2010s

Decade of the Gregorian calendar (2010–2019) Tenties The 1910s were called "nineteen-tens" May 2021 201 The 2010s (pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand [and] tens"; shortened to "the '10s" and also known as "the tens" or "the teens") was the decade that began on 1 January 2010 and ended on 31 December 2019. The decade began with an economic recovery from the Great Recession. Inflation and interest rates stayed low and steady throughout the decade, gross world product grew from 2010 to 2019. Global economic recovery accelerated during the latter half of the decade, fueled by strong economic growth in many countries, robust consumer spending, increased investment in infrastructure, and the emergence of new technologies. However, the recovery developed unevenly while many countries autocratized. Socioeconomic crises in some countries—particularly in the Arab world—triggered political revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain as well as civil wars in Libya, Syria, and Yemen in a regional phenomenon that was commonly referred to as the Arab Spring. Meanwhile, Europe had to grapple with a debt crisis that was pronounced early in the decade. Shifting social attitudes saw LGBT rights make substantial progress throughout the decade, particularly in developed countries. The decade saw the musical and cultural dominance of dance-pop, electronic dance music, hipster culture and electropop. Globalization and an increased demand for variety and personalisation in the face of music streaming services such as Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Music created many musical subgenres. As the decade progressed, diversity was also seen with the mainstream success of K-pop, Latin music and trap. Superhero films became box office leaders, with Avengers: Endgame becoming the highest-grossing film of all time.Avatar (2009) later surpassed Avengers: Endgame as the highest-grossing film of all time following a 2021 re-release in China.https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ 'Avatar' Overtakes 'Avengers: Endgame' As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update March 13, 2021 Nancy Tartaglione Deadline Hollywood March 13, 2021 13 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210313180044/https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ live note Cable providers saw a decline in subscribers as cord cutters switched to lower cost online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Disney+. The video game industry continued to be dominated by Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft; while indie games became more popular, with Minecraft becoming the best-selling game of all time. Handheld console gaming revenue was overtaken by mobile gaming revenue in 2011. The best-selling book of this decade was Fifty Shades of Grey. Drake was named the top music artist of the decade in the U.S. by Billboard.Billboard awards are based on album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social engagement.About https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/about/ 2022-02-21 Billboard Music Awards 4 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190404174535/https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/about/ live note billboard The United States continued to retain its superpower status while China sought to expand its influence in the South China Sea and in Africa through its economic initiatives and military reforms. It solidified its position as an emerging superpower, despite causing a series of conflicts around its frontiers. Within its borders, China enhanced its suppression and control of Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Tibet. These developments led the United States to implement a containment policy and initiate a trade war against China. Elsewhere in Asia, the Koreas improved their relations after a prolonged crisis between the two countries, and the war on terror continued as a part of the U.S.'s continued military involvement in many parts of the world. The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant extremist organization in 2014 erased the Syria-Iraq border, resulting in a multinational intervention against it. In Africa, South Sudan broke away from Sudan, and mass protests and various coups d'état saw longtime strongmen deposed. In the U.S., celebrity businessman Donald Trump was elected president in 2016 amid an international wave of populism and neo-nationalism. The European Union experienced a migrant crisis in the middle of the decade and withdrawal of the United Kingdom as a member state following the historic United Kingdom EU membership referendum. Russia attempted to assert itself in international affairs, annexing Crimea in 2014. In the last months of the decade, the first cases of the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in Wuhan, China, before spreading to the rest of the world.Pagani Isabel Ghezzi Silvia Alberti Simone Poli Guido Vicenzi Elisa 2023 Origin and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 European Physical Journal Plus 138 2 157 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03719-6 2190-5444 9933829 36811098 2023EPJP..138..157P Information technology progressed, with smartphones becoming widespread and increasingly displacing desktop computers for many users. Internet coverage grew from 29% to 54% of the world population, and also saw advancements in wireless networking devices, mobile telephony, and cloud computing. Advancements in data processing and the rollout of 4G broadband allowed data, metadata, and information to be collected and dispersed among domains at paces never before seen while online resources such as social media facilitated phenomena such as the Me Too movement, the rise of slacktivism, and online cancel culture. WikiLeaks gained international attention for publishing classified information on topics related to Guantánamo Bay, Syria, the Afghan and Iraq wars, and United States diplomacy. Edward Snowden blew the whistle on global surveillance, raising awareness on the role governments and private entities play in global surveillance and information privacy. Baidu (4th), Twitter (6th) and Instagram (8th) emerged to become among the top 10 most visited websites, while Wikipedia went from the 9th to the 5th most popular website, almost sextupling its monthly visits. Yahoo significantly declined in popularity, descending from being the 1st to the 9th most popular site, with monthly visits declining by two-thirds. Google, Facebook, and YouTube maintained relatively consistent popularity and remained within the top 10 throughout the decade. Global warming became increasingly noticeable through new record temperatures in different occurrences and extreme weather events on all continents. The CO2 concentration rose from 390 to 410 PPM over the decade. At the same time, combating pollution and climate change continued to be areas of major concern, as protests, initiatives, and legislation garnered substantial media attention. The Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, and the global climate youth movement was formed. Major natural disasters included the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the Nepal earthquake of 2015, the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami, the devastating tropical cyclones Bopha (Pablo), Haiyan (Yolanda), and Maria, as well as the 2019 European heat waves. During the decade, the world population grew from 6.9 to 7.7 billion people. There were approximately 1.4 billion births during the decade (140 million per year), and about 560 million deaths (56 million per year).https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/WLD/world/population-growth-rate World Population Growth Rate 1950–2022 19 October 2022 5 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231005153754/https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/WLD/world/population-growth-rate live Politics and wars List of sovereign states in the 2010s Major conflicts List of wars: 2003–2019#2010–2019 2010s in political history The prominent wars of the decade include: International wars Name Start date End date Description Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict 14 May 1948 8 July 2014 Ongoing 26 August 2014 Conflict between Jewish and Arab communities in Israel and the West Bank has been ongoing since 1948.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/default.stm A History of Conflict BBC News 26 June 2016 20 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110420155956/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/default.stm live After Israel occupied the West Bank, it began making settlements there, which has been an obstacle to the peace process.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8364815.stm Israeli settlement plan denounced 18 November 2009 BBC News 26 June 2016 5 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190305212607/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8364815.stm live Tensions also remained high as Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, has been launching rockets and cross-border raids into Israeli territory, to which Israel has responded with force.http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/idfs-operation-protective-edge-begins-against-gaza/2014/07/08/ IDF's Operation "Protective Edge" Begins Against Gaza Bear Shalom 8 July 2014 The Jewish Press 26 June 2016 10 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140710004714/http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/idfs-operation-protective-edge-begins-against-gaza/2014/07/08/ live Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashesFebruary 1988 1 April 2016 20 May 2018Ongoing 5 April 2016 27 May 2018The region of Karabakh has been disputed over the Republic of Artsakh, which is supported by the Armenian government. A ceasefire was held in 1994. From 1–5 April 2016, clashes began along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact with the Artsakh Defence Army, backed by the Armenian Armed Forces on one side and the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the other. A ceasefire was reached on 5 April between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow. From 20 to 27 May 2018, clashes in former no man's landKucera Joshua 30 May 2018 Azerbaijani military advances on tense Nakhchivan-Armenia border Eurasianet https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijani-military-advances-on-tense-nakhchivan-armenia-border 24 December 2020 Eurasianet 11 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013937/https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijani-military-advances-on-tense-nakhchivan-armenia-border live in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, an exclave of Azerbaijan, led to Azerbaijan reoccupying Günnüt and several other strategic villages and positions.20 June 2018 Azerbaijan makes territorial gains in Nakhchivan as fighting with Armenia flares https://www.intellinews.com/azerbaijan-makes-territorial-gains-in-nakhchivan-as-fighting-with-armenia-flares-143803/ 24 December 2020 bne IntelliNews 20 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201120222722/https://www.intellinews.com/azerbaijan-makes-territorial-gains-in-nakhchivan-as-fighting-with-armenia-flares-143803/ liveAzerbaijan makes territorial gains in Nakhchivan as fighting with Armenia flares http://www.intellinews.com/azerbaijan-makes-territorial-gains-in-nakhchivan-as-fighting-with-armenia-flares-143803/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20180621042857/http://www.intellinews.com/azerbaijan-makes-territorial-gains-in-nakhchivan-as-fighting-with-armenia-flares-143803/ 21 June 2018 20 June 2018 intellinews.com 20 June 2018 War on terror War in Afghanistan Iraq war Drone strikes in Pakistan American intervention in Somalia American intervention in Libya 12 September 2001 7 October 2001 20 March 2003 18 June 2004 7 January 2007 13 November 2015Ongoing 31 December 2016 18 December 2011 4 July 2018 Ongoing 30 October 2019 Motivated by the 9/11 attacks, the United States and other governments started a large scale effort to eliminate terrorism.https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030214-7.html President Bush Releases National Strategy for Combating Terrorism 14 February 2003 10 October 2018 12 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171012063823/https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030214-7.html live With support from NATO, the United States invaded Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and overthrew the government.http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/12/obamas_speech_on_adding_30000.html Updated: Obama speech balances Afghanistan troop buildup with exit pledge 1 December 2009 Associated Press 26 June 2016 15 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715002711/http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/12/obamas_speech_on_adding_30000.html live Two years later, on the pretext that the government of Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction,https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/23/1064082978207.html Pilger claims White House knew Saddam was no threat The Sydney Morning Herald 23 September 2003 26 June 2016 6 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111206195957/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/23/1064082978207.html live the United States and a coalition of partners invaded Iraq and overthrew Hussein,https://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/baghdad_04-09-03.html Online NewsHour Update: Coalition Says Iraqi Regime Has Lost Control of Baghdad – April 9, 2003 1 December 2010 26 June 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101201163438/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/baghdad_04-09-03.html 1 December 2010 after which the U.S. occupied the country.Ali A. Allawi The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace Yale University Press 2007 Ali A. Allawi However, insurgencies remained active in both countries, long after the invasions.https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html World Briefing Asia: Afghanistan: Taliban Leader Vows Return Carlotta Gall 13 November 2004 The New York Times 0362-4331 26 June 2016 9 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100209030954/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html live 2011 military intervention in Libya 19 March 2011 31 October 2011 Following United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, a NATO-led coalition launched an air campaign backing anti-Gaddafi rebels against Muammar Gaddafi's government in the Libyan Civil War. Russo-Ukrainian War Annexation of Crimea War in Donbas 20 February 2014 20 February 2014 6 April 2014 Ongoing 26 March 2014 24 February 2022 After the fall of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, Russian soldiers took control of strategic positions in the Ukrainian territory of Crimea and subsequently annexed the region after a controversial referendum.http://tass.ru/en/russia/724785 Putin signs laws on reunification of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia ITAR TASS 21 March 2014 21 March 2014 20 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150320064852/http://tass.ru/en/russia/724785 dead In the months that followed, demonstrations in Donbas escalated into an armed conflict between the government of Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist forces. On 24 February 2022, the war in the Donbas region was subsumed by the Russo-Ukrainian war War against the Islamic State 13 June 2014 Ongoing In late 2013, a terrorist organisation called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant began making rapid advances and territorial gains in Iraq and Syria. It captured Mosul in Junehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/10/iraq-sunni-insurgents-islamic-militants-seize-control-mosul Isis insurgents seize control of Iraqi city of Mosul Chulov Martin 10 June 2014 The Guardian 26 June 2016 11 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140611031257/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/10/iraq-sunni-insurgents-islamic-militants-seize-control-mosul live and made Raqqa its capital.http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/06/isis_announces_formation_of_ca.php ISIS announces formation of Caliphate, rebrands as 'Islamic State' The Long War Journal 29 June 2014 26 June 2016 4 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190404155146/https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/06/isis_announces_formation_of_ca.php live Various international coalitions led by the United States, France, Russia, and Muslim states and with aid from dozens of countries were formed to help fight the militants.https://time.com/3273185/isis-us-nato/ U.S. Forms Anti-ISIS Coalition at NATO Summit Nicks Denver Time 26 June 2016 12 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181012154609/http://time.com/3273185/isis-us-nato/ livehttp://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/middleeast/islamic-coalition-isis-saudi-arabia/index.html 34 Islamic nations form coalition to fight terrorism Ed Payne Salma Abdelaziz CNN 26 June 2016 7 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190507082417/https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/middleeast/islamic-coalition-isis-saudi-arabia/index.html live By December 2017, ISIL had lost all of its territory in Iraq and 95% of its territory in Syria,McKay Hollie 5 December 2017 Trump, Mattis turn military loose on ISIS, leaving terror caliphate in tatters https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-mattis-turn-military-loose-on-isis-leaving-terror-caliphate-in-tatters 24 December 2020 Fox News 14 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201214072628/https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-mattis-turn-military-loose-on-isis-leaving-terror-caliphate-in-tatters live and was militarily and territorially defeated on 23 March 2019.Najjar Farah 23 March 2019 ISIL 'caliphate' totally eliminated: SDF https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/23/isil-defeated-in-final-syria-victory-sdf 24 December 2020 Al Jazeera 20 October 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221020182626/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/23/isil-defeated-in-final-syria-victory-sdf live Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war 26 March 2015 During the Yemeni civil war, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and other countries invaded parts of Yemen in order to depose the Houthi-controlled government.Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War Operation Euphrates Shield Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate Operation Olive Branch 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria 5 December 2011 24 August 2016 7 October 2017 20 January 2018 9 October 2019Ongoing 29 March 2017 Ongoing 9 August 2019 25 November 2019 During the Syrian Civil War, Turkey invaded parts of northern Syria in order to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Syrian Democratic Forces, fostering and funding the Syrian National Army of the Syrian Interim Government, culminating in its 2019 offensive into northeastern Syria in which over 300,000 civilians were displaced16 October 2019 Turkish military operation east Euphrates kills more than 70 civilians so far and forces nearly 300 thousand people to displace from their areas http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=144078 24 December 2020 Syrian Observatory for Human Rights 23 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191023125656/http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=144078 live and dozens more killed,16 October 2019 Teröristlerin saldırılarında 20 sivil şehit oldu, 170 kişi yaralandı https://www.bursadabugun.com/haber/teroristlerin-saldirilarinda-20-sivil-sehit-oldu-170-kisi-yaralandi-1191643.html 24 December 2020 Bursada Begün tr 1 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210201165232/https://www.bursadabugun.com/haber/teroristlerin-saldirilarinda-20-sivil-sehit-oldu-170-kisi-yaralandi-1191643.html live 13 October 2019 Kurdish politician among nine civilians executed by Turkish-backed fighters in Syria https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/kurdish-politician-executed-by-turkish-backed-fighters-in-syria-1.7970427 24 December 2020 Haaretz 14 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201214225856/https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/kurdish-politician-executed-by-turkish-backed-fighters-in-syria-1.7970427 dead10 October 2019 About 10 citizens were killed or injured due to rocket shelling carried out by the forces of "Jarabulus Military Council" on the city of Jarabulus north-east of Aleppo https://www.syriahr.com/en/143248/ 24 December 2020 Syrian Observatory for Human Rights 25 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201025231242/https://www.syriahr.com/en/143248/ live prompting a controversial reaction worldwide in response to reported human rights violations18 October 2019 Damning evidence of war crimes by Turkish forces and allies in Syria https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/10/syria-damning-evidence-of-war-crimes-and-other-violations-by-turkish-forces-and-their-allies/ 24 December 2020 Amnesty International 2 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191202081923/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/10/syria-damning-evidence-of-war-crimes-and-other-violations-by-turkish-forces-and-their-allies/ live10 October 2019 India slams Turkey for its 'unilateral military offensive' in northeast Syria https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-slams-turkey-for-its-unilateral-military-offensive-in-northeast-syria/articleshow/71520852.cms 24 December 2020 The Times of India 13 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191013011531/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-slams-turkey-for-its-unilateral-military-offensive-in-northeast-syria/articleshow/71520852.cms live15 October 2019 Turkey-Syria offensive: US sanctions Turkish ministries BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50050264 24 December 2020 22 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191022174804/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50050264 live and resettlement of Kurds which has been viewed as possible ethnic cleansing.Cockburn Patrick 15 November 2019 Erdogan's ethnic cleansing of the Kurds is still happening now – and we have Trump to thank https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/erdogan-turkey-kurds-border-syria-war-trump-ethnic-cleansing-a9204581.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/erdogan-turkey-kurds-border-syria-war-trump-ethnic-cleansing-a9204581.html 1 May 2022 subscription live 24 December 2020 The IndependentCandar Cengiz 30 September 2019 Erdogan's Syria plan: Resettling the Syrian refugees or ousting Kurds from their land? https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/09/turkey-syria-united-states-erdogan-plans-for-east-euphrates.html 24 December 2020 Al-Monitor 12 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201112005731/https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/09/turkey-syria-united-states-erdogan-plans-for-east-euphrates.html liveEvans Dominic 8 October 2019 Turkey's plan to settle refugees in northeast Syria alarms allies Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-refugees-graphi-idUSKBN1WN28J 24 December 2020 14 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191014035235/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-refugees-graphi-idUSKBN1WN28J live 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes 14 February 2019 22 March 2019 After a suicide car bombing on 14 February 2019 where 40 Indian security personnel are killed,Michael Safi Dozens of Indian paramilitaries killed in Kashmir car bombing 15 February 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/14/indian-paramilitaries-killed-in-suicide-car-bombing-in-kashmir The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20190404033022/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/14/indian-paramilitaries-killed-in-suicide-car-bombing-in-kashmir 4 April 2019 4 April 2019 Azhar Farooq live Quote: "'We will give a befitting reply, our neighbour will not be allowed to de-stabilise us,' Modi said ..." the Indian Air Force launches airstrikes on purported terrorist camps in Muzaffarabad and Chakothi areas of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and Balakot in mainland Pakistan, leading to said standoff.Joanna Slater Pakistan captures Indian pilot after shooting down aircraft, escalating hostilities 27 February 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/pakistan-says-indian-fighter-jets-crossed-into-its-territory-and-carried-out-limited-airstrike/2019/02/25/901f3000-3979-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html The Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20190315093125/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/pakistan-says-indian-fighter-jets-crossed-into-its-territory-and-carried-out-limited-airstrike/2019/02/25/901f3000-3979-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html 30 March 2019 15 March 2019 Pamela Constable Pamela Constable live Quote: The two days of tit-for-tat airstrikes ... the first since 1971, were triggered by a 14 Feb terrorist bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 40 Indian security personnel." Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistani militant group that took responsibility for the bombing and the purported target of Indian attacks, was also involved. thumb|left|The war-torn ruins of Donetsk International Airport in late December 2014left|thumb|In red: the area controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) proto-state in December 2014thumb|Devastation in Mosul's old city after recapture from ISIL in 2017 Civil wars Name Start date End date Description Colombian Armed Conflict 27 May 1964 Ongoing Low-intensity conflict between the Colombian government, left-wing guerrillas, and paramilitary factions has been ongoing since 1964. However, at the start of the decade, only two major groups remained, FARC and ELN.http://colombiareports.com/neo-paramilitaries-have-no-political-agenda-govt/ Neo-paramilitaries do not deserve political status: Govt Heyden Tom 23 March 2011 Colombia Reports 26 June 2016 6 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170506124842/http://colombiareports.com/neo-paramilitaries-have-no-political-agenda-govt/ live Since 2012, both have been in peace talks with the government, with FARC and the government signing a historic ceasefire in June 2016.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/23/colombia-farc-rebel-ceasefire-agreement-havana Colombia and Farc rebels sign historic ceasefire deal to end 50-year conflict Brodzinsky Sibylla Watts Jonathan 23 June 2016 The Guardian 26 June 2016 24 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160624120025/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/23/colombia-farc-rebel-ceasefire-agreement-havana live Though the deal was initially rejected by voters in October,Idler Annette 3 October 2016 Colombia just voted no on its plebiscite for peace. Here's why and what it means. The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/10/03/colombia-just-voted-no-on-its-referendum-for-peace-heres-why-and-what-it-means/ 24 December 2020 a revised deal was unanimously passed by the Congress in November 2016, bringing an end to much of the fighting.24 November 2016 Colombia signs new peace deal with Farc BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38096179 24 December 2020 28 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195756/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38096179 liveMiroff Nick Partlow Joshua 30 November 2016 Colombia's congress approves historic peace deal with FARC rebels The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/colombian-congress-approves-historic-peace-deal/2016/11/30/9b2fda92-b5a7-11e6-939c-91749443c5e5_story.html 24 December 2020 1 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161201090410/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/colombian-congress-approves-historic-peace-deal/2016/11/30/9b2fda92-b5a7-11e6-939c-91749443c5e5_story.html live Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 16 March 2004 Since 2004, Pakistan has been fighting an insurgency by armed militant groups aligned with the Taliban or Islamic State along its border with Afghanistan.https://www.dawn.com/news/392654 Musharraf warns against failure of Wana operation Dawn 3 December 2013 26 June 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131203181950/http://dawn.com/news/392654/musharraf-warns-against-failure-of-wana-operation 3 December 2013 The violence has killed at least 60,000 sinceCrawford Neta C. Update on the Human Costs of War for Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001 to mid-2016 https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2016/War%20in%20Afghanistan%20and%20Pakistan%20UPDATE_FINAL_corrected%20date.