of the [[Western Sahara War]] in 1991.
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 November 2020|title=Moroccan army launches operation in Western Sahara border zone|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1762466/middle-east|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114141349/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1762466/middle-east|archive-date=14 November 2020|access-date=13 November 2020|work=[[Arab News]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021–2022 Somali political crisis]]
|{{flag|Somalia}}
|8 February 2021 – 10 January 2022
|[[President of Somalia|President]] of [[Somalia]] [[Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed]] stayed in power past the end of his term and postponed elections scheduled for 2021. [[List of prime ministers of Somalia|Prime Minister]] [[Mohamed Hussein Roble]] then called for the president to immediately step down. The president later dismissed Roble for alleged corruption. Protests were reported across the country in favor and opposed to the president. A deal to hold [[2022 Somali presidential election|elections in May 2022]] was reached in January which resulted in the incumbent president losing his bid for reelection.
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Somalia's leaders agree to hold delayed election by February 25|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/9/somalias-leaders-agree-to-hold-delayed-election-by-february-25|access-date=2022-01-10|website=aljazeera.com|archive-date=9 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509164555/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/9/somalias-leaders-agree-to-hold-delayed-election-by-february-25|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nigerien crisis (2023–2024)]]
| {{flag|Niger}}<br>[[ECOWAS]]
|26 July 2023 – 24 February 2024
|The [[2023 Nigerien coup d'état]] led to a severe diplomatic crisis between the [[National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland|putschists]] in [[Niger]] and the member states of [[ECOWAS]].
|
|}

====Americas====
{{Further|Category:2020s in North America|Category:2020s in South America}}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
! style="width:130px;"| Event
! style="width:60px;"| Country
! style="width:100px;"| Date
! Description
! References
|-
| [[First impeachment of Donald Trump]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| 24 September 2019 – 5 February 2020
| Under [[Article One of the United States Constitution#Clause 6: Trial of Impeachment|Article I, Section 3, Clause 6]], of the U.S. Constitution, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] was impeached for [[abuse of power]] and [[Contempt of Congress|obstruction of Congress]] on 18 December 2019 by the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The [[United States Senate]] trial began on 16 January 2020 and ended on 5 February 2020, concluding with an acquittal on both charges.
| <ref>{{citation|website=Politico|date=5 February 2020|title=Trump acquitted on impeachment charges, ending gravest threat to his presidency|first1=Kyle|last1=Cheney|first2=Andrew|last2=Desiderio|first3=John|last3=Breshahan|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/05/trump-impeachment-vote-110805|access-date=8 February 2020|archive-date=17 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617023326/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/05/trump-impeachment-vote-110805|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020 Salvadoran political crisis]]
| {{flag|El Salvador}}
| 9 February 2020
|During a political crisis, Salvadoran President [[Nayib Bukele]] sent forty soldiers of the [[Salvadoran Army]] into the [[Legislative Assembly of El Salvador|Legislative Assembly]] building in an effort to coerce politicians to approve a loan request of $109 million from the [[United States]] for Bukele's security plan for the country.
The event has been condemned by foreign governments, the political opposition, and human rights organizations and is considered the first major political crisis in the country since the conclusion of the [[Salvadoran Civil War]] in 1992 and has been referred to as a [[coup d'état|coup attempt]].
| <ref name="BBC English Aftermath">{{cite web|date=11 February 2020|title=El Salvador Parliament Denounces President's 'Attempted Coup'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51458947|access-date=9 February 2021|website=BBC News|archive-date=5 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905170253/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51458947|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2020 United States presidential election]] and [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|subsequent]] [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump|events]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|3 November 2020 – 13 February 2021
|The 59th United States presidential election was held on 3 November 2020. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] and former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice-president]] [[Joe Biden]] defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and then-incumbent [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]], with the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] formally declaring Biden the winner on 14 December 2020. Trump refused to concede, and filed lawsuits challenging the results in several states,<ref name=":1">{{cite news|first=Miles|last=Parks|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/10/933112418/the-trump-campaign-has-had-almost-no-legal-success-this-month-heres-what-they-ve|title=Trump Election Lawsuits Filed So Far|publisher=NPR|date=2020-11-10|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116052241/https://www.npr.org/2020/11/10/933112418/the-trump-campaign-has-had-almost-no-legal-success-this-month-heres-what-they-ve|url-status=live}}</ref> though most of the legal challenges were either dismissed or dropped, with judges citing lack of evidence to suggest voter fraud occurred. Trump had also unsuccessfully attempted to [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|undo the election results]] by forcing government officials to stop [[Pennsylvania]], [[Nevada]], [[Arizona]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Michigan]], and [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]] from certifying Biden as the winner, and urging his supporters to "walk" to the United States Capitol to demand Trump be declared the winner of the election.<ref name=":2">{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-01-13/transcript-of-trumps-speech-at-rally-before-us-capitol-riot|title=Transcript of Trump's Speech at Rally Before US Capitol Riot|date=13 January 2021|website=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209013727/https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-01-13/transcript-of-trumps-speech-at-rally-before-us-capitol-riot|url-status=live}}</ref> This was one of the reasons for the decision of a group of his supporters to gather in [[Washington, D.C.]], on 6 January 2021 and break into the [[United States Capitol|Capitol building]] during a Joint session of Congress. The [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]] disrupted Congress while [[2021 United States Electoral College vote count|certifying the election]], forcing both chambers to undergo lockdown lasting for four hours. On the same day, Trump coerced then-incumbent Vice President [[Mike Pence]] to overturn the election results to which Pence refused. During the attack, Trump tweeted directly to his supporters falsely claiming Congress was attempting to assist in stealing the election. [[Twitter]] responded by suspending Trump's account permanently following Trump's tweet. [[Facebook]], [[Instagram]], [[YouTube]], and [[Snapchat]] all also suspended Trump from using their platforms worrying his posts may incite additional violence to the Capitol attacks. In relation to this, Trump was [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump|impeached for the second time]] by the House of Representatives and became the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. Meanwhile, Joe Biden was sworn in as the United States President on 20 January 2021. The [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump|impeachment trial]] ended on 13 February 2021, one month after its start, resulting in Trump being found [[Plea|not guilty]] of inciting the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|attack on the Capitol]]. On August{{nbsp}}1, 2023, a [[grand jury]] [[Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction case)|indicted]] Trump in the [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia|U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia]] on four charges: [[conspiracy to defraud the United States]], [[obstructing an official proceeding]] related to the certification of the election results on January 6, 2021, conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, and [[conspiracy against rights]].
|<ref>{{cite news|date=2020-12-15|title=Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost|publisher=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-270-electoral-college-vote-d429ef97af2bf574d16463384dc7cc1e|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=22 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622003344/https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-270-electoral-college-vote-d429ef97af2bf574d16463384dc7cc1e|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news|date=2020-11-10|title=Trump faces long odds in challenging state vote counts|publisher=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-campaigns-pennsylvania-michigan-861506f10960504bcdc7e854705c8ef1|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201183621/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-campaigns-pennsylvania-michigan-861506f10960504bcdc7e854705c8ef1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Berenson|first=Tessa|date=2020-11-20|title=In Court, Trump's Lawyers Aren't Claiming 'Massive' Fraud|magazine=Time|url=https://time.com/5914377/donald-trump-no-evidence-fraud/|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128085329/https://time.com/5914377/donald-trump-no-evidence-fraud/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Roebuck|first=Jeremy|date=2020-11-09|title=Trump campaign moves to bar Pennsylvania from certifying election results in new lawsuit|website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/trump-lawsuit-pennsylvania-election-results-philadelphia-monitors-ballots-mail-boockvar-20201109.html|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126164050/https://www.inquirer.com/news/trump-lawsuit-pennsylvania-election-results-philadelphia-monitors-ballots-mail-boockvar-20201109.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=23 October 2020|title=Trump campaign sues in Nevada to stop Vegas-area vote count|publisher=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/barbara-cegavske-lawsuits-carson-city-elections-las-vegas-8684039e3b82e379591cc745834c952e|access-date=11 April 2021|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116052246/https://apnews.com/article/barbara-cegavske-lawsuits-carson-city-elections-las-vegas-8684039e3b82e379591cc745834c952e|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=8 November 2020|title=Factbox: Trump Sues in Arizona, Court Battles Continue as Biden Wins U.S. Election|website=U.S. News & World Report|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2020-11-08/factbox-trump-sues-in-arizona-court-battles-continue-as-biden-wins-us-election|access-date=2021-04-18|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154813/https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2020-11-08/factbox-trump-sues-in-arizona-court-battles-continue-as-biden-wins-us-election|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Breuninger|first1=Kevin|last2=Mangan|first2=Dan|date=1 December 2020|title=Trump sues to reverse Biden win in Wisconsin|publisher=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/trump-campaign-files-election-lawsuit-in-wisconsin-after-state-declares-biden-won-.html|access-date=11 April 2021|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202075218/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/trump-campaign-files-election-lawsuit-in-wisconsin-after-state-declares-biden-won-.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=11 November 2020|title=Trump campaign sues Michigan to prevent certification of Biden win|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-legal-challenges-michigan-idUSKBN27R2FL|access-date=18 April 2021|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418031127/https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-legal-challenges-michigan-idUSKBN27R2FL|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Martina|first=Michael|date=5 December 2020|title=Trump campaign files election lawsuit in Georgia, suffers more legal defeats|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-idUSKBN28E37D|access-date=18 April 2021|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418031129/https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-idUSKBN28E37D|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CNBC1">{{cite news|date=2021-01-06|title=Mike Pence rejects Trump's call to overturn Biden election|publisher=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/06/mike-pence-rejects-trumps-call-to-overturn-biden-election.html|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114111953/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/06/mike-pence-rejects-trumps-call-to-overturn-biden-election.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Peñaloza|first=Marisa|date=6 January 2021|title=Trump Supporters Clash With Capitol Police At Protest|publisher=[[NPR]]|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/06/953616207/diehard-trump-supporters-gather-in-the-nations-capital-to-protest-election-resul|access-date=6 January 2021|archive-date=6 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106151035/https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/06/953616207/diehard-trump-supporters-gather-in-the-nations-capital-to-protest-election-resul|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Amenabar|first1=Teddy|last2=Zauzmer|first2=Julie|last3=Davies|first3=Emily|last4=Brice-Saddler|first4=Michael|last5=Ruane|first5=Michael 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name="cnn.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/tech/snapchat-trump-ban/index.html|title=Snapchat permanently bans President Trump|first=Brian|last=Fung|website=CNN|date=14 January 2021|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224163737/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/tech/snapchat-trump-ban/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2021/01/26/youtube-ban-former-president-trumps-channel-remain-suspended/4265336001/|title=YouTube ban: Google extends suspension of former President Trump's channel|first=Mike|last=Snider|website=USA Today|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190435/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2021/01/26/youtube-ban-former-president-trumps-channel-remain-suspended/4265336001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Reichert|first=Corinne|date=2021-01-14|title=Donald Trump impeached a second time|publisher=CNET|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/donald-trump-impeached-following-deadly-riot-at-us-capitol/|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=13 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113222450/https://www.cnet.com/news/donald-trump-impeached-following-deadly-riot-at-us-capitol/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=20 January 2021|title=Biden inauguration: New president sworn in amid Trump snub|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55736856|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120145011/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55736856|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-14|title=Donald Trump acquitted in second impeachment trial|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/13/donald-trump-acquitted-impeachment-trial|access-date=2021-06-10|website=Guardian|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213205340/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/13/donald-trump-acquitted-impeachment-trial|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nyt-8-1">{{Cite news|last1=Feuer|first1=Alan|last2=Haberman|first2=Maggie|author-link2=Maggie Haberman|date=August 1, 2023|title=Trump Indictment: Trump 'Spread Lies' in Effort to Cling to Power, Indictment Says|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/01/us/trump-indictment-jan-6|access-date=August 1, 2023|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=1 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801213542/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/01/us/trump-indictment-jan-6|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cnnaug1">{{Cite news|last1=Sneed|first1=Tierney|last2=Lybrand|first2=Holmes|last3=Cohen|first3=Marshall|last4=Cohen|first4=Zachary|last5=Cole|first5=Devan|last6=Rabinowitz|first6=Hannah|last7=Polantz|first7=Katelyn|date=August 1, 2023|title=Donald Trump has been indicted in special counsel's 2020 election interference probe|publisher=[[CNN]]|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/politics/donald-trump-indictment-grand-jury-2020-election/index.html|access-date=August 1, 2023|archive-date=1 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801220818/https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/politics/donald-trump-indictment-grand-jury-2020-election/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba|8th Congress of the Communist Party]]
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| 16–19 April 2021
| At the [[Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba|8th Congress of the Communist Party]], [[Raúl Castro]] officially resigned as the [[First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba|First Secretary]], the most powerful position in [[Cuba]]. [[President of Cuba|Cuban President]] [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] is officially named First Secretary of the Communist Party following the resignation of [[Raúl Castro]]. He is the first person not of the Castro family to hold the top position since the 1959 [[Cuban Revolution]].
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Cuba's Raul Castro confirms he's stepping down, says he's 'fulfilled his mission'|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/cubas-raul-castro-confirms-stepping-head-communist-party-rcna689|publisher=NBC News|access-date=2021-04-19|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421060718/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/cubas-raul-castro-confirms-stepping-head-communist-party-rcna689|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cuba leadership: Díaz-Canel named Communist Party chief|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56802129|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2021-04-20|archive-date=13 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113101216/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56802129|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2021 Salvadoran political crisis]]
| {{flag|El Salvador}}
| 1 May 2021
|The [[Legislative Assembly of El Salvador]] voted to remove several judges from the [[Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador|Supreme Court]] and remove the [[Attorney General of El Salvador|Attorney General]], both of which had been vocal opponents to the presidency of [[Nayib Bukele]].
|<ref name="CNN2">{{cite web|last=Pozzebon|first=Stefano|date=5 May 2021|title=What to Know About the Political Drama Raising Fears over El Salvador's Democracy|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/05/americas/el-salvadors-political-crisis-intl-latam/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517185336/https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/05/americas/el-salvadors-political-crisis-intl-latam/index.html|archive-date=17 May 2021|access-date=17 May 2021|website=CNN}}</ref>
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| [[2021 Canadian federal election]]
| {{flag|Canada}}
| 20 September 2021
| Incumbent [[Prime Minister of Canada|prime minister]] [[Justin Trudeau]], leader of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]], is re-elected in Canada's federal election, continuing as a minority government.
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-general-election-results-2021-1.6182364|title=Canadians have re-elected a Liberal minority government|website=CBC|access-date=2023-01-10|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120075227/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-general-election-results-2021-1.6182364|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Republicanism in Barbados|Barbados's transition to a republic]]
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| 30 November 2021
|[[Barbados]] became the newest republic in the world on 30 November 2021, its 55th Independence Day, when the already [[2021 Barbadian presidential election|elected]], previous [[Governor-General of Barbados]], [[Sandra Mason]], was sworn into office as the first [[President of Barbados|president]] of the Caribbean country. This ended [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s 55-year tenure as monarch of an independent Barbados.
|<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|date=30 September 2021|title=In Barbados, parliament votes to amend constitution, paving the way to republican status|url=http://constitutionnet.org/news/barbados-parliament-votes-amend-constitution-paving-way-republican-status#:~:text=republican%20status%20%7C%20ConstitutionNet-,In%20Barbados%2C%20parliament%20votes%20to%20amend%20constitution%2C%20paving,the%20way%20to%20republican%20status&text=Parliament%20voted%20by%20a%2025,into%20force%20by%20November%2030|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008170938/http://constitutionnet.org/news/barbados-parliament-votes-amend-constitution-paving-way-republican-status#:~:text=republican%20status%20%7C%20ConstitutionNet-,In%20Barbados%2C%20parliament%20votes%20to%20amend%20constitution%2C%20paving,the%20way%20to%20republican%20status&text=Parliament%20voted%20by%20a%2025,into%20force%20by%20November%2030|archive-date=8 October 2021|access-date=9 October 2021|publisher=ConstitutionNet}}</ref>
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|[[2022 Colombian presidential election]]
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|19 June 2022
|Former [[19th of April Movement]] [[Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla fighter]] and incumbent Senator [[Gustavo Petro]] defeats businessman and former mayor of [[Bucaramanga]], [[Rodolfo Hernández Suárez]], in the second round of the [[2022 Colombian presidential election|presidential election]] and becomes the first [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] [[President of Colombia|President]] in [[Colombia]]n history.
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Marelen Castillo thanks Rodolfo Hernández voters: "their votes have not been in vain"|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/06/20/marelen-castillo-agradece-a-votantes-de-rodolfo-hernandez-sus-votos-no-han-sido-en-vano/|access-date=20 June 2022|work=Infobae|date=20 June 2022|language=es|archive-date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620074316/https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/06/20/marelen-castillo-agradece-a-votantes-de-rodolfo-hernandez-sus-votos-no-han-sido-en-vano/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="Seré opositora si no se le cumple al pueblo colombiano": Marelen Castillo irá a la Cámara|url=https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/sere-opositora-si-no-se-le-cumple-al-pueblo-colombiano-marelen-castillo-ira-a-la-camara/202218/|access-date=20 June 2022|work=Semana|date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815030826/https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/sere-opositora-si-no-se-le-cumple-al-pueblo-colombiano-marelen-castillo-ira-a-la-camara/202218/|archive-date=15 August 2022|url-status=live|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pozzebon|first1=Stefano|title=Left-wing candidate and former guerrilla Gustavo Petro wins Colombian presidential race|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html|access-date=22 June 2022|work=CNN|date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930114305/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html|archive-date=30 September 2022|url-status=live|location=[[Bogotá]]}}</ref>
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|[[2022 Brazilian general election]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|3–30 October 2022
|Former president [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] defeats the incumbent president of [[Jair Bolsonaro]] in the second round of the [[2022 Brazilian general election|presidential election]]; he becomes the first elected to three terms and the oldest president in [[Brazil]]ian history.
|<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ellsworth|first1=Brian|last2=Paraguassu|first2=Lisandra|date=30 October 2022|title=Lula narrowly defeats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidency again|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-votes-heated-bolsonaro-vs-lula-presidential-runoff-2022-10-30/|access-date=31 October 2022|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030230629/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-votes-heated-bolsonaro-vs-lula-presidential-runoff-2022-10-30/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lu|first=Christina|date=31 October 2022|title=Lula Narrowly Defeats Bolsonaro|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/31/brazil-election-lula-bolsonaro-result/|access-date=31 October 2022|magazine=Foreign Policy|archive-date=31 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031101337/https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/31/brazil-election-lula-bolsonaro-result/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Camilo Rocha|first1=Vasco|last2=Cotovio|first2=Tara John|date=30 October 2022|title=Brazil's Lula da Silva wins fiercely contested presidential run-off vote|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/americas/brazil-election-polls-open-intl/index.html|access-date=20 October 2022|work=CNN|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030143409/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/americas/brazil-election-polls-open-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Nugent|first=Ciara|date=30 October 2022|title=Here's How Lula Won Brazil's Most Crucial Vote in Decades|url=https://time.com/6226269/how-lula-won-brazil-election/|access-date=31 October 2022|magazine=Time|archive-date=13 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113081444/https://time.com/6226269/how-lula-won-brazil-election/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2024 Mexican general election]]
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| 2 June 2024
| [[Claudia Sheinbaum]] won the historic Mexican general election, bringing the [[National Regeneration Movement]] and become the first female elected to become a president for a first time in Mexican History.
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[[File:2021 storming of the United States Capitol DSC09254-2 (50820534063) (retouched).jpg|thumb|On 6 January 2021, the [[6 January United States Capitol attack|U.S. Capitol attack]] occurred two weeks before [[Joe Biden]] was sworn into office. The event resulted in the [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump]] and a group of [[Public hearings of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack|televised public hearings]].]]
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[[File:Joe Biden and Donald Trump.jpg|thumb| The 2020s witnessed two electoral showdowns between [[Donald Trump]] and [[Joe Biden]], occurring in [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]] and then a rematch in [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]. Which Joe Biden withdrew from and was eventually superseded by [[Kamala Harris]]. If Trump emerges victorious in the 2024 election, he would assume the role of the 47th president (2025–2029), marking a non-consecutive term following his initial presidency as the [[Presidency of Donald Trump|45th president (2017–2021)]]. If accomplished, Donald Trump would be the second president to serve non-consecutive terms (following [[Grover Cleveland]]).

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! style="width:130px;" | Event
! style="width:60px;" | Country
! style="width:100px;" | Date
! Description
! Reference
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| 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis
| {{flag|Iran}}<br>{{flag|United States}}
| 5 May 2019
| The [[Persian Gulf]] region saw tensions between the [[United States]] and the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]] escalate in mid-2019. The crisis saw [[oil tanker]]s in the [[Strait of Hormuz]] sabotaged and seized, drone shootdowns, and efforts by the U.S. and [[United Kingdom]] to pursue military patrols to protect shipping in the gulf, known as the [[International Maritime Security Construct]]. On 31 December 2019 tensions reached a breaking point as Iranian-backed Shiite militia stormed into the [[Embassy of the United States, Baghdad|U.S. Embassy in Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], leading to the targeted killing of Iranian General [[Qasem Soleimani]] in a U.S. drone strike on 3 January 2020.
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/05/uk-joins-us-in-mission-to-protect-oil-tankers-in-gulf|title=UK joins US in mission to protect oil tankers in Gulf|date=5 August 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=8 January 2020|archive-date=30 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130162619/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/05/uk-joins-us-in-mission-to-protect-oil-tankers-in-gulf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/31/us-embassy-stormed-in-baghdad|title=Trump accuses Iran over storming of US embassy compound in Baghdad|date=31 December 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=8 January 2020|archive-date=31 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231145300/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/31/us-embassy-stormed-in-baghdad|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/column-what-the-killing-of-qassem-soleimani-could-mean-for-iran|title=Column: What the killing of Qassem Soleimani could mean|date=3 January 2020|work=[[PBS NewsHour]]|access-date=8 January 2020|archive-date=7 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107214212/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/column-what-the-killing-of-qassem-soleimani-could-mean-for-iran|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis]]
|{{flag|Malaysia}}
|22 February 2020 – 24 November 2022
|Political infighting and party switching within [[Pakatan Harapan]] and [[Perikatan Nasional]] led to the inability to form a stable majority government. After the collapse of 2 successive governments and a [[2022 Malaysian general election|snap general election]] held, the [[Anwar Ibrahim cabinet]] was formed, the first [[National unity government|unity government]] in the history of [[Malaysia]].
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malaysia's Muhyiddin resigns after troubled 17 months in power|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/16/malaysias-muhyiddin-resigns-after-troubled-17-months-in-power|access-date=2021-08-16|website=aljazeera.com|archive-date=2 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702060011/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/16/malaysias-muhyiddin-resigns-after-troubled-17-months-in-power|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes]]
| {{flag|China}}<br>{{flag|India}}
| 5 May 2020 – 20 January 2021
| Since 5 May 2020, Chinese and Indian troops have engaged in aggressive melee, face-offs, and skirmishes at locations along the [[Sino-Indian border]], including near the disputed [[Pangong Lake]] in [[Ladakh]] and the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], and near the border between [[Sikkim]] and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Additional clashes also took place at locations in eastern Ladakh along the [[Line of Actual Control]] (LAC).
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/defence/chinese-troops-challenge-india-at-multiple-locations-in-eastern-ladakh-standoff-continues/428304/|title=Chinese troops challenge India at multiple locations in eastern Ladakh, standoff continues|date=24 May 2020|work=The Print|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=27 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527163514/https://theprint.in/defence/chinese-troops-challenge-india-at-multiple-locations-in-eastern-ladakh-standoff-continues/428304/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 Kyrgyz-Tajik clashes]]
|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}<br>{{flag|Tajikistan}}
|28 April – 1 May and 9 July 2021
|A 3-day border conflict with clashes occurred in late April 2021 between the two [[Central Asian]] countries [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Tajikistan]]. The reason why the fighting broke out is disputed, but it is due either to an old [[Water conflict|water dispute]] or to local people's dissatisfaction with the installation of [[surveillance cameras]] near the border. After 3 days of intense clashes, that left more than 50 people dead and also more than 40,000 displaced civilians, the two countries agreed on a ceasefire. After the ceasefire, however, there was a fatal incident on 9 July.
|<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Imanaliyeva|first1=Ayzirek|last2=Ibragimova|first2=Kamila|last3=Leonard|first3=Peter|date=29 April 2022|title=Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan forces exchange gunfire in worst border flareup in years|url=https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-forces-exchange-gunfire-in-worst-border-flareup-in-years|access-date=29 April 2021|website=eurasianet.org|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502035804/https://eurasianet.org/tempers-flaring-as-kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-come-to-deadly-blows|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 Israel–Palestine crisis]]
|{{flag|Israel}}<br>{{flag|Palestine}}
|6–21 May 2021
|Clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem lead to eleven days of fighting between Israel and [[Hamas]] in Gaza.
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 May 2021|title=Israel-Gaza ceasefire holds despite Jerusalem clash|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57195537|access-date=1 October 2021|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525215311/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57195537|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 Taliban offensive]]
|{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
|1 May – 15 August 2021
|Beginning on 1 May 2021, the [[Taliban]] and allied militant groups made a final offensive against the [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]] and its allies, coinciding with the withdrawal of most United States and allied troops from Afghanistan. It resulted in the ''de facto'' takeover of the country and the reinstatement of the [[Afghanistan|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]], [[Fall of Kabul (2021)|ending]] the twenty-year-long [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] on 15 August 2021.
|<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Seir|first1=Ahmed|last2=Faiez|first2=Rahim|last3=Akghar|first3=Tameem|last4=Gambrell|first4=John|date=15 August 2021|title=Official: Taliban negotiators head to presidential palace|url=https://apnews.com/article/taliban-e1ed33fe0c665ee67ba132c51b8e32a5|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815031639/https://apnews.com/article/taliban-e1ed33fe0c665ee67ba132c51b8e32a5|archive-date=15 August 2021|access-date=15 August 2021|website=Associated Press}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis]]
|{{flag|Iraq}}
|5 November 2021 – 28 October 2022
|The [[2021 Iraqi parliamentary election|parliamentary election in October 2021]] resulted in deadlock as members of the [[Council of Representatives of Iraq]] were unable to form a stable government or elect a new president. Ended in the election of [[Abdul Latif Rashid]] as [[President of Iraq|president]] and [[Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani]] as [[Prime Minister of Iraq|prime minister]].
|<ref name="reut">{{cite web|date=2022-10-27|title=Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Mohammed Shia al-Sudani|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-lawmakers-approve-government-prime-minister-designate-sudani-2022-10-27/|access-date=23 February 2023|website=Reuters|archive-date=2 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102111708/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-lawmakers-approve-government-prime-minister-designate-sudani-2022-10-27/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 Kyrgyz-Tajik clashes]]
|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}<br>{{flag|Tajikistan}}
|27 January – 20 September 2022
|The sporadic fighting between [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Tajikistan]], which had started in [[2021 Kyrgyz-Tajik clashes|2021]], began again in late January 2022 and the bloody clashes resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries on 27 January, 10 March, 3 June and 14 June. In September, the fighting escalated and the 6 days of fighting between 14 and 20 September, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries, finally ended on 20 September when the two countries signed a peace deal.
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Miner|first=Louise|date=20 September 2022|title=Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan sign peace deal after deadly border clashes|work=Euronews|url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/09/20/tajikistan-and-kyrgyzstan-sign-peace-deal-after-deadly-border-clashes|url-status=live|access-date=21 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922024137/https://www.euronews.com/2022/09/20/tajikistan-and-kyrgyzstan-sign-peace-deal-after-deadly-border-clashes|archive-date=22 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022–2023 Pakistan political unrest]]
|{{flag|Pakistan}}
|3 April 2022 – 14 August 2023
|The events began with a [[2022 Pakistani constitutional crisis|constitutional crisis]] in April 2022 after a [[No-confidence motion against Imran Khan|no-confidence motion]] against [[Imran Khan]] was dismissed by the deputy speaker, citing foreign interference by the United States. The Supreme Court ruled this action unconstitutional and [[Parliament of Pakistan|parliament]] reconvened and passed the motion, making Khan the first [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] to be removed from office by [[Motion of no confidence|a vote of no confidence]]. Khan would call for general elections to be held, but soon after he was the target of [[Attempted assassination of Imran Khan|an assassination attempt]] and [[Arrest of Imran Khan|two arrests]]. [[2023 Pakistani protests|Nationwide protests]] in support of Khan erupted after his arrests, culminating in the [[May 9 riots]] and a crackdown by the government. The events were a major event in the lead up to the [[2024 Pakistani general election|2024 general election]].
|<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|last=Chaudhry|first=Fahad|date=9 April 2022|title=Imran Khan loses no-trust vote, prime ministerial term set for unceremonious end|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1684168|access-date=9 April 2022|website=DAWN.COM|archive-date=13 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413200934/https://www.dawn.com/news/1684168|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash]]
|{{flag|Iran}}
|19 May 2024
|An [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force|Iranian Air Force]] helicopter crashed near the village of [[Uzi, Varzaqan|Uzi]], [[East Azerbaijan province|East Azerbaijan]], [[Iran]], killing [[President of Iran]] [[Ebrahim Raisi]] along with other political officials. 
|<ref name="bbcknow">{{Cite web|date=20 May 2024|title=Ebrahim Raisi: What we know about deadly Iran helicopter crash|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nnd23d505o|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520151854/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nnd23d505o|archive-date=20 May 2024|access-date=22 May 2024|website=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
|}

