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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 2020s began with the COVID-19 pandemic. 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, a sustained rise in global inflation for the first time since the 1970s, and a global supply chain crisis. The World Health Organization declared the virus a global state of emergency from March 2020 to May 2023.

Several anti-government demonstrations and revolts occurred in the early 2020s, including a continuation of those in Hong Kong against extradition legislation; protests against certain local, state and national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic; others around the world, particularly in the United States, against racism and police brutality; one in India against agriculture and farming acts; one in Israel against judicial reforms; another in Indonesia against the omnibus law on jobs; protests and strikes in France against pension reform; political crises in Peru, Bangladesh, Armenia, and Thailand; and many in Belarus, Eswatini, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Iran, China, Russia, Venezuela, Serbia, and Turkey against various forms of governmental jurisdiction, corruption, and authoritarianism; along with citizen riots in the United States and Brazil in an attempt to overturn election results. Among democracies in 2024, its elections saw an 80% loss of incumbent support worldwide, several losses being historic. That year, former U.S. president Donald Trump was reelected to a second, nonconsecutive term.

Ongoing military conflicts include the Myanmar civil war, the Ethiopian civil conflict, the Kivu conflict, the Mali War, the Yemeni civil war, the Somali Civil War, Sudanese civil war, the Syrian civil war, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and the Gaza war. The year 2021 saw the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, ending nearly 20 years of war in Afghanistan. The Russian invasion of Ukraine became the largest conventional military offensive in Europe since World War II, resulting in a refugee crisis, disruptions to global trade, and an exacerbation of economic inflation. In 2023, a Hamas-led attack marked the first invasion of Israel since 1948, triggering an Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory. The invasion has led to the displacement of nearly all 2.3 million Gaza residents, a humanitarian crisis, a famine, and a polio epidemic, sparking global protests against Israel. In 2024, a quick and renewed rebel offensive during the Syrian civil war led to the toppling of Bashar al-Assad and the fall of the Assad regime. Smaller conflicts include the insurgency in the Maghreb, the Iraq insurgency, the conflict between India and Pakistan, and the Philippine and the Mexican drug wars. (Full article...)

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Wreckage of Titan on the ocean floor, 22 June 2023

On 18 June 2023, Titan, a submersible operated by the American tourism and expeditions company OceanGate, imploded during an expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Aboard the submersible were Stockton Rush, the American chief executive officer of OceanGate; Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a French deep-sea explorer and Titanic expert; Hamish Harding, a British businessman; Shahzada Dawood, a Pakistani-British businessman; and Dawood's son, Suleman.

Communication between Titan and its mother ship, MV Polar Prince, was lost 1 hour and 33 minutes into the dive. Authorities were alerted when it failed to resurface at the scheduled time later that day. After the submersible had been missing for four days, a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) discovered a debris field containing parts of Titan, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) from the bow of the Titanic. The search area was informed by the United States Navy's (USN) sonar detection of an acoustic signature consistent with an implosion around the time communications with the submersible ceased, suggesting the pressure hull had imploded while Titan was descending, resulting in the instantaneous deaths of all five occupants. (Full article...)