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20170908000946/http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2016/War%20in%20Afghanistan%20and%20Pakistan%20UPDATE_FINAL_corrected%20date.pdf 8 September 2017 20 September 2017 Brown University Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs The war in Pakistan, which began as Al Qaeda and the Taliban fled from Afghanistan into the northwest region of Pakistan in 2001, has caused almost 62,000 deaths and an additional 67,000 injuries. and over 6 million displaced.27 May 2019 As Death Toll Rises, Pashtun Lawmaker Calls For Waziristan Protest https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakistan-as-death-toll-rises-pashtun-lawmaker-calls-for-waziristan-protest/29965861.html 24 December 2020 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 17 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210817182237/https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakistan-as-death-toll-rises-pashtun-lawmaker-calls-for-waziristan-protest/29965861.html liveWahab Ali 11 July 2010 The real cost of Pakistan's war on terror The Express Tribune Pakistan http://tribune.com.pk/story/27191/the-real-cost-of-pakistans-war-on-terror/ live 16 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140514022559/http://tribune.com.pk/story/27191/the-real-cost-of-pakistans-war-on-terror/ 14 May 2014From the Newspapers 20 June 2011 War on terror cost Pakistan $67.9 billion Dawn News, Economic Survey https://www.dawn.com/news/637894/war-on-terror-cost-pakistan-679-billion live 16 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130524132025/http://dawn.com/2011/06/20/war-on-terror-cost-pakistan-679-billion/ 24 May 2013 By 2014, however, casualties from terrorist and militant attacks had dropped by around 40%.A Small Measure of Progress https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/12/22/a-small-measure-of-progress/ 26 June 2016 Foreign Policy 22 December 2014 12 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170412035056/http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/12/22/a-small-measure-of-progress/ live Thompson JuliaBoone John MacAskill Ewen 16 December 2014 More than 100 children killed in Taliban attack on Pakistan school The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/16/taliban-attack-army-public-school-pakistan-peshawar 14 November 2015 21 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201121094704/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/16/taliban-attack-army-public-school-pakistan-peshawar liveInsurgency in Paraguay27 August 2005Since 2005, Paraguay has been fighting a low-level insurgency by Marxist–LeninistAguilera Freddy 19 March 2008 "Ejército Paraguayo del Pueblo ya incursiona militarmente" https://www.ultimahora.com/ejercito-paraguayo-del-pueblo-ya-incursiona-militarmente-n102273.html 24 December 2020 Última Hora es-ES 25 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210125225305/https://www.ultimahora.com/ejercito-paraguayo-del-pueblo-ya-incursiona-militarmente-n102273.html dead armed militant groups.Yagoub Mimi 10 July 2014 Attacks Sign of Growing EPP Strength in Paraguay Despite Security Crackdown https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/attacks-sign-of-growing-epp-strength-in-paraguay-despite-security-crackdown/ 24 December 2020 InSight Crime 17 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117033320/https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/attacks-sign-of-growing-epp-strength-in-paraguay-despite-security-crackdown/ live The conflict is estimated to have caused a cumulative 111 deaths by 2020, most of which have been insurgents, local ranchers, and police officers. Mexican drug war 11 December 2006 Following a rise in criminal violence as a result of influential drug trafficking in the country, President Felipe Calderón declared a war on drugs in 2006.Bender Jeremy 14 May 2015 Mexico's drug war is getting even worse http://www.businessinsider.com/mexicos-drug-war-is-taking-worse-turn-2015-5 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160617112719/http://www.businessinsider.com/mexicos-drug-war-is-taking-worse-turn-2015-5 17 June 2016 26 June 2016 Since then, violence has sharply increased,Schaeffer-Duffy Claire 1 March 2014 Counting Mexico's drug victims is a murky business http://ncronline.org/news/global/counting-mexicos-drug-victims-murky-business dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160528192211/http://ncronline.org/news/global/counting-mexicos-drug-victims-murky-business 28 May 2016 26 June 2016 National Catholic Reporter with a death toll of nearly 300,000Villegas Paulina 6 January 2020 A New Toll in Mexico's Drug War: More Than 61,000 Vanished The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/americas/mexico-drug-war-death-toll.html 24 December 2020 0362-4331 24 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220924202044/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/americas/mexico-drug-war-death-toll.html live over 60,000 missing, and 39,000 unidentified bodies in morgues.Agren David 22 September 2020 Mexico's drug war leaves 39,000 unidentified bodies in its morgues http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/mexicos-drug-war-leaves-39000-unidentified-bodies-in-its-morgues https://web.archive.org/web/20210102162144/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/mexicos-drug-war-leaves-39000-unidentified-bodies-in-its-morgues 2 January 2021 24 December 2020 The Guardian Arrests of cartel leaders led to increasing violence as cartels,Cook Colleen W. 16 October 2007 Mexico's Drug Cartels https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34215.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34215.pdf 2022-10-09 live 24 December 2020 Congressional Research Service 7Fantz Ashley 20 January 2012 The Mexico drug war: Bodies for billions https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/15/world/mexico-drug-war-essay/index.html 24 December 2020 CNN 4 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201204185602/http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/15/world/mexico-drug-war-essay/index.html live fought for control of trafficking routes into the United States.Traci Carl Progress in Mexico drug war is drenched in blood 10 March 2009 Associated Press https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilIZ5du3hOOeN7yatYIRIhFY-MJAD96RBGO00 1 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090315080309/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilIZ5du3hOOeN7yatYIRIhFY-MJAD96RBGO00 15 March 2009 deadHigh U.S. cocaine cost shows drug war working: Mexico 14 September 2007 Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1422771920070914 1 April 2009 4 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081204232646/https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1422771920070914 liveCRS Report for Congress: Mexico and the 112th Congress Mexico – U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress Mark P. Sullivan Congressional Research Service 2, 13, 14 18 December 2008 http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32724.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32724.pdf 2022-10-09 live The conflict has emphasised corruption and human rights abuses, with bribery, drug smuggling, kidnapping, and protection of cartels being widely reported among government officials.Marosi Richard 23 April 2008 Mexican general makes explosive accusations https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/04/mexican-general.html 24 December 2020 Los Angeles Times 29 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201029174820/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/04/mexican-general.html live Somali civil war 31 January 2009 In 2009, Al-Shabaab, an Islamist militant group, began waging an insurgency against the newly formed Transitional Federal Government. In 2011, the federal government captured Mogadishuhttps://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL6E7J601H20110806 https://web.archive.org/web/20111019172132/http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL6E7J601H20110806 dead 19 October 2011 UPDATE 3-Somali government declares Islamist rebellion defeated 6 August 2011 Reuters 26 June 2016 and subsequently retook towns across the country.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20658236 Somalia: 'Al-Shabab' militants forced out of Jowhar BBC News 9 December 2012 26 June 2016 10 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160910111203/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20658236 live Since then, the government has attempted to clean out the remaining Al-Shabaab strongholds with help from AMISOM soldiersSOMALIA: President says Godane is dead, now is the chance for the members of al-Shabaab to embrace peace RBC Radio 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/ dead 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/ 6 September 2014 26 June 2016 raxanreeb.com and military intervention on the part of the United States. Al-Shabaab made a resurgence in 2016, when AMISOM and Kenyan forces were subject to attacks and raids,22 April 2016 Propaganda is effective weapon as al-Shabab makes resurgence https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/propaganda-is-effective-weapon-as-al-shabab-makes-resurgence 24 December 2020 PBS NewsHour 25 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210125002928/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/propaganda-is-effective-weapon-as-al-shabab-makes-resurgence live to which American and Somali forces responded with airstrikes,Germanos Andrea 14 April 2017 Trump Further Entrenches US Military Involvement in Somalia https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/14/trump-further-entrenches-us-military-involvement-somalia 25 December 2020 Common Dreams 11 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201111224400/https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/14/trump-further-entrenches-us-military-involvement-somalia live Harsch Michael F. Meduna Maximilian M. Krug Teresa 18 July 2017 As the U.S. gets more involved in Somalia, beware these three fallacies The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/07/18/as-the-u-s-gets-more-involved-in-somalia-beware-these-three-fallacies/ 24 December 2020 0190-8286 13 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200813170139/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/07/18/as-the-u-s-gets-more-involved-in-somalia-beware-these-three-fallacies/ live weakening Al Shabaab's territorial prominence. The conflict has cost 300,000 to 500,000 lives and devastated Somalia's infrastructure and humanitarian resources.White Matthew February 2012 Twentieth Century Atlas – Death Tolls and Casualty Statistics for Wars, Dictatorships and Genocides http://necrometrics.com/20c300k.htm#Somalia 24 December 2020 Necrometrics 26 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110426033843/http://necrometrics.com/20c300k.htm#Somalia live23 March 2016 The resurgence of al-Shabaab in Somalia and implications for the humanitarian sector – Somalia https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/resurgence-al-shabaab-somalia-and-implications-humanitarian-sector 24 December 2020 ReliefWeb 28 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033635/https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/resurgence-al-shabaab-somalia-and-implications-humanitarian-sector live Boko Haram insurgency 26 July 2009 Sparked by long-standing conflict between Nigeria's Christian and Muslim communities, the Boko Haram insurgency began when the jihadist rebel group started a rebellion against the government.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/world/africa/28nigeria.html Scores Die as Fighters Battle Nigerian Police Adama Nossiter The New York Times 27 July 2009 29 December 2014 23 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150123054743/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/world/africa/28nigeria.html live In 2015, the group pledged alliance to ISIL,7 March 2015 Nigeria's Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31784538 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190404004635/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31784538 4 April 2019 20 June 2016 BBC News becoming the world's deadliest terrorist group by 2015.Pisa Katie Hume Tim Boko Haram overtakes ISIS as world's deadliest terror group, report says https://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/17/world/global-terror-report/ 23 March 2016 CNN 19 November 2015 6 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406143919/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/17/world/global-terror-report/ liveGlobal Terrorism Index 2015 http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Global-Terrorism-Index-2015.pdf Institute for Economics and Peace 41 November 2015 23 March 2016 7 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190207153725/http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Global-Terrorism-Index-2015.pdf dead The conflict has killed over 37,500 people and displaced 2.5 million, driving 244,000 Nigerian refugees into neighbouring states.Campbell John Harwood Asch 20 August 2018 Boko Haram's Deadly Impact https://www.cfr.org/article/boko-harams-deadly-impact live https://web.archive.org/web/20201202072238/https://www.cfr.org/article/boko-harams-deadly-impact 2 December 2020 25 December 2020 Council on Foreign Relations Insurgents were weakened in 2015 when Nigerian forces drove them into Sambisa Forest,Sambisa Forest: An Ideal Hiding Place for Boko Haram https://www.voanews.com/africa/sambisa-forest-ideal-hiding-place-boko-haram 25 December 2020 Voice of America 14 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200814060521/https://www.voanews.com/africa/sambisa-forest-ideal-hiding-place-boko-haram dead causing bitter infighting.Withnall Adam 8 September 2016 Boko Haram descends into in-fighting as reports emerge of deadly clashes between rival Islamist factions https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/boko-haram-descends-fighting-reports-emerge-deadly-clashes-between-rival-islamist-factions-a7231726.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/boko-haram-descends-fighting-reports-emerge-deadly-clashes-between-rival-islamist-factions-a7231726.html 1 May 2022 subscription 25 December 2020 The Independent However, they made a resurgence in 2018–19, with human rights violations; massacres; and mass child kidnappings, exploitation, and torture posing a threat to civilians.15 October 2013 Nigeria: Deaths of hundreds of Boko Haram suspects in custody requires investigation https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2013/10/nigeria-deaths-hundreds-boko-haram-suspects-custody-requires-investigation/ 25 December 2020 Amnesty International 11 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141111101855/http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/nigeria-deaths-hundreds-boko-haram-suspects-custody-requires-investigation-2013-10-15 live5 February 2016 Another brutal attack by Boko Haram highlights the weakness of Nigeria's military The Economist https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2016/02/05/another-brutal-attack-by-boko-haram-highlights-the-weakness-of-nigerias-military 25 December 2020 0013-0613 4 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201204154822/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2016/02/05/another-brutal-attack-by-boko-haram-highlights-the-weakness-of-nigerias-military live29 November 2013 Nigeria's Boko Haram 'uses child soldiers' https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/11/29/nigerias-boko-haram-uses-child-soldiers https://web.archive.org/web/20210614175256/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/11/29/nigerias-boko-haram-uses-child-soldiers/ 14 June 2021 25 December 2020 Al Jazeera16 December 2020 Associated Press Boko Haram kidnaps 330 boys: 'No child should have to choose between their education and their life' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/12/16/boko-haram-kidnaps-330-boys-nigeria-outcry-uses-bringbackourboys/3919404001/ 25 December 2020 USA Today 24 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201224070821/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/12/16/boko-haram-kidnaps-330-boys-nigeria-outcry-uses-bringbackourboys/3919404001/ live Mali War16 January 2012In 2012, a rebellion by Tuaregs in Northern Mali began. After Malian president Amadou Toumani Touré was ousted in a coup, Tuaregs captured Northern Mali,https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grilySJ5EdrgURoNp1mt3AIJhTgg?do Mali junta denounces 'rights violations' by rebels Daniel Serge 4 April 2012 AFP dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130201201147/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grilySJ5EdrgURoNp1mt3AIJhTgg?docId=CNG.915a5505555757d7df5029b5b99451cc.261 1 February 2013 26 June 2016 and declared it to be the independent state of Azawad.6 April 2012 Tuaregs claim 'independence' from Mali http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/04/20124644412359539.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20130130013541/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/04/20124644412359539.html 30 January 2013 26 June 2016 Al Jazeera However, Islamists groups took over Northern Mali from the Tuaregs and imposed sharia law.Flood Zoe 29 June 2012 Trouble in Timbuktu as Islamists extend control https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9365390/Trouble-in-Timbuktu-as-Islamists-extend-control.html subscription live https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9365390/Trouble-in-Timbuktu-as-Islamists-extend-control.html 11 January 2022 26 June 2016 The Telegraph South Sudanese Civil War 15 December 2013 22 February 2020A multi-sided civil war between government and opposition forces including SPLM-IO and other groups. Ugandan troops were deployed to fight alongside the South Sudanese government.16 January 2014 Yoweri Museveni: Uganda troops fighting South Sudan rebels BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25759650 6 October 2023 6 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181006114751/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25759650 live The UN deployed peacekeepers as part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.6 August 2018 South Sudan country profile BBC News http://bbc.com/news/world-africa-14069082 6 October 2023 20 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160620123955/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14069082 live War in Iraq 1 January 2014 9 December 2017 The civil war began with the conquest of Fallujah, Mosul, Tikrit and areas of northern Iraq by Islamic State. Nations provided aid in the form of airstrikes, troops and intelligence.Kelley Michael Who Else, Besides Americans, Are Flying Fighter Jets in Iraq? http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/08/08/who_else_besides_americans_are_flying_fighter_jets_in_iraq.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20141112044402/http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/08/08/who_else_besides_americans_are_flying_fighter_jets_in_iraq.html 12 November 2014 14 November 2014 Slatehttp://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/iran-soldiers-iraq-islamic-state-2014823161322258630.html Iran 'sent soldiers to fight in Iraq' Al Jazeera America 23 August 2014 11 September 2014 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140920121525/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/iran-soldiers-iraq-islamic-state-2014823161322258630.html 20 September 2014 In December 2017, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced victory over ISIL,https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraq-announces-end-war-liberation-borders-syria-abadi/ Iraq announces end of war against IS, liberation of borders with Syria: Abadi Iraqi News 9 December 2017 Mostafa Nehal 13 January 2019 9 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171209235658/https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraq-announces-end-war-liberation-borders-syria-abadi live though others warned to expect ISIL to continue the fight by other means.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-parade/iraq-holds-victory-parade-after-defeating-islamic-state-idUSKBN1E407Z Iraq holds victory parade after defeating Islamic State Reuters 10 December 2017 Aboulenein Ahmed 13 January 2019 10 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171210223418/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-parade/iraq-holds-victory-parade-after-defeating-islamic-state-idUSKBN1E407Z live Libyan civil war 16 May 2014 24 October 2020 Following the factional violence that engulfed Libya after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, a second civil war broke out among factions seeking control of the territory and oil of Libya. The conflict was mostly between the House of Representatives (HoR) government that was controversially elected in 2014, also known as the "Tobruk government"; and the rival General National Congress (GNC) government, also called the "National Salvation Government". A permanent ceasefire agreement in all areas became effective from October 2020, ending the war.https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/libyan-civil-war-two-warring-factions-sign-permanent-ceasefire-1983297 Libyan Civil War: Two warring factions sign 'permanent' ceasefire 24 October 2020 The Daily Star 20 November 2020 15 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210415014337/https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/libyan-civil-war-two-warring-factions-sign-permanent-ceasefire-1983297 livehttps://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-10-23/un-says-libya-rivals-sign-cease-fire-deal Libyan factions sign countrywide U.N.-brokered cease-fire 23 October 2020 Los Angeles Times 20 November 2020 1 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101060700/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-10-23/un-says-libya-rivals-sign-cease-fire-deal live Yemeni civil war 16 September 2014 Ongoing Preceded by a decade-long Houthi insurgency,http://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2015/02/22/yemens-ousted-president-hadi-calls-for-houthis-to-quit-capital/ Yemen's ousted president Hadi calls for Houthis to quit capital The Star Online 26 June 2016 17 July 2018 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/ live the Yemeni civil war began between two factions: the then-incumbent Yemeni government and the Houthi militia, along with their supporters and allies. Both claim to constitute the Yemeni government.http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/143295/asher-orkaby/houthi-who Foreign Affairs Houthi Who? Asher Orkaby 25 March 2015 25 March 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150327115828/http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/143295/asher-orkaby/houthi-who 27 March 2015 Philippine drug war 30 June 2016 There was a rise in criminal violence as a result of drug trafficking, after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was inaugurated in 2016.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-03/duterte-to-push-ahead-with-name-shame-in-drug-war-as-deaths-rise Duterte to Push Ahead With Name-Shame in Drug War as Deaths Rise Clarissa Batino Cecilia Yap Bloomberg.com 3 August 2016 Bloomberg 4 March 2017 1 January 2020 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 live As of 2020, it has caused about 6000 deaths.https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/drug-war-killings-increased-during-covid-19-pandemic-says-hrw/ar-BB18SuIs?li=BBr8Mkn Drug war killings increased during COVID-19 pandemic, says HRW msn.com 20 November 2020 6 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260106054246/https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/drug-war-killings-increased-during-covid-19-pandemic-says-hrw/ar-BB18SuIs?li=BBr8Mkn live Siege of Marawi23 May 201723 October 2017The battle of Marawi was a five-month-long armed conflict in Marawi, Philippines, that started on May 23, 2017, between Philippine government security forces against militants affiliated with the Islamic State, including the Maute and Abu Sayyaf Salafi jihadist groups. The battle became the longest urban battle in the modern history of the Philippines.Anglophone Crisis9 September 2017 OngoingFollowing the suppression of 2016–17 protests by Cameroonian authorities, Ambazonian separatists in the Anglophone regions launched a guerrilla campaign against the Cameroon Armed Forces, and unilaterally proclaimed independence. In November 2017, the government of Cameroon declared war on the separatists and sent its army into the Anglophone regions.Insurgency in Cabo Delgado5 October 2017The insurgency in Cabo Delgado is an ongoing Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, fought between militant Islamists and jihadists attempting to establish an Islamic state, and Mozambican security forces. Civilians have been the main targets of terrorist attacks by Islamist militants. The main insurgent faction is Ansar al-Sunna, a native extremist faction with connections to ISIS.Islamic State insurgency in Iraq9 December 2017The insurgency in Iraq is an ongoing low-intensity insurgency that began in 2017 after ISIS lost its territorial control in the War in Iraq, during which ISIS and allied White Flags fought the Iraqi military (largely backed by the United States, United Kingdom and other countries conducting airstrikes against ISIS) and allied paramilitary forces (largely backed by Iran).Catatumbo campaignJanuary 2018The Catatumbo campaign has been an ongoing period of violence between militia faction groups in the Catatumbo region of Colombia and Venezuela since January 2018. It is an extension of the war on drugs and developed after the Colombian peace process of 2016. Revolutions and major protests List of protests in the 21st century Successful revolutions and otherwise major protests of the decade include, but are not limited to: Event Date Country Events Ref. References 2010 Kyrgyz Revolution 6 April – 14 December 2010 Kyrgyzstan 1992 Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled Bishkek amid fierce anti-government riots as the opposition seized control.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8608708.stm Kyrgyz opposition seizes control 8 April 2010 BBC News 20 June 2016 9 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201109024351/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8608708.stm live Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy movement September 17, 2011 – 2013 United States Hundreds of protesters marched into the financial district of Wall Street in New York City, beginning the Occupy Wall Street movement.https://money.cnn.com/2011/09/17/technology/occupy_wall_street/index.htm Hundreds of protesters descend to 'Occupy Wall Street' money.cnn.com 17 September 2011 17 September 2011 18 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110918123424/http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/17/technology/occupy_wall_street/index.htm deadRojava revolution19 July 2012 – presentRojava During the Syrian Civil War, Kurds started to govern a de facto autonomous region known as Rojava, while Turkey and the Islamic State attempt to take the territory back.26 February 2025 'We are still at war': Syria's Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad's fall https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0w0x28yxo live https://web.archive.org/web/20251224073330/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0w0x28yxo 24 December 2025 2025-12-08 www.bbc.com en-GB Gezi Park protests 28 May 2013 – 30 August 2013 Turkey A wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Turkey began on 28 May 2013, initially to contest the urban development plan for Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park. Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity 21 November 2013 – 23 February 2014 Ukraine Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country following violent protests in the capital, Kyiv. The opposition-controlled Verkhovna Rada voted to remove Yanukovych as president.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/world/europe/ukraine.html Archrival Is Freed as Ukraine Leader Flees Higgins Andrew 22 February 2014 Kramer Andrew E. The New York Times 0362-4331 20 June 2016 13 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220213174408/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/world/europe/ukraine.html liveAbkhazian Revolution27 May – 1 June 2014AbkhaziaIn a quick turn of events, the president of the breakway republic, Alexander Ankvab, was ousted from power after the government building was stormed.Eurasianet Abkhazia: the post-Soviet revolution the world blinked and missed https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/09/abkhazia-russia-post-soviet-revolution The Guardian 19 November 2019 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220115063005/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/09/abkhazia-russia-post-soviet-revolution live2014 Burkina Faso uprising28 October – 3 November 2014Burkina FasoA series of demonstrations and riots in Burkina Faso in October 2014. Demonstrations began in response to controversial attempts to introduce a constitutional amendment that would lift term limits and allow President Blaise Compaoré to run for additional terms as president and extend his years in office. On 30 October, Compaoré dissolved the government and fled to Côte d'Ivoire and was succeeded by Yacouba Isaac Zida. 2015–2016 protests in Brazil15 March 2015 – 31 July 2016Brazil In 2015 and 2016, a series of protests in Brazil denounced government corruption and the presidency of Dilma Rousseff, being the largest popular mobilisations in the country since the beginning of the "New Republic".https://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/mais-de-1-milhao-de-pessoas-protestam-contra-dilma-pelo-pais/ Mais de 1 milhão de pessoas protestam contra Dilma pelo país EXAME exame.abril.com.br pt-BR 25 June 2018 26 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180626030231/https://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/mais-de-1-milhao-de-pessoas-protestam-contra-dilma-pelo-pais/ dead Burundian unrest26 April 2015 – 17 May 2018Burundi Burundi faces unrest as President Pierre Nkurunziza seeks a third term in office, resulting in hundreds killed and thousands more fleeing the country.https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/may/19/burundi-refugees-rwanda-no-turning-back-fears-grow-reprisals Burundi refugees say there is no turning back as fears grow of reprisals at home Sullivan Katherine Bugesera in 19 May 2015 The Guardian 20 June 2016 18 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181118140857/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/may/19/burundi-refugees-rwanda-no-turning-back-fears-grow-reprisals live2018–2019 Gaza border protests30 March 2018 – 27 December 2019IsraelPalestineProtests against the Blockade of the Gaza Strip, with 183 protesters killed.https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/CoIOPT/A_HRC_40_74.