====Europe====
{{Further|Category:2020s in Europe}}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
! style="width:130px;"| Event
! style="width:60px;" | Country
! style="width:100px;"| Date
! Description
! References
|-
| [[Brexit]]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 31 January 2020
| The [[United Kingdom]] and [[Gibraltar]] formally withdrew from the [[European Union]] at 11PM (GMT).
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51287430|title=Brexit: European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK's exit|access-date=1 February 2020|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129175943/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51287430|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Eighth [[Enlargement of NATO#Adriatic Charter|NATO enlargement]]
| {{flag|North Macedonia}}
| 27 March 2020
| [[North Macedonia]] became a member state of [[NATO]] after the 2018 [[Prespa Agreement]].
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 March 2020|title=North Macedonia's Leader Inks Final Accession Document|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/20/us/politics/ap-eu-north-macedonia-nato.html|access-date=21 March 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=21 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321031941/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/20/us/politics/ap-eu-north-macedonia-nato.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021–present Bulgarian political crisis]]
| {{flag|Bulgaria}}
|4 April 2021 – present
|A series of unstable governments and a gridlock resulted in six elections occurring over three years.
|<ref name=":22">{{Cite news|date=2023-01-24|title=Bulgaria gears for its fifth election in two years on April 2|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/bulgaria-hold-early-elections-april-2-president-2023-01-24/|access-date=2023-01-26|archive-date=27 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127213534/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/bulgaria-hold-early-elections-april-2-president-2023-01-24/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Belarus–European Union border crisis]]
| {{flag|Belarus}}, {{flag|European Union}}
|7 July 2021 – ongoing
|A [[migrant crisis]] and humanitarian disaster involving an influx of coordinated groups of immigrants, primarily from [[Iraq]] and elsewhere in the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]], to [[Poland]], [[Lithuania]] and [[Latvia]] via their borders with [[Belarus]]. The crisis was triggered by the severe deterioration in [[Belarus–European Union relations]] following the [[2020 Belarusian presidential election]], the [[2020–2021 Belarusian protests]], the [[Ryanair Flight 4978]] incident and subsequent sanctions on Belarus, as well as the [[Belarus 2020 Summer Olympics scandal|attempted forced repatriation]] of Olympic sprinter [[Krystsina Tsimanouskaya]] from the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. Belarusian [[President of Belarus|president]] [[Alexander Lukashenko]] deliberately had immigrants from the [[Middle East]] flown into Belarus in order to "flood [[Europe]] with migrants and drugs."
|<ref>{{cite news|date=8 November 2021|title=Hundreds Of Migrants Gather At Belarusian-Polish Border|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-migrants-poland-border-incident/31551118.html|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Pancevski|first1=Bojan|last2=Hinshaw|first2=Drew|date=2021-11-11|title=Europe Weighs Border Walls as Migrants Mass in Belarus at Poland's Frontier|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/europe-weighs-border-walls-as-migrants-mass-in-belarus-at-polands-frontier-11636649364|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115030315/https://www.wsj.com/articles/europe-weighs-border-walls-as-migrants-mass-in-belarus-at-polands-frontier-11636649364|archive-date=15 November 2021|access-date=2021-11-15|work=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
|-
| [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II]]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 6 February 2022
| [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Queen]] [[Elizabeth II]] celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, which marked the 70th anniversary of her accession.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stpauls.co.uk/news-press/news-archive/2012/Queen-celebrates-Jubilee-at-St-Pauls-images|title=Platinum Jubilee: Queen pictured at work in image released for historic 70th anniversary|website=news.sky.com|access-date=6 February 2022|archive-date=20 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220175446/https://www.stpauls.co.uk/news-press/news-archive/2012/Queen-celebrates-Jubilee-at-St-Pauls-images|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis]]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 5–7 July 2022
| Several officials resigned from their positions in [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Boris Johnson]]'s [[second Johnson ministry|second ministry]], culminating in Johnson announcing his resignation on 7 July and a [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|leadership election]] called to decide the next leader of the Conservative Party.
| <ref name="resign">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|first1=Jack|last1=Guy|first2=Luke|last2=McGee|first3=Ivana|last3=Kottasová|date=7 July 2022|title=UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns after mutiny in his party|access-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707173327/https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/europe/boris-johnson-resignation-intl/index.html|archive-date=7 July 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Death and funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev|Death]] of [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]
| {{flag|Russia}}
|30 August 2022
|A Russian and Soviet politician who served as the last leader of the [[Soviet Union]], Mikhail Gorbachev died at the age of 91.
|<ref name="TheGuardianTributes">{{Cite web|last=Farrer|first=Martin|date=30 August 2022|title=Mikhail Gorbachev: tributes pour in for 'one-of-a kind' Soviet leader|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/31/mikhail-gorbachev-tributes-pour-in-for-one-of-a-kind-soviet-leader|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831023447/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/31/mikhail-gorbachev-tributes-pour-in-for-one-of-a-kind-soviet-leader|archive-date=31 August 2022|access-date=30 August 2022|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
|-
|[[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|Death and state funeral]] of [[Elizabeth II]] and [[Proclamation of accession of Charles III|accession of Charles III]]
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|8 September 2022
|Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, the longest-living and longest-reigning British monarch, reigning from 6 February 1952 to 8 September 2022, died of natural causes at the age of 96. Her son, Charles acceded to the throne as King Charles III immediately, after serving as heir apparent for 70 years, the longest in British history.
|<ref name="BBCNewsInfo">{{Cite news|date=8 September 2022|title=Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61585886|url-status=live|access-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908173308/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61585886|archive-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 Italian general election]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|25 September 2022
|The [[Centre-right coalition (Italy)|right-wing coalition]] led by [[Giorgia Meloni]]'s [[Brothers of Italy]] won an absolute majority in both houses. On 22 October, Meloni was appointed prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold the office.
|<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=21 October 2022|title=Presidential palace says Giorgia Meloni forms government, giving Italy first far-right-led coalition since World War II|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/presidential-palace-giorgia-meloni-forms-government-giving-italy-91866408|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022000948/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/presidential-palace-giorgia-meloni-forms-government-giving-italy-91866408|archive-date=22 October 2022|access-date=21 October 2022|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=21 October 2022|title=Far-right Meloni set to become Italy's first woman PM|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221021-far-right-meloni-set-to-become-italy-s-first-woman-pm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021100236/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221021-far-right-meloni-set-to-become-italy-s-first-woman-pm|archive-date=21 October 2022|access-date=21 October 2022|website=[[France 24]]|publisher=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Jubilee of Margrethe II]]
| {{flag|Denmark}}
| 2022
| [[Monarchy of Denmark|Queen]] [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Margrethe II]] celebrated her Golden Jubilee, which marked the 50th anniversary of her accession.
|<ref name="hny">{{Cite web|title=Queen Margrethe of Denmark's Golden Jubilee: Everything we know so far|url=https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/queen-margrethe-of-denmark-golden-jubilee-2022-50-year-reign-explainer/1b7bdb45-da97-417d-91a7-c44193e74b0f|access-date=5 April 2022|work=9Honey|date=11 January 2022|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409200441/https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/queen-margrethe-of-denmark-golden-jubilee-2022-50-year-reign-explainer/1b7bdb45-da97-417d-91a7-c44193e74b0f|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis]]
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|14–20 October 2022
|Only six weeks into her premiership, conservative MPs in the United Kingdom cited a loss in public confidence in [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Liz Truss]]'s ministry following her [[September 2022 United Kingdom mini-budget|September mini-budget]]. This culminated in Truss announcing her resignation on 20 October and a [[October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|leadership election]] was called to decide the next leader of the Conservative Party.
|<ref name="sky resign">{{Cite news|date=20 October 2022|title=Liz Truss resigns as prime minister|work=Sky News|url=https://news.sky.com/story/liz-truss-to-resign-as-prime-minister-sky-news-understands-12723236|url-status=live|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020124052/https://news.sky.com/story/liz-truss-to-resign-as-prime-minister-sky-news-understands-12723236|archive-date=20 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI]]
|{{flag|Vatican City}}
|31 December 2022
|[[Pope]] Emeritus [[Benedict XVI]], who [[Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI|resigned in 2013]] as the first Pope to do so in 600 years, dies at the age of 95.
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Winfield|first=Nicole|date=31 December 2022|title=Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95|work=Associated Press News|url=https://apnews.com/article/pope-benedict-xvi-dead-9d486fd9b12eab1177b9eb8ab7be22f4|url-status=live|access-date=31 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231095923/https://apnews.com/article/pope-benedict-xvi-dead-9d486fd9b12eab1177b9eb8ab7be22f4|archive-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Montenegrin presidential election]]
|{{flag|Montenegro}}
|2 April 2023
|[[Europe Now!]] candidate [[Jakov Milatović]] wins the 2nd round of the presidential election against incumbent [[President of Montenegro|president]] [[Milo Đukanović]] of the [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]]. Đukanović, who had ruled the country almost continuously since [[1991]] either as president or [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|prime minister]], thus lost power for the first time after more than 32 years. Milatović's victory was also the first time that the DPS lost a presidential election since [[1990 Montenegrin general election|1990]].
|<ref>[https://rtcg.me/predsjednickiizbori/413500/jakov-milatovic-ubjedljivo-pobijedio-dobio-601-odsto-glasova-djukanovic-399-.html Jakov Milatović ubjedljivo pobijedio: Dobio 60,1 odsto glasova, Đukanović 39,9 %] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403063242/https://www.rtcg.me/predsjednickiizbori/413500/jakov-milatovic-ubjedljivo-pobijedio-dobio-601-odsto-glasova-djukanovic-399-.html |date=3 April 2023 }}, RTCG, 2 April 2023</ref>
|-
| Ninth [[Enlargement of NATO#Finland and Sweden|NATO enlargement]]
| {{flag|Finland}}
| 4 April 2023
|[[Finland]] [[Finland–NATO relations|applied]] to join NATO in 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was formally accepted the following year. This ended Finland's position as a [[Neutral country|neutral state]] that had existed since the [[Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948]].
|<ref name="fastest">{{Cite web|last=Laverick|first=Evelyn|date=2023-04-04|title=Finland joins NATO in the alliance's fastest-ever accession process|url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/04/finland-joins-nato-in-the-alliances-fastest-ever-accession-process|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404135547/https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/04/finland-joins-nato-in-the-alliances-fastest-ever-accession-process|archive-date=4 April 2023|access-date=2023-04-04|website=[[Euronews]]|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla]]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 6 May 2023
|The [[coronation]] of [[Charles III]] and his wife, [[Queen Camilla|Camilla]], as [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|king]] and [[List of British royal consorts|queen of the United Kingdom]] and the other [[Commonwealth realm]]s, took place on 6 May. Charles III acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. This was the first [[Coronation of the British monarch|coronation of a British monarch]] since Elizabeth II was crowned 70 years earlier in [[Coronation of Elizabeth II|1953]].
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 April 2023|title=King Charles: Your essential guide to the Coronation weekend|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65254834|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505174904/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65254834|archive-date=5 May 2023|access-date=5 May 2023|work=BBC News}}</ref>
|-
|[[Golden Jubilee of Carl XVI Gustaf]]
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|15 September 2023
|[[Monarchy of Sweden|King]] [[Carl XVI Gustaf]] celebrated his Golden Jubilee, which marked the 50th anniversary of his accession.
|<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-09-28|title=Why King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden's Jubilee is actually already under way|url=https://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/sweden/why-king-carl-xvi-gustaf-of-swedens-jubilee-is-actually-already-under-way-179617/|access-date=2023-10-05|publisher=Royal Central|language=EN}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Polish parliamentary election]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|15 October 2023
||The [[United Right (Poland)|United Right]] secured the highest number of seats in the election, but failed to achieve a majority in the [[Sejm]]. Meanwhile, the opposition, headed by [[Donald Tusk]], successfully garnered a parliamentary majority. This represents a shift in the Sejm's majority for the first time in eight years in Poland.
|<ref>{{cite web|author=Easton, Adam|date=10 November 2023|title=Poland's Tusk-led pro-EU opposition signs deal and waits to govern|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67381267.amp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110171740/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67381267.amp|archive-date=10 November 2023|access-date=10 November 2023|work=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Abdication of Margrethe II]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|14 January 2024
|In the first voluntary abdication of a [[Danish monarch]] since that of [[Eric III of Denmark|King Eric III]] in 1146, [[Margrethe II|Queen Margrethe II]] abdicated the throne and was succeeded by her elder son, [[Frederik X|King Frederik X]], bringing an end to her 52-year reign.
|<ref name="CNNAbdication">{{Cite news|title=Denmark's King Frederik X takes the throne after abdication of Queen|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/europe/denmark-royals-frederik-mary-proclamation-king-queen-intl/index.html|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
|-
| Tenth [[Enlargement of NATO#Finland and Sweden|NATO enlargement]]
| {{flag|Sweden}}
| 7 March 2024
|[[Sweden]] [[Sweden–NATO relations|applied]] to join NATO with [[Finland]] in 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was formally accepted after about two years later. This ended [[Swedish neutrality]] that had existed more than two centuries, and also made Sweden the final Nordic country to join the alliance.
|<ref name=":62">{{Cite press release|title=Sweden officially joins NATO|date=7 March 2024|url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_223446.htm?selectedLocale=en|access-date=7 March 2024|archive-date=7 March 2024|publisher=NATO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307165659/https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_223446.htm?selectedLocale=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2024 European Parliament election]]
|{{flag|European Union}}
|6–9 June 2024
||[[European People's Party]] led by [[President of the European Commission]] [[Ursula von der Leyen]] win the most seats in the European Parliament. 
|<ref name="re-election">{{Cite web|date=2024-07-18|title=Parliament re-elects Ursula von der Leyen as Commission President|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240710IPR22812/parliament-re-elects-ursula-von-der-leyen-as-commission-president|access-date=2024-07-18|website=European Parliament}}</ref>
|}
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[[File:Suomen ja Ruotsin suurlähettiläät jättävät kiinnostuksenosoituksensa Natoon liittymisestä - 52082038874.jpg|thumb|Finnish and Swedish ambassadors submit their applications to join [[NATO]] to secretary general [[Jens Stoltenberg]].]]
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[[File:20220908-Buckingham Palace Elizabeth II death reactions (07).jpg|thumb|Crowds at [[Buckingham Palace]] following the [[death and state funeral of Elizabeth II]], shortly after the [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Platinum Jubilee]] celebration which marked the 70th anniversary of her accession.]]
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[[File:Ratzinger funeral (09).jpg|thumb|Crowds at [[St. Peter's Square]] following the [[death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI]].]]
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[[File:2023 Coronation Balcony.jpg|thumb|[[King Charles III]] and [[Queen Camilla]] on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla|coronation]] in 2023.]]
|}

====Oceania====
{{Further|Category:2020s in Oceania}}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
! style="width:130px;"| Event
! style="width:60px;" | Country
! style="width:100px;"| Date
! Description
! References
|-
|[[2021 Samoan constitutional crisis]]
|{{flag|Samoa}}
|22 May – 23 July 2021
|Following [[2021 Samoan general election|a general election]], the results were in stasis while incumbent prime minister [[Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi|Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi]] refused to step down. The [[Supreme Court of Samoa]] decided the matter, and the [[Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi|FAST party]] and its leader [[Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa]] was declared the winner.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/443472/samoa-election-crisis-what-you-need-to-know|title=Samoa election crisis: What you need to know|first=Russel|last=Palmer|publisher=RNZ|date=27 May 2021|access-date=29 May 2021|archive-date=30 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530013925/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/443472/samoa-election-crisis-what-you-need-to-know|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 Solomon Islands unrest]]
|{{flag|Solomon Islands}}
|24–27 November 2021
|A period of unrest began due to a variety of factors, notably the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the decision to retract [[Foreign relations of Taiwan#Types of relations|diplomatic recognition]] of [[Taiwan]] and instead recognize [[China]].
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Australia sends police and troops to Honiara as violent protests continue in Solomon Islands|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 November 2021|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/25/honiaras-chinatown-targeted-as-violent-protests-break-out-for-second-day-in-solomon-islands|access-date=25 November 2021|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108191638/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/25/honiaras-chinatown-targeted-as-violent-protests-break-out-for-second-day-in-solomon-islands|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 Kiribati constitutional crisis]]
|{{flag|Kiribati}}
|May – October 2022
|A crisis began when [[Judiciary of Kiribati|High Court Judge]] [[David Lambourne]] was suspended in May 2022 and Chief Justice [[Bill Hastings (judge)|Bill Hastings]] was suspended on 30 June 2022, both over allegations of misconduct. In October 2022, the [[President of Kiribati|President]] [[Taneti Maamau]] appointed Attorney General Tetiro Semilota as Acting Chief Justice.
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=|title=Kiribati suspends all remaining senior judges after row over Australian justice's deportation|work=ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-05/kiribati-suspends-court-of-appeal-judges/101407060|access-date=6 September 2022|archive-date=2022-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906003705/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-05/kiribati-suspends-court-of-appeal-judges/101407060|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1 July 2022|title=Kiribati faces constitutional crisis after government suspends both high court justices|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/kiribati-faces-constitutional-crisis-after-government-suspends-both-high-court-justices|access-date=12 August 2022|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812140947/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/kiribati-faces-constitutional-crisis-after-government-suspends-both-high-court-justices|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 Fijian general election]]
|{{flag|Fiji}}
|14 December 2022
|16-year incumbent [[Prime Minister of Fiji|prime minister]] [[Frank Bainimarama]] of the [[FijiFirst]] party was unable to form a government after winning a plurality of seats. Former prime minister and leader of the [[1987 Fijian coups d'état|1987 military coups]] [[Sitiveni Rabuka]] of the newly established [[People's Alliance (Fiji)|People's Alliance]] returned to the position.
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 December 2022|title=Sitiveni Rabuka is Fiji's new prime minister|work=Radio New Zealand|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/481392/sitiveni-rabuka-is-fiji-s-new-prime-minister|access-date=13 April 2023|archive-date=2022-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224070042/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/481392/sitiveni-rabuka-is-fiji-s-new-prime-minister|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===World leaders===
{{hlist| [[List of state leaders in 2020|2020]] | [[List of state leaders in 2021|2021]] | [[List of state leaders in 2022|2022]] | [[List of state leaders in 2023|2023]] | [[List of state leaders in 2024|2024]]<!-- Add these wikilinks when they are created: | [[List of state leaders in 2025|2025]] | [[List of state leaders in 2026|2026]] | [[List of state leaders in 2027|2027]] | [[List of state leaders in 2028|2028]] | [[List of state leaders in 2029|2029]] -->}}

==Assassinations and attempts==
{{further|List of assassinations}}

[[File:Qasem Soleimani with Zolfaghar Order (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|[[Qasem Soleimani]]]]
[[File:Kelly Craft poses a photo with Haitian President Moise (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|[[Jovenel Moïse]]]]
[[File:Shinzō Abe 20120501 (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|[[Shinzo Abe]]]]
[[File:Ayman al-Zawahiri portrait.JPG|thumb|120px|upright|right|[[Ayman al-Zawahiri]]]]
[[File:Donald Trump (52250930172) (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|[[Donald Trump]]]]
[[File:Ismail Haniyeh 2024 portrait 3x4.jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|[[Ismail Haniyeh]]]]
[[File:Sayyid Nasrallah.jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|[[Hassan Nasrallah]]]]
[[File:Yahya Sinwar portrait 3x4.jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|[[Yahya Sinwar]]]]

Prominent assassinations, targeted killings, and assassination attempts include:

