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The 2020s (pronounced "twenty-twenties" or "two thousand [and] twenties"; shortened to "the '20s" and also known as "The Twenties") is the current decade that began on 1 January 2020, and will end on 31 December 2029.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath marked the early 2020s. The first reports of the virus were published on 31 December 2019, though the first cases are said to have appeared nearly a month earlier. The pandemic led to a global economic recession, sustained rise in global inflation, and supply chain crisis. The World Health Organization declared the virus a global state of emergency. With multiple extreme weather events and ecological crises continuing to escalate, several world leaders have called the 2020s the "decisive decade" for climate action. The years 2023 and 2024 both broke yearly global temperature records, with 2024 breaching 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, which had been seen as a maximum threshold to prevent significantly negative human impacts on Earth's climate system.

Widespread democratic backsliding continued and many countries' governance shifted from liberal democracy and towards authoritarianism, marking the end of the Post–Cold War era. Ethnic nationalist and other forms of authoritarian tendencies became prominent throughout Europe, Russia, Israel, and the United States. Conservative and right-wing populist leaders maintained or returned to power, such as Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin, while liberal leaders such as Kamala Harris, Keir Starmer, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy were defeated or are struggling.

Anti-government demonstrations and revolts occurred, such as the Gen Z protests including the "Asian Spring" in Asian countries, predominantly led by the eponymous Generation Z, in response to inequality, declining standards of living, corruption, democratic backsliding and authoritarianism. Social media has been a common tool for activism and coordination. Protests against responses to COVID-19, against racism and police brutality by the Black Lives Matter movement, and against various forms of governmental jurisdiction, corruption, and authoritarianism occurred; along with citizen riots throughout the United States and Brazil attempting to overturn election results, seen by supporters as stolen, taking place. Among democracies in 2024, its elections saw 80% of incumbent parties lose support worldwide, as with the 2024 United States presidential election. In 2025, Trump triggered a global trade war, marking a new era of economic nationalism and the end of free trade. (Full article...)

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Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, died on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, at the age of 96. Elizabeth's reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch. She was immediately succeeded by her eldest child, Charles III.

Elizabeth's death set in motion the final version of Operation London Bridge, a funeral plan first devised in the 1960s, and Operation Unicorn, the plan for the Queen's death in Scotland. Elizabeth's coffin lay at rest in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh from 12 to 13 September, after which it was flown to London, where it lay in state in Westminster Hall from 14 to 19 September. An estimated 33,000 people filed past the Queen's coffin in Edinburgh, and approximately 250,000 people queued to pay their respects in London. The United Kingdom observed a national mourning period of 10 days. (Full article...)