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/CoIOPT/A_HRC_40_74.pdf 2022-10-09 live Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory2018 Armenian Revolution31 March – 8 May 2018Armenia Various political and civil groups led by member of parliament Nikol Pashinyan staged anti-government protests in Armenia. Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan resigned on 23 April 2018. Nikol Pashinyan was elected prime minister on 8 May 2018.https://armenianweekly.com/2018/04/23/breaking-serge-sarkisian-resigns-as-prime-minister/ Breaking: Serge Sarkisian Resigns as Prime Minister Hairenik 23 April 2018 The Armenian Weekly 26 April 2018 24 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181224184816/https://armenianweekly.com/2018/04/23/breaking-serge-sarkisian-resigns-as-prime-minister/ livehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/08/hes-not-a-populist-hes-popular-nikol-pashinyan-becomes-armenian-pm 'He's not a populist, he's popular': Nikol Pashinyan becomes Armenian PM Roth Andrew 8 May 2018 The Guardian 8 May 2018 30 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201130112645/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/08/hes-not-a-populist-hes-popular-nikol-pashinyan-becomes-armenian-pm live2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests29 July – 1 September 2018BangladeshNation-wide protests mainly by students after reckless driving caused deaths of two high school students.https://www.arabnews.com/node/1352131/world Bangladesh approves new road safety law to placate protesters 6 August 2018 Arab News 2 April 2021 16 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210516202617/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1352131/world live http://southasiajournal.net/bangladesh-students-started-an-enduring-movement-even-as-street-protests-end/ Bangladesh: Students Started an Enduring Movement Even as Street Protests End 10 August 2018 21 November 2020 29 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129105305/http://southasiajournal.net/bangladesh-students-started-an-enduring-movement-even-as-street-protests-end/ live Yellow vests protests 17 November 2018 – 28 June 2020FranceFrance experiences its worst civil unrest since the protests of 1968 due to the yellow vests movement. Protests in Paris morph into riots, with hundreds of people injured and thousands arrested. Over 100 cars are burned and numerous tourist sites are closed.Yellow vest protests 'economic catastrophe' for France https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46499996 9 December 2018 BBC News 9 December 2018 9 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181209134544/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46499996 liveSudanese revolution19 December 2018 – 12 September 2019SudanAmid mass protests, Omar al-Bashir is deposed as President of Sudan in a coup d'état, after nearly 30 years in office.2019–2020 Hong Kong protests9 June 2019 – 2020Hong KongMass protests take place in Hong Kong against an extradition bill that many observed would subject Hong Kong residents and those passing through the city to de facto jurisdiction of Chinese courts. Despite Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announcing the bill to be "dead" after weeks of mass protests, waves of localised demonstrations continued, some resulting in violent clashes between police, pro-democracy activists, local residents, and Triad members.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/01/why-hong-kong-has-become-city-protests/ The Washington Post 1 July 2019 Why Hong Kong has become a city of protests 22 July 2019 21 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190721182739/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/01/why-hong-kong-has-become-city-protests/ live https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-22/hong-kong-tempts-china-s-ire-as-protests-take-more-violent-turn Bloomberg 22 July 2019 Hong Kong Tempts China's Ire as Protests Take More Violent Turn 22 July 2019 15 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190915073437/https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=453afaf0-d78b-11e9-b7e9-cd556e39aa99&url=L25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAxOS0wNy0yMi9ob25nLWtvbmctdGVtcHRzLWNoaW5hLXMtaXJlLWFzLXByb3Rlc3RzLXRha2UtbW9yZS12aW9sZW50LXR1cm4= live 2019 Ecuadorian protests3 – 14 October 2019Ecuador On 3 October 2019, taxi, bus and truck drivers came out in protest against the planned fuel subsidy abolition and austerity measures announced by President Lenín Moreno. The government seat was relocated from Quito to Guayaquil and a state of emergency was declared following violent protests.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/ecuador-declares-state-emergency-fuel-protests-block-roads-191003211135894.html Ecuador declares state of emergency as fuel protests block roads Al Jazeera 9 October 2019 4 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191004142833/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/ecuador-declares-state-emergency-fuel-protests-block-roads-191003211135894.html live 2019–2022 Chilean protests7 October 2019 – 21 December 2021Chile On 18 October 2019, a period of mass protests and violent unrest began in Chile. The protests were initially in response to a fare hike on the Santiago Metro, but the scope of the protestors' demands has since expanded.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/chile-protests-chileans-demand-constitution-unrest-191105005906927.html Chile protests: Chileans demand new constitution amid unrest Al Jazeera 4 November 2019 5 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191105015953/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/chile-protests-chileans-demand-constitution-unrest-191105005906927.html live 2019 Bolivian protests21 October – 21 November 2019Bolivia Following a disputed election, protests forced Evo Morales, the president since 2006, to resign and flee to Mexico.Nugent Ciara Bolivian President Evo Morales Has Resigned After Nearly 14 Years in Power. Here's What to Know https://time.com/5723753/bolivia-evo-morales-resigns/ Time 19 November 2019 18 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191118203855/https://time.com/5723753/bolivia-evo-morales-resigns/ live The new president, Jeanine Áñez, continued to face opposition from pro-Morales protestors.Clashes Rock Bolivia as its New Interim Leader is Challenged https://time.com/5727991/clashes-bolivia/ Time 19 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191114070533/https://time.com/5727991/clashes-bolivia/ 14 November 2019 dead thumb|upright|Concerns over economic inequality, greed and the influence of corporations on government led to the rise of the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011|centerthumb|upright|The 2014 Hong Kong protests|centerthumb|Algerian protesters gather during the 2019 "Smile Revolution"|center Arab Spring Arab Spring Impact of the Arab Spring The Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Islamic world in the early 2010s. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in Tunisia.19 January 2011 FEATURE-Peddler's martyrdom launched Tunisia's revolution https://www.reuters.com/article/tunisia-protests-bouazizi-idAFLDE70G18J20110119/ Reuters 16 September 2024 6 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230106020438/https://www.reuters.com/article/tunisia-protests-bouazizi-idAFLDE70G18J20110119 livehttp://www.payvand.com/news/11/feb/1080.html Uprisings in the region and ignored indicators Payvand 19 December 2019 25 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130425231858/http://www.payvand.com/news/11/feb/1080.html dead Social media was heralded as the driving force behind the swift spread of revolution throughout the world, as new protests appeared in response to success stories shared from those taking place in other countries. Many governments began recognising the importance of social media for citizens to organise and began shutting down certain websites or blocking Internet service entirely, especially prior to major rallies.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8287737/Egypt-protests-internet-service-disrupted-before-large-rally.html Egypt protests: Internet service disrupted before large rally 28 January 2011 The Telegraph 16 September 2024 16 September 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240916072624/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8287737/Egypt-protests-internet-service-disrupted-before-large-rally.html live Governments also scrutinised or suppressed discussion in online forums through accusing content creators of unrelated crimes or shutting down communication on specific sites or groups, such as through Facebook.Skinner Julia 10 December 2011 Social Media and Revolution: The Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement as Seen through Three Information Studies Paradigms https://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1482&context=sprouts_all Association for Information Systems AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) 3 25 July 2020 19 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20200725180100/https://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1482&context=sprouts_all live Event Date Country Description Ref. References Tunisian revolution18 December 2010 – 14 January 2011Tunisia Amidst anti-government protests, Tunisia's president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dissolved the government, declared a state of emergency and resigned from office.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12195025 Tunisia: President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali forced out BBC News 20 June 2016 11 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190411055853/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12195025 live2011 Egyptian revolution 25 January – 11 February 2011EgyptOn 11 February 2011, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that Mubarak resigned as president, turning power over to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).Staff Al Jazeera What happened during Egypt's January 25 revolution? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/25/what-happened-during-egypts-january-25-revolution 2025-12-08 Al Jazeera en 26 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251226050911/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/25/what-happened-during-egypts-january-25-revolution live 2011 Bahraini uprising 14 February – 18 March 2011Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, declared a three-month state of emergency as troops from the Gulf Co-operation Council were sent to quell the civil unrest.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12751464 Two killed in Bahrain violence despite martial law BBC News 20 June 2016 30 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201130222317/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12751464 live Libyan civil war 15 February – 13 October 2011Libya 1977 Facing protests against his 42-year rule, Muammar Gaddafi refused to step down and sent in the military to brutally quell protests.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/world/africa/19libya.html Clashes in Libya Worsen as Army Crushes Dissent Shadid Anthony 18 February 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 26 June 2016 3 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120503154431/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/world/africa/19libya.html livehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8335934/Libya-protests-140-massacred-as-Gaddafi-sends-in-snipers-to-crush-dissent.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8335934/Libya-protests-140-massacred-as-Gaddafi-sends-in-snipers-to-crush-dissent.html 11 January 2022 subscription live Libya protests: 140 'massacred' as Gaddafi sends in snipers to crush dissent Meo Nick 20 February 2011 The Telegraph 26 June 2016 As a result, many army units defected to the opposition and protests soon turned into an armed rebellion.https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/03/in-eastern-libya-defectors-and-volunteers-build-rebel-army/72018/ In Eastern Libya, Defectors and Volunteers Build Rebel Army Gillis Clare Morgana 26 June 2016 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190405041919/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/03/in-eastern-libya-defectors-and-volunteers-build-rebel-army/72018/ live With international help, the rebels captured Tripoli,https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/world/africa/24libya.html Qaddafi Defiant After Rebel Takeover Kirkpatrick David D. 23 August 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 26 June 2016 5 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190405014552/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/world/africa/24libya.html live and eventually Sirte, Gaddafi's hometown and last outpost, where he was killed.https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE79J09O20111020 https://web.archive.org/web/20111022172715/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE79J09O20111020 dead 22 October 2011 Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown 20 October 2011 Reuters 26 June 2016 Syrian civil war 15 March 2011 – 8 December 2024Ba'athist Syria Protests erupted in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, with police and the army sent in to crack down on protesters.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/middleeast/19syria.html Police Kill 6 Protesters in Syria 18 March 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 26 June 2016 22 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110322061301/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/middleeast/19syria.html livehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12749674 Mid-East unrest: Syrian protests in Damascus and Aleppo BBC News 26 June 2016 21 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180721134738/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12749674 live They later morphed into war after army officers defected to the opposition, forming the Free Syrian Army (FSA).http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/free-syrian-army-established-to-fight-the-syrian-army/ Free Syrian Army Founded by Seven Officers to Fight the Syrian Army Landis Joshua 29 July 2011 The Jakarta Post 26 June 2016 5 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170105232713/http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/free-syrian-army-established-to-fight-the-syrian-army/ dead It led to the Kurdish parties called the SDF to secede from Northeastern Syria, forming Rojava. The war also allowed for Islamic extremist groups like Al-Nusra Front and ISIL to temporarily take control of vast amounts of territory. 300px|thumb|The Arab Spring saw mass unrest in the Arab world early in the decade:#800080 Government overthrown multiple times#000018 Government overthrown#800000 Civil war#008080 Protests and governmental changes#d43f00 Major protests#deaa87 Minor protests #999999 Other protests and militant action outside the Arab world|centerthumb|Protesters in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution of 2011.|centerthumb|upright|Anti-Ghaddafi fighters celebrate during the Libyan Civil War.|center Nuclear proliferation thumb|P5+1 and Iranian negotiators meeting in Geneva for the interim agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme (2013) On 8 April 2010, the United States and Russia signed a treaty in Prague, Czech Republic agreed to reduce the stockpiles of their nuclear weapons by half. It is meant to replace the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT), which was set to expire.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8607985.stm US and Russia hail nuclear treaty 8 April 2010 BBC News 22 June 2016 10 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190310081648/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8607985.stm live The treaty went into force on 5 February 2011 after it was ratified by both nations.http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-02-05-start-treaty_N.htm U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty finalised USA Today 20 June 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060442/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-02-05-start-treaty_N.htm live In 2015, Iran and other world powers agreed to trade sanctions relief for explicit constraints on Iran's contentious nuclear program, including allowing the inspections of nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32166814 Iran nuclear talks: 'Framework' deal agreed BBC News 22 June 2016 19 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180619185620/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32166814 live On 16 January 2016 the IAEA confirmed that Iran had complied with the agreement (the JCPOA), allowing the United Nations to lift sanctions immediately.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iran-sanctions-lifted_us_569a3500e4b0ce496424a2b2 Iran Says International Sanctions To Be Lifted Saturday 16 January 2016 The Huffington Post 22 June 2016 21 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160821220845/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iran-sanctions-lifted_us_569a3500e4b0ce496424a2b2 livehttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nuclear-sanctions-be-lifted-iran-fm-zarif-n497861 Iran Sanctions Lifted After Watchdog Verifies Nuclear Compliance NBC News 22 June 2016 23 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160323220024/http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nuclear-sanctions-be-lifted-iran-fm-zarif-n497861 live However, on 8 May 2018, United States President Donald Trump announced the United States was withdrawing from the deal.Trump, Iran and the end of the deal https://web.archive.org/web/20180511215838/https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/05/trump-iran-and-the-end-of-the-deal/ 11 May 2018 , The Spectator. On 7 July 2017, the United Nations passed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons, with the goal of leading towards their total elimination.Gladstone Rick A Treaty Is Reached to Ban Nuclear Arms. Now Comes the Hard Part. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/world/americas/united-nations-nuclear-weapons-prohibition-destruction-global-treaty.html The New York Times 7 July 2017 9 August 2017 16 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190716130115/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/world/americas/united-nations-nuclear-weapons-prohibition-destruction-global-treaty.html liveTreaty banning nuclear weapons approved at UN: Supporters hail step towards nuclear free world as treaty is backed by 122 countries https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/07/treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-approved-un The Guardian 7 July 2017 9 August 2017 12 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200212081704/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/07/treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-approved-un live It has been signed by 58 nations.https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?mtdsg_no=XXVI-9&chapter=26&clang=_en Chapter XXVI: Disarmament – No. 9 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons United Nations Treaty Collection 20 September 2017 21 September 2017January 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Throughout the decade, North Korea expanded its nuclear capabilities, performing alleged nuclear tests in 2013https://abcnews.go.com/story?id=18444191 North Korea Says it Has Conducted a Nuclear Test 12 February 2013 ABC News 22 June 2016 22 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171022193506/http://abcnews.go.com/story?id=18444191 live and 2016,https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/06/north-korean-nuclear-test-suspected-as-artificial-earthquake-detected North Korea claims successful hydrogen bomb test in 'self-defence against US' McCurry Justin Safi Michael 6 January 2016 The Guardian 22 June 2016 16 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160616153138/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/06/north-korean-nuclear-test-suspected-as-artificial-earthquake-detected live which governments responded by placing international sanctions on the country.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8097370.stm UN toughens North Korea sanctions 12 June 2009 BBC News 22 June 2016 9 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160809200452/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8097370.stm livehttp://www.cnn.com/2016/03/02/world/un-north-korea-sanctions-vote/index.html North Korea hit with tough sanctions by U.N. CNN Richard Roth Holly Yan Ralph Ellis 22 June 2016 1 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701205818/http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/02/world/un-north-korea-sanctions-vote/index.html live In response North Korea has threatened the United States, South Korea and Japan with pre-emptive nuclear strikes.Chambrot Krysten Ingber Hanna Keller Josh Mainl Lexi Murphy Heather Pecanha Sergio S Stevenson Ra Suppes Mark https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/04/12/world/asia/north-korea-questions.html In Focus: North Korea's Nuclear Threats 22 June 2016 7 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210907121731/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/04/12/world/asia/north-korea-questions.html live However, in 2018, North Korea suggested that they may disarm their nuclear arsenal after negotiations with the United States. On 1 February 2019, The US formally suspended the Russo-American Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF),https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/politics/us-russia-nuclear-arms-treaty-pompeo/index.html Pompeo announces suspension of nuclear arms treaty 1 February 2019 CNN 3 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231003004919/https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/politics/us-russia-nuclear-arms-treaty-pompeo/index.html live and Russia did the same on the following day in response. The US formally withdrew from the treaty on 2 August 2019.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49198565 INF nuclear treaty: US pulls out of Cold War-era pact with Russia BBC News 2 August 2019 2 August 2019 2 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190802085820/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49198565 live The United States initiated a renovation of its nuclear weapon arsenal. Terrorist attacks List of terrorist incidents#1970–present The most prominent terrorist attacks committed against civilian populations during the decade include, but are not limited to: Event Date Country Deaths Injuries Ref. References2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing1 January 2010Pakistan105100+https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-idUSSGE5BU0CQ20100102 Pakistan government under pressure after deadly attack 2 January 2010 Reuters 2 June 2019 2 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190602075509/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-idUSSGE5BU0CQ20100102 live2010 Moscow Metro bombings29 March 2010Russia40102http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/30/russia.subway.explosions/index.html Russian police release subway bomb suspects' photos CNN 26 June 2016 1 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100401045442/http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/30/russia.subway.explosions/index.html live2011 Mumbai bombings13 July 2011India26130+http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mumbai-blasts-Death-toll-rises-to-26/H1-Article1-727292.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20121022111618/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Mumbai-blasts-Death-toll-rises-to-26/Article1-727292.aspx Mumbai blasts: Death toll rises to 26 dead 22 October 2012 20 June 20182011 Norway attacks22 July 2011Norway77319+https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19290947 Norway police chief quits over Breivik report BBC News 26 June 2016 13 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190413195737/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19290947 live2011 Mogadishu bombing4 October 2011Somalia100110+http://www.voanews.com/policy/editorials/africa/Murder-In-Mogadishu-131808193.html Murder in Mogadishu Voice of America 13 October 2011 10 November 2011 15 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315025714/http://www.voanews.com/policy/editorials/africa/Murder-In-Mogadishu-131808193.html deadBoston Marathon bombing15 April 2013United States3264http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/injury-toll-rises-marathon-massacre-article-1.1319080 Police narrow in on two suspects in Boston Marathon bombings 18 April 2013 Daily News 26 June 2016 26 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180726135416/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/injury-toll-rises-marathon-massacre-article-1.1319080 liveZamboanga City siege9 September 2013Philippines22070http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/09/20139184360163181.html Rebels lose ground in southern Philippines Al Jazeera 26 June 2016 1 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180801053531/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/09/20139184360163181.html liveWestgate shopping mall attack21 September 2013Kenya67175https://www.yahoo.com/news/nypd-report-kenya-attack-isn-39-t-us-151711825.html NYPD report on Kenya attack isn't US gov't view Straziuso Jason 13 December 2013 Associated Press 26 June 2016 26 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180726135131/https://www.yahoo.com/news/nypd-report-kenya-attack-isn-39-t-us-151711825.html dead2014 Kunming attack1 March 2014China35143April 2014 Ürümqi attack30 April 2014China179May 2014 Ürümqi attack22 May 2014China4390Camp Speicher massacre12 June 2014Iraq1,566 –http://www.rudaw.net/arabic/middleeast/iraq/011120148 احصائية رسمية: 1997 العدد الكلي لمفقودي مجزرتي سبايكر وبادوش rudaw.net 8 June 2019 8 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190608221326/http://www.rudaw.net/arabic/middleeast/iraq/011120148 liveLindt Cafe siege15 December 2014Australia318Josie Ensor Jonathan Pearlman Victims of Sydney siege hailed as heroes after they die protecting hostages https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/11295658/Victims-of-Sydney-siege-hailed-as-heroes-after-they-die-protecting-hostages.