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Description
|-
| 3 January 2020<!-- UTC; 3rd local time -->
| [[Qasem Soleimani]], Iranian general, and leader in the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard]], is killed in an [[2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike|airstrike]] conducted by the United States near [[Baghdad International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/rockets-baghdad-airport-injuries-reported|title=Trump orders attack that kills Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, other military officials in Baghdad, Pentagon says|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224000443/https://www.foxnews.com/world/rockets-baghdad-airport-injuries-reported|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 27 November 2020<!-- UTC; 28th local time -->
| [[Mohsen Fakhrizadeh]], a senior official in the [[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear program in Iran]], is [[Mohsen Fakhrizadeh#Assassination|killed]] in an ambush against his motorcade in [[Absard]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Alleged head of Iran's nuclear weapons program is assassinated near Tehran|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-irans-nuclear-weapons-program-said-assassinated-near-tehran/|work=[[The Times of Israel]]|date=27 November 2020|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127140146/https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-irans-nuclear-weapons-program-said-assassinated-near-tehran/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 22 February 2021
| [[Luca Attanasio]], Italian ambassador to the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], is [[Killing of Luca Attanasio|killed]] by gunmen while traveling in [[North Kivu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last1=Specia|first1=Megan|last2=Pianigiani|first2=Gaia|date=22 February 2021|title=Italian Ambassador Among Three Killed in Attack on U.N. Convoy in Congo|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/world/africa/italy-ambassador-killed-congo-ambush.html|access-date=22 February 2021|archive-date=23 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223015443/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/world/africa/italy-ambassador-killed-congo-ambush.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 20 April 2021
| [[Idriss Déby]], 6th President of Chad, is [[2021 Northern Chad offensive|killed]] while commanding forces against [[Front for Change and Concord in Chad|rebels]] during the [[Insurgency in Northern Chad]], and is succeeded by transitional president and military general, [[Mahamat Déby|Mahamat Kaka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210420-chadian-president-idriss-d%C3%A9by-has-died-of-injuries-suffered-on-the-frontline-army|title=Chadian President Idriss Deby dies on frontline, rebels vow to keep fighting|date=20 April 2021|website=France 24|access-date=8 November 2022|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104844/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210420-chadian-president-idriss-d%C3%A9by-has-died-of-injuries-suffered-on-the-frontline-army|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 6 May 2021
| [[Mohamed Nasheed]], Speaker of the [[Maldives|Maldivian]] [[People's Majlis]], is [[Attempted assassination of Mohamed Nasheed|wounded]] in an explosion alleged by Maldivian authorities to have been conducted by religious extremists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://avas.mv/en/99833|title=May 6 blast suspects remanded into custody|website=avas.mv|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511055446/https://avas.mv/en/99833|archive-date=11 May 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 7 July 2021
| [[Jovenel Moïse]], 43rd President of Haiti, is [[Assassination of Jovenel Moïse|killed]] by gunmen at his private residence. [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of Haiti|First Lady]] [[Martine Moïse]] is severely wounded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/07/americas/haiti-president-jovenel-moise-attack-intl/index.html|title=Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated in attack on his residence|website=CNN|date=7 July 2021|access-date=13 October 2022|archive-date=7 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707132610/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/07/americas/haiti-president-jovenel-moise-attack-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 15 October 2021
| [[David Amess]], British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] MP, is [[Murder of David Amess|killed]] by an Islamic terrorist during a constituency surgery.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58930593|title=Sir David Amess: Conservative MP stabbed to death|work=BBC News|date=15 October 2021|access-date=13 October 2022|archive-date=18 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018145228/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58930593|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 7 November 2021
| |[[Mustafa Al-Kadhimi]], Prime Minister of Iraq, survives a [[Attempted assassination of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi|drone attack]] that injures six in his security detail.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/drone-attack-targets-iraq-pm-who-escapes-unhurt-iraq-military-2021-11-07/|title=Iraqi PM safe after drone attack on residence, military says|newspaper=Reuters|date=7 November 2021|last1=Davison|first1=John|last2=Rasheed|first2=Ahmed|access-date=13 October 2022|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107110616/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/drone-attack-targets-iraq-pm-who-escapes-unhurt-iraq-military-2021-11-07/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|3 February 2022
| [[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi]], 2nd [[Caliph]] of the [[Islamic State]], is [[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi#Death|killed]] in [[Atme]] during a counter-terrorism raid by [[United States|U.S.]] special forces in north-western [[Syria]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-60246129|title=Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says|work=BBC News|date=3 February 2022|access-date=30 November 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207103806/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-60246129|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|8 June 2022
| [[Brett Kavanaugh]], a United States [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court Justice]], is the target of an [[Brett Kavanaugh assassination plot|assassination plot]] in which the alleged assassin was motivated by a [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization#Leaked draft opinion|leaked Supreme Court decision]] that was poised to overrule ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', the 1973 decision that guaranteed abortion as a right.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/calif-man-indicted-attempting-assassinate-brett-kavanaugh-arrest/story?id=85423002|title=Calif. man indicted for allegedly attempting to assassinate Brett Kavanaugh at his home|website=ABC News|access-date=7 May 2023|archive-date=26 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526194407/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/calif-man-indicted-attempting-assassinate-brett-kavanaugh-arrest/story?id=85423002|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|8 July 2022
| [[Shinzo Abe]], former prime minister of Japan, is [[Assassination of Shinzo Abe|killed]] while giving a campaign speech by a former navy sailor who held a grudge against the South Korean-based [[Unification Church]].<ref name="NHKWorld">{{cite news|date=8 July 2022|title=Man taken into custody after former Japanese PM Abe Shinzo collapses|work=[[NHK World]]|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220708_19/|url-status=live|access-date=8 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708032135/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220708_19/|archive-date=8 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
|31 July 2022
| [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], the leader of the [[Salafi jihadism|Salafi-jihadist]] group [[al-Qaeda]], is [[Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri|killed]] by a drone strike conducted by the US-based [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] in [[Kabul]], Afghanistan.<ref name="NYTimesInfo">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/us/politics/al-qaeda-strike-afghanistan.html|title=U.S. Drone Strike Kills Ayman al-Zawahri, Top Qaeda Leader|date=1 August 2022|last1=Baker|first1=Peter|last2=Cooper|first2=Helene|last3=Barnes|first3=Julian|last4=Schmitt|first4=Eric|work=The New York Times|access-date=1 August 2022|archive-date=1 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801215209/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/us/politics/al-qaeda-strike-afghanistan.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|12 August 2022
| [[Salman Rushdie]], an Indian-born British-American novelist, is [[Stabbing of Salman Rushdie|stabbed multiple times]] as he is about to give a public lecture at the [[Chautauqua Institution]] in [[Chautauqua, New York]], United States. Rushdie has been the subject of a [[fatwā]] written by Supreme Leader of Iran [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] calling for his death since 1989.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=Joshua|date=12 August 2022|title=Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York|url=https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a|access-date=12 August 2022|publisher=Associated Press|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812152059/https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Staniszewski|first=Eugene J.|date=12 August 2022|title=State Police are investigating an attack on author Salman Rushdie|url=https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-are-investigating-an-attack-on-author-salman-rushdie.htm|access-date=12 August 2022|publisher=New York State Police Newsroom|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812214959/https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-are-investigating-an-attack-on-author-salman-rushdie.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|1 September 2022
| [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]], former vice president and former president of Argentina, survives an [[Attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner|attempt]] on her life after the assailant's weapon malfunctions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/world/americas/cristina-kirchner-attack.html|title=Argentina's Vice President Unharmed After Assassination Attempt|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2 September 2022|last1=Nicas|first1=Jack|last2=Alcoba|first2=Natalie|access-date=13 October 2022|archive-date=2 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902023016/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/world/americas/cristina-kirchner-attack.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|15 October 2022
|[[Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi]], 3rd Caliph of the [[Islamic State]], is killed by wearing and detonating a [[suicide vest]] during battle against [[Free Syrian Army]] rebels in the city of [[Jasim]] in [[Daraa Governorate]], [[Syria]]. He is succeeded by [[Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi]].
|-
|28 October 2022
| [[Nancy Pelosi]], Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, is the [[Attack on Paul Pelosi|target of a failed assassination attempt]] when a man armed with a hammer breaks into her residence. He instead assaults [[Paul Pelosi|her husband]], causing serious injuries as she was not home at the time of the attempt.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Suspect-in-Paul-Pelosi-attack-was-looking-for-17545493.php|title=Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack was looking for wife Nancy in S.F. home, D.A. Jenkins confirms|first=Nora|last=Mishanec|date=30 October 2022|website=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref>
|-
|3 November 2022
| [[Imran Khan]], former prime minister of Pakistan, is [[Attempted assassination of Imran Khan|shot]] in the leg while traveling in a convoy in [[Wazirabad]] amid [[2022 Azadi March-II|anti-government protests]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/03/imran-khan-shot-in-assassination-attempt-in-pakistan|title=Imran Khan wounded in 'assassination attempt' in Pakistan|date=3 November 2022|website=The Guardian|access-date=3 November 2022|archive-date=10 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010002335/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/03/imran-khan-shot-in-assassination-attempt-in-pakistan|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 3 May 2023
| [[Vladimir Putin]], President of [[Russia]], is alleged to have been the target of an [[2023 Kremlin drone attack|unsuccessful drone attack]] on the Kremlin according to Russian authorities. Ukraine, which is at [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|war]] with Russia, denied responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65471904|title=Kremlin drone: Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow|work=BBC News|date=3 May 2023|access-date=7 May 2023|archive-date=3 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503122020/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65471904|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 9 August 2023
| [[Fernando Villavicencio]], Ecuadorian politician and candidate for [[President of Ecuador]], is [[Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio|shot to death]] following a campaign event in [[Quito]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Hallam|first1=Jonny|last2=Cañizares|first2=Ana Maria|last3=Suarez|first3=Karol|last4=Regan|first4=Helen|date=2023-08-10|title=Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/americas/ecuador-presidential-candidate-fernando-villavicencio-assassinated-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2023-08-10|website=CNN|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810011245/https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/americas/ecuador-presidential-candidate-fernando-villavicencio-assassinated-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 23 August 2023
| Key figures in the Russian paramilitary organization [[Wagner Group]], including its founder and leader [[Yevgeny Prigozhin]], are killed in a plane [[2023 Wagner Group plane crash|crash]] widely believed to have been an assassination carried out by the Russian government after an attempted [[Wagner Group rebellion|rebellion]] by Prigozhin earlier in the summer.<ref name="PutinDuh">{{cite news|date=24 August 2023|last=Fornusek|first=Martin|title=Zelensky: 'Everyone understands' who is behind Prigozhin's reported death|url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-everyone-understands-who-is-related-to-prigozhins-death/|access-date=24 August 2023|website=[[The Kyiv Independent]]|archive-date=24 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824145620/https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-everyone-understands-who-is-related-to-prigozhins-death/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dev-isw.bivings.com/|title=Institute for the Study of War|website=Institute for the Study of War|access-date=13 September 2023|archive-date=25 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325065358/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-24|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| 2 January 2024
|[[South Korea]]n opposition leader [[Lee Jae-myung]] is [[Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung|stabbed]] in the neck during a visit to [[Busan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Han-joo|first=Kim|date=2024-01-02|title=(LEAD) Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung attacked during visit to Busan|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240102003451315|access-date=2024-01-02|website=Yonhap News Agency|archive-date=2 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102053946/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240102003451315|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|3 March 2024
|A convoy carrying [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]], President of Ukraine, and [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]], Prime Minister of Greece, in the city of Odesa are [[6 March 2024 Odesa strike|targeted by a Russian missile strike]] that kills at least five people with at least one missile reportedly missing them by 150 meters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=Christian|date=2024-03-06|title=Russian missile strike hits near Zelensky and Greek PM in Odesa|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/06/europe/russia-missile-odesa-greece-russia-zelensky-intl/index.html|access-date=2024-03-06|website=CNN|archive-date=6 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306193525/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/06/europe/russia-missile-odesa-greece-russia-zelensky-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|15 May 2024
|[[Robert Fico]], [[Prime Minister of Slovakia|Prime Minister]] of [[Slovakia]] is [[Shooting of Robert Fico|shot]] while meeting with supporters at an event in [[Handlová]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-05-15|title=Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot in head and chest, reports say|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot-head-chest/|access-date=2024-05-15|website=POLITICO|archive-date=15 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515171305/https://www.politico.eu/article/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-shot-head-chest/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|13 July 2024
|[[Donald Trump]], former president of the United States, is [[Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania|shot]] at a [[Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]] rally he held near [[Butler, Pennsylvania|Butler]], [[Pennsylvania]].
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|31 July 2024
|[[Ismail Haniyeh]], Palestinian political leader of [[Hamas]], is [[Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh|assassinated]] in [[Tehran]] in an attack widely believed to have been conducted by [[Israel]].
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|15 September 2024
|[[Donald Trump]], former President of the United States and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nominee in the [[2024 United States presidential election]], is the subject of a second assassination attempt at his [[Mar-a-Lago]] estate in [[Florida]], after nearly being killed in [[Butler, Pennsylvania]] two months prior.
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|27 September 2024
| [[Hassan Nasrallah]], leader of [[Hezbollah]], is killed in an [[Assassination of Hassan Nasrallah|airstrike]] by the [[Israeli Air Force]] in [[Beirut]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Several explosions in Beirut as Israel says it attacked Hezbollah HQ|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/27/several-explosions-in-beirut-as-israel-says-it-attacked-hezbollah-hq|access-date=2024-09-27|website=Al Jazeera}}</ref>
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|16 October 2024
|[[Yahya Sinwar]], Palestinian political leader of [[Hamas]], is [[Killing of Yahya Sinwar|assassinated]] in [[Rafah]] in an attack widely believed to have been conducted by [[Israel]], two months after the assassination of its predecessor Ismail Haniyeh.
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==Disasters==
{{category tree all|2020s disasters|mode=all|depth=1}}

===Non-natural disasters===
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| [[Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752]]
| 8 January 2020
| {{flag|Iran}}
| [[Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752]] was shot down shortly after take-off from [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport]], [[Tehran]], by the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]], who claimed to have mistaken it for a cruise missile. All 176 people on board were killed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/world/middleeast/missile-iran-plane-crash.html|title=Iran Says It Unintentionally Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner|date=10 January 2020|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|access-date=10 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111072451/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/world/middleeast/missile-iran-plane-crash.html|archive-date=11 January 2020}}</ref>
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| [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303]]
| 22 May 2020
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303]] crashed into a neighborhood in [[Karachi]] while attempting to land, killing 97 of the 99 people on board plus 1 person on the ground.<ref name="auto5">{{Cite news|last1=Ellis-Petersen|first1=Hannah|last2=Baloch|first2=Shah Meer|date=22 May 2020|title=Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes near Karachi airport|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/22/pakistan-passenger-plane-crashes-near-karachi|access-date=22 May 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=22 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522111215/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/22/pakistan-passenger-plane-crashes-near-karachi|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Sriwijaya Air Flight 182]]
| 9 January 2021
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| [[Sriwijaya Air Flight 182]] crashed into the [[Java Sea]] shortly after take-off from [[Soekarno–Hatta International Airport]], [[Jakarta]], killing all 62 people on board.<ref name=Reuters>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-crash/indonesia-halts-search-for-victims-of-sriwijaya-air-crash-idUSKBN29Q1ER|title=Indonesia halts search for victims of Sriwayaja Air crash|date=21 January 2021|work=Reuters|access-date=21 January 2021|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923081420/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-crash/indonesia-halts-search-for-victims-of-sriwijaya-air-crash-idUSKBN29Q1ER|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ramzy|first1=Austin|title=Indonesia Crash: What to Know About the Boeing Plane|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/business/boeing-737-indonesia-plane.html|access-date=11 January 2021|newspaper=The New York Times|date=10 January 2021|archive-date=13 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113120622/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/business/boeing-737-indonesia-plane.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735]]
| 21 March 2022
| {{flag|China}}
| [[China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735]] crashed into the ground near [[Wuzhou]] mid-flight, killing all 132 people on board.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{Cite news|first1=Catherine|last1=Larkin|first2=Keith|last2=Laing|date=2022-05-17|title=China Eastern Plane Crash Data Suggest Intentional Dive, WSJ Says|work=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-17/boeing-rises-on-report-that-china-plane-crash-looks-intentional/|access-date=2022-05-17|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706080418/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-17/boeing-rises-on-report-that-china-plane-crash-looks-intentional|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|date=2022-05-17|title=Flight data from China Eastern jet points to intentional nosedive -WSJ|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/flight-data-china-eastern-jet-points-intentional-nosedive-wsj-2022-05-17/|access-date=2022-05-17|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518065305/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/flight-data-china-eastern-jet-points-intentional-nosedive-wsj-2022-05-17/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Yeti Airlines Flight 691]]
| 15 January 2023
| {{flag|Nepal}}
| [[Yeti Airlines Flight 691]] crashes into a gorge while attempting to land in [[Pokhara]], killing all 72 people on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/asia/nepal-plane-crash-yeti-airlines-video-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Video inside cabin purportedly shows moments before Nepal plane crash|website=[[CNN]]|date=17 January 2023|access-date=30 January 2023|archive-date=30 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130224200/https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/asia/nepal-plane-crash-yeti-airlines-video-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283]]
| 9 August 2024
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| [[Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283]] crashed in a residential area near [[Vinhedo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], killing all 62 people on board.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brazilian plane crash outside São Paulo killed 61, says airline|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/americas/brazil-plane-crash-intl-latam/index.html|website=CNN|date=9 August 2024|access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref>
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====General====
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| [[2020 Beirut explosion]]
| {{dts|4 August 2020}}
| {{flag|Lebanon}}
|A massive explosion occurred in the [[port of Beirut]]. The blast was so loud that it was even reported to be heard in [[Cyprus]], which is approximately 240&nbsp;km from the location of the explosion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/impact-of-beirut-blast-massive-shockwaves-felt-240-km-away-in-cyprus-reports-1707846-2020-08-05|title=Impact of Beirut blast massive, shockwaves felt 240 km away in Cyprus: Reports|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805035401/https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/impact-of-beirut-blast-massive-shockwaves-felt-240-km-away-in-cyprus-reports-1707846-2020-08-05|url-status=live}}</ref> The windows of major buildings in a 6-mile radius were shattered and roads were filled with debris. According to initial findings, it was estimated that a warehouse with 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded, which was confiscated by the Lebanese government from the abandoned ship MV ''Rhosus'' and then stored in the port without proper safety measures for six years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/lebanon-pm-hassan-diab-on-beirut-blasts-2-750-tonnes-of-ammonium-nitrate-exploded-2274291|title=2,750 Tonnes Of Ammonium Nitrate Exploded: Lebanon PM On Beirut Blasts|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805030139/https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/lebanon-pm-hassan-diab-on-beirut-blasts-2-750-tonnes-of-ammonium-nitrate-exploded-2274291|url-status=live}}</ref> 220 deaths were confirmed, more than 110 people were missing and at least 7,000 were reported injured.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/huge-explosion-beirut-lebanon-shatters-windows-rocks-buildings|title=Lebanon: at least 78 killed as huge explosion rocks Beirut|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804160549/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/huge-explosion-beirut-lebanon-shatters-windows-rocks-buildings|url-status=live}}</ref> Beirut governor [[Marwan Abboud]] estimated that up to 300,000 people were left homeless by the explosions and there was $10–15 billion USD in property damage.
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| [[Surfside condominium collapse]]
| {{dts|24 June 2021}}
| {{flag|United States}}
|A 12-story beachfront condominium in the [[Miami]] suburb of [[Surfside, Florida]], partially collapsed. As of 22 July 2021, a total of 98 people are confirmed to have died, while 11 were injured.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 July 2021|title=Condo building collapse last victim ID'd: family|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/family-last-victim-id-florida-condo-building-collapse|access-date=26 July 2021|website=Associated Press|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726210724/https://www.foxnews.com/us/family-last-victim-id-florida-condo-building-collapse|url-status=live}}</ref> One person was rescued from the rubble, and about 35 people were rescued on 24 June from the uncollapsed portion of the building, which was demolished 11 days later as a safety precaution due to the approach of [[Hurricane Elsa]]. On 7 July, authorities announced that the objective of the search was transitioning from rescue to recovery and that the missing victims are presumed dead.
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| [[2022 Yerevan explosion]]
| {{dts|14 August 2022}}
| {{flag|Armenia}}
|A large explosion took place in the Surmalu [[Shopping center|shopping centre]] in the [[Armenia]]n capital of [[Yerevan]]. It caused widespread destruction and fire, leaving dozens of dead and injured.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Death toll in fireworks depot blast in Armenia reaches 7|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-fireworks-depot-blast-armenia-reaches-88390635|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815171518/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-fireworks-depot-blast-armenia-reaches-88390635|archive-date=15 August 2022|access-date=2022-08-15|website=ABC News}}</ref> The explosion killed 16 people and injured 63, with nine missing as of 20 August.<ref>{{cite web|title=Число жертв взрыва в ТЦ "Сурмалу" достигло 16: без вести пропали 9 граждан|url=https://www.panorama.am/ru/news/2022/08/16/%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B2-17/2719511|website=panorama.am|access-date=17 August 2022|language=ru|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001183722/https://www.panorama.am/ru/news/2022/08/16/%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B2-17/2719511|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Yerevan market explosion: Search and rescue operations resume|url=https://news.am/eng/news/716738.html|access-date=2022-08-20|website=news.am|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001131952/https://news.am/eng/news/716738.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam]]
| {{dts|6 June 2023}}
| {{flag|Ukraine}}
|[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: The [[Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant|Nova Kakhovka dam]] in the [[Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast|Russian-controlled]] [[Oblasts of Ukraine|region]] of [[Kherson Oblast|Kherson]] is [[Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam|destroyed]], threatening the region with devastating floodwaters.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 June 2023|title=Russia has blown up major Ukrainian dam, says Kyiv|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65816109|access-date=6 June 2023|archive-date=6 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606064453/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65816109|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 June 2023|title=Russia-Ukraine war live: evacuations under way near Kherson after destruction of dam prompts flooding|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/06/russia-ukraine-war-live-dam-near-kherson-blown-up-by-russian-forces-ukrainian-military-says|access-date=6 June 2023|archive-date=6 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606042021/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/06/russia-ukraine-war-live-dam-near-kherson-blown-up-by-russian-forces-ukrainian-military-says|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Derna dam collapses]]
| 10 – 11 September 2023
| {{flag|Libya}}
|The Derna dam collapses were the catastrophic failures of two dams in [[Derna, Libya|Derna]], [[Libya]] on the night of 10–11 September 2023, in the aftermath of [[Storm Daniel]]. The dam collapses released an estimated {{convert|30|e6m3|e6yd3|abbr=unit}} of water, causing flooding downstream as the [[Wadi Derna]] overflowed its banks. The floods partially destroyed the city of Derna. Estimates for the number of casualties range from 5,300 to 20,000 people. The event was the second-deadliest dam failure in history, after the [[1975 Banqiao Dam failure]] in [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Libya floods: Warning over shortage of body bags as fears of disease rise in Derna|url=https://news.sky.com/story/libya-warning-over-shortage-of-body-bags-as-disease-may-compound-deaths-in-flood-hit-city-12960801|access-date=2023-09-26|website=Sky News|archive-date=2023-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915082015/https://news.sky.com/story/libya-warning-over-shortage-of-body-bags-as-disease-may-compound-deaths-in-flood-hit-city-12960801|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ajwhy">{{Cite web|date=2023-09-13|title=Why did Derna's dams break when Storm Daniel hit Libya?|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/13/why-did-dernas-dams-break-when-storm-daniel-hit-libya|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914105531/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/13/why-did-dernas-dams-break-when-storm-daniel-hit-libya|archive-date=14 September 2023|access-date=2023-09-26|website=Aljazeera}}</ref><ref name="ap">{{cite web|last=Magdy|first=Samy|date=12 September 2023|title=10,000 people are missing and thousands are feared dead as eastern Libya is devastated by floods|url=https://apnews.com/article/derna-libya-floods-storm-daniel-95379b164871d97fb74b1cd1bcb5640c|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912202455/https://apnews.com/article/derna-libya-floods-storm-daniel-95379b164871d97fb74b1cd1bcb5640c|archive-date=12 September 2023|access-date=26 September 2023|work=AP News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=12 September 2023|title=Libya: Flash Floods In Derna|url=https://www.barrons.com/news/libya-flash-floods-in-derna-5752f323|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912212740/https://www.barrons.com/news/libya-flash-floods-in-derna-5752f323|archive-date=12 September 2023|access-date=26 September 2023|publisher=Barron's}}</ref>
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===Natural disasters===
{{See also|Category:2020s natural disasters}}