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Image 12020–21: Korean men in the 1980s and 2000s-inspired outfits fashionable in the early 2020s. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 2Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 3Countries with at least one election date altered (from 2020s in politics)
Image 4Clothes for sale in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 52021: Black American woman with a kidcore-inspired outfit and brightly dyed hair in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 6The mullet/shaggy hairstyle became a popular hairstyle among men. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 7Paetongtarn Shinawatra (from 2020s)
Image 8In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, all 50 states and D.C. swung rightward, as did around 90% of counties. (from 2020s)
Image 9The crash site of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 in Wuzhou, China (from 2020s)
Image 10Machine Gun Kelly performing (from 2020s in music)
Image 11The highest-grossing films of the decade so far are James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water and Jiaozi's Ne Zha 2. (from 2020s)
Image 12Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 13Paetongtarn Shinawatra (from 2020s)
Image 14Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 15Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 16The AI boom emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as Text-to-image models and 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. (from 2020s)
Image 17Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 18Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were two female prime ministers in Scandinavia who guided their countries' ascensions into NATO. (from 2020s)
Image 19US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing the Gaza peace plan during a press conference. (from 2020s)
Image 20Nintendo Switch OLED (2021) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 21Highrise residential building "Palestine Tower" in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 22Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 23An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 24Aerial view of Tehran suburbs following Israeli airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war. (from 2020s)
Image 25Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were two female prime ministers in Scandinavia who guided their countries' ascensions into NATO. (from 2020s)
Image 26Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 27Charlie Kirk (from 2020s)
Image 28A 2020s laptop gaming PC manufactured by MSI (from 2020s in video games)
Image 29Oversized workwear-inspired outfit worn by indie rocker Sam Fender in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 30Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 31Blackpink's Born Pink became the first album by a girl group in over 20 years to top both the US and UK album charts. (from 2020s in music)
Image 32Indonesian girls wearing face masks in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 33PICO 4 (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 34Teen girl wearing early 2020s fashion trends. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 35Maximalist outfits worn by indie girl group Wet Leg, 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 36Aftermath of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in Muan International Airport, Jeju, South Korea (from 2020s)
Image 37Maximalist necklace, unknown designer, produced by Pull&Bear, c.2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 38British rapper Stormzy wearing all-black outfit in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 39Xbox Series X (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 40Destroyed buildings aftermath of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India (from 2020s)
Image 41NBA player Jalen Green wearing 5-inch inseams, crew socks, and visible boxer briefs—a common early 2020s style choice. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 42The broccoli haircut features short sides and a curly top. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 43The crash site of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 in Wuzhou, China (from 2020s)
Image 44US Marines with 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. (from 2020s)
Image 45Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 46US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing the Gaza peace plan during a press conference. (from 2020s)
Image 47Stand-up comedian Kurtis Conner wearing early 2020s mullet hairstyle and mustache. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 48Quest 2 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 49Melissa Hortman (from 2020s)
Image 50French woman attending 2022 Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 512021: Nikki Phillips in Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 52Aftermath of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in Muan International Airport, Jeju, South Korea (from 2020s)
Image 532021: Natalie Biden wearing a matching cloth COVID-19 mask at the inauguration of Joe Biden, her grandfather (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 54Indian actress Ananya Panday wearing long green sequin dress, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 55Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 56Fairy Grunge clothing at an Urban Outfitters store (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 57Cardigan and flannel coats worn by Taylor Swift, representative of the cottagecore subtrend. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 58Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 59Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 60Androgynous outfit worn by alternative singer Yungblud in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 61Apple Vision Pro (2024) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 62Tablets and smartphones (Samsung Galaxy S23 series pictured) would be widely used to play mobile games which now form the largest sector in the gaming industry (from 2020s in video games)
Image 63Two women with Jirai Kei outfit, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 64Goblincore sweater (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 65Wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Shahriar County, Iran (from 2020s)
Image 66PlayStation 5 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 672020: example of a Dark Academia outfit. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 68Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 69Confirmed deaths per 100,000 population as of 20 December 2023 (from 2020s in politics)
Image 70Lauren Sánchez exhibiting Mar-a-Lago face in 2022 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 71An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)

The 2024 Democracy Index map by the Economist Intelligence Unit

Full democracies

9.00–10.00

8.00–8.99

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Flawed democracies

7.00–7.99

6.00–6.99

Hybrid regimes

5.00–5.99

4.00–4.99

Authoritarian regimes

3.00–3.99

2.00–2.99

1.00–1.99

0.00–0.99

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Image 73US Marines with 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. (from 2020s)
Image 74Y2K revival fashions of the early and mid 2020s often highlighted pink and other feminine styles, such as retro makeup (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 75Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 76 Brightly colored western clothing, early to mid 2020s (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 77The Philippine Army joined the rescue efforts after the earthquake in Cebu in October 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 78US president Donald Trump greets Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit for the first time since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine to progress peace talks. (from 2020s)
Image 79The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 802025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
  Good: 85–100 points
  Satisfactory: 70–85 points
  Problematic: 55–70 points
  Difficult: 40–55 points
  Very serious: <40 points
  Not classified
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Image 81Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 82The Philippine Army joined the rescue efforts after the earthquake in Cebu in October 2025. (from 2020s)

The 2024 Democracy Index map by the Economist Intelligence Unit

Full democracies

9.00–10.00

8.00–8.99

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No data

Flawed democracies

7.00–7.99

6.00–6.99

Hybrid regimes

5.00–5.99

4.00–4.99

Authoritarian regimes

3.00–3.99

2.00–2.99

1.00–1.99

0.00–0.99

(from 2020s)