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/11295658/Victims-of-Sydney-siege-hailed-as-heroes-after-they-die-protecting-hostages.html 11 January 2022 subscription live The Daily Telegraph 15 December 2014 London 17 December 20142014 Peshawar school massacre16 December 2014Pakistan148114http://tribune.com.pk/story/807564/gunmen-target-school-in-peshawar/ 132 children killed in Peshawar school attack – The Express Tribune 16 December 2014 26 June 2016 9 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190109173539/https://tribune.com.pk/story/807564/gunmen-target-school-in-peshawar/ live2015 Baga massacre3–7 January 2015Nigeria150+ –https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/world/africa/deadly-bombings-are-reported-in-nigerian-city-where-boko-haram-was-founded.html More than 100 Killed by Boko Haram Bombings in Nigeria Onishi Norimitsu 21 September 2015 The New York Times 2 June 2019 0362-4331 2 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190602075507/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/world/africa/deadly-bombings-are-reported-in-nigerian-city-where-boko-haram-was-founded.html liveJanuary 2015 Île-de-France attacks7–9 January 2015France2022France: A timeline of terror https://news.sky.com/story/france-a-timeline-of-terror-10787264 Sky News 13 May 2018 18 May 2019 9 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180809215300/https://news.sky.com/story/france-a-timeline-of-terror-10787264 live2015 Sana'a mosque bombings20 March 2015Yemen142351https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/21/yemen-mosque-bombings-enemies-of-life-president-abedrabbo-mansour-hadi-houthi-isis-al-qaida Yemen mosque bombings 'could only be done by the enemies of life' – president and agencies 21 March 2015 The Guardian 26 June 2016 5 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160705180652/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/21/yemen-mosque-bombings-enemies-of-life-president-abedrabbo-mansour-hadi-houthi-isis-al-qaida liveGarissa University College attack2 April 2015Kenya15279https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32177123 Kenya al-Shabab attack: Security questions as dead mourned BBC News 26 June 2016 12 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181212071437/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32177123 live2015 Ramadan attacks26 June 2015Various403336+https://time.com/3937602/isis-terrorist-attacks/ Terrorist Attacks Suggest a Change in ISIS Tactics Walt Vivienne Time 26 June 2016 8 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171108013322/http://time.com/3937602/isis-terrorist-attacks/ live2015 Ankara bombings10 October 2015Turkey109400+http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/does-turkey-have-to-learn-to-live-with-terror.aspx?pageID=238&nID=96501&NewsCatID=429 Does Turkey have to learn to live with terror? 16 March 2016 Hürriyet Daily News 26 June 2016 22 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171022142235/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/does-turkey-have-to-learn-to-live-with-terror.aspx?pageID=238&nID=96501&NewsCatID=429 live2015 Metrojet crash31 October 2015Russia224 –https://time.com/4236884/egypt-metrojet-crash-sisi-bomb/ Egypt Concedes That Terrorists Caused Sinai Plane Crash 25 February 2016 Time 2 December 2024 18 November 2024 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States4958http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/index.html 49 killed in Florida nightclub terror attack CNN Ralph Ellis Ashley Fantz Faith Karimi Eliott C. McLaughlin 26 June 2016 2016-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160612171852/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/index.html live2016 Atatürk Airport attack28 June 2016Turkey45236Agence France-Presse http://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/istanbul-airport-attack-toll-rises-to-45-as-child-dies Istanbul airport attack toll rises to 45 as child dies 2 July 2016 The Straits Times 5 July 2016 5 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190905190430/https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/istanbul-airport-attack-toll-rises-to-45-as-child-dies liveJuly 2016 Baghdad bombings3 July 2016Iraq340246https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/22/sri-lanka-terrorist-attacks-among-worst-world-911 Sri Lanka terrorist attacks among world's worst since 9/11 McCurry Justin 22 April 2019 The Guardian 0261-3077 3 June 20192016 Nice truck attack14 July 2016France87434https://time.com/4407810/nice-attack-france-target-jihadists-terrorism/ Why France Has Become the Number One Target of ISIS 15 July 2016 Time 15 July 2016 21 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181021032158/http://time.com/4407810/nice-attack-france-target-jihadists-terrorism/ live2016 Berlin truck attack19 December 2016Germany1355Anschlag in Berlin: Zahl der Verletzten liegt nun offiziell bei 56 http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/polizei/anschlag-in-berlin-zahl-der-verletzten-liegt-bei-56-26147624 Berliner Zeitung de 6 March 2017 6 March 2017January 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Istanbul nightclub shooting1 January 2017Turkey3970http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/istanbul-victims-reina-nightclub-attack-identified-170102040748058.html Istanbul: Victims of Reina nightclub attack identified Al Jazeera 23 April 2017 18 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190518023605/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/istanbul-victims-reina-nightclub-attack-identified-170102040748058.html live2017 Westminster attack22 March 2017United Kingdom64923 March 2017 https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/britain/london-terror-death-toll-rises-to-five-people-including-attacker-as-eight-arrested-on-suspicion-of-preparation-of-terrorist-acts-35557607.html London terror: Death toll rises to five people – including attacker – as eight arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts Irish Independent 27 April 2020 15 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191215182520/http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/britain/london-attack-injuries-to-irish-person-caught-up-in-terror-are-not-lifethreatening-35557607.html live2017 St. Petersburg Metro bombing3 April 2017Russia1564https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/europe/st-petersburg-russia-explosion-suspect.html St. Petersburg Bomber Said to Be Man From Kyrgyzstan; Death Toll Rises 4 April 2017 The New York Times 6 June 2020 4 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170404080338/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/europe/st-petersburg-russia-explosion-suspect.html live2017 Stockholm truck attack7 April 2017Sweden514https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-attack-idUSKBN17B089.html Uzbek suspect in Swedish attack sympathized with Islamic State: police 10 April 2017 Reuters 23 November 2019July 2021 medicmedic2017 Camp Shaheen attack21 April 2017Afghanistan140+160+Mashal Mujib Rahim Najim 'A Shortage of Coffins' After Taliban Slaughter Unarmed Soldiers The New York Times 21 April 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-military-base-soldiers-killed.html 4 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20180129151253/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-military-base-soldiers-killed.html 29 January 2018 liveManchester Arena bombing22 May 2017United Kingdom2259https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/22/manchester-arena-police-explosion-ariana-grande-concert-england At least 22 dead, 50 injured, in suicide bomb attack at Manchester Arena 22 May 2017 The Guardian 23 May 2017 8 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200508121327/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/22/manchester-arena-police-explosion-ariana-grande-concert-england live2017 London Bridge attack3 June 2017UK1148https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/09/london-bridge-terrorists-tried-hire-truck-earlier-day/ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/09/london-bridge-terrorists-tried-hire-truck-earlier-day/ 11 January 2022 subscription live London Bridge terrorists were thwarted in attempt to hire a 7.5 tonne truck on day of atrocity Evans Martin 10 June 2017 The Daily Telegraph 4 February 2019 2017 Barcelona attacks17–18 August 2017Spain16152https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40973119 Spain attack: What do we know about the victims? 27 August 2017 BBC News 16 May 2018 6 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190506224803/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40973119 live2017 Turku attack18 August 2017Finland28 (+1 attacker)http://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2018/mar/157047/committee_587_dead_in_oct_14_terror_attack.aspx Committee: 587 dead in Oct 14 terror attack hiiraan.com 8 June 2019 23 September 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240923123736/https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2018/mar/157047/committee_587_dead_in_oct_14_terror_attack.aspx live 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings14 October 2017Somalia5873162017 New York City truck attack31 October 2017United States812http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/us/timeline-new-york-attack/index.html How the New York City truck attack unfolded 1 November 2017 CNN 3 November 2017 4 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190404115018/https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/us/timeline-new-york-attack/index.html live2017 Sinai mosque attack24 November 2017Egypt311122Specia Megan Who Are Sufi Muslims and Why Do Some Extremists Hate Them? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/24/world/middleeast/sufi-muslim-explainer.html The New York Times 24 November 2017 26 November 2017 23 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190523001432/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/24/world/middleeast/sufi-muslim-explainer.html live2018 Strasbourg attack11 December 2018France511https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46535862 Strasbourg Shooting: What we know 16 December 2018 BBC News 24 November 2019 7 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200307021038/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46535862 live Christchurch mosque shootings15 March 2019New Zealand5140kurt.bayer@nzherald.co.nz @KurtBayerNZME Kurt Bayer NZ Herald reporter based in Christchurch 27 May 2020 Covid 19 coronavirus: Christchurch mosque gunman's sentencing delayed The New Zealand Herald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12335511 1170-0777 23 June 2020 26 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200626094359/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12335511 live 2019 Pulwama attack14 February 2019India4035August 25, 2021 Key Accused in Pulwama Terror Attack, Thought to be Killed in an Encounter in July, is Alive: Report News 18 https://www.news18.com/news/india/key-accused-in-pulwama-terror-attack-thought-to-be-killed-in-an-encounter-in-july-is-alive-report-4124630.html 11 September 2021 16 September 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240916072626/https://www.news18.com/news/india/key-accused-in-pulwama-terror-attack-thought-to-be-killed-in-an-encounter-in-july-is-alive-report-4124630.html live2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings21 April 2019Sri Lanka269500+21 April 2020 Sri Lanka marks Easter Sunday attack anniversary BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52357200 23 June 2020 21 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200421092627/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52357200 live2019 El Paso shooting3 August 2019United States2323https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/El-Paso-Cielo-Vista-Mall-Shooting-Photos--516487581.html 22 Dead, 24 Injured in El Paso Shooting: Texas Officials 3 August 2019 WRC-TV 24 November 2019 24 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191024041607/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/El-Paso-Cielo-Vista-Mall-Shooting-Photos--516487581.html deadDecember 2019 Mogadishu bombing28 December 2019Somalia85140+https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/world/africa/somalia-explosion-mogadishu.html Somalia Bombing Kills Nearly 80, Raising Fears of Resurgent Militancy 28 December 2019 The New York Times 29 December 2019 30 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191230102305/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/world/africa/somalia-explosion-mogadishu.html live thumb|upright|Montage of the November 2015 Paris attacks. Islamic terrorism in Europe spiked following the rise of the Islamic State in 2014.thumb|right|Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on 15 April 2013.thumb|right|The ruins of buildings destroyed in the 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings, which killed over 500 people. Political trends 2010s in political history International relations thumb|BRICS, a supranational economic cooperative comprising five major emerging national economies—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—grew to represent over 3.1 billion people, or about 41 percent of the world population by 2015. China was increasingly called a superpower in the early 2010s, including at the 2011 meeting between President Hu Jintao and United States President Barack Obama. By the end of the decade, China overtook the U.S. as the world's largest trading nation and the country filing the most patents, dramatically expanded its military and landed its lunar rover Yutu on the moon, ending a four-decade hiatus of lunar exploration. In 2018, global military spending reached its highest level since 1988, late Cold War levels, largely fuelled by increased defence spending by the United States (4.6% increase to $649 billion) and China (5% increase to $250 billion). Together, their budgets accounted for half of the world's total military spending.http://news.trust.org/item/20190429105059-m8xz0 Global military spending at new post-Cold War high, fuelled by US, China – think-tank 29 April 2019 Reuters 29 April 2019 30 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190430014523/http://news.trust.org/item/20190429105059-m8xz0 dead In 2019, the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index, which measures the projections of power across eight indexes in the Indo-Pacific, ranked the United States at #1 with a score of 84.5 and China #2 with a score of 75.9.https://power.lowyinstitute.org/countries Asia Power Index | Countries power.lowyinstitute.org 29 May 2019 9 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181109132254/https://power.lowyinstitute.org/countries live Along with the United States and China, Russia under President Vladimir Putin steadily increased its defence spending and continued to modernise its military throughout the decade. This included the development of the T-14 Armata main battle tank and the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter. Russia also exercised its power projection capabilities in its 2014 annexation of Crimea and interventions in eastern Ukraine and the Syrian Civil War. Russia also waged information warfare campaigns against its geopolitical foes, interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections via hacking and leaking emails of U.S. political party leadership and by spreading disinformation via the Internet Research Agency. Other alleged Russian intelligence operations included the 2016 Montenegrin coup plot and the 2018 Skripal poisonings, both of which were attributed by some to the GRU's Unit 29155. Collectively, these activities—and the Western-led efforts to combat them—have been referred to as marking the beginning of the Second Cold War. The European Union went through several crises. The European debt crisis caused severe economic problems to several eurozone member states, most notably Greece. The 2015 migration crisis led to several million people entering the EU illegally in a short period of time. There was a significant rise in the vote shares of several eurosceptic parties, including the League in Italy, Alternative for Germany, and the Finns Party in Finland. As a result of a referendum, the United Kingdom became the first member state in the EU's history to leave the Union. Western polarisation Socio-political polarisation increased as conservatives and social liberals clashed over the role and size of government and other social, economic and environmental issues in the West. In the United States, polls showed a divided electorate regarding healthcare reform, immigration, gun rights, taxation, job creation, and debt reduction.http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot Generic Congressional Ballot – Rasmussen Reports Rasmussenreports.com 10 November 2011 8 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111108001850/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot live Jamrisko, Michelle. "Political polarisation affects economic views" https://web.archive.org/web/20201123160718/http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/political_polarization_colors_measures_of_economic_confidence_newscred/ 23 November 2020 Salon. Associated Press, 2013. Web. 7 January 2015. Zeke Miller http://www.businessinsider.com/americans-want-higher-taxes-on-wealthy-no-entitlement-reform-in-super-committee-deal-2011-8 Americans Want Higher Taxes on Wealthy, No Entitlement Reform In 'Super Committee' Deal Businessinsider.com 10 August 2011 10 November 2011 24 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201124133404/https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-want-higher-taxes-on-wealthy-no-entitlement-reform-in-super-committee-deal-2011-8 live http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/09/05/herman_cain_obama_just_doesnt_have_a_clue_on_economic_issues.html Herman Cain: Obama "Just Doesn't Have A Clue" On Economic Issues RealClearPolitics 5 September 2011 10 November 2011 14 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201214080342/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/09/05/herman_cain_obama_just_doesnt_have_a_clue_on_economic_issues.html live http://www.democracycorps.com/wp-content/files/dcor120811fq_WEBSITE.pdf Democracy Corps/Women's Voices. Women Vote Action Fund Frequency Questionnaire 12 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120722134242/http://www.democracycorps.com/wp-content/files/dcor120811fq_WEBSITE.pdf 22 July 2012 dead http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_favorability_ratings Congressional Favourability Ratings – Rasmussen Reports Rasmussenreports.com 27 October 2011 10 November 2011 15 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111115020732/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_favorability_ratings live In Europe, movements protesting increasing numbers of refugees and migrants from Islamic countries developed, such as the English Defence League and Pegida.http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/01/who-german-anti-islam-20151743438911640.html Who is a German? Jan Douwe Keulen 13 March 2015 27 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190827100242/https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/01/who-german-anti-islam-20151743438911640.html livehttp://www.cbc.ca/news/why-online-islamophobia-is-difficult-to-stop-1.2810242 Why online Islamophobia is difficult to stop 2 November 2014 13 March 2015 14 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201214190830/https://www.cbc.ca/news/why-online-islamophobia-is-difficult-to-stop-1.2810242 live The trend of polarisation in the West was partially influenced by the prevalence of identity politics, both left-wing and right-wing, among activist movements.Politico https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/11/02/culture-war-liberals-conservatives-trump-2018-222095/ How Everything Became the Culture War November 2018 24 April 2019 24 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200524050840/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/11/02/culture-war-liberals-conservatives-trump-2018-222095 live Beginning around 2011, far-left and progressive concepts such as combating social inequality and economic inequality, often via progressive stack tactics, proliferated in the Western world and elsewhere.Why Identity Politics Could Be Good Politics For Democrats In 2020 https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-identity-politics-could-be-good-politics-for-democrats-in-2020/ 2 April 2019 24 April 2019 20 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190420092228/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-identity-politics-could-be-good-politics-for-democrats-in-2020/ deadTime What's Intersectionality? Let These Scholars Explain the Theory and Its History https://time.com/5560575/intersectionality-theory/ 29 March 2019 21 October 2020 20 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201020230006/https://time.com/5560575/intersectionality-theory/ livehttp://www.vanityfair.com/society/features/2011/05/top-one-percent-201105 Vanity Fair May 2011 Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% Joseph Stiglitz 21 October 2020 6 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150206042126/http://www.vanityfair.com/society/features/2011/05/top-one-percent-201105 live Around the middle of the decade, phenomenon such as white nationalism, identitarianism and emboldened feelings of nativism saw a marked reemergence in the West due to drastically increased migration and corresponding crime and amongst both the right and left general dissatisfaction with Western government and Media responses to certain issues.The Rise of Right-wing Populism in Europe and the United States Thomas Greven May 2016 http://dc.fes.de/fileadmin/user_upload/publications/RightwingPopulism.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://dc.fes.de/fileadmin/user_upload/publications/RightwingPopulism.pdf 2022-10-09 live There were also increased calls for egalitarianism, including between the sexes,England, Paula. "The gender revolution uneven and stalled" Gender & society 24.2 (2010): 149–166. and some scholars assert that a fourth wave of feminism began around 2012, with a primary focus on intersectionality.Nicola Rivers Postfeminism(s) and the Arrival of the Fourth Wave Palgrave Macmillan 2017 4, 8 978-3-319-59812-3 10.1007/978-3-319-59812-3Cochrane Kira Kira Cochrane The Fourth Wave of Feminism: Meet the Rebel Women https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/10/fourth-wave-feminism-rebel-women The Guardian 10 December 2013 17 January 2018 14 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314123922/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/10/fourth-wave-feminism-rebel-women live Anti-establishment politics thumb|Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and United States President Donald Trump in 2019. Both are emblematic of a wave of neo-nationalist and globalisation-weary conservative populism in the second half of the decade. Populism in politics saw a widespread surge throughout the decade, with many politicians and various political movements expressing populist sentiments and utilising populist rhetoric.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/opinion/26brooks.html Brooks, David The Populist Addiction The New York Times 25 January 2010 29 September 2017 21 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201221154518/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/opinion/26brooks.html livehttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/02/15/the-populism-problem Surowiecki, James The Populist Problem The New Yorker 15 February 2010 29 September 2017 30 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201130023858/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/02/15/the-populism-problem live This included conservative wave phenomenon in Latin America and neo-nationalist fervor in Europe and North America. The 2019 European Parliament election saw the highest voter turnout in two decades and saw relatively moderate centre-right and centre-left parties suffer significant losses to less moderate far-right, environmentalist, and both pro-EU and eurosceptic parties, who made gains.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/european-parliament-elections-5-takeaways-results-n1010491 European Parliament elections: 5 takeaways from the results Smith Alexander 27 May 2019 NBC News 27 May 2019 8 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191008112811/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/european-parliament-elections-5-takeaways-results-n1010491 live Examples of 2010s populist movements included the Tea Party movement,Salon https://www.salon.com/2010/05/03/tea_party_populism_history/ The strange history of Tea Party populism Steve Fraser 3 May 2010 17 May 2018 6 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106134208/https://www.salon.com/2010/05/03/tea_party_populism_history/ live Occupy Wall Street,https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-what-should-a-populist-movement-ask-of-washington/246143/ 'Occupy Wall Street': What Should a Populist Movement Ask of Washington? Thompson, Derek The Atlantic 4 October 2011 30 September 2017 11 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201111175153/https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-what-should-a-populist-movement-ask-of-washington/246143/ live Brexit,https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-populists-analysis/after-trump-and-brexit-populist-tsunami-threatens-european-mainstream-idUSKBN1341I1 After Trump and Brexit, populist tsunami threatens European mainstream Barkin, Noah Reuters 9 November 2016 30 September 2017 30 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201130080052/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-populists-analysis/after-trump-and-brexit-populist-tsunami-threatens-european-mainstream-idUSKBN1341I1 live Black Lives Matter,Roberts, Frank L. "Black Lives Matter: Race, Resistance, and Populist Protest https://web.archive.org/web/20201106145400/https://gallatin.nyu.edu/content/dam/gallatin/documents/syllabi/2015/FA/IDSEM-UG1849.pdf 6 November 2020 ". New York University. Fall 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2018. and the alt-right.Wallace-Wells Benjamin Is the Alt-Right for real? https://www.newyorker.com/news/benjamin-wallace-wells/is-the-alt-right-for-real The New Yorker 5 May 2016 20 February 2020 29 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170829183821/http://www.newyorker.com/news/benjamin-wallace-wells/is-the-alt-right-for-real liveWilson Jason 'A sense that white identity is under attack': making sense of the alt-right https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/23/alt-right-movement-white-identity-breitbart-donald-trump The Guardian 23 August 2016 7 September 2016 30 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160830020613/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/23/alt-right-movement-white-identity-breitbart-donald-trump live Examples of populist country leaders were just as extensive, with Donald Trump,https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/magazine/how-can-donald-trump-and-bernie-sanders-both-be-populist.html How Can Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Both Be 'Populist'? Kazin, Michael The New York Times 22 March 2016 30 September 2017 31 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220531054701/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/magazine/how-can-donald-trump-and-bernie-sanders-both-be-populist.html live Narendra Modi,https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/23/indias-modi-has-been-bellwether-global-populism/ India's Modi has been a bellwether for global populism Taylor, Adam The Washington Post 23 May 2019 20 November 2019 26 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191126061800/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/23/indias-modi-has-been-bellwether-global-populism/ live Andrés Manuel López Obrador,https://www.ft.com/content/ab335480-c742-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/ab335480-c742-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f 10 December 2022 subscription live Mexico's populist Amlo capitalises on economic woes Financial Times 1 January 2017 Hugo Chávez,https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/world/americas/venezuela-populism-authoritarianism.html How Does Populism Turn Authoritarian? Venezuela Is a Case in Point Fisher, Max Taub, Amanda The New York Times 1 April 2017 30 September 2017 2 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170402005743/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/world/americas/venezuela-populism-authoritarianism.html live Matteo Salvini,Stille Alexander How Matteo Salvini Pulled Italy to the Far Right https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/09/how-matteo-salvini-pulled-italy-to-the-far-right 9 August 2018 The Guardian 11 August 2018 7 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190707235102/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/09/how-matteo-salvini-pulled-italy-to-the-far-right live Jair Bolsonaro,https://www.npr.org/2019/01/01/681429911/right-wing-populist-jair-bolsonaro-sworn-in-as-president-of-brazil Right-Wing Populist Jair Bolsonaro Sworn in As President of Brazil NPR 26 January 2019 25 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190125184417/https://www.npr.org/2019/01/01/681429911/right-wing-populist-jair-bolsonaro-sworn-in-as-president-of-brazil live Rodrigo Duterte,https://www.ft.com/content/98589db0-8132-11e8-bc55-50daf11b720d https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/98589db0-8132-11e8-bc55-50daf11b720d 10 December 2022 subscription Rodrigo Duterte and the populist playbook Financial Times 26 January 2019 Boris Johnson, Viktor Orbán, Robert Fico, Antonis Samaras and Alexis Tsipras left and right-wing, described as such. Related to the rise of populism and protests movements was the decline of traditional political parties. In Europe, pasokification described the loss of vote share experienced by traditional centre-left or social democratic parties. In France, specifically, Emmanuel Macron's La République En Marche! party won a majority in its first election in 2017. Centre-left, neoliberal and traditional social democratic parties often lost their vote share to more socialist or democratic socialist alternatives, especially in Europe. This happened most completely in Greece, where PASOK was replaced by Syriza as the main left-wing party. Other far-left parties which rose in prominence included Podemos in Spain and La France Insoumise in France. In the two-party systems of the English-speaking world, these challenges mainly came from