====Earthquakes and tsunamis====
{{Main|List of earthquakes in 2020|List of earthquakes in 2021 {{!}} 2021|List of earthquakes in 2022 {{!}} 2022|List of earthquakes in 2023 {{!}} 2023|List of earthquakes in 2024 {{!}} 2024}}
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| [[2020 Caribbean earthquake]]
| {{dts|28 January 2020}}
| CARICOM, {{flag|Cuba}}
| A 7.7{{M|W}} struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and Cuba at 14:10 local time on 28 January 2020. The earthquake was also felt in the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Dominican Republic, and the Cayman Islands. No damages were reported. A small (12.2&nbsp;cm) tsunami was reported in the Cayman Islands.<ref>{{cite web|title=Large M7.7 Caribbean Quake Felt as Far Away as Florida|url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/large-m77-caribbean-quake-felt-far-away-florida|website=USGS|access-date=19 November 2021|date=28 January 2020|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129041029/https://www.usgs.gov/news/large-m77-caribbean-quake-felt-far-away-florida|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Almasy|first1=Steve|last2=Miller|first2=Brandon|last3=Eshchenko|first3=Alla|title=Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off the coast of Jamaica and is felt as far away as Miami|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/28/americas/earthquake-caribbean-sea/index.html|website=CNN|access-date=19 November 2021|date=29 January 2020|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131232755/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/28/americas/earthquake-caribbean-sea/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2020 Aegean Sea earthquake]]
| {{dts|30 October 2020}}
| {{flag|Greece}}<br>{{flag|Turkey}}
| A 7.0 {{M|W}} earthquake occurred about {{convert|14|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of the Greek island of Samos, causing 119 deaths.<ref>{{cite web|title=Earthquake hits Greece and Turkey, bringing deaths and floods|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54749509|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=30 October 2020|date=30 October 2020|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030135240/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54749509|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2021 West Sulawesi earthquake]]
| {{dts|15 January 2021}}
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| A 6.2 {{M|W}} earthquake struck the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi, killing a minimum of 105 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/asia/indonesia-sulawesi-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Powerful earthquake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills dozens, injures hundreds|last1=Jamaluddin|first1=Masrur|last2=Gan|first2=Nectar|website=[[CNN]]|date=15 January 2021|access-date=16 January 2021|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116012240/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/asia/indonesia-sulawesi-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2021 Haiti earthquake]]
| {{dts|14 August 2021}}
| {{flag|Haiti}}
| A 7.2 {{M|W}} earthquake struck Haiti on 14 August 2021, resulting in at least 2,207 deaths.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Agence France-Presse|title=Haiti quake death toll surges to nearly 2,000, survivors clamor for aid|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hopes-quake-survivors-dwindle-storm-lashes-haiti-2021-08-17/|access-date=18 August 2021|work=Reuters|date=17 August 2021|archive-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817102927/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hopes-quake-survivors-dwindle-storm-lashes-haiti-2021-08-17/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake]]
| {{dts|22 June 2022}}
| {{flag|Afghanistan}}<br>{{flag|Pakistan}}
| A 6.2 {{M|W}} earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan, killing at least 1,163 people, with 1,150 in Afghanistan and 13 in Pakistan. The earthquake was so deadly because it hit a densely populated area with buildings too weak to resist earthquakes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan|website=Reuters|date=22 June 2022|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/earthquake-magnitude-61-shakes-afghanistan-pakistan-usgs-2022-06-21/|access-date=2022-06-22|archive-date=2022-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622081448/https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/earthquake-magnitude-61-shakes-afghanistan-pakistan-usgs-2022-06-21/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2022 West Java earthquake]]
| {{dts|21 November 2022}}
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| A 5.6 {{M|W}} earthquake struck Indonesia in West Java, near Cianjur, killing 335–635 people, despite its moderate magnitude.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/strong-tremors-felt-in-indonesian-capital-after-quake-in-west-java-witnesses|title=At least 103 dead, hundreds injured after 5.6 earthquake hits Indonesia|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|date=22 November 2022|access-date=26 November 2022|archive-date=25 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125115328/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/strong-tremors-felt-in-indonesian-capital-after-quake-in-west-java-witnesses|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake]]
| {{dts|6 February 2023}}
| {{flag|Turkey}}<br>{{flag|Syria}}
| A 7.8 {{M|W}} earthquake struck the Border Region of [[Turkey]] and [[Syria]], killing more than 60,000 people and injuring more than 180,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2023/feb/06/destruction-strikes-at-night-as-huge-earthquake-rocks-turkey-and-syria-in-pictures|title=Destruction strikes at night as huge earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria – in pictures|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 February 2023|access-date=7 February 2023|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206082434/https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2023/feb/06/destruction-strikes-at-night-as-huge-earthquake-rocks-turkey-and-syria-in-pictures|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/06/photos-show-aftermath-of-massive-earthquakes-in-turkey-and-syria.html|title=Photos show aftermath of two massive earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria|website=CNBC|date=6 February 2023|access-date=7 February 2023|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206212715/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/06/photos-show-aftermath-of-massive-earthquakes-in-turkey-and-syria.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It is also one of the [[List of earthquakes in Turkey|strongest earthquake]]s ever recorded in Turkey since the [[1999 İzmit earthquake]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 February 2023|title=Turkey reports at least 120 aftershocks following Monday's powerful earthquake|publisher=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-earthquake-latest-020623/index.html|access-date=6 February 2023|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206082318/https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-earthquake-latest-020623/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake]]
| {{dts|8 September 2023}}
| {{flag|Morocco}}
|A 6.8 M<sub>ww</sub> – 6.9 {{M|W}} earthquake struck the [[Marrakesh-Safi]] region of [[Morocco]]. 2,960 people killed and 5,674 injured.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kottasová|first=Ivana|date=2023-09-10|title=Rescuers scramble to find survivors in Morocco after powerful earthquake kills more than 2,000|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/10/africa/morocco-earthquake-day-two-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2023-09-11|website=CNN|archive-date=11 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911015258/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/10/africa/morocco-earthquake-day-two-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2023 Herat earthquakes]]
| 7–15 October 2023
| {{flag|Afghanistan}}
| Four 6.3 M<sub>ww</sub> earthquakes struck [[Herat Province]] in western [[Afghanistan]] between 7–15 October 2023, killing 1,489 people and injuring 1,853 others, while 485 remain missing.<ref>{{cite news|author1=World Health Organization|title=Afghanistan Earthquakes in Herat Province, Health Situation Report No. 8, 15–16 October 2023|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-earthquakes-herat-province-health-situation-report-no-8-15-16-october-2023|access-date=17 October 2023|publisher=ReliefWeb|date=16 October 2023|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018093801/https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-earthquakes-herat-province-health-situation-report-no-8-15-16-october-2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2024 Noto earthquake]]
| 1 January 2024
| {{flag|Japan}}
| A 7.5 M<sub>w</sub> (7.6 M<sub>JMA</sub>) earthquake struck the [[Noto Peninsula]] of [[Japan]], killing at least 202 people and injuring at least 665 others.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2024-01-08|trans-title=[Damage situation: 8th] 168 people died in Ishikawa Prefecture, safety of 323 people unknown (as of 2:00 p.m.)|script-title=ja:【被害状況 8日】石川県で168人死亡 安否不明者323人（14時）|title=[Higai jōkyō 8-ka] Ishikawa ken de 168-nin shibō anpi fumei-sha 323-nin (14-ji)|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240108/k10014313221000.html|access-date=2024-01-08|work=NHK|language=ja|archive-date=19 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119085722/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240108/k10014313221000.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2024 Hualien earthquake]]
| 3 April 2024
| {{flag|Taiwan}}
| A 7.4 M<sub>w</sub> earthquake struck {{convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southwest of [[Hualien City]], [[Taiwan]], leaving 10 dead and 1,011 injured.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Focus Taiwan|title=Taiwan earthquake island's strongest in 25 years|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030007|access-date=3 April 2024|publisher=Focus Taiwan|date=3 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403042800/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030007|url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[File:A damaged building in Antakya.jpg|thumb|An earthquake-damaged building in [[Antakya]], Turkey in February 2023]]
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[[File:Amerzeggan ⴰⵎⵔⵣⴳⴳⴰⵏ viyaedje distrût hosmint tere Hawse.jpg|thumb|The [[Imi N'Tala]] village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023.]]
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====Tropical cyclones====
{{Main|Tropical cyclones in 2020|Tropical cyclones in 2021 {{!}} 2021|Tropical cyclones in 2022 {{!}} 2022|Tropical cyclones in 2023 {{!}} 2023|Tropical cyclones in 2024 {{!}} 2024}}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
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! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
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| [[Cyclone Amphan]]
| 16–21 May 2020
|Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
| 128 people were killed and millions made homeless in the strongest storm in two decades. Damage was estimated at US$13.2 billion.<ref>{{cite news|title=Recovery begins after storm ravages Indian, Bangladesh coast|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/recovery-begins-storm-ravages-indian-bangladesh-coast-70851741|work=ABC News|access-date=24 May 2020|archive-date=24 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524000510/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/recovery-begins-storm-ravages-indian-bangladesh-coast-70851741|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hurricane Laura]]
|20–29 August 2020
|United States, CARICOM, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Guadeloupe, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten
|Hurricane Laura was a deadly and destructive [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 4|Category 4]] [[hurricane]] that, along with [[1856|1856's]] [[1856 Last Island hurricane|Last Island]] and [[2021|2021's]] [[Hurricane Ida|Ida]], was the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Louisiana]], based on [[Maximum sustained wind|maximum wind strength]]. "Laura" first hit the [[Lesser Antilles]] as a tropical storm, striking [[Puerto Rico]], then moved across the island of [[Hispaniola]], killing 31 people in [[Haiti]] and nine in the [[Dominican Republic]]. "Laura" caused widespread devastation along most of its track: Tropical-storm-force winds passed over nearly all of the [[Antilles|Antilles islands]]; hurricane-force and tropical-storm-force winds struck parts of [[Florida]], Louisiana, [[Texas]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Arkansas]]; and much of the storm's track was affected by flooding rain and storm surge. Damage is estimated at more than $19.1 billion,<ref name="NOAA billion dollar disasters">{{cite web|title=Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Events|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/events|publisher=NOAA|access-date=11 January 2020|archive-date=25 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225015735/http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/events|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AoNovember">{{cite web|title=Global Catastrophe Recap November 2020|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20201210_analytics-if-november-global-recap.pdf|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20201210_analytics-if-november-global-recap.pdf|archive-date=2022-10-09|url-status=live|publisher=[[Aon (company)|Aon]]|date=10 December 2020|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref> and at least 81 people were killed, including 30 in Louisiana and 10 in Texas alone, making "Laura" the 16th costliest hurricane ever. With estimated agricultural losses of $1.6 billion, "Laura" caused more agricultural damage in Louisiana than Hurricanes [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]] and [[Hurricane Rita|Rita]] combined.
|-
|[[Tropical Storm Linfa]]
|6–12 October 2020
|Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand
|Tropical Storm Linfa was a weak, short-lived, but deadly and destructive [[tropical cyclone]]. It was the [[List of wettest tropical cyclones|12th wettest tropical cyclone on record]] and the second of nine consecutive tropical cyclones to strike [[Vietnam]] in [[2020]], barely a month after the less damaging [[Tropical Storm Noul (2020)|Tropical Storm Noul]]. "Linfa" brought record-breaking rainfall totals to much of the [[Mainland Southeast Asia|Indochinese peninsula]]. 112 people died in Vietnam, and 24 are missing. Another 25 people died in [[Cambodia]], and [[Laos]] had one death and three missing.
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|[[Typhoon Vamco|Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses)]]
|8–15 November 2020
||Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia
|102 people were killed, and the typhoon contributed to the [[2020 Central Vietnam floods|2020 Central Vietnam Floods]]. Damages totaled up to US$440.8 million.
|-
|[[Hurricane Eta]] and [[Hurricane Iota]]
|31 October – 18 November 2020
|Nicaragua, Honduras
|A total of 278+ people were killed during both Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota in [[Nicaragua]] and [[Honduras]]. Damages totaled up to US$9.3 billion from both hurricanes.
|-
|[[Cyclone Seroja]]
|3–12 April 2021
|Indonesia, East Timor, Australia
|Severe tropical cyclone Seroja was the third deadliest [[tropical cyclone]] in the [[Australian region tropical cyclone|Australian region]], after [[Cyclone Mahina]] in [[1899]] and the [[1973 Flores cyclone|Flores Cyclone]] in [[1973]]. Seroja caused flooding and landslides on a historic scale in parts of southern [[Indonesia]] and [[East Timor]], and later made landfall in the [[Mid West (Western Australia)|Mid West region]] of [[Western Australia]] – the first cyclone to make landfall since [[Cyclone Elaine]] in [[1999]]. At least 272 people were killed by the storm, including 183 in Indonesia, 42 in East Timor and one in [[Australia]]. At least 72 people from Indonesia and 30 from East Timor are missing.
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|[[Cyclone Tauktae]]
|14–19 May 2021
|India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives
|This category-4 cyclone hit the western coast of [[India]]. 174 total fatalities recorded (all countries). Damages totaled up to US$2.12 billion. Other countries affected were [[Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Maldives]].
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|[[Hurricane Ida]]
|26 August – 4 September 2021
|United States, Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Canada
|107 people were killed by "Ida", of which 87 people were killed in the [[United States of America|United States]] and 20 people were killed in [[Venezuela]]. The damage amounted to up to $50 billion.
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|[[Typhoon Rai|Typhoon Rai (Odette)]]
|12–22 December 2021
|Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Micronesia, Palau, Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan
|Typhoon Rai, known in the [[Philippines]] as Super Typhoon Odette, was the second most severe [[typhoon]] in Philippine history after [[Typhoon Haiyan]] in [[2013]]. Rai was a strong, rare [[tropical cyclone]] that struck the Philippines in December [[2021]]. Rai was the first [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 5|category 5]] super typhoon since [[Typhoon Nock-ten|Nock-ten]] in [[2016]] to develop in December, and the third category 5 super typhoon recorded in the [[South China Sea]], following [[1954 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Pamela|Pamela]] in [[1954]] and [[Typhoon Rammasun|Rammasun]] in [[2014]].
Several southern [[Provinces of the Philippines|provinces]] in the Philippines were inundated and devastated by the typhoon. A total of 410 people died + 80 missing, of which a full 409 died in the Philippines and only 1 died in [[Vietnam]].The damage amounts to up to $720 million.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Rhea|last=Mogul|title=Philippines' typhoon death toll rises further as areas remain cut off|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/asia/typhoon-rai-philippines-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2021-12-23|website=CNN|date=21 December 2021|archive-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221094513/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/asia/typhoon-rai-philippines-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]]
|20–25 January 2022
|Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritius, South Africa Zambia, Zimbabwe
|Moderate Tropical Storm Ana was a deadly [[tropical cyclone]] that struck the [[Africa]]n nations of [[Madagascar]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]] + others and was the [[Tropical cyclones in 2022|third deadliest tropical cyclone of 2022]]. It resulted in 142 deaths, with Madagascar being the hardest hit with 58 deaths due to [[2022 Antananarivo floods|flooding]] caused by "Ana", Malawi with 37 deaths + 22 missing, and Mozambique with 20 deaths.
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|[[Cyclone Batsirai]]
|24 January – 11 February 2022
|Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion
|Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai was a deadly [[tropical cyclone]] that hit [[Madagascar]] hard in February [[2022]] and was the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Madagascar since [[Cyclone Enawo]] in [[2017]]. It hit the country two weeks after [[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]] brought deadly [[2022 Antananarivo floods|flooding]] to the island nation in late January. The storm also caused damage in [[Mauritius]] and [[Réunion]], but the damage was relatively minor. 123 deaths – 121 in Madagascar and 2 in Mauritius – were reported as a result of Batsirai. Batsirai brought severe damage that significantly affected power supply and communications in the affected areas. Entire towns were devastated, and thousands of buildings were damaged or destroyed. At least 112,000 people were displaced and 124,000 homes damaged by Batsirai. The same areas were hit by an even stronger [[Cyclone Freddy]] less than a year later.
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|[[Tropical Storm Megi|Tropical Storm Megi (Agaton)]]
|8–12 April 2022
|Philippines
|Tropical Storm Megi, known in the [[Philippines]] as Tropical Storm Agaton, was a weak but deadly [[tropical cyclone]] that struck the Philippines in April 2022. Heavy rains and storms led to the sinking of two [[ships]]. Large landslides pushed mud over villages in [[Leyte]], burying about 210 homes. The Philippines' [[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)]] reported 214 dead, 132 missing, and 8 injured.
|-
|[[Hurricane Ian]]
|23 September – 2 October 2022
|Cuba, United States
|157 people killed with 16 unaccounted for across both the United States and Cuba. The entire nation of Cuba lost power and millions lost power in the United States. The [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] estimated total damage to be US$113 billion.
|-
|[[Tropical Storm Nalgae|Tropical Storm Nalgae (Paeng)]]
|26 October – 3 November 2022
|Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, China
|Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae, known in the [[Philippines]] as Severe Tropical Storm Paeng, was a very large and deadly [[tropical cyclone]] that wreaked havoc in the Philippines and later hit [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]]. 160 people were killed, 141 others were wounded, and 29 people are still missing as a result of the landslides and flooding caused by Nalgae in the Philippines. Meanwhile, there was only 1 person injured in Hong Kong.
|-
|[[Cyclone Freddy]]
|4 February – 15 March 2023
|Eswatini, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
|Cyclone Freddy was the longest-lasting [[tropical cyclone]] in history, surpassing the previous record set by [[Hurricane John (1994)|Hurricane John]] in [[1994]]. In total, more than 1,434 people died + 556 went missing, with [[Malawi]] worst hit with 1,216 dead + 537 missing, followed by [[Mozambique]] with 198 dead, [[Madagascar]] with 17 dead + 3 missing, [[Zimbabwe]] with 2 dead, and [[Mauritius]] with 1 dead + 16 missing. Overall, "Freddy" was the second deadliest tropical cyclone in the southwestern [[Indian Ocean]] and third deadliest in the [[Southern Hemisphere]].
|-
|[[Cyclone Mocha]]
|9–15 May 2023
|Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, China
|Cyclone Mocha was a powerful and deadly [[tropical cyclone]] that caused between 152 and 463 deaths and widespread destruction, primarily in [[Myanmar]] and [[Bangladesh]].
|-
|[[Storm Daniel]]
|4–12 September 2023
|Libya, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Egypt, Israel
|Storm Daniel, also known as Cyclone Daniel, was the deadliest and costliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone in recorded history. "Storm Daniel" resulted in Thousands of Deaths, most notably in the [[Libya]]n city of [[Derna, Libya|Derna]], where torrential rains caused two dams near the city of Derna to [[Derna dam collapses|fail]].
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|[[Hurricane Milton]]
|5–12 October  2024
|Mexico, Cuba, United States, The Bahamas
|Hurricane Milton was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone which became the second-most intense [[Atlantic hurricane]] ever recorded over the Gulf of Mexico, behind only [[Hurricane Rita]] in 2005. 
|}

====Tornadoes====
{{Main|Tornadoes of 2020|Tornadoes of 2021 {{!}} 2021|Tornadoes of 2022 {{!}} 2022|Tornadoes of 2023 {{!}} 2023 |Tornadoes of 2024 {{!}} 2024}}
{{see also|List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2020–present)}}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
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! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
|-
| [[2021 South Moravia tornado]]
| {{dts|24 June 2021}}
| Czech Republic
| A small but significant tornado outbreak swept across the Czech Republic on 24 June, resulting in the strongest ever documented tornado in modern Czech history and the deadliest European tornado since 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/silnejsi-nez-samotne-tornado-moravu-pustosily-i-save-viry-rika-odbornik-168280|title="Silnější než samotné tornádo." Moravu pustošily i savé víry, říká odborník|date=2021-06-25|website=Seznam zprávy|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628050928/https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/silnejsi-nez-samotne-tornado-moravu-pustosily-i-save-viry-rika-odbornik-168280|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Korosec|first=Marko|date=2021-06-25|title=The most powerful tornado on record hit the Czech Republic, leaving several fatalities and 200+ injured across the Hodonin district|url=https://www.severe-weather.eu/weather-report/europe-severe-weather-tornado-hodonin-czech-republic-mk/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Severe Weather Europe|archive-date=7 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807025630/https://www.severe-weather.eu/weather-report/europe-severe-weather-tornado-hodonin-czech-republic-mk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021]]
| 10—11 December 2021
| United States
| Tornado activity swept the southern and midwestern United States in the evening of 10 December through the following morning. Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky suffered extensive damage.<ref name="Calicchio">{{cite news|first1=Dom|last1=Calicchio|title=Arkansas tornado damage kills at least 2; other states struck as well: reports|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/arkansas-tornado-damage-monette-manor-nursing-home-tennessee-illinois|access-date=11 December 2021|agency=[[Fox News]]|date=11 December 2021|archive-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211032740/https://www.foxnews.com/us/arkansas-tornado-damage-monette-manor-nursing-home-tennessee-illinois|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Floods, avalanches, and mudslides====
''Note: This section reports only floods with 200 or more deaths and avalanches and landslides involving 30 or more deaths.''
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
|-
| [[2020 Neelum Valley avalanche]]
| January 2020
| Pakistan
|At least 74 people were killed and several others injured in the [[Neelum Valley]] in [[Azad Kashmir]], [[Pakistan]], after a series of [[avalanche]]s triggered by heavy [[snowfall]] destroyed and buried 84 homes and 17 shops, while dozens of other buildings were damaged.
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| [[2020 Van avalanches]]
| 4–5 February 2020
| Turkey
| Two avalanches in [[Turkey]]'s eastern [[Van Province]] resulted in 41 deaths and 84 injuries.
|-
|[[2020 East Africa floods]]
|March – May 2020
|Kenya, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Djibouti, Burundi, Tanzania
|Severe flooding in 9 [[Africa]]n countries caused more than 450 deaths and affected more than 700,000 people, mainly in [[Kenya]] and [[Rwanda]].
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|[[2020 Nepal floods]]
|June – September 2020
|Nepal
|The rainy season and associated flooding, which has killed more than 400 people, has been described by some in [[Nepal]] as the deadliest in recent memory.
|-
| [[2021 European floods]]
| 12–25 July 2021
| Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom
| Heavy flooding, particularly in river basins of western and central Europe, killed some 243 people and left €10 billion in damage.
|-
| [[2021 Henan floods]]
| 17–31 July 2021
| China
|Following the highest-ever recorded rainfall in [[Zhengzhou]], [[Henan]] Province in [[China]], between 300 and 400 deaths along with over 800,000 people having to evacuate.
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| [[2021 Maharashtra floods]]
| 22 July 2021 – August 2021
| India
|Over 250 deaths were reported in the Indian [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]] after heavy rainfall in the area.
|-
|[[2022 Petrópolis floods]]
|15 February 2022
|Brazil
|Intense rainfall led to mudslides and flooding on 15 February, that destroyed parts of the city of [[Petrópolis]] in the [[Brazil]]ian [[Federative units of Brazil|state]] of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] and killed more than 230 people.
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|[[2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods]]
|8–21 April 2022
|South Africa
|Flooding in the [[Provinces of South Africa|province]] of [[KwaZulu-Natal|KwaZuku-Natal]] in [[South Africa]] leads to over 400 deaths.
|-
|[[2022 Afghanistan floods]]
|5 May 2022 – August 2022
|Afghanistan
|Several [[Provinces of Afghanistan|provinces]] of [[Afghanistan]] were affected by severe flooding beginning in May, which claimed more than 600 lives.
|-
|[[2022 India–Bangladesh floods|2022 India-Bangladesh floods]]
|23 May 2022 – present
|India, Bangladesh
|Deadly floods have been hitting [[Northeast India|northeastern India]] and [[Bangladesh]] since May 2022, killing more than 250 people and affecting 9 million people in both countries.
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|[[2022 Pakistan floods]]
|14 June 2022 – October 2022
|Pakistan
|Floods in [[Pakistan]] have killed more than 1,000 people since June.
|-
|[[2022 Nigeria floods]]
|May – October 2022
|Nigeria
|With more than 600 dead, the 2022 floods were the worst in the [[Nigeria|country]] since the [[2012 Nigeria floods|floods in 2012]].
|-
|[[2023 Africa floods]]
|March 2023 – present
|Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
|Since March, more than 776 people have died in severe [[flood]]s in several [[Africa]]n countries. The worst hit were the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], with over 440 dead + over 2,500 missing, and [[Rwanda]], with at least 135 dead.
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align:top" |
| [[File:Henan floods 2021-07-20 CNS.webm|thumb|right|200px|[[China News Service|CNS]] video report of the floods depicting Henan Province, China]]
| 
|}