Image 84Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 85Dominican Republican–Spanish actor Jean Cruz [es] wearing an early 1980s-inspired outfit in 2021 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 86Haim and Taylor Swift in glamorous, industrial-inspired all-black outfits in a 2022 concert. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 87An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 88US president Donald Trump greets Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit for the first time since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine to progress peace talks. (from 2020s)
Image 89Wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Shahriar County, Iran (from 2020s)
Image 902025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
  Good: 85–100 points
  Satisfactory: 70–85 points
  Problematic: 55–70 points
  Difficult: 40–55 points
  Very serious: <40 points
  Not classified
(from 2020s)
Image 91In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, all 50 states and D.C. swung rightward, as did around 90% of counties. (from 2020s)
Image 92Destroyed buildings aftermath of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India (from 2020s)
Image 93Melissa Hortman (from 2020s)
Image 94Batken Region in Kyrgyzstan. (from 2020s in politics)
Image 95The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 96Student in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 972020: Blush pink dress designed by Shey Natividad for DC Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 98Karol G (from 2020s in music)
Image 99A 2020s custom built desktop gaming PC with MSI manufactured hardware (from 2020s in video games)
Image 100K-pop group BTS continued to be one of the most popular bands of the 2020s. (from 2020s in music)
Image 101Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 102An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 103Jack Grealish wearing 5-inch inseams with crew socks during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 104French actor and singer Etienne Daho wearing Americana-inspired black leather blouson and red western shirt in 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 105Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 106Taylor Swift continued to dominate the global music industry in the 2020s, seeing unprecedented success. She released the million-selling albums folklore, evermore, Midnights, 1989 (Taylor's Version) and The Tortured Poets Department, and embarked on the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. (from 2020s in music)
Image 107American singer Billie Eilish are among the notable examples of Y2K fashion revival. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 108Icelandic pop artist Laufey dressed in a high-collared tank top and jeans (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 109Xbox Series S (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 110Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 1112021: Italian band Måneskin in androgynous outfits. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 1121960s-inspired outfit from 2021 featuring knee high boots, pop-art-inspired top, miniskirt, and cardigan with checkerboard motif. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 113Kacey Musgraves performing at the Pilgrimage Music Festival (from 2020s in music)
Image 114Balletcore inspired skirt worn with boho-chic sweater and retro sneakers, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 115The AI boom emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as Text-to-image models and 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. (from 2020s)
Image 116Singer Jack White wearing striped Madcap England blazer, 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 117Aerial view of Tehran suburbs following Israeli airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war. (from 2020s)
Image 118Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 119 Contemporary Chinese Mao jacket, 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 120Charlie Kirk (from 2020s)
Image 121NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (2022) one the most popular video cards used for gaming PC's during the decade (from 2020s in video games)
Image 122Clothing items used to express beliefs during a Black Lives Matter protest. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 123Nintendo Switch 2 (2025) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 124Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 125All pink Barbiecore inspired outfit worn by actress Margot Robbie in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 126Highrise residential building "Palestine Tower" in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 127Asus ROG Ally (2023) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 128Elderly man dressed up in Stockholm in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 129Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 130Steam Deck (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 131The highest-grossing films of the decade so far are James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water and Jiaozi's Ne Zha 2. (from 2020s)
Image 132American playwright and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs for the soundtrack of Encanto, a viral phenomenon. (from 2020s in music)
Image 133Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 134Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 135 Taiwanese teen girl in Hanfu, 2024. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 136Nintendo Switch (from 2020s in video games)

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Erdoğan in 2024

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who has been the president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), which he co-founded in 2001. He also served as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. Coming from an Islamist background and promoting socially conservative policies, Turkey has experienced increasing authoritarianism, democratic backsliding and suppression of dissent under Erdoğan's rule.

Erdoğan was born in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, and studied at the Aksaray Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, before working as a consultant and senior manager in the private sector. Becoming active in local politics, he was elected Welfare Party's Beyoğlu district chair in 1984 and Istanbul chair in 1985. Following the 1994 local elections, Erdoğan was elected mayor of Istanbul. In 1998 he was convicted for inciting religious hatred and banned from politics after reciting a poem by Ziya Gökalp that compared mosques to barracks and the faithful to an army. Erdoğan was released from prison in 1999 and formed the AKP, abandoning openly Islamist policies. (Full article...)

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