within the established parties of the left, with Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party and Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour Party pushing for more left-wing policies. The political establishment was also challenged in many countries by protest movements, often organised through new social media platforms. These included the various Arab Spring protests, the Occupy movement, and the yellow vests movement. Democratisation and authoritarianism thumb|upright|Xi Jinping became China's leader for life in 2018. Countries which democratised fully or partially during the decade included Angola, which reformed under João Lourenço;Freedom in the World 2019 https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2019/democracy-in-retreat Freedom House 19 November 2019 15 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190215005216/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2019/democracy-in-retreat live Armenia, which went through a revolution;Three countries where democracy actually staged a comeback in 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/17/three-countries-where-democracy-actually-staged-comeback/ The Washington Post 18 December 2019 19 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191218070923/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/17/three-countries-where-democracy-actually-staged-comeback/ live Ecuador, which reformed under Lenín Moreno; Ethiopia; and Malaysia, where the ruling party lost the first election since independence.Did an election just cause Malaysian democratisation? https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/did-election-just-cause-malaysian-democratisation The Lowy Institute 19 November 2019 12 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191212085329/https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/did-election-just-cause-malaysian-democratisation live Long-term dictators ousted from power included Muammar Gaddafi of Libya (after 42 years),https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/the-big-picture/2018/11/death-gaddafi-181103124656506.html The Death of Gaddafi Al Jazeera 20 November 2019 20 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191120130827/https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/the-big-picture/2018/11/death-gaddafi-181103124656506.html dead Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe (37 years),Zimbabwe's army mounts a coup against Robert Mugabe https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2017/11/15/zimbabwes-army-mounts-a-coup-against-robert-mugabe The Economist 15 November 2017 15 November 2019 19 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191115132516/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2017/11/15/zimbabwes-army-mounts-a-coup-against-robert-mugabe live Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen (33 years),https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-17177720 Yemen president Saleh steps down 27 February 2012 20 November 2019 14 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190114053517/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-17177720 live Omar al-Bashir of Sudan (30 years),https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/profile-omar-al-bashir-sudan-longtime-ruler-190411083628141.html Profile: Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's longtime ruler Al Jazeera 20 November 2019 19 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191119130215/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/profile-omar-al-bashir-sudan-longtime-ruler-190411083628141.html live Hosni Mubarak of Egypt (29 years),Profile: Hosni Mubarak https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12301713 BBC News 24 March 2017 19 November 2019 1 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180101033342/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12301713 live and Ben Ali of Tunisia (23 years).Ben Ali: Tunisia's ousted ex-president dies in exile aged 83 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49752876 BBC News 19 September 2019 19 November 2019 20 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190920180205/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49752876 live The Arab Winter refers to the resurgence of authoritarianism, absolute monarchies and Islamic extremismhttp://bpr.berkeley.edu/2015/03/30/after-every-winter-comes-spring-tunisias-democratic-flowering/ After Every Winter Comes Spring: Tunisia's Democratic Flowering – Berkeley Political Review Yun Ru Phua 31 March 2015 Bpr.berkeley.edu 11 February 2017 29 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170729220649/https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2015/03/30/after-every-winter-comes-spring-tunisias-democratic-flowering/ live evolving in the aftermath of the Arab Spring protests in Arab countries.Ahmed H Adam and Ashley D Robinson. Will the Arab Winter spring again in Sudan?. Al-Jazeera. 11 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208195234/http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/arab-winter-spring-sudan-160531082228922.html 8 February 2018 "The Arab Spring that swept across the Middle East and succeeded in overthrowing three dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya in 2011 was a pivotal point in the history of nations. Despite the subsequent descent into the 'Arab Winter', the peaceful protests of young people were heroic..." The term "Arab Winter" refers to the events across Arab League countries in the Mid-East and North Africa, including the Syrian Civil War,https://books.google.com/books?id=__lUxmzAZ08C&pg=PA296 Fear and Faith in Paradise Karber Phil 18 June 2012 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 978-1-4422-1479-8 23 October 2014 23 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923083405/https://books.google.com/books?id=__lUxmzAZ08C&pg=PA296 livehttp://americamagazine.org/issue/culture/arab-winter Arab Winter 28 December 2012 America Staging 23 October 2014 26 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141026051005/http://americamagazine.org/issue/culture/arab-winter live the Iraqi insurgency and the following civil war,https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Analysis-Arab-Winter-is-coming-to-Baghdad-359348 Analysis: Arab Winter is coming to Baghdad The Jerusalem Post 23 October 2014 14 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190714211712/https://www.jpost.com//Middle-East/Analysis-Arab-Winter-is-coming-to-Baghdad-359348 live the Egyptian Crisis,http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/08/egypt-and-tunisia-s-new-arab-winter/ Egypt and Tunisia's new 'Arab winter' 8 February 2013 Euro news 23 October 2014 29 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190629014655/https://www.euronews.com/2013/02/08/egypt-and-tunisia-s-new-arab-winter live the Libyan crisis and the crisis in Yemen.http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-s-arab-winter-1470341500 Yemen's Arab winter Middle East Eye 23 October 2014 30 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180930115643/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-s-arab-winter-1470341500 live Events referred to as the Arab Winter include those in Egypt that led to the removal of Mohamed Morsi and the seizure of power by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in an anti-Muslim Brotherhood campaign.Egypt & Tunisia's new Arab winter 8 February 2013 http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/08/egypt-and-tunisia-s-new-arab-winter/ Euro news 19 December 2019 29 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190629014655/https://www.euronews.com/2013/02/08/egypt-and-tunisia-s-new-arab-winter live Democratic backsliding also occurred in countries such as Hungary,As West Fears the Rise of Autocrats, Hungary Shows What's Possible https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/world/europe/hungary-orban-democracy-far-right.html The New York Times 10 February 2018 Kingsley Patrick 19 November 2019 14 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220914133730/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/world/europe/hungary-orban-democracy-far-right.html live Venezuela,The Final Blow to Venezuela's Democracy https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/venezuela/2016-11-01/final-blow-venezuelas-democracy Foreign Affairs 14 August 2019 Sabatini Christopher 19 November 2019 25 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225184836/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/venezuela/2016-11-01/final-blow-venezuelas-democracy live and Turkey.Tansel Cemal Burak Authoritarian Neoliberalism and Democratic Backsliding in Turkey: Beyond the Narratives of Progress South European Society and Politics 2018 23 2 197–217 10.1080/13608746.2018.1479945 free 1360-8746 In 2018, China's National People's Congress approved a constitutional change that removed term limits for its leaders, granting Xi Jinping the status of "leader for life". Xi is the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de facto leader). Deaths Sitting world leaders such as Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, Kim Jong-il of North Korea, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Lech Kaczyński of Poland, Zillur Rahman of Bangladesh, Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan and Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia, all died in office. Prominent political events Coups List of coups d'état and coup attempts since 2010 Coups d'état against ruling governments during the decade include: Event Date Country Ref. References Nigerien coup d'état 18 February 2010 Nigerhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523573.stm Niger's junta takeover condemned 19 February 2010 BBC News 26 June 2016 21 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181121225643/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523573.stm live Malian coup d'état 21 March 2012 Malihttps://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/world/africa/mali-coup-france-calls-for-elections.html Soldiers Overthrow Mali Government in Setback for Democracy in Africa 22 March 2012 Adam Nossiter The New York Times 23 August 2017 30 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190330031937/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/world/africa/mali-coup-france-calls-for-elections.html live Guinea-Bissau coup d'état 12 April 2012 Guinea-BissauAdam Nossiter Guinea-Bissau Premier, Election Front-Runner, Is Deposed in a Coup The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/world/africa/guinea-bissau-coup-removes-presidential-front-runner.html 13 April 2012 23 August 2017 7 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190507222720/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/world/africa/guinea-bissau-coup-removes-presidential-front-runner.html live Egyptian coup d'état 3 July 2013 EgyptDavid D. Kirkpatrick Army Ousts Egypt's President; Morsi Is Taken into Military Custody The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/world/middleeast/egypt.html 4 July 2013 David D. Kirkpatrick 23 August 2017 4 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130704010457/http://www.nytimes.com//2013//07//04//world//middleeast//egypt.html live Thai coup d'état 22 May 2014 ThailandThomas Fuller Thailand's Military Stages Coup, Thwarting Populist Movement https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/thailand-military-coup.html 22 May 2014 The New York Times 12 June 2017 10 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190510070451/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/thailand-military-coup.html live Yemeni coup d'état 21 September 2014 Yemenhttp://yemenobserver.com/front-page/1208-houthis-start-three-day-conference-in-capital.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150215162622/http://yemenobserver.com/front-page/1208-houthis-start-three-day-conference-in-capital.html dead 2015-02-15 Saif Saleh Al-Oliby Houthis Start Three Day Conference in Capital 1 February 2015 Yemen Observer 15 February 2015 Turkish coup d'état attempt 15 July 2016 Turkeyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/world/middleeast/failed-turkish-coup-accelerated-a-purge-years-in-the-making.html Ben Hubbard Tim Argano Ceylan Yeginsu Failed Turkish Coup Accelerated a Purge Years in the Making The New York Times 22 July 2016 30 August 2017 25 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525010248/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/world/middleeast/failed-turkish-coup-accelerated-a-purge-years-in-the-making.html live Zimbabwean coup d'état 14 November 2017 Zimbabwehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42071488 Zimbabwe's President Mugabe resigns 21 November 2017 BBC News 23 January 2019 6 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190506045027/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42071488 live Gabon coup d'état attempt 7 January 2019 Gabonhttps://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/gabon-coup-detat-president-ali-bongo-military-opposition-a4032231.html Tom Herbert Gabon coup d'etat explained: Why is President Ali Bongo facing military opposition? 7 January 2019 19 February 2019 13 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190413235525/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/gabon-coup-detat-president-ali-bongo-military-opposition-a4032231.html live Sudanese coup d'état 11 April 2019 Sudanhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47891470 Sudan military coup topples Bashir BBC News 11 April 2019 12 April 2019 22 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190522191935/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47891470 live Amhara coup d'état attempt 22 June 2019 EthiopiaEthiopia army chief shot dead in 'coup bid' attacks https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48734572 BBC World News 23 June 2019 23 June 2019 Gen Asaminew openly advised the Amhara people this month to arm themselves, in a video spread on Facebook and seen by a Reuters reporter. 23 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200223173233/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48734572 live The following tables of events is listed by the region and by chronological order. The prominent political events include, but are not limited to: Africa Category:2010s in Africa Event Country Date Description References 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum South Sudan 9 July 2011 A referendum was held in Southern Sudan on whether the region should remain part of Sudan. An overwhelming majority voted in favour of separation and formed the new country of South Sudan.http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2011-01-30-2052877353_x.htm Over 99 pct in Southern Sudan vote for secession USA Today 20 June 2016 20 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210120053649/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2011-01-30-2052877353_x.htm live Death of Nelson Mandela South Africa 5 December 2013 Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, died at the age of 95.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-25249520 South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies in Johannesburg BBC News 20 June 2016 2 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210102094646/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-25249520 live 2014 Tunisian presidential election Tunisia 21 November 2014 Beji Caid Essebsi won the first regular presidential election following the Tunisian revolution against outgoing president Moncef Marzouki. He became Tunisia's fifth president and first freely elected head of state in the Arab world.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/tunisias-president-beji-caid-essebsi-dies-at-age-92/2019/07/25/ca47abaa-98fa-11e9-a027-c571fd3d394d_story.html Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92 Parker Claire Fahim Kareem 25 July 2019 The Washington Post 25 July 2019 10 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190810202733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/tunisias-president-beji-caid-essebsi-dies-at-age-92/2019/07/25/ca47abaa-98fa-11e9-a027-c571fd3d394d_story.html live 2015 Nigerian general election Nigeria 29 March 2015 Muhammadu Buhari was elected President of Nigeria, the first time the opposition ever won an election against an incumbent and the first ever peaceful transfer of power in the country.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11507102/Muhammadu-Buhari-claims-victory-in-Nigerias-presidential-elections.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11507102/Muhammadu-Buhari-claims-victory-in-Nigerias-presidential-elections.html 11 January 2022 subscription live Muhammadu Buhari claims victory in Nigeria's presidential elections The Telegraph 31 March 2015 Freeman Colin 20 June 2016 2016 Gambian presidential election Gambia 1 December 2016 Adama Barrow was elected President of The Gambia, defeating long-time President Yahya Jammeh and ending more than 22 years of authoritarian rule.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/02/the-gambia-president-jammeh-concede-defeat-in-election The Gambia's President Jammeh to concede defeat in election Graham-Harrison Ruth Maclean Emma 2 December 2016 The Guardian 0261-3077 2 December 2016 16 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210116194110/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/02/the-gambia-president-jammeh-concede-defeat-in-election liveResignation of Jacob ZumaSouth Africa14 February 2018Jacob Zuma resigns as President of South Africa, after nine years in power.Zuma bows to party pressure and quits https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43066443 BBC News 15 February 2018 13 July 2018 16 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210116030647/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43066443 liveResignation of Abdelaziz BouteflikaAlgeria2 April 2019Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns as President of Algeria amid widespread protests, after nearly two decades in office.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/02/algeria-latest-news-president-abdelaziz-bouteflika-resigns Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns after 20 years 2 April 2019 The Guardian 2 April 2019 2 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190402200757/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/02/algeria-latest-news-president-abdelaziz-bouteflika-resigns liveKhartoum massacreSudan3 June 2019Security forces of the Transitional Military Council, the military junta ruling Sudan following the ousting of Omar al-Bashir, massacre over 100 people at a sit-in protest amid mass protests in Khartoum. The massacre prompts the African Union to suspend Sudan's participation until civilian rule is reestablished in the country.https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/africa/sudan-death-toll-intl/index.html Sudan death roll rises to 100 as bodies found in Nile, say doctors Kareem Khadder Julia Hollingsworth CNN 6 June 2019 13 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190613001955/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/africa/sudan-death-toll-intl/index.html livehttps://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1T71NM-OZATP https://web.archive.org/web/20190606142714/https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1T71NM-OZATP dead 6 June 2019 African Union suspends Sudan, demands civilian administration 6 June 2019 Reuters 6 June 2019 2019 Tunisian presidential election Tunisia 13 October 2019 Conservative academic Kais Saied wins more than 70% of the votes, defeating businessman Nabil Karoui. He became Tunisia's sixth president and second freely elected head of state in the Arab world.Safi Michael 14 October 2019 Tunisia election: 'Robocop' Kais Saied wins presidential runoff https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/14/tunisia-election-exit-polls-point-to-landslide-win-for-robocop-kais-saied https://web.archive.org/web/20191016105245/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/14/tunisia-election-exit-polls-point-to-landslide-win-for-robocop-kais-saied 16 October 2019 16 October 2019 The Guardian Americas Category:2010s in North America Category:2010s in South America Event Country Date Description References Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act United States 23 March 2010 President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, marking a major reform of the U.S. health insurance and health care systems.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/health/policy/24health.html Obama Signs Health Care Overhaul into Law Stolberg Sheryl Gay 23 March 2010 Pear Robert The New York Times 0362-4331 20 June 2016 13 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220513160854/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/health/policy/24health.html live 2010 Brazilian presidential election Brazil 31 October 2010 Dilma Rousseff was elected as the first female President of Brazil.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-11662623 Brazil elects Dilma Rousseff as first female president BBC News 20 June 2016 17 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201117021800/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-11662623 live 2010 Midterm elections and Tea Party movement United States 2 November 2010 The Republicans become the dominant party with a majority of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and gain seats in the U.S. Senate. This was seen as due to a tide of Libertarian support amongst the U.S. populace exemplified in the Tea Party.https://journalistsresource.org/studies/politics/elections/tea-party-movement-2010-midterm-elections/ Impact of the Tea Party movement on the 2010 election 6 July 2011 27 May 2019 9 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190809225219/https://journalistsresource.org/studies/politics/elections/tea-party-movement-2010-midterm-elections/ live 2011 Canadian federal election Canada 2 May 2011 Stephen Harper, leader of the Conservative Party, is re-elected in Canada's federal election, with a majority government.Canada's Conservatives in crushing election victory https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/03/canadian-election-conservatives-win-majority-stephen-harper https://web.archive.org/web/20260122090809/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/03/canadian-election-conservatives-win-majority-stephen-harper 22 January 2026 3 May 2011 The Guardian 2011 Argentine general election Argentina 23 October 2011 Front for Victory candidate and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wins a second term as President of Argentina, defeating Socialist candidate Hermes Binner by 54% of votes.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/45006572 https://web.archive.org/web/20200717154154/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45006572 dead 17 July 2020 Argentine president wins landslide re-election NBC News Impeachment of Fernando Lugo Paraguay 22 June 2012 On 21 June the Chamber of Deputies voted 76 to 1 to impeach Lugo, and the Senate removed him from office the following day, by 39 votes to 4, resulting in Vice President Federico Franco, who had broken with Lugo, becoming president.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-paraguay-lugo/paraguays-lugo-says-only-miracle-can-reinstate-him-idUSBRE85P1BQ20120626 Paraguay's Lugo says only miracle can reinstate him Desantis Daniela Reuters 26 June 2018 6 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106181445/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-paraguay-lugo/paraguays-lugo-says-only-miracle-can-reinstate-him-idUSBRE85P1BQ20120626 live 2012 Mexican general election Mexico 1 July 2012 Enrique Peña Nieto won the Mexican general election, bringing the Institutional Revolutionary Party back to prominence for the first time since 2000.https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2012-jul-02-la-fg-mexico-presidential-election-20120702-story.html Enrique Peña Nieto wins Mexico's presidency, early results show Ellingwood Ken 2 July 2012 Wilkinson Tracy Los Angeles Times 0458-3035 20 June 2016 28 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190728001140/https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2012-jul-02-la-fg-mexico-presidential-election-20120702-story.html live 2012 United States presidential election United States 6 November 2012 Barack Obama was re-elected President of the United States, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/after-grueling-campaign-polls-open-for-election-day-2012/2012/11/06/d1c24c98-2802-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_story.html Obama reelected as president The Washington Post 20 June 2016 17 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150417162701/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/after-grueling-campaign-polls-open-for-election-day-2012/2012/11/06/d1c24c98-2802-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_story.html live Death of Hugo Chávez Venezuela 5 March 2013 Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez died at the age of 58 after governing the country for 14 years.Simon Romero The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/world/americas/hugo-chavez-venezuelas-polarizing-leader-dies-at-58.html Hugo Chávez, 1954–2013: A Polarising Figure Who Led a Movement 6 March 2014 Simon Romero 27 August 2017 23 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170827125800/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/world/americas/hugo-chavez-venezuelas-polarizing-leader-dies-at-58.html live Obergefell v. Hodges United States 26 June 2015 Same-sex marriage was legalised in all 50 U.S. states due to a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html Supreme Court Ruling Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right Nationwide Liptak Adam 26 June 2015 The New York Times 0362-4331 20 June 2016 16 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190516211629/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html live 2015 Canadian federal election Canada 19 October 2015 The Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, won Canada's federal election, defeating the Conservative Party in the country's longest election in a century.https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canadian-election-2015-liberals-jump-to-early-lead-as-polls-close-in-newfoundland-and-labrador Canadian election 2015 hands Justin Trudeau and the Liberals a majority government National Post 20 October 2015 20 June 2016 21 October 2015 https://archive.today/20151021190747/http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/canadian-election-2015-liberals-jump-to-early-lead-as-polls-close-in-newfoundland-and-labrador live 2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election Venezuela 6 December 2015 The Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) won majority seats of the Venezuelan National Assembly, defeating the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and its wider alliance, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) for the first time since 1999.Dreier Hannah Venezuela's Opposition Wins Control of National Assembly https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuelas-opposition-wins-control-national-assembly-35616983 ABC News 7 December 2015 7 December 2015 20 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151220205248/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuelas-opposition-wins-control-national-assembly-35616983 live Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff Brazil 12 May 2016 The Brazilian Senate votes to open the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff and suspend her from office while the trial takes place, as the Vice President, Michel Temer, assumes the presidential powers and duties as Acting President of Brazil.Brazil's Dilma Rousseff to face impeachment trial https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36273916 BBC News 12 May 2016 13 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180113235031/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36273916 live 2016 United States presidential election United States 8 November 2016 Republican nominee Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating former U.S. Secretary of State and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. He became the first President without prior diplomatic or military experience.Berenson Tessa 9 November 2016 Donald Trump Wins the 2016 Election https://time.com/4563685/donald-trump-wins/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20201224084854/https://time.com/4563685/donald-trump-wins/ 24 December 2020 9 November 2016 TimeStephen Collinson Trump becomes 45th President of the United States https://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-highlights/index.html CNN 16 December 2018 12 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190412043240/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-highlights/index.html live Death of Fidel Castro Cuba 25 November 2016 Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro died at the age of 90.26 November 2016 Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38114953 live https://web.archive.org/web/20210114053634/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38114953 14 January 2021 21 July 2018 BBC News2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis Venezuela 29 March 2017 The Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela took over legislative powers of the National Assembly and removed its members' immunity, most of whom belonged to the opposition. The decision was reversed a few days later following domestic and international condemnation of the court's actions.As Venezuela unrest spreads, Maduro presses on with plans to rewrite charter https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKBN18J320 Reuters 24 May 2017 24 May 2017 24 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170524160706/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKBN18J320 live 2017–present Peruvian political crisis Peru 15 September 2017–present Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was impeached and later resigned. His successor Martín Vizcarra was removed by congress and appointed Vice President Mercedes Aráoz as interim president, moves that were largely seen as illegitimate.