====Volcanic eruptions====
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
|-
| [[2020–2022 Taal Volcano eruptions]]
| January 2020; July 2021; November 2021; March 2022
| Philippines
| On 12 January the [[Taal Volcano]] in the Philippines erupted at [[VEI]] 4 intensity, bringing intense ashfall to the surrounding areas and killing at least 3 people.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
|-
| [[2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption]]
| {{dts|19 September 2021}} – {{dts|13 December 2021}}
| Spain
| On 19 September the [[Cumbre Vieja]] volcano located in the La Palma island erupted.<ref name="ElPaisVolcanoLaPalma">{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/ciencia/2021-09-19/entra-en-erupcion-el-volcan-en-la-palma.html|title=Entra en erupción el volcán en La Palma|date=19 September 2021|publisher=[[El País]]|access-date=2021-09-19|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920220102/https://elpais.com/ciencia/2021-09-19/las-autoridades-han-evacuado-ya-a-5000-personas-por-la-erupcion-del-volcan-en-la-palma.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 Semeru eruption]]
| {{dts|4 December 2021}}
| Indonesia
| The collapse of an unstable [[lava dome]] on the summit of Semeru due to heavy rainfall triggered large pyroclastic flows, killing 48, injuring over 100 and leaving 23 missing.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 December 2021|title=Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts, spews huge ash cloud|url=https://www.cp24.com/world/indonesia-s-semeru-volcano-erupts-spews-huge-ash-cloud-1.5693688|url-status=live|access-date=4 December 2021|website=[[CP24]]|archive-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204141318/https://www.cp24.com/world/indonesia-s-semeru-volcano-erupts-spews-huge-ash-cloud-1.5693688}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami]]
| {{dts|15 January 2022}}
| Tonga
| The [[Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai]] volcano in the South Pacific erupted violently on 15 January, causing tsunamis to hit Hawaii, Japan and Tonga's largest island, Tongatapu, and sent waves flooding into [[Nukuʻalofa]]. [[Tonga]] finally disqualified in the [[FIFA World Cup]].It was the largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century.<ref>{{cite news|author1=|title=5 Tsunami advisories lifted in US after waves hit Tonga following volcanic eruption|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/15/asia/tsunami-warning-tonga-volcano-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=15 January 2022|website=[[CNN]]|date=15 January 2022|archive-date=15 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115080720/https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/15/asia/tsunami-warning-tonga-volcano-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires====
{{Main|Category:2020s wildfires}}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Region
! Description
|-
| [[2018–2021 Southern African drought]]
| October 2018 – October 2021
| South Africa
| An ongoing period of [[drought]] began in the country of South Africa in late October 2018 and continued into early 2021, negatively affecting [[food security]] in the region.
|-
| [[2019–20 Australian bushfire season]]
| {{dts|June 2019}} – {{dts|May 2020}}
| Australia
| Unusually intense [[bushfires]] in [[Australia]] continued into 2020, having started in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leister|first1=Eric|title='Apocalyptic' fires turn day into night as thousands evacuate in Australia|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/apocalyptic-fires-turn-day-into-night-as-thousands-evacuate-in-australia/653764|work=AccuWeather|date=1 January 2020|access-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101003224/https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/apocalyptic-fires-turn-day-into-night-as-thousands-evacuate-in-australia/653764|archive-date=1 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[2020 Western United States wildfire season|2020 Western U.S. Wildfires]]
|March – December 2020
|United States
|Record-breaking [[wildfires]] began in several Western American states.
|-
|[[2020 Córdoba wildfires|2020 Argentine wildfires]] ([[2020 Delta del Paraná wildfires|Delta del Paraná]])
|July 2020 – October 2020
|Argentina
|Sudden wildfires started in [[Córdoba Province, Argentina|Córdoba]] and extended into several Northern provinces.
|-
|[[2021 heat waves#Eurasia|2021 Russian heatwave]]
|May – June 2021
|Russia
|Parts of Russia and eastern Europe were hit by a record-breaking [[heat wave]] in May and June 2021, with temperatures in the Arctic Circle above 30&nbsp;°C and the highest temperatures recorded in [[Moscow]] and [[St. Petersburg]].
|-
|[[2021 Western North America heat wave]]
|June – July 2021
|Canada, United States
|Extreme temperatures caused by a prolonged [[heat dome]] over western Canada and the western United States killed over 613 people including over 480 people in British Columbia alone. The village of [[Lytton, British Columbia]], which recorded the highest temperatures in Canada, was destroyed by a [[Lytton wildfire|large wildfire]] as over 200 other ones devastated wide areas of the province. Wildfires in parts of the western coastal states of the US such as [[2021 Washington wildfires|Washington]], [[2021 Oregon wildfires|Oregon]] and [[2021 California wildfires|California]] were also greatly worsened by the heatwave.
|-
|[[2021 Turkey wildfires]]
|July – August 2021
|Turkey
|Over a hundred wildfires began in the [[Mediterranean Region]] of the [[forest in Turkey]], the worst in the country for at least a decade. The wildfires started in [[Manavgat, Antalya]] on 28 July 2021, with the temperature around {{convert|37|°C|°F|abbr=on}}.
|-
|[[2020–2023 North American drought]]
|August 2020 – Ongoing
|United States, Canada, Mexico
|Drought developed in the [[Western United States|Western]], [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] and [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] United States in the summer of 2020. Over the course of 2021, conditions improved in the Northeast but worsened in the Western US. As of June 2021, 97% of the region was facing abnormally dry conditions. By August 2021, parts of the upper Midwestern US were experiencing some of the worst drought spells since the 1980s. Drought also affected a wide area of Mexico as of 2021, as well as the [[prairies]] of Canada.
|-
|[[2022 European heat waves]]
|June – September 2022
|European Union, United Kingdom, Andorra, Norway, Switzerland
|From mid-June through most of the summer, heat waves affected most of Europe, with western and central Europe the worst hit. Temperatures in excess of {{Cvt|40|C}} were recorded in places, breaking records. Over 24,000 deaths were attributed to the event, most in France, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Portugal. The heat waves contributed to wildfires and drought also seen in Europe.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 September 2022|title=Climate change: Europe's warm summer shatters records|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62833937|access-date=20 March 2023|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328055204/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62833937|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires]]
|May – September 2022
|European Union, Albania, Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom
|Wildfires across Europe, North Africa and the Mediterranean region.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-07-17|title=Forest fires rage across Europe as heatwave sends temperatures soaring|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/17/forest-fires-rage-across-europe-as-heatwave-sends-temperatures-soaring|access-date=2022-09-05|website=The Guardian|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717105026/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/17/forest-fires-rage-across-europe-as-heatwave-sends-temperatures-soaring|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 European drought]]
|July – September 2022
|European Union, Serbia, United Kingdom
|Europe's worst drought year in 500 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Europe's drought on course to be worst for 500 years, European Commission researcher warns|url=https://news.sky.com/story/europes-drought-on-course-to-be-worst-for-500-years-european-commission-researcher-warns-12669153|access-date=10 August 2022|website=Sky News|archive-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809205152/https://news.sky.com/story/europes-drought-on-course-to-be-worst-for-500-years-european-commission-researcher-warns-12669153|url-status=live}}</ref> A report from the Global Drought Observatory confirmed this.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-08-23|title=Europe's drought the worst in 500 years – report|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62648912|access-date=2022-08-24|archive-date=5 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905095314/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62648912|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Canadian wildfires]]
|1 March 2023 – ongoing
|Canada
|The 2023 wildfire season is the worst wildfire season in [[Canada|Canada's]] modern history
|-
|[[2023 Hawaii wildfires]]
|8 – 11 August 2023
|United States
|Wind-driven fires caused widespread damage on the island of [[Maui]], and killed at least 111 people in the town of [[Lahaina, Hawaii|Lāhainā]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-08-17|title=Maui wildfire miracle with 60 survivors found in single home as death toll hits 111|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/maui-fires-update-cause-death-toll-travel-advisory-b2394447.html|access-date=2023-08-17|website=The Independent|archive-date=17 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817091643/https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/maui-fires-update-cause-death-toll-travel-advisory-b2394447.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Greece wildfires]]
|17 July – 9 September 2023
|Greece
|Over 80 fires in Greece led to the deaths of at least 28 and the evacuation of 20,000 people.
|}

====Pollution====
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
! style="width:120px;" | Event
! style="width:120px;" | Date
! Country
! Description
|-
| [[2022 Oder environmental disaster]]
| July – August 2022
| Poland, Germany
|A mass fish kill occurs in the river [[Oder]] in Poland and Germany attributed to an [[algal bloom]].
|}

====Other natural events====
Beginning in 2019 until 2022, a [[2019–2022 locust infestation|huge swarm]] of [[desert locust]]s threatened to engulf massive portions of the [[Middle East]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Irfan|first1=Umair|last2=Kirby|first2=Jen|title=The other plague: Locusts are devouring crops in East Africa and the Middle East|url=https://www.vox.com/2020/5/20/21158283/locust-plague-swarm-outbreak-africa-asia-2020|website=Vox|access-date=19 November 2021|date=20 May 2020|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612232942/https://www.vox.com/2020/5/20/21158283/locust-plague-swarm-outbreak-africa-asia-2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ahmed|first1=Kaamil|title='Rolling emergency' of locust swarms decimating Africa, Asia and Middle East|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jun/08/rolling-emergency-of-locust-swarms-decimating-africa-asia-and-middle-east|website=The Guardian|access-date=19 November 2021|date=8 June 2020|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612232943/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jun/08/rolling-emergency-of-locust-swarms-decimating-africa-asia-and-middle-east|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ogema|first1=Nelson|last2=Broom|first2=Fiona|title=Famine risk for millions in second locust wave|url=https://phys.org/news/2020-05-famine-millions-locust.html|website=phys.org|access-date=19 November 2021|date=28 May 2020|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531054921/https://phys.org/news/2020-05-famine-millions-locust.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Why are swarms of locusts invading the UAE and neighbouring countries?|url=https://www.esquireme.com/brief/news/46258-why-are-there-swarms-of-locusts-invading-the-uae-and-neighbouring-countries|newspaper=Esquire Middle East – the Region's Best Men's Magazine|date=27 May 2020|access-date=19 November 2021|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525154806/https://www.esquireme.com/news/46258-why-are-there-swarms-of-locusts-invading-the-uae-and-neighbouring-countries|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Snouwaert|first1=Jessica|title=Locust swarms devour fields of crops in a single day that would feed 35,000 people — and COVID-19 threatens to make the pest problem even worse|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-makes-fighting-locust-swarms-that-ruin-crops-even-harder-2020-5|website=Insider|access-date=19 November 2021|date=19 May 2021|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612232940/https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-makes-fighting-locust-swarms-that-ruin-crops-even-harder-2020-5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gronewold|first1=Nathanial|publisher=E&E News|title=To Track Massive Locust Swarms, Officials Use Tool that Forecasts Smoke Plumes|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-track-massive-locust-swarms-officials-use-tool-that-forecasts-smoke-plumes/|website=Scientific American|access-date=19 November 2021|date=15 May 2020|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612232942/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-track-massive-locust-swarms-officials-use-tool-that-forecasts-smoke-plumes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Economics==
{{Main|2020s in economic history}}
{{See also|List of countries by Human Development Index|List of countries by GDP (nominal)|List of countries by GDP (PPP)}}

===Events===
====2020====
* The [[Brexit withdrawal agreement]] went into effect at the end of January 2020 with the UK completing its economic withdrawal from the EU at the end of that year.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stewart|first1=Heather|last2=Boffey|first2=Daniel|last3=Mason|first3=Rowena|title=UK and EU set out contrasting goals for post-Brexit trade deal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/03/uk-and-eu-set-out-contrasting-goals-for-post-brexit-trade-deal|website=The Guardian|access-date=19 November 2021|date=3 February 2020|archive-date=7 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207052522/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/03/uk-and-eu-set-out-contrasting-goals-for-post-brexit-trade-deal|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55502781|title=Brexit: New era for UK as it completes separation from European Union|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2021-01-20|archive-date=31 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231230103/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55502781|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[United States|The United States]], [[Mexico]], and [[Canada]] signed the [[United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement|USMCA]] agreement, which came into effect on 1 July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Kelsey|title=Canada kicks off USMCA ratification process, urges bi-partisan co-operation|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-canada/canada-kicks-off-usmca-ratification-process-urges-bi-partisan-co-operation-idUSKBN1ZQ26L|website=Reuters|access-date=19 November 2021|date=27 January 2020|archive-date=7 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207052522/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-canada/canada-kicks-off-usmca-ratification-process-urges-bi-partisan-co-operation-idUSKBN1ZQ26L|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=13 March 2020|title=As Commons approves USMCA, Trudeau says Canada is exploring whether to close border to contain coronavirus|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|agency=The Canadian Press|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-house-leader-pablo-rodriguez-says-mps-have-passed-legislation/|access-date=27 April 2021|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510225635/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-house-leader-pablo-rodriguez-says-mps-have-passed-legislation/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2021====
* The [[African Continental Free Trade Area]], encompassing 54 of the [[African Union]] states comes into effect on 1 January 2021.
* ''[[Ever Given]]'', a large [[container ship]], [[2021 Suez Canal obstruction|runs aground]] in the [[Suez Canal]] for a week causing [[2021 Suez Canal obstruction|massive disruption]] of [[International trade|global trade.]]
* [[El Salvador]] became the first country to accept [[Bitcoin]] as legal tender, after the [[Legislative Assembly of El Salvador|Legislative Assembly]] votes 62–84 to pass a bill submitted by [[President of El Salvador|President]] [[Nayib Bukele]] classifying the [[cryptocurrency]] as such.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, first country ever|url=https://en.mercopress.com/2021/06/10/bitcoin-legal-tender-in-el-salvador-first-country-ever|access-date=2021-06-14|website=MercoPress|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217114607/https://en.mercopress.com/2021/06/10/bitcoin-legal-tender-in-el-salvador-first-country-ever|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2022====
* The [[Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership]], the largest [[free trade]] area in the world, comes into effect for [[Australia]], [[Brunei]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Indonesia]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[New Zealand]], the [[Philippines]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]] on 1 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-01|title=World's largest free trade deal is under way, but what is RCEP?|url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3161707/what-rcep-worlds-largest-free-trade-deal-under-way|access-date=2022-01-03|website=South China Morning Post|archive-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104012041/https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3161707/what-rcep-worlds-largest-free-trade-deal-under-way|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Elon Musk]] completed his [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk|$44 billion acquisition]] of [[Twitter]] on 27 October 2022

====2023====
* [[Croatia]] adopts the [[euro]] and joins the [[Schengen Area]], becoming the 20th member state of the [[Eurozone]] and the 27th member of the [[Schengen Area]] on 1 January 2023.
* Swiss investment bank [[UBS|UBS Group AG]] [[Acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS|agrees to buy]] [[Credit Suisse]] for [[Swiss franc|CHF]] 3 billion (US$3.2 billion) on 19 March 2023 in an all-stock deal brokered by the [[Federal Council (Switzerland)|government of Switzerland]] and the [[Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority]].<!--
====2024====
* [[Credit cards]] and [[debit cards]] from [[Mastercard]] will not have a [[magnetic stripe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Goodbye magnetic stripe {{!}} Mastercard|url=https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/2021/magnetic-stripe/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013201339/https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/2021/magnetic-stripe/|archive-date=2023-10-13|access-date=10 June 2021|website=0Mastercard Newsroom}}</ref>
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===Trade===
The [[World Trade Organization]] reported that trade growth had stagnated and that [[trade restriction]]s were increasing as the decade began. The [[Business sector|sectors]] most affected by [[Protectionism|import restrictions]] were [[Ore|mineral]] and [[fuel oil]]s (17.7%), [[Machine industry|machinery]] and mechanical appliances (13%), [[Electric machine|electrical machinery]] and parts (11.7%), and [[precious metal]]s (6%).<ref>{{cite web|title=Report shows trade restrictions by WTO members at historically high levels|url=https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news19_e/dgra_12dec19_e.htm|website=World Trade Organization|access-date=19 November 2021|date=12 December 2019|archive-date=7 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207052520/https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news19_e/dgra_12dec19_e.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Trade agreement|Regional trade agreements]] were also found to be increasing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regional trade agreements|url=https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/region_e.htm|website=World Trade Organization|access-date=19 November 2021|archive-date=9 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109160244/https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/region_e.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Stock markets===
====Crashes====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|-
! Event
! Date
! Country
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| [[2020 stock market crash]]
| 20 February 2020 – 7 April 2020
| Global
|
|}

==Cybersecurity and hacking==
{{See also|Category:Hacking in the 2020s}}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable"
|-
! style="width: 120px;"| Event
! style="width: 120px;"| Date
! Description
|-
| [[2020 Twitter account hijacking]]
| 15 July 2020
| Multiple high-profile [[Twitter]] accounts, each with millions of followers, were compromised in a [[cyberattack]] to promote a [[bitcoin]] [[Confidence trick|scam]].<ref name="cnn">{{Cite news|last=Iyengar|first=Rishi|date=15 July 2020|title=Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and others apparently hacked|newspaper=CNN Business|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/tech/twitter-hack-elon-musk-bill-gates/index.html|access-date=15 July 2020|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716155750/https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/tech/twitter-hack-elon-musk-bill-gates/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2020 United States federal government data breach]]
|13 December 2020
|
|-
| [[Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack]]
| 6 May 2021
| [[Colonial Pipeline]] in Texas suffers debilitating ransomware cyberattack by Russian online group [[DarkSide (hacker group)|DarkSide]] causing substantial shortages in the [[Southeastern United States|southeastern USA]].
|-
|[[Log4Shell]]
|24 November 2021
|Log4Shell, a software vulnerability, was disclosed. It had affected hundreds of millions of devices through [[Java (Programming Language)|Java's]] open source [[Log4j]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Murphy|first=Hannah|date=2021-12-14|title=Hackers launch more than 1.2m attacks through Log4J flaw|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d3c244f2-eaba-4c46-9a51-b28fc13d9551|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/d3c244f2-eaba-4c46-9a51-b28fc13d9551|archive-date=10 December 2022|url-access=subscription|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Log4j – Apache Log4j Security Vulnerabilities|url=https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html|access-date=2022-01-03|website=logging.apache.org|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226110637/https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="b452">{{cite web|last=Mott|first=Nathaniel|title=Countless Servers Are Vulnerable to Apache Log4j Zero-Day Exploit|website=PCMAG|date=2021-12-10|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/countless-serves-are-vulnerable-to-apache-log4j-zero-day-exploit|access-date=2024-07-02}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022 Costa Rican ransomware attack|2022 Costa Rican cyberattack]]
|17 April 2022
|[[Conti (ransomware)|Conti]] and [[Hive (ransomware)|Hive]], among several other ransomware groups, attacked numerous public institutions around the world until shuttered by law enforcement, in May 2022<ref name=SecWk>{{Cite web|title=Conti Ransomware Operation Shut Down After Brand Becomes Toxic|url=https://www.securityweek.com/conti-ransomware-operation-shut-down-after-brand-becomes-toxic|access-date=21 June 2022|website=securityweek.com|date=23 May 2022|archive-date=8 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608090916/https://www.securityweek.com/conti-ransomware-operation-shut-down-after-brand-becomes-toxic|url-status=live}}</ref> and January 2023, respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Menn|first1=Joseph|last2=Stein|first2=Perry|last3=Schaffer|first3=Aaron|date=2023-01-26|title=FBI shuts down ransomware gang that targeted schools and hospitals|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/26/hive-ransomware-fbi-doj/|access-date=2023-06-21|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=29 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329105531/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/26/hive-ransomware-fbi-doj/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Health==

===Epidemics/Outbreaks===
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||[[2022–2023 mpox outbreak]]
|6 May 2022 – 11 May 2023
|86,494 confirmed cases and 280 deaths in 109 countries and territories reported by 26 March 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/monkeypox?tab=table&time=2022-05-24..latest&facet=none&Metric=Confirmed+cases&Frequency=Cumulative&Shown+by=Date+of+confirmation&country=~OWID_WRL|title=Monkeypox Data Explorer (Live)|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=28 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628125406/https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/monkeypox?tab=table&time=2022-05-24..latest&facet=none&Metric=Confirmed+cases&Frequency=Cumulative&Shown+by=Date+of+confirmation&country=~OWID_WRL|url-status=live}}</ref>
|First international outbreak cluster detected on 6 May 2022 in [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. Declared a [[public health emergency of international concern]] by [[World Health Organization|WHO]] from 23 July 2022 to 11 May 2023.
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===Pandemics===
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! Infections and deaths
! Description
|-
||[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
| 2019 – present
| 678.1 million+ confirmed cases and 6.7 million+ deaths with more than 240 countries and territories reported by 16 February 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries|title=Coronavirus Update (Live)|access-date=24 January 2022|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129195657/https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries|url-status=live}}</ref>
|First confirmed case detected in on 17 November 2019 in [[Wuhan]], [[China]]. Declared a [[public health emergency of international concern]] by [[World Health Organization|WHO]] from 30 January 2020 to 5 May 2023.
|-
|[[HIV/AIDS]]
| 1981 – present
| 37.9 million people living with HIV (end of 2018), 24.5 million people accessing antiretroviral therapy (end of June 2019), 32.0 million deaths from AIDS-related illnesses since the start of the epidemic (end 2018).<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UNAIDS|title=Global HIV & AIDS statistics — 2019 fact sheet|url=https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/fact-sheet|access-date=28 March 2020|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204021652/https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/fact-sheet|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Science and technology==
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===Space===
{{See also|2020s in spaceflight}}

====2020====
* Space company [[SpaceX]] [[Crew Dragon Demo-2|sent two NASA astronauts]] to the [[International Space Station]] on 30 May 2020, marking the first time a private company completed a crewed orbital spaceflight mission.
* [[NASA]] launched the [[Perseverance (rover)|''Perseverance'']] rover and [[Ingenuity (helicopter)|''Ingenuity'']] helicopter drone on 30 July 2020 as part of their [[Mars 2020]] mission to search for signs of ancient life on Mars.<ref>{{cite web|date=30 July 2020|first=Mike|last=Wall|title=NASA launches Mars rover Perseverance to seek signs of ancient life|url=https://www.space.com/nasa-mars-2020-perseverance-rover-launch.html|website=Space.com|access-date=30 July 2020|archive-date=30 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730131524/https://www.space.com/nasa-mars-2020-perseverance-rover-launch.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 April 2021, the ''Ingenuity'' helicopter drone performed the first powered controlled flight by an aircraft on a planet other than Earth.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hotz|first=Robert Lee|date=2021-04-19|title=NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Successfully Makes Historic First Flight|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-successfully-makes-historic-first-flight-on-mars-11618830461|access-date=2021-04-19|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419111029/https://www.wsj.com/articles/nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-successfully-makes-historic-first-flight-on-mars-11618830461|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Royal Astronomical Society]] announced the detection of [[Phosphine|phosphine gas]] in [[Venus]]' atmosphere on 14 September 2020, which is known to be a strong predictor for the presence of microbial life.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hints of life on Venus|url=https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/hints-life-venus|publisher=The Royal Astronomical Society|access-date=15 September 2020|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915210324/https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/hints-life-venus|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2021====
* China sends [[Nie Haisheng]], [[Liu Boming (astronaut)|Liu Boming]] and [[Tang Hongbo]] to assemble and then occupy and work aboard the [[Tiangong space station]].
* Following the formal releases of [[Pentagon UFO videos|three videos]] of [[Unidentified flying object|UFOs]] (also known as UAPs) in 2020, a [[UFO Report (U.S. Intelligence)|report]] on the subject by the [[United States Intelligence Community]] would be published on 25 June 2021 with the report concluding that UFOs existed. This would be the first time a government would officially confirm the existence of UFOs, though no conclusion was made on what these phenomena were, extraterrestrial or otherwise.<ref name="DOD">{{cite web|date=27 April 2020|title=Statement by the Department of Defense on the Release of Historical Navy Videos|url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2165713/statement-by-the-department-of-defense-on-the-release-of-historical-navy-videos/|access-date=28 April 2020|website=[[United States Department of Defense]]|archive-date=31 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831172555/https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2165713/statement-by-the-department-of-defense-on-the-release-of-historical-navy-videos/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 11 July 2021, [[Virgin Galactic]] became the first spaceflight company to independently [[Virgin Galactic Unity 22|launch a paying civilian into outer space]] using the 50-mile high definition of outer space, having flown Virgin Galactic founder Sir [[Richard Branson]] above the 50 mile mark, enabling him and the rest of the crew to experience approximately 3 minutes of weightlessness above Earth's atmosphere.
* In July 2021, [[Blue Origin]] became the first spaceflight company to [[Blue Origin NS-16|launch a fully automated spacecraft with civilian passengers]] into space, carrying its founder [[Jeff Bezos]] and three others. Two of the flight's crew members, Dutch student [[Oliver Daemen]] (age 18) and American aviator [[Wally Funk]] (age 82), became both the youngest and oldest people respectively to go to space (Funk's record was beaten nearly 3 month's later when actor [[William Shatner]] entered space onboard [[Blue Origin NS-18]], at the age of 90).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foust|first=Jeff|date=2021-07-20|title=Blue Origin launches Bezos on first crewed New Shepard flight|url=https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-launches-bezos-on-first-crewed-new-shepard-flight/|access-date=2022-08-29|website=SpaceNews}}</ref>
* The [[James Webb Space Telescope]] was launched on 25 December 2021, 12:20 UTC using an [[Ariane 5]] launch vehicle from [[Kourou]], [[French Guiana]].