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Image 1French actor and singer Etienne Daho wearing Americana-inspired black leather blouson and red western shirt in 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 2Apple Vision Pro (2024) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 32020: Blush pink dress designed by Shey Natividad for DC Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 4Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 5Xbox Series S (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 6An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 7Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 8Balletcore inspired skirt worn with boho-chic sweater and retro sneakers, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 9The 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 10An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 11The highest-grossing film of the decade so far is James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water. (from 2020s)
Image 12Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 13Swedish 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 14Asus ROG Ally (2023) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 15Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 16British rapper Stormzy wearing all-black outfit in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 17K-pop group BTS continued to be one of the most popular bands of the 2020s. (from 2020s in music)
Image 18An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 191960s-inspired outfit from 2021 featuring knee high boots, pop-art-inspired top, miniskirt, and cardigan with checkerboard motif. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 20Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 21A 2020s custom built desktop gaming PC with MSI manufactured hardware (from 2020s in video games)
Image 22Goblincore sweater (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 23Cardigan and flannel coats worn by Taylor Swift, representative of the cottagecore subtrend. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 24Confirmed deaths per 100,000 population as of 20 December 2023 (from 2020s in politics)
Image 25Project 2025 document, published April 21, 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 26Actor Finn Wolfhard wearing early 2020s Indie Fashion (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 27Student in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 28The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 29Icelandic pop artist Laufey dressed in a high-collared tank top and jeans (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 30Maximalist necklace, unknown designer, produced by Pull&Bear, c.2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 31Fairy Grunge clothing at an Urban Outfitters store (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 32American singer Billie Eilish are among the notable examples of Y2K fashion revival. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 33Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 34Blackpink'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 35Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 36Taylor Swift continued to dominate the global music industry in the 2020s. She released the million-selling albums 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 37Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 38Machine Gun Kelly performing (from 2020s in music)
Image 39 Brightly colored western clothing, early to mid 2020s (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 40Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 41The highest-grossing film of the decade so far is James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water. (from 2020s)
Image 42Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 43Haim and Taylor Swift in glamorous, industrial-inspired all-black outfits in a 2022 concert. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 44Two women with Jirai Kei outfit, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 45An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 46Jack Grealish wearing 5-inch inseams with crew socks during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 47Roku is one of the most popularly known streaming devices (from 2020s)
Image 48Maximalist outfits worn by indie girl group Wet Leg, 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 49Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 50Countries with at least one election date altered (from 2020s in politics)
Image 512021: Natalie Biden wearing a matching cloth COVID-19 mask at the inauguration of Joe Biden, her grandfather (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 52All pink Barbiecore inspired outfit worn by actress Margot Robbie in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 53The 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 54Japanese man with curtained hair. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 55Highrise residential building ″Palestine Tower″ in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 562021: Italian band Måneskin in androgynous outfits. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 57Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 58The mullet/shaggy hairstyle became a popular hairstyle among men. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 59Project 2025 document, published April 21, 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 60Batken Region in Kyrgyzstan. (from 2020s in politics)
Image 61Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 62Quest 2 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 63Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 64Karol G (from 2020s in music)
Image 65Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 66Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 67Androgynous outfit worn by alternative singer Yungblud in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 682021: Nikki Phillips in Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 69Singer Jack White wearing striped Madcap England blazer, 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 70American playwright and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs for the soundtrack of Encanto, a viral phenomenon. (from 2020s in music)
Image 71PICO 4 (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 72Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 73Roku is one of the most popularly known streaming devices (from 2020s)
Image 74Oversized workwear-inspired outfit worn by indie rocker Sam Fender in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 75Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 76Stand-up comedian Kurtis Conner wearing early 2020s mullet hairstyle and mustache. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 77Highrise residential building ″Palestine Tower″ in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 78Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 79Indonesian girls wearing face masks in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 80The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 81Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 82French woman attending 2022 Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 83Steam Deck (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 84 Contemporary Chinese Mao jacket, 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 85NBA player Jalen Green wearing 5-inch inseams with crew socks. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 86Teen girl wearing early 2020s fashion trends. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 87Clothing items used to express beliefs during a Black Lives Matter protest. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 882020: example of a Dark Academia outfit. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 89Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 90Dominican Republican–Spanish actor Jean Cruz [es] wearing an early 1980s-inspired outfit in 2021 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 91PlayStation 5 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 92Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 93Kacey Musgraves performing at the Pilgrimage Music Festival (from 2020s in music)
Image 94Xbox Series X (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 95Tablets 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 96Nintendo Switch (from 2020s in video games)
Image 97US 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 98Elderly man dressed up in Stockholm in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 992021: Black American woman with a kidcore-inspired outfit and brightly dyed hair in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 100A 2020s laptop gaming PC manufactured by MSI (from 2020s in video games)
Image 101Nintendo Switch OLED (2021) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 102NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (2022) one the most popular video cards used for gaming PC's during the decade (from 2020s in video games)
Image 103Clothes for sale in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 104Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 105 Taiwanese teen girl in Hanfu, 2024. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 106Swedish 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 107Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 108US 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 1092020–21: Korean men in the 1980s and 2000s-inspired outfits fashionable in the early 2020s. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 110Indian actress Ananya Panday wearing long green sequin dress, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)

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Stoltenberg in 2025

Jens Stoltenberg (Norwegian: [jɛns ˈstɔ̀ɫtn̩bærɡ]; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. Since 2025, he has been the Minister of Finance in the Støre Cabinet. He has previously been the prime minister of Norway and secretary general of NATO.

Born in Oslo as the son of diplomat and politician Thorvald Stoltenberg and politician Karin Stoltenberg (née Heiberg), Stoltenberg attended Oslo Waldorf School and Oslo Cathedral School before graduating with a degree in economics from the University of Oslo in 1987. During his studies, he worked as a journalist, and led Labour's youth wing from 1985 to 1989. (Full article...)

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