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/perus-president-dissolves-congress-to-push-through-anti-corruption-reforms Peru's president dissolves Congress to push through anti-corruption reforms 1 October 2019 The Guardian 0261-3077 1 October 2019 7 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191207120024/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/perus-president-dissolves-congress-to-push-through-anti-corruption-reforms live Inauguration of Miguel Díaz-Canel Cuba 19 April 2018 Miguel Díaz-Canel is sworn in as President of the State Council of Cuba, marking the first time since 1959 that Cuba has had a prime minister or a president other than Fidel or Raúl Castro. 2018 Mexican general election Mexico 1 July 2018 Andrés Manuel López Obrador won the historic Mexican general election, bringing the National Regeneration Movement for new prominence for the first time without any political rule like Institutional Revolutionary Party and National Action Party. 2018 Brazilian general election Brazil 28 October 2018 Jair Bolsonaro was elected President of Brazil, marking the first time that the country is ruled by the right since the start of the New Republic in 1985. The election also interrupted 4 victories of the Workers' Party in a row.Jair Bolsonaro é eleito presidente e interrompe série de vitórias do PT https://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2018/noticia/2018/10/28/jair-bolsonaro-e-eleito-presidente-e-interrompe-serie-de-vitorias-do-pt.ghtml 28 October 2018 Eleições 2018 pt-BR 29 November 2019 29 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181029020150/https://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2018/noticia/2018/10/28/jair-bolsonaro-e-eleito-presidente-e-interrompe-serie-de-vitorias-do-pt.ghtml live Death of George H. W. Bush United States 30 November 2018 George H. W. Bush, former president of United States from 1989 to 1993 and former vice president, from 1981 to 1989, dies at the age of 94.Venezuelan presidential crisis Venezuela 10 January 2019 On 10 January 2019, the opposition-majority National Assembly declared that incumbent Nicolás Maduro's 2018 reelection was invalid and declared its president, Juan Guaidó, to be acting president of the nation. Maduro's government states that the crisis is a "coup d'état led by the United States to topple him and control the country's oil reserves."December 2020 2019 Argentine general election Argentina 27 October 2019 Peronist candidate Alberto Fernández of Frente de Todos is elected President of Argentina, defeating President Mauricio Macri of Juntos por el Cambio by 48% of votes. 2019 Bolivian political crisis Bolivia 10 November 2019 Bolivian president Evo Morales resigns following 19 days of protests after the disputed 2019 Bolivian general election and following calls for his resignation by the military.Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid election protests https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50370013 BBC News 12 November 2019 25 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191125054606/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50370013 live First Impeachment of Donald Trump United States 18 December 2019 United States president Donald Trump is impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.Fandos Nicholas Shear Michael D. Trump Impeached for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress – Voting nearly along party lines, the House approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump, making him the third president in history to face removal by the Senate. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/us/politics/trump-impeached.html 18 December 2019 The New York Times 18 December 2019 18 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191218190005/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/us/politics/trump-impeached.html live thumb|Miguel Díaz-Canel (left) with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2015. Díaz-Canel became the first president of Cuba not to be of the Castro family since Osvaldo Dorticósthumb|Donald Trump, a celebrity (filmography) and businessman, became president of the United States in 2017. Trump was the first U.S. president without prior military or government experience. Had Hillary Clinton been elected in 2016, she would have been the United States' first female president. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in 2016, but did not win the electoral college. Asia Category:2010s in Asia Event Country Date Description References 2010 Myanmar general election Myanmar 7 November 2010 Thein Sein was elected President of Myanmar, the first civilian President of the country since 1962.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12362745 Burma ex-Prime Minister Thein Sein named new president BBC News 20 June 2016 30 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201130100216/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12362745 live Death of Kim Jong-il North Korea 17 December 2011 Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il of North Korea died after governing the country for 17 years. His son, Kim Jong-un, succeeded him.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-19/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-il-dead/3738526 North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dead 19 December 2011 ABC News 20 June 2016 14 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180214065943/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-19/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-il-dead/3738526 live 2012 Japanese general election Japan 26 December 2012 The Liberal Democratic Party, led by Shinzō Abe, won a landslide victory in Japan's general election.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/world/asia/shinzo-abe-selected-as-japans-prime-minister.html Shinzo Abe Selected as Japan's Prime Minister Fackler Martin 26 December 2012 The New York Times 0362-4331 20 June 2016 17 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201217123237/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/world/asia/shinzo-abe-selected-as-japans-prime-minister.html live North Korea and weapons of mass destruction North Korea 11 March 2013 The Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un of North Korea broke all peace pacts with South Korea and started a new nuclear weapons plan, inflaming tensions on the Korean Peninsula.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gDrMpWuahcuRgQmj-dSSk_L87w2g?do North Korean leader threatens strike on South island 11 March 2013 AFP News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140129081438/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gDrMpWuahcuRgQmj-dSSk_L87w2g?docId=CNG.ece624233e0176d14a79a8a1f72e2f75.161 29 January 2014 2014 Indian general election India 12 May 2014 The Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Narendra Modi, won a landslide victory in India's general election, the first time a single party gained a majority on its own since 1984.http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-wave-conquers-all-what-exit-polls-show-in-haryana-maharashtra-1758575.html Modi wave conquers all: What exit polls show in Haryana, Maharashtra 16 October 2014 Firstpost 20 June 2016 11 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201211071306/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-wave-conquers-all-what-exit-polls-show-in-haryana-maharashtra-1758575.html live 2014 Indonesian presidential election Indonesia 9 July 2014 Joko Widodo won Indonesia's presidential election, becoming the first president not to be from the country's political elite or military.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/world/asia/joko-widodo-populist-governor-is-named-winner-in-indonesian-election.html A Child of the Slum Rises as President of Indonesia Cochrane Joe 22 July 2014 The New York Times 0362-4331 20 June 2016 12 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220712043543/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/world/asia/joko-widodo-populist-governor-is-named-winner-in-indonesian-election.html live Pastoral and state visit by Pope Francis to the Philippines Philippines 15–19 January 2015An estimated 6 to 7 million attended the Concluding Eucharistic Celebration in Manila on the Feast Day of Santo Niño de Cebú, ending the 5-day apostolic and state visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines, the largest papal crowd in history.Rodriguez Jon Carlos 18 January 2015 Luneta Mass is largest Papal event in history http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/18/15/luneta-mass-largest-papal-event-history live https://web.archive.org/web/20150121025900/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/18/15/luneta-mass-largest-papal-event-history 21 January 2015 28 January 2015 ABS-CBN News Death of King Abdullah Saudi Arabia 23 January 2015 Abdullah, the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015, died and was succeeded by King Salman.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/01/king-abdullah-saudi-arabia-dies-150122232049573.html King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies Al Jazeera 20 June 2016 6 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906191717/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/01/king-abdullah-saudi-arabia-dies-150122232049573.html live Death of Lee Kuan Yew Singapore 23 March 2015 Founding Prime Minister of Singapore who ruled from 1959 to 1990, highly regarded as the founding father of the nation, died from pneumonia at the age of 91.1 January 2016 Remembering Lee Kuan Yew: The Straits Times' full print coverage https://www.straitstimes.com/leekuanyew-8-days-mourning live https://web.archive.org/web/20201130233205/https://www.straitstimes.com/leekuanyew-8-days-mourning 30 November 2020 20 June 2018 straitstimes.com India–Bangladesh enclaves exchange India Bangladesh 6 June 2015 India and Bangladesh officially ratified their 1974 agreement to exchange enclaves along their border.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/08/01/say-goodbye-to-the-weirdest-border-dispute-in-the-world/ Say goodbye to the weirdest border dispute in the world The Washington Post 20 June 2016 16 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201116015638/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/08/01/say-goodbye-to-the-weirdest-border-dispute-in-the-world/ live 2016 Taiwanese general election Taiwan 16 January 2016 Tsai Ing-wen was elected President of Taiwan, the first woman to hold the position.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-gets-first-female/2432040.html Taiwan gets first female President as DPP sweeps election Channel NewsAsia 20 June 2016 16 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160116134410/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-gets-first-female/2432040.html dead 2016 Philippine presidential election Philippines 9 May 2016 Rodrigo Duterte was elected President of the Philippines.Gonzales Yuji Vincent Duterte, Robredo proclaimed new President, VP; Rody a no-show http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/788148/congress-proclaims-duterte-robredo-as-new-president-vp-rody-a-no-show Philippine Daily Inquirer 30 May 2016 31 May 2016 5 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210105061157/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/788148/congress-proclaims-duterte-robredo-as-new-president-vp-rody-a-no-show live Death of Bhumibol Adulyadej Thailand 13 October 2016 Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016, died and was succeeded by his son, Vajiralongkorn.http://www.thehindu.com/news/thailands-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies/article9215490.ece Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, world's longest-reigning monarch, dies Reuters 13 October 2016 The Hindu 22 January 2017 22 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190822051056/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/Thailand%E2%80%99s-King-Bhumibol-Adulyadej-worlds-longest-reigning-monarch-dies/article16070211.ece live Impeachment of Park Geun-hye South Korea 10 March 2017 South Korean President Park Geun-hye is impeached by the Constitutional Court of Korea in a unanimous decision, terminating Park's presidency. South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn assumes power following the ruling.Lee Joyce Kim Cynthia 10 March 2017 South Korean court throws president out of office, 2 dead in protest https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN16H066 live https://web.archive.org/web/20201125185110/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN16H066 25 November 2020 10 March 2017 Reuters 2017 South Korean presidential election South Korea 9 May 2017 Moon Jae-in was elected the 12th President of South Korea, originally scheduled to take place later in the year, the election was moved to early May following the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/world/asia/south-korea-election-president-moon-jae-in.html South Korea elects Moon Jae-in, who backs talks with North, as President The New York Times 9 May 2017 9 May 2017 13 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170513012345/http://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/world/asia/south-korea-election-president-moon-jae-in.html live 2018 Malaysian general election Malaysia 9 May 2018 The opposition-led Pakatan Harapan coalition, led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, secures a parliamentary majority in the Malaysian Parliament, ending the 61-year rule of the Barisan Nasional coalition and leading to the pardon of Anwar Ibrahim.https://www.malaymail.com/s/1629158/pakatan-takes-putrajaya-buoyed-by-malay-tsunami Pakatan takes Putrajaya, buoyed by 'Malay tsunami' Zurairi Ar The Malay Mail 10 May 2018 10 May 2018 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143316/https://www.malaymail.com/s/1629158/pakatan-takes-putrajaya-buoyed-by-malay-tsunami deadhttps://www.businessinsider.my/malaysias-anwar-ibrahim-pardoned-and-released-from-jail-2018-5/?r=US&IR=T Malaysia's jailed leader-in-waiting has been released from custody and given a full royal pardon Chan Tara 16 May 2018 Business Insider 18 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20190611045423/https://www.businessinsider.my/malaysias-anwar-ibrahim-pardoned-and-released-from-jail-2018-5/?r=US&IR=T 11 June 2019 dead 2018–2019 Korean Peace Process South Korea North Korea United States February 2018 – October 2019 A series of peace summits between the Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un, the President of South Korea Moon Jae-in, and the President of the United States Donald Trump. Three inter-Korean summits occurred at the Korean Demilitarized Zone in April 2018, May 2018, and September 2018 between Kim and Moon. Additionally, two meetings between Kim and Trump occurred in Singapore in June 2018 and Hanoi in February 2019. All three leaders met and crossed the DMZ in June 2019.https://www.straitstimes.com/trump-kim-singapore-summit Trump-Kim Summit straitstimes.com 20 June 2018 9 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201109012414/https://www.straitstimes.com/trump-kim-singapore-summit dead27 February 2019 Remarks by President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un in a 1:1 Conversation https://vn.usembassy.gov/20190227-remarks-president-trump-chairman-kim-11-conversation/ 28 February 2019 U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. That's really nice. Well, I want to just say it's an honour to be with 'Chairman Kim'. 2 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024542/https://vn.usembassy.gov/20190227-remarks-president-trump-chairman-kim-11-conversation/ dead Abdication of Muhammad V of Kelantan Malaysia 6 January 2019 Muhammad V of Kelantan abdicates the federal throne as the 15th monarch of Malaysia, making him the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong to do so.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46775499 Malaysia king: Sultan Muhammad V abdicates in historic first 6 January 2019 BBC News 8 January 2019 7 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190107112311/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46775499 live 2019 Kim–Putin meeting North Korea Russia 25 April 2019 North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Russky Island after being invited to hold talks.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48047279 Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un hold Vladivostok summit 24 April 2019 BBC News 25 April 2019 8 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230408105123/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48047279 live Abdication of Akihito Japan 30 April 2019 Akihito, the Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019, abdicated and was succeeded by his son, Naruhito.Seig Linda Takenaka Kiyoshi 30 April 2019 Japan's emperor prays for peace in first abdication in 200 years https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor/japans-emperor-prays-for-peace-in-first-abdication-in-200-years-idUSKCN1S5245 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190501054826/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor/japans-emperor-prays-for-peace-in-first-abdication-in-200-years-idUSKCN1S5245 1 May 2019 1 May 2019 Reuters 2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis Iran 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 tankers 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.Sabbagh Dan 5 August 2019 UK joins US in mission to protect oil tankers in Gulf https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/05/uk-joins-us-in-mission-to-protect-oil-tankers-in-gulf live 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 30 November 2019 7 August 2019 The Guardian thumb|250px|In 2013, China launched the ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, with over 150 countries announcing participation by the end of the decade.thumb|North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet during the first North Korea–United States summit in Singapore, June 2018thumb|Women to drive movement: Women's rights in Saudi Arabia made progress when women were allowed to drive in the kingdom in 2018. Europe Category:2010s in Europe Event Country Date Description References Resignation of Silvio Berlusconi Italy 16 November 2011 The longest-serving prime minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, resigned in November 2011, after a sexual allegation scandal, a financial crisis and public protests. The economist Mario Monti was appointed new prime minister, at the head of a technocratic cabinet.Italy crisis: Silvio Berlusconi resigns as PM BBC News 12 November 2011 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15708729 13 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20131128202636/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15708729 28 November 2013 2012 French presidential election France 22 April 2012 François Hollande was elected as the new President of France, becoming the first socialist president of the country in 17 years.7 May 2012 Hollande wins French presidency http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/05/201256172746159731.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160919071505/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/05/201256172746159731.html 19 September 2016 20 June 2016 Al Jazeera Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and papal inauguration of Pope Francis Vatican City 28 February – 19 March 2013 Benedict XVI resigned as pope, the first to do so since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first to do so voluntarily since Celestine V in 1294. On 13 March, after a papal conclave, Jorge Mario Bergoglio is inaugurated as Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas, and the first non-European Pope in over 500 years.Messia Hada Pearson Michael 11 February 2013 Too tired to go on, Pope Benedict resigns http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/europe/pope-benedict-resignation/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20161023051821/http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/europe/pope-benedict-resignation/index.html 23 October 2016 20 June 2016 CNN14 March 2013 A New Pope, and Maybe a New Era https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-new-pope-and-maybe-a-new-era https://web.archive.org/web/20171023064529/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-new-pope-and-maybe-a-new-era 23 October 2017 22 June 2016 PBS NewsHour 2013 Italian presidential election Italy 20 April 2013 Amid growing financial tensions, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was re-elected, the first ever Italian president to be re-elected. Napolitano appointed Enrico Letta Prime Minister, at the head of a grand coalition.Mackenzie James 20 April 2013 Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's reluctant president https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-vote-napolitano-idUSBRE93J09020130420 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308054204/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-vote-napolitano-idUSBRE93J09020130420 8 March 2016 20 June 2016 Reuters 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea Ukraine 18 March 2014 Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine following an internationally unrecognised referendum on the status of the region.18 March 2014 Ukraine crisis: Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26630062 https://web.archive.org/web/20160716113751/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26630062 16 July 2016 20 June 2016 BBC News 2014 Scottish independence referendum Scotland 18 September 2014 In a referendum called by the governing Scottish National Party, Scotland voted to remain in the United Kingdom, with 55.3% of votes against independence while 44.7% voted in favour.6 May 2011 Scottish election: Salmond victorious after party's win https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-13305522 https://web.archive.org/web/20160828093345/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-13305522 28 August 2016 20 June 2016 BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-29270441 Scottish referendum: Scotland votes 'No' to independence BBC News 20 June 2016 Abdication of Juan Carlos I of Spain Spain 19 June 2014 King Juan Carlos I of Spain abdicated in favour of his son, Felipe VI.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27662301 King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates BBC News 20 June 2016 2015 Irish constitutional referendums Ireland 23 May 2015 The Republic of Ireland voted to legalise same-sex marriage, becoming the first country to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote.http://www.rte.ie/news/vote2015/2015/0523/703205-referendum-byelection/ Ireland says Yes to same-sex marriage RTE.ie 20 June 2016 Adoption of the Paris Agreement United Nations 12 December 2015A historic agreement aimed at keeping global warming below 2 °C compared to pre-industrial levels and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is adopted by all 195 UNFCCC member states.http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cop21-climate-change-talks-saturday-announced-1.3362354 'Historic' Paris climate deal adopted CBC News 12 December 2015 16 May 2018 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum United Kingdom 23 June 2016 In a referendum held in the United Kingdom on whether or not to continue being a member of the European Union, 52% of voters chose to leave it. Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation afterwards, being succeeded by Theresa May.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/24/david-cameron-resigns-after-uk-votes-to-leave-european-union David Cameron resigns after UK votes to leave European Union Stewart Heather Mason Rowena Syal Rajeev 24 June 2016 The Guardian 24 June 2016https://www.ft.com/content/7939901e-4756-11e6-8d68-72e9211e86ab https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7939901e-4756-11e6-8d68-72e9211e86ab.html 10 December 2022 subscription live May to take over as UK PM by Wednesday 11 July 2016 Financial Times 2016 Austrian presidential election Austria 4 December 2016 Independent green Alexander Van der Bellen narrowly beat the far-right Freedom Party of Austria candidate Norbert Hofer in a repeat of the 2016 Austrian presidential election after the first election was annulled.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/04/far-right-party-concedes-defeat-in-austrian-presidential-election Far-right candidate concedes defeat in Austrian election Oltermann Philip 4 December 2016 The Guardian 0261-3077 4 December 2016 2017 French presidential election France 7 May 2017 En Marche! candidate Emmanuel Macron was elected the President of France, replacing incumbent Hollande and defeating National Front candidate Marine Le Pen in the second round of voting. Macron is the youngest president in the history of the French Fifth Republic.Alissa J. Rubin https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/world/europe/emmanuel-macron-france-election-marine-le-pen.html The New York Times Macron Decisively Defeats Le Pen in French Presidential Race 7 May 2017 2017 Spanish constitutional crisis Spain 6 September 2017 Political conflict sparks between the Spanish and the Catalan governments over the 2017 Catalan independence referendum. It still went ahead, with 91% of voters supporting independence within Catalonia, with unionists and Spain opposing the vote. On 27 October, Catalonia declares independence from Spain but it is not recognised by any sovereign nation, while Madrid imposes direct rule for 6 months.27 October 2017 Catalans declare independence as Madrid imposes direct rule https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41780116 BBC News 27 October 2017Soares, Isa Cotovio, Vasco Clarke, Hilary https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/01/europe/catalonia-spain-independence-referendum-result/index.html CNN Catalonia referendum result plunges Spain into political crisis 2 October 2017 2018 Italian general election Italy 4 March 2018 The centre-right alliance, in which the right-wing populist League emerged as the main political force, won a plurality of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate, while the anti-establishment Five Star Movement became the party with the largest number of votes. After months of negotiations, the two populist parties, M5S and League, formed a government.http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/politica/elezioni2018/2018/03/04/news/risultati_elezioni_politiche_pd_centrodestra_m5s_fi_lega-190424815/ Elezioni politiche: vincono M5s e Lega. Crollo del Partito democratico. Centrodestra prima coalizione. Il Carroccio sorpassa Forza Italia 4 March 2018http://www.corriere.it/elezioni-2018/notizie/elezioni-2018-exit-poll-risultati-proiezioni-spoglio-eb21387e-1ff1-11e8-a09a-92b478235f6f.shtml Elezioni 2018: M5S primo partito, nel centrodestra la Lega supera FI Alessandro Sala 2019 European Parliament election European Union 23–26 May 2019 The first European Parliamentary election following the European migrant crisis and the vote for Brexit saw large anti-establishment gains by the Greens-European Free Alliance and by Right-Wing Eurosceptic Parties within Identity and Democracy and European Conservatives and Reformists, such as League in Italy, Alternative for Germany, and National Rally in France. Other populist gains were seen in the success of the Brexit Party in the United Kingdom and the Five Star Movement in Italy.European Parliament elections five key takeaways https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/world/europe/eu-election-takeaways.html 27 May 2019 The New York Times2019 United Kingdom general electionUnited Kingdom12 December 2019After an extended period of political deadlock over how to proceed with leaving the European Union an early general election took place in the United Kingdom in which the pro-withdrawal Conservative party, led by new prime minister Boris Johnson, won a sizeable majority of seats effectively guaranteeing Brexit would take place in January the following year.Results of the 2019 General Election https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2019/results BBC News 4 September 2020 left|thumb|Pope Francis with U.S. President Barack Obama, 2014left|thumb|28 February 2014: following the removal of pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych from office, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraineleft|thumb|Syrian and Iraqi refugees arriving in Greece. In the 2010s Europe had been severely affected by a huge migration from Africa and Middle East World leaders List of state leaders in the 2010s Assassinations and attempts thumb|right|139px|Osama bin Laden thumb|right|139px|Burhanuddin Rabbani thumb|right|139px|Anwar al-Awlaki thumb | right | 139px |Muammar Gaddafi thumb|right|139px|Malala Yousafzai thumb|right|139px|Andrei Karlov thumb|right|139px|Ali Abdullah Saleh thumb|right|139px|Jamal Khashoggi List of assassinations and assassination attempts Prominent assassinations, targeted killings, and assassination attempts include: 8 Event Country Date Description2011 Tucson shooting United States 2011 1 8 dmy United States Federal judge John Roll and 5 others were killed and 13 more were injured in a shooting near Tucson, Arizona. The apparent target, U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, was critically injured in the head.https://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/08/20110108arizona-giffords-brk.html Arizona Congresswoman Giffords shot; doctors 'optimistic' about recovery chances azcentral.com 20 June 2016 15 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220215014341/https://help.azcentral.com/ deadKilling of Osama bin Laden Pakistan 2011 5 2 dmy Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant Islamist group Al-Qaeda, was killed in a targeted killing in Abbottabad, Pakistan in an operation conducted by a team of United States Navy SEAL commandos.