====2022====
* The [[Double Asteroid Redirection Test|Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)]] successfully made contact with [[Dimorphos]], in a test operated by NASA to test potential [[Asteroid impact avoidance|planetary defense]] to [[near-Earth object]]s.<ref name="NYT-20220926kc">{{cite news|last=Chang|first=Kenneth|date=26 September 2022|title=NASA Smashes Into an Asteroid, Completing a Mission to Save a Future Day|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/science/dart-nasa-asteroid-dimorphos-contact.html|access-date=27 September 2022}}</ref>
* NASA successfully launched [[Artemis 1]], an uncrewed [[Lunar orbit|Moon-orbiting]] mission, after several months of delays.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Artemis I Liftoff – Artemis|url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/11/16/artemis-i-liftoff/|access-date=2022-12-16|website=blogs.nasa.gov|date=16 November 2022}}</ref>

====2023====
* [[SpaceX]] attempted an orbital flight of [[SpaceX Starship|Starship]]. Around 4 minutes into the flight, the rocket suffered a "[[rapid unscheduled disassembly]]," but the flight was still considered a success as it had successfully cleared the launch pad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/20/spacex-starship-orbital-launch-attempt-live-updates.html|title=SpaceX Starship rocket launches in historic test but explodes mid-flight|first=Michael Sheetz, Sara|last=Salinas|date=20 April 2023|website=CNBC|access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref>
* On 18 July, ''[[Voyager 2]]'' overtook ''[[Pioneer 10]]'' as the second farthest spacecraft from the Sun at the distance 133.92 [[Astronomical unit|AU]] (nearly 12,45 billion miles) from the Sun.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons_batch.cgi?batch=1&COMMAND=%27Sun%27&START_TIME=%272023-07-01%27&STOP_TIME=%272023-08-01%27&STEP_SIZE=%271%20day%27&QUANTITIES=%2720%27&CENTER=%27500@-32%27|title=Distance between the Sun and Voyager 2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons_batch.cgi?batch=1&COMMAND=%27Sun%27&START_TIME=%272023-07-01%27&STOP_TIME=%272023-08-01%27&STEP_SIZE=%271%20day%27&QUANTITIES=%2720%27&CENTER=%27500@-23%27|title=Distance between the Sun and Pioneer 10}}</ref>
* On 19 August, [[Luna 25]], Russia's first lunar spacecraft since the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], crashes into the [[lunar south pole]] after a failed [[orbital maneuver]].<ref name="sn20230820">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Andrew|date=20 August 2023|title=Luna-25 crashes into moon after orbit maneuver|work=[[SpaceNews]]|url=https://spacenews.com/luna-25-crashes-into-moon-after-orbit-maneuver/|access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Howell|first=Elizabeth|title=Russia's Luna-25 Lander Has Crashed into the Moon|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/russias-luna-25-lander-has-crashed-into-the-moon/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822132821/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/russias-luna-25-lander-has-crashed-into-the-moon/|archive-date=22 August 2023|access-date=2023-08-21|website=Scientific American}}</ref>
* On 23 August, [[Chandrayaan-3]] successfully touches down in the lunar south pole region making India the fourth country to successfully [[Moon landing|land on the Moon]], and the first to do so near the lunar south pole.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Sanjay|date=23 August 2023|title=India makes history by landing spacecraft near Moon's south pole|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/india-makes-history-landing-spacecraft-near-moon-s-south-pole|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824120354/https://www.science.org/content/article/india-makes-history-landing-spacecraft-near-moon-s-south-pole|archive-date=24 August 2023|access-date=24 August 2023|website=Science.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 July 2023|title=Chandrayaan-3 launch on 14 July, lunar landing on 23 or 24 August|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/chandrayaan-3-launch-scheduled-for-july-14-at-235-pm/article67049236.ece|url-status=live|access-date=14 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711031538/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/chandrayaan-3-launch-scheduled-for-july-14-at-235-pm/article67049236.ece|archive-date=11 July 2023|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* On 9 December, [[Halley's Comet]] reached the farthest and slowest point in its orbit from the Sun when it was traveling at 0.91&nbsp;km/s (2,000&nbsp;mph) with respect to the Sun.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Let's Plan For a Rendezvous With Halley's Comet|url=https://www.seeker.com/lets-plan-for-a-rendezvous-with-halleys-comet-1767783657.html|access-date=2023-06-07|website=Seeker|date=3 September 2013}}</ref>

====2024====
* On January 19, [[JAXA]] successfully landed the [[Smart Lander for Investigating Moon]] on the lunar surface, making Japan the 5th country to make a soft landing on the moon.
* On March 14, SpaceX successfully launched Starship from Starbase, Texas at 8:25&nbsp;a.m. CT and attempting to splashdown in the Indian Ocean which failed but they were able to get to 65&nbsp;km and enter part of the Earth's atmosphere.
* On 7 October, the [[Hera (space mission)|''Hera'']] spacecraft was launched successfully. It will arrive at the asteroid [[Didymos (asteroid)|Didymos]] in 2026 after [[Mars]] flyby, where it will study the effects of the [[Double Asteroid Redirection Test]].
*On 13 October, [[SpaceX]] achieves the [[Starship_flight_test_5|first successful return and capture]] of a Super Heavy booster from [[SpaceX_Starship|Starship]], the biggest and most powerful rocket ever to fly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xe7exjy1go|title=Elon Musk's Starship booster captured in world first|work=BBC News|date=13 October 2024|access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/science/live-news/spacex-starship-launch-5-10-13-24/index.html|title=SpaceX launches Starship test flight 5|work=CNN|date=13 October 2024|access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref>
*On 14 October, NASA launched the [[Europa Clipper]] on 14 October 2024, which will study the Jovian moon [[Europa (moon)|Europa]] while in orbit around Jupiter.
[[File:Bill clinton dall-e.jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|The [[AI boom]] emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as [[Text-to-image model]]s and [[ChatGPT|AI chatbots]] released publicly. Machine learning systems that took minute(s) to produce blurry images in mid 2022 were able to produce more realistic imagery in seconds by mid 2023. English text would appear as [[gibberish]] in earlier AI text-to-image builds, although this was fixed to an extent with newer AI models such as DALL-E 3.]]

===Artificial intelligence===
* [[DeepMind]] solves the [[protein folding problem]] to 90 percent accuracy, a 50-year-old grand challenge, at [[CASP]]14 in 2020.<ref>{{cite journal|title='It will change everything': DeepMind's AI makes gigantic leap in solving protein structures|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03348-4|journal=Nature|year=2020|doi=10.1038/d41586-020-03348-4|access-date=17 January 2021|last1=Callaway|first1=Ewen|volume=588|issue=7837|pages=203–204|pmid=33257889|bibcode=2020Natur.588..203C|s2cid=227243204}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AlphaFold: A Solution to a 50 Year Old Grand Challenge in Biology|url=https://deepmind.com/blog/article/alphafold-a-solution-to-a-50-year-old-grand-challenge-in-biology|website=Deepmind.com|date=30 November 2020|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>
* [[Artificial intelligence art#Text-to-image models|Text-to-image AI art systems]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-04-20|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Artificial intelligence art#Text-to-image models|reason=Anchor "Artificial intelligence art#Text-to-image models" links to a specific web page: "Text-to-image model". The anchor (Text-to-image models) [[Special:Diff/1128206855|has been deleted]].}} such as [[DALL-E]] (1, 2, and 3) and [[Stable Diffusion]] are capable of generating highly detailed and realistic images from text prompts.

===Communications and electronics===
* [[5G]] became increasingly widespread by 2020.
* By 2020, [[3D printing]] had reached decent quality and affordable pricing which allowed many people to own 3D printers.
* [[8K resolution]] and [[4K resolution]] becomes prevalent in consumer electronics.

===Software and electronic platforms===
* Support for [[Adobe Flash Player]] ended on 31 December 2020.
* [[Windows 11]] is released on 5 October 2021, succeeding [[Windows 10]].
* Support for [[Internet Explorer]] on [[Windows 10]] Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) ended on 15 June 2022.
* ESU support for [[Windows 7]] and extended support for [[Windows 8.1]] and [[Windows RT]] ended on 10 January 2023. Some versions of [[Windows 10]], such as Windows 10 2106 LTSB are already out of ''mainstream'' support, some versions <!-- e.g. all Mobile --> are out of all support, and others soon on, i.e. October 14, 2025, while some Enterprise versions will be supported longer.

===Technology===
* The [[BBC]] reports that for the "first time someone who has had a complete cut to their spinal cord has been able to walk freely... because of an electrical implant that has been surgically attached to his spine".<ref>{{cite news|first=Pallab|last=Ghosh|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60258620|title=Paralysed man with severed spine walks thanks to implant|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=2022-03-02}}</ref>
* Sales of [[electric vehicle]]s have grown significantly and this is expected to continue through the decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iea.org/news/global-electric-car-sales-set-for-further-strong-growth-after-40-rise-in-2020|title=Global electric car sales set for further strong growth after 40% rise in 2020 – News|date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
* [[Non-fungible token|NFTs]] as a form of digital art emerged in the 2020s, with NFTs such as [[Everydays: the First 5000 Days]]. The NFT market experienced rapid growth during 2020, with its value tripling to {{Currency|250|US}} million<ref name="Duffy-2021">{{Cite web|title=The NFT Market Tripled Last Year, and It's Gaining Even More Momentum in 2021|url=https://www.morningbrew.com/emerging-tech/stories/2021/02/22/nft-market-tripled-last-year-gaining-even-momentum-2021|access-date=April 8, 2021|website=Morning Brew}}</ref> In the first three months of 2021, more than {{Currency|200|US}} million were spent on NFTs.<ref name="Time-2021">{{Cite magazine|title=NFTs Are Shaking Up the Art World – But They Could Change So Much More|url=https://time.com/5947720/nft-art/|magazine=Time|access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref> and in the early months of 2021, interest in NFTs increased after a number of high-profile sales and art auctions.<ref name="Howcroft-2021">{{Cite news|last=Howcroft|first=Elizabeth|date=March 17, 2021|title=Explainer: NFTs are hot. So what are they?|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currency-nft-explainer-idUSKBN2B92MA|access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref>

==Society==
{{Main|2020s in social history}}

===Social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic===
{{Main article|Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic}}
Medical experts advised, and local authorities often mandated [[stay-at-home order]]s to prevent gatherings of any size. Such gatherings could be [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on science and technology#Telecommunications|replaced by teleconferencing]], or in some cases with unconventional attempts to maintain [[social distancing]] with activities such as a [[balcony]] [[sing-along]] for a concert, or a "birthday parade" for a [[birthday party]]. Replacements for gatherings were seen as significant to [[Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic|mental health during the crisis]]. Social isolation among [[Alcohol drink|alcohol]] users also adopted a trend towards ''Kalsarikänni'' or "[[pantsdrunk]]ing", a [[Finland|Finnish]] antisocial [[drinking culture]].

Low-income individuals were more likely to contract the coronavirus and to die from it. In both New York City and Barcelona, low-income neighborhoods were disproportionately hit by coronavirus cases. Hypotheses for why this was the case included that poorer families were more likely to live in crowded housing and work in jobs deemed essential during the crisis, such as supermarkets and elder care. In the United States, millions of low-income people may lack access to health care due to being [[uninsured]] or [[underinsured]]. Millions of Americans lost their [[Health insurance in the United States|health insurance]] after losing their jobs. Many low-income workers in service jobs became unemployed.

The coronavirus pandemic was followed by a concern for a potential spike in suicides, exacerbated by social isolation due to quarantine and social-distancing guidelines, fear, and unemployment and financial factors. Many countries reported an increase in [[domestic violence]] and [[intimate partner violence]] attributed to lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial insecurity, stress, and uncertainty led to increased aggression at home, with abusers able to control large amounts of their victims' daily life. [[Midlife crisis]] is a major concern in domestic violence, social implications and suicides for middle-aged adults amid the pandemic. UN Secretary-General [[António Guterres]] called for a domestic violence and midlife crisis "ceasefire".

===Population===
* The population of [[Egypt]] reached 100 million in February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Egypt's population hits 100 million|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200212-egypts-population-hits-100-million/|website=Middle East Monitor|date=12 February 2020|access-date=18 February 2020|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218220000/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200212-egypts-population-hits-100-million/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[world population]] reached 8 billion in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Victor|first=Daniel|date=2022-11-15|title=World Population Reaches 8 Billion, U.N. Says|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/world/world-population-8-billion.html|access-date=2022-11-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Population growth]], life expectancy and birth rates declined globally in the early 2020s, driven by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Birthrates are declining globally – here's why it matters|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/06/birthrates-declining-globally-why-matters/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=World Economic Forum|date=15 June 2021}}</ref>
* [[India]] surpassed [[China]] and became the most-populous country in April 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ellis-Petersen|first=Hannah|date=2023-04-24|title=India overtakes China to become world's most populous country|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/24/india-overtakes-china-to-become-worlds-most-populous-country|access-date=2024-09-02|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

===Race===
The [[murder of George Floyd]] led to [[George Floyd protests|civil unrest and protests]] across the United States and internationally in 2020.

===Gender===
[[File:Ruotsin pääministeri Magdalena Andersson vieraili Suomessa 5.3.2022 (51919506636).jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|[[Prime Minister of Sweden|Swedish Prime Minister]] [[Magdalena Andersson]] and [[Prime Minister of Finland|Finnish Prime Minister]] [[Sanna Marin]] were two female prime ministers in [[Scandinavia]] who guided their countries' [[Enlargement of NATO|ascensions]] into [[NATO]].]]

{{See also|Women in government}}
24.3% of all national parliamentarians were women as of February 2019. 11 women were serving as [[List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government|head of state]] and 12 as head of government in June 2019. 20.7% of government ministers were women as of January 2019. There are wide regional variations in the average percentages of women parliamentarians. As of February 2019, these were: Nordic countries, 42.5%; Americas, 30.6%; Europe excluding Nordic countries, 27.2; sub-Saharan Africa, 23.9; Asia, 19.8%; Arab States, 19%; and the Pacific, 16.3%. [[Rwanda]] has the highest number of women parliamentarians worldwide, 61.3% of seats in the lower house. About 26% of elected local parliamentarians are women.<ref name="un_women">{{cite web|title=Facts and figures: Leadership and political participation|url=https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/leadership-and-political-participation/facts-and-figures|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329170329/https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/leadership-and-political-participation/facts-and-figures|archive-date=29 March 2020|access-date=28 March 2020|website=UN Women}}</ref>

Many states swore in their first female leaders during the 2020s, including Presidents [[Katerina Sakellaropoulou]] ([[president of Greece|Greece]]), [[Samia Suluhu Hassan]] ([[President of Tanzania|Tanzania]]), [[Sandra Mason]] ([[President of Barbados|Barbados]]), [[Xiomara Castro]] ([[President of Honduras|Honduras]]), [[Katalin Novák]] ([[President of Hungary|Hungary]]), [[Dina Boluarte]] ([[President of Peru|Peru]]), [[Nataša Pirc Musar]] ([[President of Slovenia|Slovenia]]), [[Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova]] ([[President of North Macedonia|North Macedonia]]) and Prime Ministers [[Rose Christiane Raponda]] ([[Prime Minister of Gabon|Gabon]]), [[Victoire Tomegah Dogbé]] ([[List of prime ministers of Togo|Togo]]), [[Kaja Kallas]] ([[Prime Minister of Estonia|Estonia]]), [[Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa|Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa]] ([[Prime Minister of Samoa|Samoa]]), [[Robinah Nabbanja]] ([[Prime Minister of Uganda|Uganda]]), [[Najla Bouden]] ([[Prime Minister of Tunisia|Tunisia]]), [[Magdalena Andersson]] ([[Prime Minister of Sweden|Sweden]]), [[Giorgia Meloni]] ([[Prime Minister of Italy|Italy]]), [[Judith Suminwa]] ([[President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|DRC]]), and Chairwoman [[Borjana Krišto]] ([[Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sixteen defining moments for gender equality in 2021|url=https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2021/12/sixteen-defining-moments-for-gender-equality-in-2021|access-date=2022-03-15|website=UN Women – Headquarters|date=22 December 2021}}</ref>

===Environmentalism===
* [[Team Seas]] is an international collaborative fundraiser founded by YouTubers [[Mark Rober]] and [[MrBeast]] on 29 October 2021, as a follow-up to [[Team Trees]]. The fundraiser's aim was to raise US$30 million to remove 30 million pounds of trash from the ocean by the end of the year. They also partnered with the [[Ocean Cleanup]] and the [[Ocean Conservancy]].
* Members of the United Nations agree on a legal framework for the [[High Seas Treaty]] on 4 March 2023, which aims to protect 30% of the world's [[ocean]]s by 2030.

===LGBT rights===
* A law allowing [[third gender]] option on [[driver licenses]] took effect in [[LGBT rights in New Hampshire|New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/Bill_docket.aspx?lsr=763&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019&txtbillnumber=HB669|title=Docket of HB669|access-date=13 January 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=29 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529190550/http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/Bill_docket.aspx?lsr=763&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019&txtbillnumber=HB669}}</ref>
* [[LGBT rights in Switzerland|Switzerland]] banned discrimination based on sexuality due to a referendum, putting into effect a law previously introduced in 2018, that was subsequently blocked by the government that requested a referendum to be held on the matter first.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/09/swiss-vote-to-approve-legislation-to-protect-lgbtq-rights|title=Swiss vote to approve legislation to protect LGBTQ+ rights.|access-date=13 February 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=9 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209174058/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/09/swiss-vote-to-approve-legislation-to-protect-lgbtq-rights}}</ref>
* In [[LGBT rights in Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]], the first [[same-sex marriage]] took place after legalizing legislation took effect in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://impactnottingham.com/2020/02/first-same-sex-marriage-takes-place-in-northern-ireland/|title=First Same-Sex Marriage Takes Place in Northern Ireland|access-date=18 February 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218042343/https://impactnottingham.com/2020/02/first-same-sex-marriage-takes-place-in-northern-ireland/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1514/contents/made/data.htm|title=The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019|access-date=13 January 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131183238/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1514/contents/made/data.htm}}</ref>
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* In [[LGBT rights in Costa Rica|Costa Rica]], same-sex marriage and joint adoption by same-sex couples became legal on 26 May 2020.
* The [[Supreme Court of the United States]] [[Bostock v. Clayton County|ruled]] that job discrimination against workers for their [[sexual orientation]] or gender identity is illegal.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-06-16|title=A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/podcasts/the-daily/supreme-court-lgbtq.html|access-date=2022-08-29|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* The [[Equality Act (United States)|Equality Act]] passed the [[United States House of Representatives]] on 25 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 February 2021|title=Equality Act: House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people|url=https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/house-poised-to-pass-equality-act-that-would-enshrine-lgbtq-protections/|access-date=29 August 2022|website=[[KTLA]]|archive-date=26 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326021547/https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/house-poised-to-pass-equality-act-that-would-enshrine-lgbtq-protections/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In [[LGBT rights in Argentina|Argentina]], nonbinary [[ID card]]s with an "X" gender marker started to be issued by the [[Ministry of the Interior (Argentina)|Ministry of the Interior]].
* The [[United States Department of State|U.S State Department]] issued its first ever passport with an "X" gender marker in October 2021, intended to support nonbinary people.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Slevin|first1=Colleen|title=United States issues its 1st passport with 'X' gender marker|url=https://apnews.com/article/us-passports-x-gender-designation-2c29e18fc6566d549b9a06fda0857602|website=Associated Press|date=27 October 2021|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref>
* Same-sex marriage became [[LGBT rights in Switzerland|legal]] in [[Switzerland]] after a [[2021 Swiss same-sex marriage referendum|2021 referendum]], enforced beginning in July 2022.
* In [[LGBT rights in Chile|Chile]], same-sex marriage and joint adoption by same-sex couples became legal on 10 March 2022.
* Same-sex marriage became [[LGBT rights in Slovenia|legal]] in [[Slovenia]] on 8 July 2022 after the [[Constitutional Court of Slovenia]] ruled that the ban on same-sex marriages violated the [[Constitution of Slovenia|national constitution]].
* Same-sex marriage became [[LGBT rights in Cuba|legal]] in [[Cuba]] on 27 September 2022 after the [[2022 Cuban Family Code referendum|Cuban Family Code referendum]] passed.
* From January 1, 2024, [[Same-sex marriage in Estonia|same-sex marriage]] became legal in [[Estonia]].

==Global goals and issues==
Development in [[List of global issues|global goals and issues]] – including goals or progress related to the [[List of causes of death by rate|largest causes of human death]] – during the decade, according to reports that systematically track, quantify or review associated [[progress]].
;As of 2022
* Progress of the [[Paris Agreement]] or [[global issue|global]] [[climate change mitigation]] goals
** The United in Science 2022 report by the [[World Meteorological Organization|WMO]], [[Executive summary|summarizes]] latest climate science-related updates and assesses recent [[climate change mitigation]] [[progress]] as "going in the wrong direction".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dickie|first1=Gloria|author-link1=Gloria Dickie|title=Climate impacts heading to 'uncharted territories of destruction,' U.N. chief says|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/climate-impacts-heading-uncharted-territories-destruction-un-chief-2022-09-13/|access-date=21 October 2022|work=Reuters|date=13 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=United in Science 2022|url=https://public-old.wmo.int/en/resources/united_in_science|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215221742/https://public-old.wmo.int/en/resources/united_in_science|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2023|website=public.wmo.int|access-date=21 October 2022|date=19 September 2019}}</ref>
** A report by the [[World Resources Institute]] assesses the state of [[nationally determined contributions]] (NDCs), finding they need to be strengthened by about six times for alignment with what may be enough to reach the Paris Agreement's 1.5&nbsp;°C goal.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gardner|first1=Timothy|title='Massive gaps' seen in countries' plans to tackle climate change -study|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/massive-gaps-seen-countries-plans-tackle-climate-change-study-2022-10-19/|access-date=31 October 2022|work=Reuters|date=19 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Fransen|first1=Taryn|last2=Henderson|first2=Christopher|last3=O'Connor|first3=Ryan|last4=Alayza|first4=Natalia|last5=Caldwell|first5=Molly|last6=Chakrabarty|first6=Subrata|last7=Dixit|first7=Aarjan|last8=Finch|first8=Mario|last9=Kustar|first9=Anna |last10=Langer |first10=Paige|last11=Stolle|first11=Fred|last12=Walls|first12=Ginette|last13=Welle|first13=Ben|title=The State of Nationally Determined Contributions: 2022|url=https://www.wri.org/research/state-nationally-determined-contributions-2022|access-date=31 October 2022|date=}}</ref> The [[UNFCCC]]'s NDC synthesis report suggests that based on the latest NDCs the [[carbon budget]] for a 50% likelihood of limiting warming to 1.5&nbsp;°C would be used up by around 2032.<ref name="nytpledges"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Frangoul|first1=Anmar|title=Emissions reductions pledges 'nowhere near' what's needed, UN says|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/26/emissions-reductions-pledges-nowhere-near-whats-needed-un-says-.html|access-date=31 October 2022|work=CNBC}}</ref><ref name="cop27">{{cite news|last1=Dickie|first1=Gloria|author-link1=Gloria Dickie|title=COP27: World on track to increase emissions 10.6% by 2030 – UN report|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cop27-world-track-increase-emissions-106-by-2030-un-report-2022-10-26/|access-date=31 October 2022|work=Reuters|date=26 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement. Synthesis report by the secretariat|url=https://unfccc.int/documents/619180|website=unfccc.int|access-date=31 October 2022|quote=In the context of the carbon budget consistent with 50 per cent likelihood of limiting warming to 1.5 °C (500 Gt CO2), cumulative CO2 emissions in 2020–2030 based on the latest NDCs would likely use up 86 per cent of the remaining carbon budget, leaving a post-2030 carbon budget of around 70 Gt CO2, which is equivalent to approximately two years of projected total global CO2 emissions by 2030.}}
* Report overview page: {{cite web|title=2022 NDC Synthesis Report|url=https://unfccc.int/ndc-synthesis-report-2022|website=unfccc.int|access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref>
** A ''[[The Lancet|Lancet]] Countdown'' report publishes data of indicators that show "countries and companies continue to make choices that threaten the health and survival of people in every part of the world". It calls for an immediate, health-centred response at a critical juncture of recovery from crises.<ref name="nytpledges">{{cite news|last1=Bearak|first1=Max|title=Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/26/climate/un-climate-pledges-warming.html|access-date=31 October 2022|work=The New York Times|date=26 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Romanello|first1=Marina|last2=Napoli|first2=Claudia Di|last3=Drummond|first3=Paul|display-authors=et al.|title=The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels|journal=The Lancet|date=25 October 2022|volume=400|issue=10363|pages=1619–1654|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01540-9|pmid=36306815|s2cid=253148997|issn=0140-6736|doi-access=free}}</ref>
** The [[WMO]] reports atmospheric levels of the three main [[greenhouse gas]]es, carbon dioxide, [[methane emissions|methane]] and [[nitrous oxide]], all reached record highs, with methane concentrations showing a record jump in 2021. The WMO Secretary-General concludes that "we are heading in the wrong direction", with time "running out".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Farge|first1=Emma|title=UN warns 'time is running out' as greenhouse gases surge|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/un-warns-time-is-running-out-greenhouse-gases-surge-2022-10-26/|access-date=30 October 2022|work=Reuters|date=27 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More bad news for the planet: greenhouse gas levels hit new highs|url=https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/more-bad-news-planet-greenhouse-gas-levels-hit-new-highs|website=public.wmo.int|access-date=30 October 2022|date=21 October 2022}}</ref>
** [[Climate Action Tracker]] systematically [[Climate change mitigation#Monitoring|assesses the state of progress of actions of climate goals]] in an overview, finding that none of the indicators is on track to reach their 2030 targets, with insufficient speed for six indicators, and well below the required pace for 21, five heading in the wrong direction, and data being insufficient to evaluate the remaining eight.<ref>{{cite news|title=Humanity 'nowhere near' goals to reduce emissions that cause Earth to warm, UN says|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/humanity-nowhere-near-goals-to-reduce-emissions-that-cause-earth-to-warm-un-says|access-date=30 October 2022|work=PBS NewsHour|date=26 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Big gaps in plans to tackle climate change, researchers say|url=https://www.dw.com/en/big-gaps-in-plans-to-tackle-climate-change-researchers-say/a-63567040|first=Roshni|last=Majumdar|access-date=30 October 2022|work=Deutsche Welle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=State of Climate Action 2022|url=https://climateactiontracker.org/publications/state-of-climate-action-2022/|publisher=climateactiontracker.org|access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>
** The [[UNEP]]'s Emissions Gap Report finds that no credible "pathway" to the 1.5&nbsp;°C climate goal is in place.<ref>{{cite news|title=Climate crisis: UN finds 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/climate-crisis-un-pathway-1-5-c|access-date=31 October 2022|work=The Guardian|date=27 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaplan|first1=Sarah|title=World falls 'pitifully short' of meeting climate goals, U.N. report says|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/10/27/emissions-climate-change-temperature-rise/|access-date=31 October 2022|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chestney|first1=Nina|title=Every fraction of a degree counts, UN says, as 2.8C warming looms|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cop27-world-faces-28c-rise-after-woefully-inadequate-climate-pledges-un-says-2022-10-27/|access-date=31 October 2022|work=Reuters|date=27 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="Emissions gap" putting world on course for climate "catastrophe," U.N. chief says|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emissions-gap-climate-catastrophe-un-chief/|access-date=31 October 2022|work=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Emissions Gap Report 2022|url=https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2022|website=UNEP – UN Environment Programme|access-date=31 October 2022|date=21 October 2022}}</ref> Similarly, a [[UNFCCC]] synthesis about "long-term low-emission development strategies" warns that many net-zero targets "remain uncertain and postpone into the future critical action that needs to take place now".<ref>{{cite web|title=UNFCCC Reports Warn About 2.5°C Warming Amid "Glimmers of Hope" {{!}} News {{!}} SDG Knowledge Hub {{!}} IISD|url=https://sdg.iisd.org/news/unfccc-reports-warn-about-2-5c-warming-amid-glimmers-of-hope/|publisher=IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub|access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Long-term low-emission development strategies. Synthesis report by the secretariat|url=https://unfccc.int/documents/619179|website=unfccc.int|access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref>
* [[Deforestation]] mitigation goals
** An annual report by the [[World Resources Institute]] shows that tropical regions lost 9.3 million acres of primary old-growth forest in 2021, a decline of 11% from 2020, and about equal to both 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fountain|first1=Henry|title=Deforestation Remains High, Despite International Pledges|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/climate/deforestation-tree-loss.html|access-date=31 October 2022|work=The New York Times|date=28 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Latest Analysis on Global Forests & Tree Cover Loss {{!}} Global Forest Review|url=https://research.wri.org/gfr/latest-analysis-deforestation-trends|website=research.wri.org|access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref>
** The Forest Declaration Assessment finds that a drop of only 6.3% in deforestation in 2021 is "leaving the world off track from its goals of ending forest loss by 2030".<ref>{{cite news|title='Hollow commitments' mean world is not on track to halt deforestation|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/deforestation-targets-cop26-glasgow-amazon-rewilding-b2209261.html|access-date=31 October 2022|work=The Independent|date=24 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Plumer|first1=Brad|title=Countries Made Bold Climate Promises Last Year. How Are They Doing?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/climate/glasgow-climate-promises.html|access-date=14 November 2022|work=The New York Times|date=November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gilbert|first1=Natasha|title=Deforestation slowed last year — but not enough to meet climate goals|journal=Nature|date=24 October 2022|volume=611|issue=7934|page=22|doi=10.1038/d41586-022-03372-6|pmid=36280741|bibcode=2022Natur.611...22G|s2cid=253108445|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Forest Declaration Assessment: Are we on track for 2030? - Forest Declaration|url=https://forestdeclaration.org/resources/forest-declaration-assessment-2022/|access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref>
* [[Public health]] goals
** The UN's "The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World" report finds that the number of people affected by [[hunger]] globally rose by 46 million to 828 million in 2021. 3.1 billion people could not afford a [[healthy diet]] in 2020, an increase of 112 million from 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=UN: 828 Million More People Faced Hunger in 2021|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/un-828-million-more-people-faced-hunger-in-2021/6648012.html|access-date=31 October 2022|work=VOA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/06-07-2022-un-report--global-hunger-numbers-rose-to-as-many-as-828-million-in-2021|website=who.int|access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref>
** A [[WHO]] report indicates collective progress toward a 15% relative reduction in population levels of physical inactivity by 2030 is insufficient and that about 500 million people will develop [[heart disease]], [[obesity]], [[diabetes]] or [[Non-communicable disease#Global health|other diseases]] if they don't increase their [[physical activity]].<ref>{{cite news|title=United Nations health agency warns world to get active — or risk developing serious illness|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/world-health-organization-report-physical-activity-heart-disease-obseity-diabetes-diseases-risk/|access-date=31 October 2022|work=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022|url=https://www.who.int/teams/health-promotion/physical-activity/global-status-report-on-physical-activity-2022|website=who.int|access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref>
* Global [[budget]]s and [[government spending]]
** The [[OECD]] and [[International Energy Agency|IEA]] report that global public [[Fossil fuel subsidies|subsidies for fossil fuels]] almost doubled from 2020 to $700bn in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|title=Global fossil fuel subsidies almost doubled in 2021, analysis finds|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/31/fossil-fuel-subsidies-almost-doubled-in-2021-analysis-finds|access-date=31 October 2022|work=The Guardian|date=31 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Support for fossil fuels almost doubled in 2021, slowing progress toward international climate goals, according to new analysis from OECD and IEA – OECD|url=https://www.oecd.org/newsroom/support-for-fossil-fuels-almost-doubled-in-2021-slowing-progress-toward-international-climate-goals-according-to-new-analysis-from-oecd-and-iea.htm|publisher=OECD|access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref>
* General [[well-being]]
** The [[Club of Rome]], authors of the 1972 ''[[The Limits to Growth]]'', and research institutes like the [[Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research]] publish the "Earth for All" report, concluding that to increase the wellbeing of [[humankind|humanity]], addressing rising inequality is key to mitigating related issues such as climate change with many current [[policy|policies]] disproportionately burdening lower income groups.<ref>{{cite news|title=Report says rich must pay bill to avert social collapse|url=https://apnews.com/article/berlin-economic-growth-climate-and-environment-4c54a637e0a2791f00576621b3c26e75|access-date=31 October 2022|work=AP NEWS|date=31 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Increasingly dysfunctional society and climate crisis leading to 'cliff edge'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/uk-news/wealth-inequality-environmental-breakdown-dysfunctional-society-b2155736.html|access-date=31 October 2022|work=The Independent|date=30 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jessop|first1=Simon|last2=Dickie|first2=Gloria|author-link2=Gloria Dickie|title=Tackling inequality key to climate fight – study|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/tackling-inequality-key-climate-fight-study-2022-09-05/|access-date=31 October 2022|work=Reuters|date=5 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="COR_2022">{{cite web|title=Earth for all – A survival guide to humanity|date=2022|publisher=[[The Club of Rome]]|url=https://www.clubofrome.org/publication/earth4all-book/|access-date=2022-08-30|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830203353/https://www.clubofrome.org/publication/earth4all-book/|archive-date=2022-08-30}}</ref><ref name="EFA_2022">{{cite book|title=Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity|author-first1=Sandrine|author-last1=Dixson-Declève|author-link1=Sandrine Dixson-Declève|author-first2=Owen|author-last2=Gaffney|author-link2=|author-first3=Jayati|author-last3=Ghosh|author-link3=Jayati Ghosh|author-first4=Jørgen|author-last4=Randers|author-link4=Jørgen Randers|author-first5=Johan|author-last5=Rockström|author-link5=Johan Rockström|author-first6=Per|author-last6=Espen Stocknes|author-link6=Per Espen Stoknes|date=2022-09-22|publisher=[[New Society Publishers]]|isbn=978-0-86571986-6|id={{ISBN|0-86571986-1}}|url=https://www.earth4all.life/book|access-date=2022-08-30|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830202446/https://www.earth4all.life/book|archive-date=2022-08-30}} (208 pages)</ref>
* [[Sustainable Development Goals]] (other than the above or in general)
** The only UN report that monitors global progress on the [[2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development]] indicates the agenda is in "grave danger".<ref>{{cite news|title=UN: Global Disasters Put Sustainable Development Goals Out of Reach|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/un-global-disasters-put-sustainable-development-goals-out-of-reach/6652642.html|access-date=31 October 2022|work=VOA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022|url=https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/|website=unstats.un.org|access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref>
* [[Gross domestic product|GDP]]-alternative [[progress]] or [[sustainable development]] indices
** [[Human Development Index]] (HDI): the Human Development Report 2021-22 concludes that for the first time, the global HDI value declined for a second year, with [[living standard]]s declining in 90% of countries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crises Halt Progress in Human Development: UN Report|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/crises-halt-progress-in-human-development-un-report-/6736079.html|access-date=31 October 2022|work=VOA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Living standards declining in 90% of countries — UN – DW – 09/08/2022|url=https://www.dw.com/en/un-index-shows-living-standards-declining-in-90-of-countries/a-63052023|access-date=31 October 2022|work=Deutsche Welle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Human Development Report 2021-22|url=https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2021-22|publisher=United Nations|access-date=31 October 2022|date=8 September 2022}}</ref>

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File:PS5Digitalprerefined.jpg|The [[ninth generation of video game consoles]], like [[PlayStation 5]] (pictured) and [[Xbox Series X]], were both released in 2020. Games for PlayStation 5 such as ''[[EA Sports FC 24|FC 24]]'' and ''[[The Matrix Awakens]]'' used HyperMotion V and Unreal Engine 5 to display more realistic graphics. ''[[Grand Theft Auto VI]]'' will release for ninth generation consoles in 2025.
File:TikTok exhibition stand at Gamescom 2022 in Cologne, Germany (52760217055).jpg|The video-sharing site [[TikTok]] became a major influence on pop culture and the music industry in the early 2020s. Short-form videos have increased in viewership through [[TikTok]], [[Instagram#Reels|Instagram Reels]], and [[YouTube Shorts]] during the decade.
File:Karine Jean-Pierre is joined by the cast of Ted Lasso for a press briefing (52834074267).jpg|During COVID-19 and the [[Streaming media#Streaming wars|streaming wars]], multiple TV shows and films released on [[Streaming media|internet streaming services]] instead of theaters. ''[[Squid Game]]'' was a global success as a result of the streaming wars that began in the early 2020s, involving many new streaming services. Services such as [[Apple TV+]], [[Max (streaming service)|Max]], and [[Paramount+]] were popular. Pictured above is the cast of Apple TV+'s ''Ted Lasso''.
File:Airpods and Airpods Pro being displayed in electronics retail store.jpg|[[AirPods]] have dominated the wireless headphone market in the early 2020s. Pictured are the base and "Pro" model of AirPods respectively. AirPods allow users to be several feet away from their device via [[Bluetooth]], a technology not seen in wired earbuds of previous decades.
File:ALTer EGO 1 18 2020 (50740816801).jpg|Flashy multi-colored clothing became a trend in the early 2020s, as did baggier clothing such as hoodies, modeled here by musician [[Billie Eilish]]. The 2020s revived and built upon [[2000s in fashion#Y2K fashion|Y2K fashion]] trends.
File:Food delivery robots in Espoo.jpg|In the 2020s, multiple online food delivery services such as [[Uber Eats]], [[Postmates]], [[DoorDash]] and [[Grubhub]] became popular, becoming popular during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Food [[delivery robot]]s also became popular in the 2020s, and were finally to the point they could be used to deliver food around larger areas such as college [[campus]]es.
File:The Weeknd Portrait by Brian Ziff.jpg|Canadian singer [[The Weeknd]] was the first artist of the decade to achieve a [[List of Billboard Year-End number-one singles and albums|''Billboard'' number-one single of the year]] (for the year 2020) with his hit single "[[Blinding Lights]]", which was also performed during the [[Super Bowl LV]] in 2021.
File:President Joe Biden and Olivia Rodrigo.jpg|[[Olivia Rodrigo]] released singles like "[[Deja Vu (Olivia Rodrigo song)|Deja Vu]]" and "[[Good 4 U]]", and her debut studio album, ''[[Sour (album)|Sour]]'', in 2021. ''Sour'' was met with critical and commercial success, winning various accolades including three [[Grammy Awards]].
File:Crypto.com arena drone shot early 2023.jpg|The use of [[cryptocurrency]] became more mainstream in the 2020s, Crypto such as [[Bitcoin]] and others were notable. The Staples Center was even renamed [[Crypto.com Arena]] in 2021. [[Non-fungible token|NFTs]] as a form of digital art emerged in the 2020s, with NFTs such as ''[[Everydays: the First 5000 Days]]''.
File:Galaxy Z series.jpg|[[5G]] was introduced in smartphones during the early part of the decade, with the [[Samsung Galaxy Flip]] and [[iPhone 13]] smartphones having 5G capabilities. [[Foldable smartphone]]s also became more popular, although concern grew about the durability of foldable smartphones, as some foldable smartphones have become crinkled / will crease over time. As well, some foldable smartphones break more easily.
File:AI protest image 3.jpg|Advancements in [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] have been rapid and fast-paced in the 2020s. [[Generative artificial intelligence|Generative AI]] has become mainstream during the decade, with [[synthetic media]] in the form of [[Text-to-image model]]s, [[ChatGPT]], and [[Audio deepfake]]s. AI techniques have now been used in music, including the Beatles' last song "[[Now and Then (Beatles song)|Now and Then]]" (2023). Additionally, AI has been used for video creation, such as with [[Sora (text-to-video model)|Sora]].
File:Ambassador Burns speaks to a woman in front of a robot.jpg|The [[Fourth Industrial Revolution]] in the 2020s is referred to as industrial change with emerging technologies such as [[artificial intelligence|AI]], [[CRISPR gene editing|gene editing]], and [[Robotics|advanced robotics]] that blur the lines between the physical, digital, and biological worlds. Automation also continues to take over human jobs. Above is a photo of a [[Tesla Bot]], which [[Tesla, Inc.]] hopes to begin selling by 2027.
File:Clubhouse App Logo.svg|[[Clubhouse (app)|Clubhouse]], an app launched in 2020, has gained popularity in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic and had 600,000 registered users by December 2020. The main feature is that users can communicate in [[Audio signal|audio chat rooms]] that accommodate groups of thousands of people.
File:Seattle - Lime Bike - 01.jpg|[[Renewable energy]] sources such as [[electric vehicle]]s as well as solar- and wind-powered devices to combat [[global warming]] became popular during the 2020s. [[Scooter-sharing system]]s have become common in the street scene of the 2020s (especially in downtown areas), with [[Lime (transportation company)|Lime]] becoming popular.
File:French Hill hosts AR teachers on zoom call.jpg|The early 2020s started with a rise in [[videoconferencing]] due to the pandemic, while many educational institutions and workplaces shifted to [[distance education|distance learning]] and [[remote work]] during and after the pandemic. Large-scale video conferencing became a reality and more common during the 2020s.
File:Olympic silver medal - Tokyo 2021, side B.jpg|[[Summer Olympic Games]] of the 2020s include [[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris in 2024]] and [[2028 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles in 2028]], as well as [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020 in 2021]] (the first ever Olympic games to be delayed, taking place in 2021 instead of 2020). Winter Olympics of the decade included the [[Concerns and controversies at the 2022 Winter Olympics|controversial]] [[2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing]], as well as the [[2026 Winter Olympics]] in Italy.
File:The Super Mario Bros Movie logo.png|The 2020s was a more profitable era for movies based on video games. ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' released in 2023 and surpassed $1 billion, and Nintendo plans to open a group of international theme parks called [[Super Nintendo World]] and a Nintendo Museum between 2021 and 2025.
File:AR- Apple Vision Pro (2023).png|[[Apple Vision Pro]], which was released in 2024, marks an advancement in spatial computing and [[mixed reality]] headsets. The device intends to merge physical and digital environments, overlaying computer graphics on each individual user's real world environments.
File:Monkey in the Matrix (52536941713).jpg|During the 2020s, the idea of [[brain implant]]s existed in an early, limited form. The company [[Neuralink]] and a research group demonstrated the ability for a monkey to move a computer cursor with neural signals, typing coherent sentences.
File:Cloud Logo.png|[[Cloud computing]] has surged in popularity following and during the global pandemic of 2020. Cloud computing allows for data to be stored in [[data center]]s and looked up on any device, rather than the photos, notes, etc. of a device being restricted to just that device.
File:Sustainable Development Goals.svg|The [[Sustainable Development Goals]] promotes seventeen interlinked objectives designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future". Pictured above is a diagram listing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which are intended to be completed by the end of the 2020s.
File:Meta Headquarters Sign.jpg|Social media rebranding occurred during the 2020s, with Facebook, Inc. changing its name to [[Meta Platforms]], and Twitter changing its name to [[Twitter|X]] (though many people continue to call it Twitter). As well, new social applications like [[Threads (social network)|Threads]] launched.
File:Pulloon kiinnitetty pullonkorkki 4.JPG|A new [[European Union law|EU law]], which came into force in 2024, obliges plastic bottles to have caps attached to reduce plastic waste caused by the lid.
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===Fashion===
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The fashion of the early 2020s was characterized by a variety of styles and influences from different eras. During this period, the trend towards individuality and self-expression in clothing continued. [[Generation Z]] has witnessed a notable resurgence of fashion styles from the [[1990s in fashion|1990s]] and [[2000s in fashion|2000s]] in the fashion industry. A prominent example of this is the revival of trends such as [[crop tops]], [[baggy jeans]], and elements from the [[2000s in fashion#Y2K fashion|Y2K]] aesthetic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen Z Is Bringing the 2000s Back…Here's How Brands Can Keep Up|url=https://www.ypulse.com/article/2020/02/18/gen-z-is-bringing-the-2000s-back-heres-how-brands-can-keep-up/|publisher=YPulse|date=18 February 2020|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926131858/https://www.ypulse.com/article/2020/02/18/gen-z-is-bringing-the-2000s-back-heres-how-brands-can-keep-up/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sustainable fashion practices gained significance, with an increased awareness of environmentally friendly materials and production processes. Influences from [[social media]] culture were also unmistakable, as influencers and celebrities exerted a strong influence on fashion trends. The popularity of online platforms like [[Instagram]] and [[TikTok]] contributed to the rapid spread of trends, while simultaneously allowing niche styles and subcultures to flourish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2603275|title=The Impact of Social Media on Fashion Industry: Empirical Investigation from Karachiites|first1=Nawaz|last1=Ahmad|first2=Atif|last2=Salman|first3=Rubab|last3=Ashiq|date=April 30, 2015|ssrn=2603275|via=papers.ssrn.com}}</ref>

Popular brands in the [[Anglosphere]] ([[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]]) during this era include [[Adidas]], [[Fila]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[New Balance]], [[Globe International]], [[Vans]], [[Hurley International|Hurley]], [[Kappa (brand)|Kappa]], [[Tommy Hilfiger (company)|Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Asics]], [[Ellesse]], [[Ralph Lauren Corporation|Ralph Lauren]], [[Forever 21]], [[PLBY Group|Playboy]], and [[The North Face]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The 10 Best Trends From 2000s Fashion For Men|url=https://www.who.com.au/2000s-fashion-men|editor-first=Rhys|editor-last=McKay|website=[[Who (magazine)|Who]]|date=25 February 2020|access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=9 Trends From The 2000s That Are Surprisingly Back In Style|url=https://www.instylemag.com.au/2000s-fashion-trends-back-in-style|editor-first=Diandra|editor-last=Malivindi|work=[[InStyle]]|date=27 May 2020|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926131900/https://www.instylemag.com.au/2000s-fashion-trends-back-in-style|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gen Z Is Bringing the 2000s Back...Here's How Brands Can Keep Up|url=https://www.ypulse.com/article/2020/02/18/gen-z-is-bringing-the-2000s-back-heres-how-brands-can-keep-up/|work=YPulse|date=18 February 2020|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926131858/https://www.ypulse.com/article/2020/02/18/gen-z-is-bringing-the-2000s-back-heres-how-brands-can-keep-up/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Film===
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[[File:Avatar The Way of Water Tokyo Press Conference Jon Landau, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver & Stephen Lang (52562966421).jpg|thumb|The highest-grossing film of the decade so far is [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]''.<ref name="BOM">{{Cite Box Office Mojo|id=1630029|title=Avatar: The Way of Water|access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref>]]

The [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema|COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted film releases]] especially early in the decade, resulting in a drastic drop in box office revenue as well as many films postponing their release or shifting it to a [[Streaming media|streaming service]]s. ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' is the highest-grossing film of the decade so far, and currently the [[List of highest-grossing films|third-highest-grossing film of all time]]. Other financially successful films at the box office include ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'', ''[[No Time to Die]]'', ''[[Jurassic World Dominion]]'' and ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]''. Superhero films mostly continued to do well financially, with ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]'' being the second-highest-grossing of the decade. Other successful superhero films include ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'' as well as most of [[Marvel Studios]]' "[[List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films#The Multiverse Saga|Multiverse Saga of the MCU]]". However, [[DC Studios]]' "[[DC Extended Universe]]" films began to generally [[box-office bomb|underperform at the box office]].

The release of ''[[Inside Out 2]]'' in theaters makes it the [[List of highest-grossing animated films|highest grossing animated film of all time]].

[[Nintendo]] and [[Mattel]] made their own big-budget theatrical releases, resulting in the massive successes of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' and ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]''. These films became the highest-grossing movies of 2023 internationally.

Critically successful films nominated for awards include ''[[Nomadland]]'', ''[[CODA (2021 film)|CODA]]'', ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]'', ''[[Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021 film)|Marcel the Shell with Shoes On]]'', ''[[Licorice Pizza]]'', ''[[The Fabelmans]]'', ''[[Killers of the Flower Moon (film)|Killers of the Flower Moon]]'', ''[[Past Lives (film)|Past Lives]]'', ''[[Elvis (2022 film)|Elvis]]'', ''[[Belfast (film)|Belfast]]'', ''[[The Power of the Dog (film)|The Power of the Dog]]'', ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'' and ''[[Anatomy of a Fall]]''.

Critically successful animated films include ''[[Wolfwalkers]]'', ''[[Migration (2023 film)|Migration]]'', ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]]'', ''[[Transformers One]]'', ''[[The Sea Beast (2022 film)|The Sea Beast]]'', ''[[Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio]]'', ''[[Turning Red]]'', ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'', ''[[Encanto]]'', ''[[Puss in Boots: The Last Wish]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'', ''[[The Mitchells vs. The Machines]]'', and ''[[The Wild Robot]]''.

Film reboots regained popularity as many were released on streaming services and in theaters. Inside Out 2, being one of them, is the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Some of these film remakes, reboots and returns to older franchises include: ''[[Clerks III]]'', ''[[Bill & Ted Face the Music]]'', ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'', ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe]]'', ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'', ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'', ''[[Mean Girls (2024 film)|Mean Girls]]'', ''[[He's All That]]'', ''[[A Christmas Story Christmas]]'', ''[[Scream (2022 film)|Scream]]'', ''[[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny]]'', ''[[Good Burger 2]]'', ''[[Wonka (film)|Wonka]]'', ''[[Snow White (2025 film)|Snow White]]'', ''[[Beetlejuice Beetlejuice]]'', ''[[Coming 2 America]]'', ''[[Inside Out 2]]'', ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'' and ''[[The Room Returns!]]''.

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===Television===<!--Avoid favoritism by not mentioning specific TV shows. Keep in mind that this subsection is merely a summary and not an advertising a television show or place to list your favorite television shows. This is mostly for long-term, observed trends and styles.-->
[[File:Roku Product Display.png|thumb|[[Roku]] is one of the most popularly known [[streaming devices]]]]
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The 2020s started off with streaming services like [[Netflix]], [[Amazon Prime Video]], [[Binge (streaming service)|Binge]],<ref>{{cite web|title=BINGE is Australia's latest streaming service, starts Monday 25th|url=https://techau.com.au/binge-is-australias-latest-streaming-service-starts-monday-25th/|publisher=Jason Cartwright|website=TechAU|date=23 May 2020|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref> [[Max (streaming service)|Max]], [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]], [[Hulu]], and [[Disney+]]. Additional streaming services such as [[Discovery+]], [[Paramount+]], and [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] were released as well. Ad-supported [[Streaming television]] such as [[Pluto TV]] and [[YouTube TV]] also became more popular.

New and critically acclaimed adult animated shows like ''[[Midnight Gospel]]'', ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]'', and ''[[Smiling Friends]]'' launched in the 2020s, as well as Disney animated shows such as ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'' and ''[[The Owl House]]''.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Japanese [[anime]] continued to rise in global popularity and appeal during the decade due its wide distribution on movie theaters and streaming services,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60865649|title=Anime: How Japanese animation has taken the West by storm|website=[[BBC News]]|date=26 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/video/asia/3220322/streaming-giants-battle-be-top-platform-japanese-anime|title=Streaming giants battle to be top platform for Japanese anime|date=12 May 2023|website=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref> with works such as ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba]]'', ''[[Chainsaw Man]]'', ''[[Jujutsu Kaisen]]'', ''[[Cyberpunk: Edgerunners]]'', ''[[Spy x Family]]'', ''[[Suzume]]'', ''[[The Boy and the Heron]]'', ''[[Oshi no Ko]]'', ''[[Frieren|Frieren: Beyond Journey's End]]'', ''[[Kaiju No. 8]]'', ''[[Dandadan]]'', ''[[Lycoris Recoil]]'', ''[[Tokyo Revengers]]'', ''[[Vinland Saga (TV series)|Vinland Saga]]'', ''[[Pluto (manga)|Pluto]]'', ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean]]'', ''[[Delicious in Dungeon]]'', ''[[Attack on Titan (TV series)|Attack on Titan]]'', and ''[[One Piece (1999 TV series)|One Piece]]'' reaching large international audiences.