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/osama-bin-laden-is-killed-by-us-forces-in-pakistan/2011/05/01/AFXMZyVF_story.html Osama bin Laden buried at sea after being killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan The Washington Post 20 June 2016 Afghanistan 2003 2011 9 20 dmy Burhanuddin Rabbani, Afghan politician and teacher who served as president of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996, and again from November to December 2001. He was assassinated on his 71st birthday by a suicide bomber entering his home in Kabul.Afghan president assassinated 20 September 2011 Al Jazeera Englishhttp://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/20/u-s-embassy-staff-in-kabul-ordered-to-take-cover/?hpt=hp_t1 Turban bomb kills key Afghan political leader 20 September 2011 CNN 21 September 2011 14 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190614142032/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/20/u-s-embassy-staff-in-kabul-ordered-to-take-cover/?hpt=hp_t1 dead Yemen 2011 9 30 dmy Anwar al-Awlaki, a senior talent recruiter, planner and spiritual leader of al-Qaeda, was killed in a targeted killing in the northern al-Jawf province of Yemen, in a drone strike.Griffin Jennifer http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/30/us-born-terror-boss-anwar-al-awlaki-killed/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110930163308/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/30/us-born-terror-boss-anwar-al-awlaki-killed/ dead 30 September 2011 Two U.S.-Born Terrorists Killed in CIA-Led Drone Strike Fox News 7 April 2010 30 September 2011Killing of Muammar Gaddafi Libya 2011 10 20 dmy Muammar Gaddafi, leader of Libya, was shot to death in Sirte.Rana Jawad https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15389550 Libya's Col Muammar Kaddafi killed, says NTC BBC News 20 October 2011 10 November 20112012 Montreal shooting Canada 2012 9 4 dmy Pauline Marois, Premier-designate of Quebec, escaped death during her victory speech after Richard Henry Bain opened fire at the Metropolis in Montreal, killing one person and critically injuring another.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/marois-may-have-been-targeted-in-quebec-shooting-police/article4520036/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120907153041/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/marois-may-have-been-targeted-in-quebec-shooting-police/article4520036/ dead 7 September 2012 Suspect in Quebec shooting identified as Mont-Tremblant businessman The Globe and Mail 5 September 2012 30 November 2012 Pakistan 2012 10 9 dmy Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani women's rights activist, was the survivor of an assassination attempt by the Pakistani Taliban in Pakistan.http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20121104/ARTICLE/311049814/1002 Malala will soon undergo reconstructive surgery – Khaleej Times Zain Asma Ali khaleejtimes.com 20 June 2016 5 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162023/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20121104/ARTICLE/311049814/1002 deadAssassination of Mohamad Chatah Lebanon 2013 12 27 dmy Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and diplomat, was assassinated by a car bomb struck Chatah's convoyhttp://cnn.com/2013/12/27/world/meast/lebanon-explosion/ Lebanon's Chatah -- friend of U.S., enemy of Assad, Hezbollah -- killed 27 December 2013 CNNhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mohamad-chatah-lebanese-ex-minister-killed-in-beirut-bombing-1.2476861 Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese ex-minister, killed in Beirut bombing 27 December 2013 Associated Press in the Central District of Beirut, Lebanon.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25524729 Beirut blast kills Sunni ex-minister Mohamad Chatah 27 December 2013 BBC News 27 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227171712/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25524729 24 November 2024 live The bombing killed a total of eight people, among them Chatah, and injured seventy others.http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Dec-29/242571-beirut-bombing-death-toll-rises-to-eight.ashx Beirut bombing death toll rises to eight 29 December 2013 The Daily Star 16 January 2014 17 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181117035642/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Dec-29/242571-beirut-bombing-death-toll-rises-to-eight.ashx deadAssassination of Boris Nemtsov Russia 2015 2 27 dmy Boris Nemtsov, Russian physicist, statesman and opposition politician, was assassinated on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, Central Moscow, Russia, within sight of the Kremlin.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31669061 Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead BBC News 21 June 2016Murder of Jo Cox United Kingdom 2016 6 16 dmy Jo Cox, British MP, was shot and stabbed to death by a Neo-Nazi white supremacisthttps://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sentencing-remarks-r-v-thomas-mair.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sentencing-remarks-r-v-thomas-mair.pdf 2022-10-09 live Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Wilkie: R -v- Mair (Jo Cox murder) 23 November 2016 24 November 2016 There is no doubt that this murder was done for the purpose of advancing a political, racial and ideological cause namely that of violent white supremacism and exclusive nationalism most associated with Nazism and its modern forms. J. Wilkie Judiciary in Birstall, England. She was the first British MP assassinated in over a quarter of a century and the first female politician in Britain to be assassinated.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36550304 Jo Cox MP dead after shooting attack BBC News 21 June 2016Assassination of Andrei Karlov Turkey 2016 12 19 dmy Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, was shot to death by an off duty police officer at an art gallery in Ankara.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38369962 Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov shot dead in Ankara 19 December 2016 BBC News 22 January 2017Assassination of Kim Jong-nam Malaysia 2017 2 13 dmy Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of the late Kim Jong-il, was assassinated by two women in Malaysia with a VX nerve agent.https://www.foxnews.com/world/malaysia-says-vx-nerve-agent-used-in-killing-of-north-korean-leaders-half-brother Malaysia says VX nerve agent used in killing North Korean leaders half brother Fox News 24 February 2017 24 February 2017Congressional baseball shooting United States 2017 6 14 dmy Steve Scalise, an American Congressman, is shot and injured during practice ahead of the annual Congressional Baseball Game in Alexandria, Virginia by a man who held grievances against the Republican party. Three others are also injured.https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/who-is-james-t-hodgkinson/530295/ Who Is James T. Hodgkinson? 14 June 2017 The Atlantic 17 October 2017Battle of Sanaa (2017) Yemen 2017 12 4 dmy Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemeni politician who served as the first President of the Republic of Yemen, he was killed on his way to Marib while trying to flee into Saudi-controlled territories after a rocket-propelled grenade struck and disabled his vehicle in an ambush and he was subsequently shot in the head by a Houthi sniper, something his party denied.Houthis reportedly gain control of majority of Sanaa http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/saleh-fate-unknown-house-bombed-houthis-171204095843076.html Al Jazeera 4 December 2017 4 December 2017 17 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180617114526/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/saleh-fate-unknown-house-bombed-houthis-171204095843076.html livePoisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal United Kingdom 2018 3 4 dmy Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent, was poisoned alongside his daughter Yulia in the city of Salisbury with a Novichok agent.https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/07/russian-spy-police-appeal-for-witnesses-as-cobra-meeting-takes-place Sergei Skripal: former Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent, say police Dodd Vikram Harding Luke MacAskill Ewen 8 March 2018 The Guardian 28 May 2018Assassination of Antonio Halili Philippines 2018 7 2 dmy Antonio Halili, Mayor of Tanauan, Batangas, was assassinated by an unidentified gunman while attending a flag raising ceremony together with around 300 government employees and newly elected barangay officials.Amoroso Ed Ozaeta Arnell 'Walk of shame' mayor shot dead https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/07/03/1830115/walk-shame-mayor-shot-dead The Philippine Star 3 July 2018 19 July 2018Attempted assassination of Jair Bolsonaro Brazil 2018 09 06 dmy Jair Bolsonaro, federal deputy and Brazilian presidential candidate, survived a stabbing at a campaign rally in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais.Phillips Dom Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil presidential frontrunner stabbed at campaign rally https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/06/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-far-right-presidential-candidate-stabbed The Guardian 7 September 2018 1 December 2024Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi Turkey 2018 10 2 dmy Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabian dissident and journalist for The Washington Post, was assassinated in the Saudi Arabian consulate by the Saudi Government in Istanbul, Turkey in what is widely believed to have been ordered directly by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/world/middleeast/jamal-khashoggi-killing-saudi-arabia.html 'Tell Your Boss': Recording Is Seen to Link Saudi Crown Prince More Strongly to Khashoggi Killing The New York Times 12 November 2018Jamal Khashoggi: An unauthorised Turkey source says journalist was murdered in Saudi consulate https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45775819 BBC News 7 October 2018 7 January 2019https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/26/us-intelligence-concludes-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-approved-killing-of-journalist-jamal-khashoggi-.html U.S. Says Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi killing, imposes visa restrictions on 76 Saudis CNBC 26 February 2021Assassination of Paweł Adamowicz Poland 2019 1 13 dmy Paweł Adamowicz, Mayor of the city of Gdańsk, was stabbed during a live charity event in Gdańsk by a former inmate. He died the following day.https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-poland-stabbing-idUKKCN1P81HF https://web.archive.org/web/20190114200022/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-poland-stabbing-idUKKCN1P81HF dead 14 January 2019 Liberal mayor of Poland's Gdansk dies after stabbing Reuters 14 January 2019 Disasters Non-natural disasters Aviation Category:21st-century aviation accidents and incidents Event Date Country Description References Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 25 January 2010Ethiopia Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, killing all 90 people on board.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8478060.stm Ethiopian jet crashes off Beirut 25 January 2010 BBC News 21 June 2016 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash 10 April 2010 Russia Polish President Lech Kaczyński and dozens of Polish government and military officials were among 96 people killed when their plane crashed near Smolensk, Russia.https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/black-boxes-of-lech-kaczynskis-plane-found/news-story/32a17fa625455444af616cb50bcdc5cc 'Black boxes' of Lech Kaczynski's plane found NewsComAu 21 June 2016 13 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100413181645/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/black-box-of-lech-kaczynskis-plane-found/story-e6frfku0-1225852232993 live Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 12 May 2010 Libya 1977 Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashed on a runway at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, killing all but one of the 104 passengers and crew.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8676898.stm BBC News Briton among Libya air crash dead 13 May 2010 Air India Express Flight 812 22 May 2010 India Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway at Mangalore International Airport in India, killing 158 people, with eight surviving.http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/plane_crashes_in_india_158_fea.html Plane crashes in India, 158 feared dead, 8 alive Associated Press 22 May 2010 22 May 2010 Airblue Flight 202 28 July 2010 Pakistan Airblue Flight 202 en route from Karachi to Islamabad crashed in the Margalla Hills near Islamabad, killing all 152 aboard, becoming the deadliest air crash in Pakistan's history.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-10797614 Pakistan mourns victims of its worst-ever air crash BBC News 29 July 2010 21 June 2016 Dana Air Flight 992 3 June 2012 Nigeria Dana Air Flight 992 crashed in the Nigerian city of Lagos, killing all 153 people aboard. 10 people on the ground also perished.http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/03/world/africa/nigeria-plane-crash/index.html Official: 153 on plane, at least 10 on ground dead after Nigeria crash CNN 21 June 2016Asiana Airlines Flight 2146 July 2013United StatesAsiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed at San Francisco International Airport killing 3 and injuring 181 people.Chelsea J. Carter and Mike M. Ahlers 7 July 2013 Pilot in deadly plane crash had no experience landing 777 in San Francisco CNN http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/07/us/plane-crash-main 13 March 2015 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 8 March 2014 Malaysia Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The bulk of the plane is still missing, with all 239 people on board presumed dead. The first remains of the aircraft were found on 29 July 2015, after they washed ashore on Réunion Island.New missing Malaysian plane MH370 search area announced BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28031741 21 June 2016Safi Michael Holmes Oliver 30 July 2015 MH370 search: what is the 'flaperon' debris found in Réunion? The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/30/mh370-search-what-is-the-debris-found-in-la-reunion 21 June 2016 Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 17 July 2014 Malaysia Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine and crashed near the Ukrainian-Russian border, killing all 298 people on board, making it the deadliest airliner shoot down in history.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17-un-idUSKCN0Q32GS20150729 Russia vetoes bid to set up tribunal for downed flight MH17 29 July 2015 Reuters 21 June 2016 Air Algérie Flight 5017 24 July 2014 Mali Air Algérie Flight 5017 crashed in southern Mali, killing all 116 passengers and crew.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28479681 Air Algerie AH5017: 'No survivors' from crash in Mali BBC News 21 June 2016 Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 28 December 2014Indonesia Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed in the Java sea after an attempt to avoid heavy thunderstorms, leaving all 162 people dead.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bodies-wreckage-from-missing-airasia-flight-found/ar-BBhm1E9 Bodies, wreckage from missing AirAsia flight found 13 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101162655/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bodies-wreckage-from-missing-airasia-flight-found/ar-BBhm1E9 1 January 2015 dead Germanwings Flight 9525 24 March 2015 France Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 on board.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32030270 Germanwings plane 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps – no survivors BBC News 24 March 2015 24 March 2015 2015 Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash 30 June 2015 Indonesia A Lockheed C-130 Hercules operated by the Indonesian Air Force crashed into a crowded residential neighbourhood in Medan shortly after take-off from Soewondo Air Force Base, killing 143 people including 22 on the ground, making it the deadliest crash in Indonesian Air Force peacetime history.https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/world/asia/indonesian-military-plane-crashes-into-medan.html Death Toll Rises to 142 After Indonesian Military Plane Crashes into City Kurniawati Dewi 30 June 2015 Ramzy Austin The New York Times 0362-4331 21 June 2016 Metrojet Flight 9268 31 October 2015 Egypt Metrojet Flight 9268, an Airbus A321 airliner en route to Saint Petersburg from Sharm el-Sheikh, crashes near Al-Hasana in Sinai, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board.Dearden Lizzie 31 October 2015 Egyptian plane crash: Isis claims militants downed Metrojet flight but officials find no evidence of attack https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egyptian-plane-crash-isis-claims-militants-downed-metrojet-flight-officials-find-no-evidence-attack-a6716241.html live https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egyptian-plane-crash-isis-claims-militants-downed-metrojet-flight-officials-find-no-evidence-attack-a6716241.html 1 May 2022 The Independent LaMia Flight 2933 29 November 2016 Colombia A chartered Avro RJ85 plane carrying 77 people, including the Chapecoense football team, crashes near Medellín, Colombia. Six of the passengers survived. The 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals were suspended, and Atlético Nacional, Chapecoense's to-be opponents, gave them the trophy out of respect.Brazil's Chapecoense football team in Colombia plane crash https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38140981 BBC News 29 November 2016 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash 25 December 2016 Russia A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near Sochi, Russia, killing all 92 people on board, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble.25 December 2016 Russian military plane crashes in Black Sea, 'killing 92' BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38430164 11 December 2020 Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 18 February 2018 Iran Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 crashes in the Zagros Mountains, en route from Tehran to Yasuj. All 65 passengers and crew members perish.Aseman Airlines plane crash kills 65 in central Iran http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/iranian-passenger-plane-crashes-isfahan-180218074546342.html Al Jazeera 13 July 2018 Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 18 May 2018 Cuba Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashes shortly after take-off near José Martí International Airport in Havana, killing 112 and leaving only one survivor.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/world/americas/cuba-airplane-crash.html More Than 100 Die as Ageing Cuban Airliner Crashes Rick Gladstone Frances Robles 18 May 2018 The New York Times 15 July 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 29 October 2018 Indonesia Lion Air Flight 610 crashes off the coast of Java, with 189 passengers on board.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46014463 Lion Air crash: Boeing 737 plane crashes in sea off Jakarta 29 October 2018 BBC News 29 October 2018 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 10 March 2019 Ethiopia Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 bound for Nairobi, crashes shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa killing all 157 people on board.https://www.straitstimes.com/world/africa/ethiopia-pm-offers-condolences-after-ethiopian-airlines-flight-crash Ethiopian Airlines crash: 'No Survivors' on flight with 157 on board, plane similar to jet in Lion Air crash The Straits Times 10 March 2019 10 March 2019 Aeroflot Flight 1492 5 May 2019 Russia Aeroflot Flight 1492 makes a hard landing, causing fire and partial destruction at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, killing 41 of the 78 people on board.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48171392 Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet 6 May 2019 BBC News 6 May 2019 General Event Date Country Description References 2010 Copiapó mining accident 13 October 2010 Chile Thirty-three miners near Copiapó, Chile, were trapped 700 m ft off underground in a mining accident in San José Mine, before being rescued after surviving for a record 69 days.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39625809 All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue 13 October 2010 NBC News 14 October 2010 2013 Savar building collapse 24 April 2013 Bangladesh An eight-story factory building collapsed in the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring over 2,000 more, becoming the deadliest structural failure in history.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/23/rana-plaza-factory-disaster-bangladesh-primark Bangladeshi factory deaths spark action among high-street clothing chains Butler Sarah 22 June 2013 The Guardian 21 June 2016 2015 Tianjin explosions 12 August 2015 China Two explosions occurred within 30 seconds of each other at a container storage station at the Port of Tianjin in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, China, killing at least 173.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/12/tianjin-explosion-china-sets-final-death-toll-at-173-ending-search-for-survivors Tianjin explosion: China sets final death toll at 173, ending search for survivors 12 September 2015 The Guardian 27 November 2015 Mecca crane collapse 11 September 2015 Saudi Arabia A crane toppled over at Mecca, killing 111 people, weeks before the official Hajj pilgrimage.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8e9be9edf5664802b232a40d7196cdd5/saudi-king-top-imam-visit-those-injured-crane-collapse Pilgrims traumatised, asking how Mecca crane could collapse 14 September 2015 Associated Press dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151208091912/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8e9be9edf5664802b232a40d7196cdd5/saudi-king-top-imam-visit-those-injured-crane-collapse 8 December 2015 2015 Mina crowd crush 24 September 2015 Saudi Arabia A human crush during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, killed at least 2,236 people, making it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7713a35e7314dd7824326f3ee5638f1/iran-holds-funeral-diplomat-killed-saudi-hajj-crush Iran holds funeral for diplomat killed in Saudi hajj crush 27 November 2015 Associated Press dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151208212802/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7713a35e7314dd7824326f3ee5638f1/iran-holds-funeral-diplomat-killed-saudi-hajj-crush 8 December 2015 Bento Rodrigues dam disaster 5 November 2015 Brazil An iron ore tailings dam in Bento Rodrigues, a subdistrict of Mariana, Brazil, suffered a catastrophic failure, causing flooding and at least 17 deaths. At least 16 people have been injured. This incident has been described as the worst environmental disaster in Brazil's history.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-05/samarco-says-dam-in-brazil-burst-teams-are-working-on-site Dam Owned by Iron-Ore Giants Bursts, Flooding Brazil Valley 7 November 2015 Bloomberg Willis, Andrew Stringer, David 7 November 2015https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35158646 Brazil dam collapse death toll rises to 17, BHP says BBC News 22 December 2015 24 December 2015http://tvuol.uol.com.br/video/boechat-mariana-e-a-maior-tragedia-ambiental-do-brasil-04024C9B3162DCB15326 Boechat: Mariana é a maior tragédia ambiental do Brasil TV UOL 9 November 2015 pt 30 November 2015 Tham Luang cave rescue 23 June – 10 July 2018 Thailand Twelve boys and their football coach are rescued from the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Thailand, following a 17-day ordeal that gained worldwide attention.https://www.theguardian.com/news/live/2018/jul/10/thai-cave-rescue-third-mission-planned-to-bring-out-remaining-boys-and-coach-live-updates Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully rescued – live The Guardian 10 July 2018 10 July 2018https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44782132 Cave rescue: All 13 out after 17-day ordeal in Thailand BBC News 10 July 2018 10 July 2018 Ponte Morandi Collapse 14 August 2018 Italy Part of the Morandi Bridge collapses after a violent storm in Genoa, Italy, causing 43 fatalities. Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and transport minister Danilo Toninelli blame private company Autostrade per l'Italia.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/8/15/italy-bridge-39-dead-as-rescuers-search-for-survivors Italy bridge: 38 dead as rescuers search for survivors Al Jazeera 15 August 2018 15 August 2018https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/15/genoa-bridge-collapse-death-toll-italy-minister-calls-resignations Italy bridge collapse: 35 dead as minister calls for resignations The Guardian Angela Giuffrida 15 August 2018 15 August 2018 Tlahuelilpan pipeline explosion 18 January 2019 Mexico A gasoline pipeline exploded in the town of Tlahuelilpan, in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. The blast killed at least 135 people and injured dozens more. Mexican authorities blamed fuel thieves, who had illegally tapped the pipeline.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-fuel-theft-blast/death-toll-raised-to-79-in-mexico-pipeline-blast-new-focus-on-fuel-theft-idUSKCN1PE08C Death toll raised to 79 in Mexico pipeline blast; new focus on fuel theft Esposito Anthony 20 January 2019 Reuters 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion 21 March 2019 China A major explosion at a chemical plant in Xiangshui, Jiangsu, China, kills at least 64 people and injures more than 600 others. Its powerful impact registered as an artificial earthquake.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-47678641 China chemical blast: Survivor found but toll rises again BBC News 23 March 2019 25 March 2019 Fires Category:Fires by year Event Date Country Description ReferencesComayagua prison fire14–15 February 2012Honduras 1949A fire at the National Penitentiary in Comayagua, Honduras killed 361 people.Comayagua prison fire killed 355 – Honduras officials https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-17055231 BBC News 16 February 2012 24 April 2019Castillo Mariano Sandoval Elvin More than 300 killed in Honduras prison fire https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/15/world/americas/honduras-fire-deaths/index.html CNN 16 February 2012 24 April 20192012 Dhaka garment factory fire24 November 2012Bangladesh117 people were confirmed dead in a garment factory fire, and over 200 were injured, making it the deadliest factory fire in the nation's history. Kiss nightclub fire 27 January 2013 Brazil 242 people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/more-90-dead-nightclub-fire-brazil Deadly smoke, lone blocked exit: 230 die in Brazil 28 January 2013 Associated Press 21 June 2016 27 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130127220207/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/more-90-dead-nightclub-fire-brazil dead Colectiv nightclub fire 30 October 2015 Romania 64 people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in Bucharest, Romania.Ghost Ship warehouse fire2 December 2016United States36 were killed in an artists' live-and-work collective in an Oakland, CA accident due to substandard wiring. Grenfell Tower fire 14 June 2017 United Kingdom A fire ignited by a faulty refrigerator in a London council estate tower block spread to almost the entirety of the building causing 72 deaths and over 70 injuries.