A variety of shows on streaming services such as ''[[Squid Game]]'', ''[[Never Have I Ever (TV series)|Never Have I Ever]]'', ''[[Tulsa King]]'', ''[[Ted Lasso]]'', ''[[Extraordinary Attorney Woo]]'', ''[[Wednesday (TV series)|Wednesday]]'', ''[[The Sex Lives of College Girls]]'', ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'', ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'', ''[[The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'' and ''[[Tiger King]]'' gained popularity. Many different shows on many different competing streaming services resulted in what has been called the "streaming wars" of the early 2020s. Miniseries also gained popularity such as ''[[The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)|The Queen Gambit]]'', ''[[Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story]]'', ''[[Daisy Jones & the Six]]'', ''[[Beef (TV series)|Beef]]'', ''[[Mrs. America (miniseries)|Mrs. America]]'', ''[[Mare of Easttown]]'' and ''[[Pam & Tommy]]''.

TV show reboots also became increasingly popular, with ''[[Frasier (2023 TV series)|Frasier]]'', ''[[That '90s Show]]'', and ''[[Friends: The Reunion]]'' appearing on streaming. [[Matthew Perry]] passed away in 2023, following ''Friends: The Reunion''. Other TV remakes, reboots and returns from older series include: ''[[Gossip Girl (2021 TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'', ''[[How I Met Your Father]]'', ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', ''[[iCarly (2021 TV series)|iCarly]]'', ''[[The Baby-Sitters Club (2020 TV series)|The Baby-Sitters Club]]'' and ''[[The Wonder Years (2021 TV series)|The Wonder Years]]''. Also TV shows based on films include: ''[[American Gigolo (TV series)|American Gigolo]]'' and ''[[Ted (TV series)|Ted]]''.

Billions of people watched the [[death and state funeral of Elizabeth II]], speculated to be the most watched special television event in history.
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===Music===
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By 2020, [[TikTok]], an [[Online video platform|online video service]], had become extremely popular as a music platform on social media.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/2020-04-22-tiktik-music-viral-drake-toosie-slide-roddy-ricch-old-town-road-24068571.html|title=How TikTok became 2020's most important music platform — from 'Old Town Road' to 'Toosie Slide'|website=Yahoo|date=2020-04-22|access-date=2021-01-20}}</ref> Users on streaming platforms such as [[Spotify]], [[YouTube Music]], [[Amazon Music]] and [[Apple Music]] have increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Festivals such as [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] were cancelled because of the virus. The COVID-19 pandemic devastated the touring business.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-09/music-business-streaming-covid-pandemic-nielsen-midyear-report|title=How the music business is faring amid the COVID-19 pandemic|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=9 July 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2021-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/10/30/youtube-music-subscribers-2020/|title=YouTube Says It Has 30 Million Premium and Music Subscribers|website=Digital Music News|first=Ashley|last=King|date=2020-10-30|access-date=2020-10-30}}</ref>

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[[Pop music|Pop]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[K-pop]], [[R&B]], [[nu disco]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Dance Music Waited Until 2020, of All Years, to Get Its Mojo Back|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/best-dance-disco-songs-2020.html|editor-first=Justin|editor-last=Curto|website=[[Vulture Magazine]]|date=22 December 2020}}</ref> and [[synthpop]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Holden|first=Steve|title=How Dua Lipa and The Weeknd are bringing the 80s back… again|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-52109397|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=1 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408020836/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-52109397|archive-date=8 April 2020}}</ref> all dominated the early part of the decade, with the most popular artists being [[Ariana Grande]], [[Cai Xukun]], [[Lizzo]], [[Lil Ghost]], [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[Megan Thee Stallion]], [[Dua Lipa]], [[Ice Spice]], [[Jack Harlow]], [[The Weeknd]], [[Blackpink]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[BTS]], [[TFBoys]], [[Chappell Roan]], [[Doja Cat]], [[Olivia Rodrigo]], [[Sabrina Carpenter]], [[Harry Styles]], [[Bad Bunny]], [[Adele]], [[Morgan Wallen]], [[Beyoncé]], [[the Kid Laroi]] and more.<ref name=billboard>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/artist-100|title=Artist 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=10 July 2014}}</ref> The early 20s also saw the one-off return of [[The Beatles]] and [[The Rolling Stones]] with a new [[Now and Then (Beatles song)|song]] and [[Hackney Diamonds|album]], respectively, which topped out the charts immediately upon release.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|date=2023-11-13|title=New Beatles, New Stones &ndash; Wait, What Year Is It?|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/new-beatles-new-rolling-stones-hackney-diamonds-now-and-then-1234876194/|access-date=2024-01-29|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
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===Video games===
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The [[History of video game consoles#Ninth generation (2020–present)|ninth generation]] of consoles began in 2020. The industry remains dominated by [[Nintendo]], [[Sony]], and [[Microsoft]] with the release of the [[Xbox Series X/S]] and the [[PlayStation 5]], while the [[Nintendo Switch]] continues to be popular from the previous decade. Technological advancements in consoles included support for real-time [[Ray tracing (graphics)|ray tracing graphics]] and output for [[4K resolution|4K]] or even [[8K resolution]]. Physical media continued to be replaced by online distribution of games, with the Xbox Series S and the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition lacking an optical drive.<ref name=":5" /> The [[Steam Deck]] was released in 2022 as [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]'s attempt to bring PC-level gaming to a Nintendo Switch-style handheld format.

Critically successful games such as ''[[Elden Ring]]'', ''[[Ghost of Tsushima]]'', ''[[God of War Ragnarök]]'', and ''[[The Last of Us Part II]]'' were released and won multiple [[List of Game of the Year awards|best game of the year awards]], signaling a shift towards narrative-driven and single-played focused gaming compared with the end of the [[2010s in video games|2010s]] where popularity of [[multiplayer gaming]] dominated.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 2022|title=EA criticised for appearing to mock people who 'only like single-player games'|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-criticised-for-appearing-to-mock-people-who-only-like-single-play-games/}}</ref> Nonetheless, widely successful multiplayer games includes ''[[Fall Guys]]'', ''[[Fortnite]]'', ''[[Genshin Impact]]'', ''[[It Takes Two (video game)|It Takes Two]]'', ''[[Minecraft]]'', ''[[Overwatch 2]]'', ''[[League of Legends]]'', ''[[Valorant]]'', and ''[[Call of Duty: Warzone|Warzone]]''. The detective-party game ''[[Among Us]]'' surged in popularity in 2020 and became a global sensation, largely attributed in to global [[stay-at-home order]]s during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" />

Nintendo continued to successfully produce games for the Nintendo Switch, with ''[[Animal Crossing: New Horizons]]'' selling over 40 million copies, and making it the [[List of best-selling Nintendo Switch video games|second-best-selling game]] on the console. The Nintendo Switch's sales remained strong in the 2020s due in part to games such as ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'', ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'', ''[[Metroid Dread]]'', ''[[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]]'', ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', ''[[Nintendo Switch Sports]]'', ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 3]]'', ''[[Splatoon 3]]'', ''[[Bayonetta 3]]'', [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|''Pokémon Scarlet'' and ''Violet'']], ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'', ''[[Pikmin 4]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', and ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]''. The Nintendo Switch's best-selling game ''[[Mario Kart 8|Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' has received additional tracks with the "[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]", releasing across 2022 and 2023, while ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' received a second DLC pass from 2020 to 2021, including characters such as [[Steve (Minecraft)|Steve]] from ''[[Minecraft]]'' and [[Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]] from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''.

High-budget remakes of video games became much more widespread in the 2020s, with notable examples including ''[[Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game)|Resident Evil 3]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil 4 (2023 video game)|4]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]'' and its sequels, ''[[Live A Live]]'', ''[[The Last of Us Part I]]'', ''[[Dead Space (2023 video game)|Dead Space]]'', ''[[Super Mario RPG#Remake|Super Mario RPG]]'', ''[[Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater]]'', and ''[[Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)|Silent Hill 2]]'' being notable examples of older games that received full graphical and modernized remakes.

Video game [[List of films based on video games|film]] and [[List of television series based on video games|television]] adaptations became more financially and critically successful compared with previous decades. Film releases include ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', ''[[List of Sonic the Hedgehog features#Films|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's (film)|Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' and ''[[Uncharted (film)|Uncharted]]''; as well as the video game-themed ''[[Tetris (film)|Tetris]]'', ''[[Ready Player Two#Film adaptation|Ready Player Two]]'' and ''[[Free Guy]]''. Television adaptations include ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane: League of Legends]]'', [[Carmen Sandiego (TV series)|''Carmen Sandiego'']], ''[[Castlevania (TV series)|Castlevania]]'', ''[[Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft]]'', ''[[Cyberpunk: Edgerunners]]'', ''[[Dota: Dragon's Blood]]'', ''[[Dragon Age: Absolution]]'', ''[[Sonic Prime]]'', ''[[The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'', ''and [[The Witcher (TV series)|The Witcher]]''; in addition with the table-top game adaptation ''[[The Legend of Vox Machina]]''.
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There is a revival in [[expressionist architecture]]. The [[SoFi Stadium]] was completed on 8 September 2020 and is a component of [[Hollywood Park Racetrack|Hollywood Park]], a master-planned neighborhood in development in [[Inglewood, California]]. The stadium serves as a home to the [[Los Angeles Rams]] and the [[Los Angeles Chargers]]. SoFi Stadium hosted [[Super Bowl LVI]] in February 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/future-super-bowl-locations-2021-2022-2023-and-beyond|title=Future Super Bowl locations detailed|website=RSN|access-date=1 April 2021|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401061224/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/future-super-bowl-locations-2021-2022-2023-and-beyond|url-status=dead}}</ref> The stadium is also set to host the opening and closing ceremonies, soccer and archery in the [[2028 Summer Olympics]], which will be hosted in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], United States of America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/la-2028|title=LA 2028 Summer Olympics – Summer Olympic Games in the USA|date=1 April 2021|publisher=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>

The [[Unity Tower]] was finally completed on 30 September 2020. The construction of the building originally started in 1975, but stopped permanently in 1981 because of economic constraints and political unrest at the time. Due to the unfinished building's resemblance to a [[skeleton]], it was nicknamed after [[Skeletor]], the [[arch-villain]] in ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', which was popular in Poland at the time construction began.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/krakow/historia-krakowskiego-szkieletora-czyli-impotencja-po-polsku/77rekke|title=Historia krakowskiego "Szkieletora", czyli impotencja po polsku|date=17 June 2014|website=Onet Wiadomości}}</ref>
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* In 2021, [[Renzo Piano]] completes the COVID-19-delayed [[Academy Museum of Motion Pictures]] in Los Angeles, California.
* In 2023, [[Vici Properties]] finishes construction of the [[Sphere (venue)|Sphere]], the [[List of largest spherical buildings|largest sphere in the world]] in Las Vegas, Nevada.

===Sports===
====2020====
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* The COVID-19 pandemic leads to the cancellation or rescheduling of numerous sporting events globally:
The [[2020 Summer Olympics]] and [[2020 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]] were postponed to July–August 2021. This was the first Olympic Games to be postponed rather than cancelled in history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|website=International Olympic Committee|access-date=19 November 2021|date=24 March 2020}}</ref>

The [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2020 T20 Cricket World Cup]], originally scheduled to take place in [[Australia]], was rescheduled to occur in [[India]] in 2021. Which was then rescheduled to [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Oman]].

Sporting leagues such as the North American [[National Hockey League]] [[Major League Baseball]] and [[National Basketball Association]], and the English [[Premier League]] adapt their seasons and championship play around COVID-19 by placing players in "bubbles" and televising games played in empty arenas and stadiums.

====2021====
[[File:Giannis Antetokounmpo (24845003687) (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Greek [[NBA]] player [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]] won Finals MVP during the [[2021 NBA Finals|2021 championship]], playing for the [[Milwaukee Bucks|Bucks]]]]
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* The [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] defeated the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] 31–9 in [[Super Bowl LV]] to win their second title in the [[National Football League]] (NFL); [[Tom Brady]] won [[Super Bowl MVP]] for his performance.
* Due to cross-border restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Hockey League (NHL) realigns its team divisions, with all seven Canadian teams competing in their own division for the first time. [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] win the second of back-to-back [[Stanley Cup Finals]] and third championship overall, defeating the [[Montreal Canadiens]].
* The [[Atlanta Braves]] won their first [[World Series]] since 1995.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McCallister|first=Doreen|date=2021-11-03|title=The Atlanta Braves shut out the Astros 7–0 to become World Series champions|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/03/1051704261/the-atlanta-braves-shut-out-the-astros-7-0-to-become-world-series-champions|access-date=2022-05-23}}</ref>
* With the easing of COVID restrictions in the UK, the [[2021 Wimbledon Championships]] are held with full attendances. [[Novak Djokovic]] wins the men's singles title, his 20th Grand Slam win equaling Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's record.
* [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]] won their 27th [[ice hockey]] World title in [[2021 IIHF World Championship]]s, after defeating the reigning champion [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]] in the final in overtime.
* [[Hideki Matsuyama]] wins the Masters, becoming the first-ever Japanese golfer to win a major golfing championship.
* The [[Milwaukee Bucks]] won their first [[2021 NBA Finals|NBA championship]] in 50 years and their second title overall, with [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]] named [[NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]].
* [[Italy national football team|Italy]] won [[UEFA Euro 2020]] by defeating [[England national football team|England]] 3–2 on penalties.
* [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] wins the [[2021 Copa América]] by defeating [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] 1–0.
* The [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] wins the [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] by defeating [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] 1–0.
* The [[2020 Summer Olympics]] take place in [[Tokyo]], Japan, being the country's fourth time hosting the games. The United States wins the most [[2020 Summer Olympics medal table|gold and overall medals]], with China coming in second and host Japan coming in third.
* [[Max Verstappen]] narrowly wins the [[2021 Formula One World Championship]] over [[Lewis Hamilton]] in a [[2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|final race showdown]] at the [[Yas Marina Circuit]].
* After 25 years of career, [[Valentino Rossi]] retire from [[MotoGP]].
* [[Australian national cricket team|Australia]] won the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] held in [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Oman]].

====2022====
[[File:Lionel Messi 20180626.jpg|140px|thumb|Argentine [[footballer]] [[Lionel Messi]] was voted as the best player of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]]]]
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* [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] won the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021 AFCON]] by defeating [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] 4–2 on penalties.
* The [[Los Angeles Rams]] defeated the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] 23–20 in [[Super Bowl LVI]] to win their second title in the [[National Football League|NFL]]; [[Cooper Kupp]] won [[Super Bowl MVP]] for his performance.
* The [[2022 Winter Olympics]] take place in [[Beijing]], China, becoming the first city to host both the summer and winter Olympic Games. Norway wins the most [[2022 Winter Olympics medal table|gold and overall medals]], with Germany coming in second and host China coming in third.
* The [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas Jayhawks]] beat the [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina Tar Heels]] 72–69 in the [[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2022 NCAA Division I]] to win their fourth title; [[Ochai Agbaji]] won MVP for his performance.
* Finland won their first ever ice hockey Olympic gold medal in [[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2022 Winter Olympics]] and 4th ice hockey World title in [[2022 IIHF World Championship]]s in same year.
* The [[Golden State Warriors]] defeated the [[Boston Celtics]] in the [[2022 NBA Finals]] in a [[best-of-seven series]] winning their 7th title. Guard [[Stephen Curry]] was awarded the Finals MVP. [[2021–22 NBA season|That same season]], Curry set the [[List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders|NBA record for career three-pointers made]], surpassing [[Ray Allen]].
* The [[Colorado Avalanche]] defeated the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in a [[best-of-seven series]] during the [[2021–22 NHL season]], four games to two and winning their third [[Stanley Cup]].
* [[Argentina men's national basketball team|Argentina]] won [[2022 FIBA AmeriCup]] by defeating [[Brazil men's national basketball team|Brazil]] 75–73.
* [[Australia men's national basketball team|Australia]] won [[2022 FIBA Asia Cup]] by defeating [[Lebanon men's national basketball team|Lebanon]] 75–73.
* [[Spain men's national basketball team|Spain]] won [[EuroBasket 2022]] by defeating [[France men's national basketball team|France]] 88–76.
* [[Kalle Rovanperä]] broke the late [[Colin McRae]]'s record of becoming the youngest ever [[World Rally Championship|Rally World Champion]] after winning in [[2022 Rally New Zealand]].
* [[Max Verstappen]] won the [[2022 Formula One World Championship]] at over [[Sergio Pérez]] and [[Charles Leclerc]] at the [[Suzuka International Racing Course|Suzuka Circuit]].
* [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] won [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] by defeating [[France national football team|France]] 4–2 on penalties, with [[Lionel Messi]] winning the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] and [[Kylian Mbappé]] winning the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot|Golden Boot]].
* [[England Cricket Team|England]] won the [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] which was held in [[Australia]].

====2023====
[[File:Patrick Mahomes II.JPG|140px|thumb|American [[NFL]] player [[Patrick Mahomes]] won MVP at [[Super Bowl LVII]], playing for the [[Kansas City Chiefs|Chiefs]]]]
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* [[LeBron James]], playing for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], scored his 38,388th career point in a game against the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]], surpassing [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] to become the [[List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders|all-time leading scorer]] in NBA history.
* The [[Kansas City Chiefs]] defeated the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] 38–35 in [[Super Bowl LVII]]. Chiefs quarterback [[Patrick Mahomes]] was awarded both NFL MVP and [[Super Bowl]] MVP, the first player to win both in the same season since 1999.
* [[Japan]] defeated the [[United States]] in the [[2023 World Baseball Classic championship]] by a score of 3–2, winning their 3rd title in the event. Japanese Baseball player [[Shohei Ohtani]] was named the MVP of the tournament.
* The [[WWE]] and [[UFC]] announced they [[Acquisition of WWE by Endeavor|would merge]] to form a new company, majority owned by [[Endeavor (company)|Endeavor]], the parent company of UFC's owner. The deal values the newly combined company at over $21 billion: UFC being worth $12.1 billion and WWE valued at $9.3 billion. Endeavor shareholders will own 51% while WWE shareholders get 49%.
* The [[Denver Nuggets]] won the [[2023 NBA Finals]] and [[Nikola Jokić]] won the Finals MVP award.
* [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]] won [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]] for the first time by defeating [[England women's national football team|England]] 1–0, with [[Aitana Bonmatí]] winning the Golden Ball and [[Hinata Miyazawa]] winning the Golden Boot.
* [[Germany men's national basketball team|Germany]] won [[2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2023 FIBA World Cup]] by defeating [[Serbia men's national basketball team|Serbia]] 83–77.
* [[Kalle Rovanperä]] won the second [[World Rally Championship|Rally World Champion]] of his career, coming second place in the [[2023 Central European Rally]].
* [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] won the [[2023 Rugby World Cup]] by defeating [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] in the finals. In doing so, South Africa became the second team to win back-to-back World Cups and the first team to win back-to-back World Cups away from home.
* [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] won the [[2023 Cricket World Cup]] by defeating [[India national cricket team|India]] in the finals.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|date=2023-11-19|title=Full list of ICC ODI World Cup winners: Australia beats India to win sixth title|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup/winners-list-australia-vs-india-2023-odi-world-cup-record-win-title-ind-vs-aus/article67551796.ece|access-date=2023-11-29|website=Sportstar}}</ref>
* [[Max Verstappen]] won the [[2023 Formula 1 World Championship]] with a record 19 Grand Prix wins out of 22, the most dominant season in F1 history.

====2024====
[[File:Connor McDavid 2-FEB-2022.jpg|140px|thumb|Canadian [[NHL]] player [[Connor McDavid]] won the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] playing with the [[Edmonton Oilers|Oilers]] during the [[2024 Stanley Cup playoffs]]]]
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* The [[Kansas City Chiefs]] defeated the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in [[Super Bowl LVIII]], the first back-to-back Super Bowl champions since the [[2004 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots 20 years prior]].
* The [[Boston Celtics]] won the [[2024 NBA Finals]], led by [[Jaylen Brown]] and [[Jayson Tatum]]. This marked the franchise's 18th championship, the most in NBA history with the most recorded wins of any NBA team.
* The [[Florida Panthers]] won their first [[Stanley Cup]] in franchise history after a Game 7 victory over the [[Edmonton Oilers]] in the [[2024 Stanley Cup Finals]]. Additionally, the Oilers became the first team since [[1945 Stanley Cup Finals|1945]] to [[List of teams that have overcome 3-0 series deficits|force a Game 7 while trailing 3–0]] in the Stanley Cup Finals, and [[Connor McDavid]] became the first player since [[2003 Stanley Cup Finals|2003]] to win the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] without winning the Stanley Cup.
* [[India national cricket team|India]] won the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] by defeating [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in the final.
* The [[2024 Summer Olympics]] takes place in [[Paris]], France, being the country's third time hosting the games. The United States wins the most [[2024 Summer Olympics medal table|gold and overall medals]], with China coming in second and Japan coming in third.
* The [[UEFA European Championship|2024 European Championship]] takes place in Germany, being the county's third time hosting the competition. Spain won the tournament by beating England 2–1 in the final.

===Food===
[[Food delivery|Food delivery apps]] such as [[DoorDash]], [[Instacart]], [[Menulog]], [[Uber Eats]], [[Grubhub]] and [[Just Eat Takeaway]] flourished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-pandemic-has-more-than-doubled-americans-use-of-food-delivery-apps-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-companies-are-making-money-11606340169|title=The pandemic has more than doubled food-delivery apps' business. Now what?|newspaper=Marketwatch|last1=Sumagaysay|first1=Levi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/menulog-australia-results-2021-3|title=Menulog saw an 104% increase in orders and added 8,000 new restaurants — and now the delivery company wants to conquer regional Australia|website=Business Insider|date=11 March 2021|access-date=29 October 2021|archive-date=31 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031224134/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/menulog-australia-results-2021-3|url-status=dead}}</ref> Indoor dining was also closed in many [[countries]] due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and upon re-opening the usage of [[QR code]]s and other technologies in the restaurant industry increased compared to the 2010s in order to comply with pandemic restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lucas|first=Amelia|date=2021-08-21|title=QR codes have replaced restaurant menus. Industry experts say it isn't a fad|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/21/qr-codes-have-replaced-restaurant-menus-industry-experts-say-it-isnt-a-fad.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Cook|first1=James|last2=Field|first2=Matthew|date=2020-09-24|title=QR codes: What are they and how do you use them?|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/what-are-qr-codes-how-use-them/|access-date=2021-09-07|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

Due to the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 restrictions]], [[Online grocer|online grocery shopping]] has substantially grown and in the first few months of the pandemic, online grocery shopping increased by 300%.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Retention of online growth looks strong, but a COVID-19 recession looms ahead|url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/retention-online-growth-looks-strong-covid-19-recession-looms-ahead|access-date=2023-04-23|website=Supermarket News}}</ref> Before the pandemic occurred, food shopping activity accounted for 9% of the market, now 63 percent of consumers worldwide have purchased more [[Grocery store|groceries]] online after the outbreak than they did before they were socially isolated.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Badenhop|first1=Anna|last2=Frasquet|first2=Marta|date=2021-02-12|title=Online Grocery Shopping at Multichannel Supermarkets: The Impact of Retailer Brand Equity|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10454446.2021.1894296|journal=Journal of Food Products Marketing|volume=27|issue=2|pages=89–104|doi=10.1080/10454446.2021.1894296|s2cid=233311955|issn=1045-4446}}</ref>

===Literature===
{{Main|Category:2020s in literature}}
Books published throughout the decade include ''The Vanishing Half'', ''Leave the World Behind'', ''Transcendent Kingdom'', ''I'm Glad My Mom Died'', ''The Glass Hotel'', ''Memorial'' and ''The City We Became''. Recent releases on this decade include ''[[How to Prevent the Next Pandemic]]'' by [[Bill Gates]], ''Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall'' by Alexandra Lange, ''[[Wikipedia @ 20]]'' by [[Joseph M. Reagle Jr.]] and Jackie Koerner, ''[[It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism]]'' by [[Bernie Sanders]], and ''[[The Candy House (novel)|The Candy House]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-15|title=The Ultimate Best Books of 2020 List|url=https://lithub.com/the-ultimate-best-books-of-2020-list/|access-date=2022-06-22|website=Literary Hub}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Vaughan|first=Adam|date=2022-05-02|title=How to Prevent the Next Pandemic review: Bill Gates's timely blueprint|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2318203-how-to-prevent-the-next-pandemic-review-bill-gatess-timely-blueprint/|access-date=2022-07-05|website=New Scientist}}</ref>

Over a year after ''Friends: The Reunion'', Matthew Perry released ''Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing'' (which had a foreword written by Lisa Kudrow). The book became a [[New York Times best-seller]].{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}{{explain|date=September 2023}}

==See also==
{{Portal|2020s}}
* [[List of decades, centuries, and millennia|List of decades]]
* [[2020s in political history]]
* [[Generation Z]] (the decade when the majority of the first "Post-Millennial Generation" enters adulthood).
* [[Generation Alpha]] (the children and teenagers of the decade).

===Timeline===
The following articles contain brief timelines which list the most prominent events of the decade:
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