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40301289 Visual guide to the Grenfell Tower fire 4 August 2017 BBC Newshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/german-towerblock-evacuated-cladding-fears-wake-grenfell-tragedy/ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/german-towerblock-evacuated-cladding-fears-wake-grenfell-tragedy/ 11 January 2022 subscription live German towerblock evacuated after cladding fears in wake of Grenfell tragedy The Telegraph 27 June 2017 telegraph.co.uk 2018 Kemerovo fire 25 March 2018 Russia 60 people die in a fire at a shopping and entertainment complex in the Russian city of Kemerovo.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43531684 Russia fire: Children killed in Kemerovo shopping centre blaze BBC News 26 March 2018 26 March 2018 2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire 28 March 2018 Venezuela At least 78 people die in a fire in the police headquarters of Valencia, Venezuela.http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/five-inmates-die-in-venezuela-prison-riot/news-story/556f2dc0e7a37793910b2557dfc3b2fc At least 78 dead in Venezuela jail fire Herenandez Juan 29 March 2018 CNET 29 March 2018 2 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180402185135/http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/five-inmates-die-in-venezuela-prison-riot/news-story/556f2dc0e7a37793910b2557dfc3b2fc dead National Museum of Brazil fire 2 September 2018 Brazil A fire destroys the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. No one was injured, but 90 percent of the collection was destroyed.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/02/world/americas/national-museum-brazil-fire.html Fire Engulfs a Brazilian Museum, Threatening Hundreds of Years of History Londoño Ernesto Darlington Shasta 2 September 2018 The New York Times 3 September 2018https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45392668 Fire engulfs 200-year-old Brazil museum 2 September 2018 BBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20180903005443/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45392668 3 September 2018 live 2 September 2018 February 2019 Dhaka fire 20 February 2019 Bangladesh A major fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh kills at least 78 people.Bangladesh fire: Blaze kills dozens in Dhaka historic district https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47314098 BBC News 21 February 2019 22 February 2019 Notre-Dame fire 15 April 2019 France A major fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral destroyed most of its roof, and its upper walls were severely damaged; extensive damage to the interior was prevented by its stone vaulted ceiling, which largely contained the burning roof as it collapsed. 3 injuries were reported, but there were no confirmed deaths.Notre Dame fire was probably caused by electrical short circuit, police official says https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-notre-dame-fire-cause-short-circuit-20190418-story.html Los Angeles Times 18 April 2019 18 May 2019 Marine Event Date Country Description References Costa Concordia disaster 13 January 2012 Italy The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia hit a reef and partially capsized off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Italy, killing 32 people.https://theprovince.com/news/Costa%20Concordia%20captain%20Francesco%20Schettino%20facing%20charge/6196877/story.html Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino facing new charge 23 February 2012 Agence France-Presse dead https://www.webcitation.org/65mPyTjqN?url=http://www.theprovince.com/news/Costa%20Concordia%20captain%20Francesco%20Schettino%20facing%20charge/6196877/story.html 28 February 2012 Sinking of MV Sewol 16 April 2014 South Korea South Korean ferry MV Sewol capsized while en route to Jeju, killing 295 people, mostly secondary school students from Danwon High School.http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/222031775 Four crew members of sunken South Korea ship charged with murder – Asia Bulletin asiabulletin.com 21 June 2016 8 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808113624/http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/222031775 dead Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing 1 June 2015 China The river cruise ship Dongfang zhi Xing capsized in the Yangtze River after being hit by a waterspout, killing 442 people, making it the deadliest maritime disaster in China's peacetime history.http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/asia/china-yangtze-river-ship-sinking/index.html Hundreds of bodies recovered from Chinese cruise ship Ivan Watson Madison Park Greg Botelho CNN 21 June 2016 Sinking of MV Nyerere 20 September 2018 Tanzania The MV Nyerere capsizes on Lake Victoria, killing at least 227 passengers.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-accident/at-least-42-drowned-in-lake-victoria-ferry-sinking-death-toll-could-top-200-officials-idUSKCN1M02BR Death toll reaches 100 in Tanzania ferry disaster, hundreds feared missing 20 September 2018 Reuters 21 September 2018 Pollution Event Date Country Description References Deepwater Horizon oil spill 20 April 2010 United States An explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig, operating in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, left eleven crewmen dead and resulted in a fire that sank the rig and caused a massive oil spill, becoming the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history.https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782 BP Will Pay For Gulf Oil Spill Disaster, CEO Says NPR 3 May 2010 3 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100504210425/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782 4 May 2010 livehttps://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65F02C20100616 Full text of President Obama's BP Oil Spill speech Reuters 15 June 2010 16 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100616235927/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65F02C20100616 16 June 2010 live Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster 11 March 2011 Japan A magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Sendai caused a tsunami that severely damaged the Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini nuclear power plants. The damage resulted in the worst nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl disaster, contaminating the entire area.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/ Magnitude 9.0 – Near The East Coast of Honshu, Japan United States Geological Survey (USGS) 13 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110407005101/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/ 7 April 2011 deadhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/world/asia/japan-tepco-report/index.html Japanese nuclear plant operator admits playing down risk CNN 21 June 2016 Flint water crisis 25 April 2014 United States The U.S. city of Flint, Michigan's water source was changed from the treated Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the Flint River, where officials had failed to apply corrosion inhibitors. This decision led to the water being contaminated by lead and eventual nationwide outrage about an alleged coverup.http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/04/hold_switch_to_flint_river_wat.html City switch to Flint River water slated to happen Friday MLive.com 21 June 2016http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/accused_water_plant_operator_t.html Accused water plant operator takes plea deal in Flint water crisis MLive.com 21 June 2016 Natural disasters Category:2010s natural disasters Earthquakes and tsunamis Event Date Country Description References 2010 Haiti earthquake 12 January 2010 Haiti A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, causing widespread destruction in Port-au-Prince. Haitian authorities believe that the disaster killed 316,000 people and over three million more were affected by the quake. The earthquake was the deadliest disaster in the decade.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/most_destructive.php Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deaths 17 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130605122458/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/most_destructive.php 5 June 2013 United States Geological Survey, Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deathshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/red-cross-3m-haitians-affected-by-quake/ Red Cross: 3M Haitians Affected by Quake 13 January 2010 CBS News 25 June 2016 2010 Chile earthquake 27 February 2010 Chile An 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Chile, triggering a tsunami across the Pacific and killing 497. One of the largest earthquakes in recorded history, this rare megathrust earthquake likely shifted Earth's axis and slightly shortened its days.http://www.cooperativa.cl/gobierno-entrego-lista-de-497-fallecidos-en-el-terremoto/prontus_nots/2010-03-08/135659.html Gobierno entregó lista de 497 fallecidos en el terremoto Cooperativa.cl 21 June 2010Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz http://io9.com/5485130/why-the-chile-earthquake-deformed-the-earth-and-shortened-our-days Why the Chile earthquake deformed the earth and shortened our days io9 3 March 2010 4 January 2016 29 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151029225021/http://io9.com/5485130/why-the-chile-earthquake-deformed-the-earth-and-shortened-our-days deadThan K. 2 March 2010 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-chile-earthquake-earth-axis-shortened-day/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100304055929/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-chile-earthquake-earth-axis-shortened-day/ dead 4 March 2010 Chile earthquake altered Earth axis, shortened day National Geographic News 20 March 2010 2010 Baja California earthquake 4 April 2010 Mexico A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Mexicali and Baja, killing three and injuring more than two hundred. US border towns in Imperial Valley, California were affected.Wright, David Murray, Michael Baja California Earthquake: Recovering from Easter Sunday 7.2 Quake https://abcnews.go.com/WN/earthquake-hits-baja-california-easter-sunday-damage-light/story?id=10291558 ABC News 5 April 2010 15 July 2018 2010 Yushu earthquake 13 April 2010 China A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in western China, killing at least 2,200 and injuring more than 12,000.http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/China-Earthquake-400-Killed-In-Qinghai-Provinces-Yushu-Region-After-69-Magnitude-Tremor/Article/201004215601424?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15601424_China_Earthquake%3A_400_Killed_In_Qinghai_Provinces_Yushu_Region_After_6.9_Magnitude_Tremor China Earthquake: 589 Killed in Qinghai Province's Yushu Region After 6.9 Magnitude Tremor | World News | Sky News News.sky.com 21 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100528165416/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/China-Earthquake-400-Killed-In-Qinghai-Provinces-Yushu-Region-After-69-Magnitude-Tremor/Article/201004215601424?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15601424_China_Earthquake%3A_400_Killed_In_Qinghai_Provinces_Yushu_Region_After_6.9_Magnitude_Tremor 28 May 2010 livehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8619593.stm BBC News Hundreds die in west China quake 14 April 2010 23 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100417190227/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8619593.stm 17 April 2010 live February 2011 Christchurch earthquake 22 February 2011 New Zealand A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 185 people.http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6394084/February-earthquake-toll-hits-185 February earthquake toll hits 185 9 February 2012 Stuff.co.nz 21 June 2016 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 11 March 2011 Japan A 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Sendai, Japan. It created a 133 ft high tsunami, leaving 15,893 dead, 2,565 missing and over 150,000 displaced. It was the largest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years.http://www.npa.go.jp/archive/keibi/biki/higaijokyo_e.pdf Damage Situation and Police Countermeasures associated with 2011 Tohoku district – off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake October 10, 2015 10 December 2015 National Police Agency of Japan 5 January 2016 8 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120208082408/http://www.npa.go.jp/archive/keibi/biki/higaijokyo_e.pdf deadhttps://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/17/weather/japan-earthquake-tsunami-fast-facts 2011 Japan Earthquake – Tsunami Fast Facts 22 October 2015 5 January 2016http://www.newshub.co.nz/world/japan-quake--hundreds-dead-in-sendai-2011031119#axzz4CAsm8SAH https://web.archive.org/web/20160201203121/http://www.newshub.co.nz/world/japan-quake--hundreds-dead-in-sendai-2011031119#axzz4CAsm8SAH dead 1 February 2016 Japan quake – hundreds dead in Sendai Newshub 21 June 2016 2011 Van earthquake 23 October 2011 Turkey A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Turkish city of Van, leaving over 604 dead and thousands more injured.http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/23/very-strong-dangerous-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/ Earthquake Van – Ercis, Turkey – 604 Dead, Large Aftershock 5.6 hits Van Arm Vervaeck Daniell Dr James 23 October 2011 Earthquake-Report.com 21 June 2016 22 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201122183632/https://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/23/very-strong-dangerous-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/ usurped April 2015 Nepal earthquake 25 April 2015 Nepal A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal killed at least 8,857 people and injured tens of thousands more. It is the worst disaster to hit Nepal in decades.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Nepal-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-8413/articleshow/47187088.cms Nepal earthquake death toll rises to 8,413 – The Times of India The Times of India 21 June 2016https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/04/29/the-latest-on-nepal-under-rubble-man-says-he-drank-urine The Latest on Nepal: In Ravaged Hamlets, Lives Were Spared U.S. News & World Report 21 June 2016http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-nepal-earthquake-eerie-reminder-of-1934-tragedy-2080754 Nepal earthquake: Eerie reminder of 1934 tragedy Daily News & Analysis 25 April 2015 26 June 2016 May 2015 Nepal earthquake 12 May 2015 Nepal A second major earthquake hit Nepal, measuring 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale, killing 218 more people.http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/asia/nepal-earthquake/index.html Death toll from latest Nepal earthquake rises above 125 Manesh Shrestha CNN 21 June 2016 2016 Ecuador earthquake 16 April 2016 Ecuador A 7.8 earthquake struck near Muisne, Ecuador, killing over 673 people and displacing at least 25,000 more.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-quake-idUSKCN0XK0GQ Death toll from Ecuador earthquake surpasses 650 24 April 2016 Reuters 21 June 2016 August 2016 Central Italy earthquake 24 August 2016 Italy A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Central Italy near Norcia, 75 km mi on southeast of Perugia and 45 km mi on north of L'Aquila, in an area near the tripoint of the Umbria, Lazio, and Marche regions. At least 299 people were left dead.https://www.wsj.com/articles/italy-earthquake-kills-120-leaves-dozens-missing-1472065968 Italy Earthquake Kills at Least 159, Leaves Dozens Missing Giada Zampano Manuela Mesco Giovanni Legorano 24 August 2016 The Wall Street Journal 2017 Central Mexico earthquake 19 September 2017 Mexico A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Puebla. Coincidentally, it was also the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which was commemorated with a national seismic alert drill, just two hours before the real earthquake struck, which left 360 dead and over 6,000 injured.https://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/30/mexico-earthquake-death-toll-update/ Death toll rises to 360 in Mexico earthquake The Denver Post 1 January 2018 15 July 2018 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami 28 September 2018 Indonesia A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia, causing a tsunami that kills at least 2,256 people and injures more than 540 others.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45683630 Indonesia earthquake: Hundreds dead in Palu quake and tsunami 29 September 2018 BBC News 29 September 2018 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami 22 December 2018 Indonesia A tsunami hits the Sunda Strait, Indonesia after a volcanic eruption of Anak Krakatoa killing at least 430 people and injuring nearly 1,500.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46663158 Indonesia tsunami kills hundreds after Krakatau eruption 23 December 2018 BBC News 23 December 2018 2019 Peru earthquake 26 May 2019 Peru An 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Loreto Region, Peru, killing 2 people and injures more than 30 others.https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/26/americas/peru-earthquake-may-intl/index.html Peru earthquake leaves one dead and several injured 26 May 2019 CNN 16 June 2019 2019 Albania earthquake 26 November 2019 Albania A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Albania near the cities of Durrës and Tirana, killing 51 people and injuring over 3,000 others.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/26/albania-earthquake-rescuers-search-rubble-after-most-powerful-tremor-in-decades Albania earthquake: at least 21 dead and hundreds injured 27 November 2019 The Guardian 27 November 2019 Tropical cyclones Event Date Country Description References Typhoon Megi 18 October 2010 Philippines Typhoon Megi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Juan, hit the Philippines, killing at least 69 and causing US$709 million in damage.BBC News 18 October 2010 Super Typhoon Megi hits northern Philippines https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11562238 14 October 2011Hurricane Irene 22 August 2011 United StatesBahamasTurks and Caicos Hurricane Irene, the first hurricane and major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, caused devastation on various islands in the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States, killing 49 and causing almost $14.2 billion in damages. Tropical Storm Washi 16 December 2011 Philippines Tropical Storm Washi, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Sendong, caused catastrophic damage on the Philippine island of Mindanao. More than 1,000 died and thousands were injured or missing.The Daily Telegraph 17 December 2011 Hundreds die as tropical storm Washi sweeps across Philippines https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/8963157/Hundreds-die-as-tropical-storm-Washi-sweeps-across-Philippines.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/8963157/Hundreds-die-as-tropical-storm-Washi-sweeps-across-Philippines.html 11 January 2022 subscription live Hurricane Sandy 25 October 2012 Various Hurricane Sandy caused immense destruction in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the United States, leaving at least 233 dead. It became the largest Atlantic tropical storm ever.10.1108/DPM-05-2014-0082 Hurricane Sandy mortality in the Caribbean and continental North America Disaster Prevention and Management 24 132–148 2015 Diakakis Michalis Deligiannakis Georgios Katsetsiadou Katerina Lekkas Efthymios 1 2015DisPM..24..132D http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/10/28/hurricane-sandy-grows-to-largest-atlantic-tropical-storm-ever/ Hurricane Sandy Grows To Largest Atlantic Tropical Storm Ever 28 October 2012 21 June 2016 Typhoon Bopha 2 December 2012 Philippines Typhoon Bopha, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pablo, struck the Philippines, killing at least 650 people and leaving millions more homeless.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/12/201212102229486150.html Typhoon-hit Philippines appeals for help Al Jazeera 21 June 2016 Typhoon Haiyan 7 November 2013 Philippines Typhoon Haiyan, known as Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, hits the Philippines, killing at least 6,000 people, with a thousand more still missing, making it the deadliest typhoon to ever hit the Philippines.http://globalnews.ca/news/1027966/death-toll-from-typhoon-haiyan-in-philippines-passes-6000-mark/ Death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines passes 6,000 mark Global News 21 June 2016 Hurricane Joaquin 28 September 2015 – 7 October 2015 United StatesCubaBahamasBermudaTurks and Caicos Islands Hurricane Joaquin was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated several districts of the Bahamas and caused damage in the Turks and Caicos Islands, parts of the Greater Antilles, and Bermuda.https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112015_Joaquin.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112015_Joaquin.pdf 2022-10-09 live Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Joaquin National Hurricane Center 12 January 2016 15 August 2019 Typhoon Melor 13 December 2015 Philippines Typhoon Melor, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nona, hits the Philippines, killing 42 and causing $136 million in damages.Typhoon Nona makes landfall in Northern Samar https://www.rappler.com/philippines/weather/115927-typhoon-nona-dec14-11am/ Rappler 13 December 2015 20 December 2015PAGASA: Typhoon Nona makes landfall over Batag Island, Northern Samar http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/12/14/PAGASA-Typhoon-Nona-Melor-updates.html CNN Philippines 14 December 2015 20 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125138/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/12/14/PAGASA-Typhoon-Nona-Melor-updates.html 22 December 2015 dead Cyclone Winston 20 February 2016 Fiji Cyclone Winston struck Fiji, killing 44 people and causing $1.4 billion in damages, making it the costliest tropical cyclone in South Pacific history.https://www.newswire.com.fj/national/tc-winston/2-98-billion-damage-caused-by-tc-winston/ $2.98 billion damage caused by TC Winston Newswire 21 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617111016/https://www.newswire.com.fj/national/tc-winston/2-98-billion-damage-caused-by-tc-winston/ 17 June 2016 dead Hurricane Matthew 28 September 2016 – 9 October 2016 United StatesCubaHaitiJamaicaDominican RepublicBahamas Hurricane Matthew caused catastrophic damage and a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, as well as widespread devastation in the southeastern United States. The deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Stan in 2005, it caused extensive damage to landmasses in the Greater Antilles, severe damage in several islands of the Bahamas and was responsible for 603 fatalities.https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142016_Matthew.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142016_Matthew.pdf 2022-10-09 live Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Matthew National Hurricane Center 7 April 2017 15 August 2019 Hurricane Harvey 23 August 2017 United States Hurricane Harvey slams into southeastern Texas after reorganising over the Gulf of Mexico, causing catastrophic flooding and billions in damages. It became the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Total damage from the hurricane was estimated at $125 billion, making it the costliest natural disaster ever in the United States, tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina.Harvey certain to be one of the most expensive natural disasters ever https://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news/economy/harvey-cost-most-expensive-disasters/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170830173828/http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news/economy/harvey-cost-most-expensive-disasters/index.html dead 30 August 2017 Chris Isidore CNNMoney 30 August 2017 30 August 201727 January 2018 live 12 January 2018 Costliest U.S. tropical cyclones tables update United States National Hurricane Center https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf 12 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083930/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf Hurricane Irma 30 August 2017 – 16 September 2017Antigua and Barbuda Cuba United States Hurricane Irma, an extremely powerful and catastrophic Cape Verde-type hurricane, the strongest observed in the Atlantic since Wilma in 2005 in terms of maximum sustained winds. It was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record. The storm caused catastrophic damage in Barbuda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Anguilla, and the Virgin Islands as a Category 5 hurricane.https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/sep/06/hurricane-irma-caribbean-islands-category-5-storm Caribbean islands suffer huge damage after Irma – as it happened Matthew Weaver Claire Phipps Sam Levin Jamiles Lartey 7 September 2017 The Guardian 0261-3077 11 September 2017https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41182991 Hurricane Irma causes devastation in the Caribbean 7 September 2017 BBC News 11 September 2017 Hurricane Maria 16 September 2017 – 3 October 2017 Puerto RicoDominica Hurricane Maria is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record in Dominica, and caused catastrophic damage and a major humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico. The third costliest Atlantic hurricane to date, it caused catastrophic damage and thousands of fatalities across the northeastern Caribbean, compounding recovery efforts in areas still damaged from Hurricane Irma just two weeks prior.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/03/hurricane-maria-dominica-recovery Dominica in tatters weeks after Maria: 'We saw everything totally destroyed' Ashifa Kassam The Guardian 4 October 2017 15 July 2018https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/30/puerto-rico-nearly-half-residents-without-power-three-months-after-hurricane-maria/992135001/ Puerto Rico: Nearly half of residents without power three months after Hurricane Maria USA Today Deutsche Welle 1 January 2018 15 July 2018 Typhoon Mangkhut 15 September 2018 Philippines Typhoon Mangkhut, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ompong, hits northern Luzon, triggering deadly landslides and killing at least 95 people.https://www.rappler.com/philippines/212481-typhoon-ompong-death-toll-september-21-2018/ At least 95 dead due to Typhoon Ompong Rappler 21 September 2018 21 September 2018http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/668445/recovered-bodies-from-itogon-landslide-now-23/story/ Recovered bodies from Itogon landslide now 23 GMA News 20 September 2018 20 September 2018 Hurricane Michael 7 October 2018 – 16 October 2018 United StatesCuba Hurricane Michael was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since Andrew in 1992. In addition, it was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States in terms of pressure, behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane and Hurricane Camille of 1969. It was the first Category 5 hurricane on record to impact the Florida Panhandle, and was the fourth-strongest landfalling hurricane in the contiguous United States, in terms of wind speed. Michael was responsible for 74 deaths.https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142018_Michael.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142018_Michael.pdf 2022-10-09 live Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Michael National Hurricane Center 17 May 2019 15 August 2019 Hurricane Dorian 24 August 2019 – 10 September 2019 The Bahamas United States Hurricane Dorian was one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in years, and also is tied as the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane since the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane. Dorian also became the worst natural disaster in all of the Bahamas' history, killing over 73 people and causing over US$4.68 billion in damage, with US$3.4 billion of damage in The Bahamas alone after the storm stalled over Grand Bahama at incredible Category 5 intensity. The storm also caused 1.2 billion dollars of damage in the United States after making landfall near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.8 September 2019 Hurricane Dorian Ravaged the Bahamas and Struck the Southeastern U.S. Coast Before Heading to Atlantic Canada (RECAP) https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-09-08-hurricane-dorian-recap-bahamas-united-states-canada https://web.archive.org/web/20200103094732/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-09-08-hurricane-dorian-recap-bahamas-united-states-canada 3 January 2020 1 January 2020 The Weather Channel Tornadoes List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2010–2019) Event Date Country Description References 2011 Super Outbreak 25–28 April 2011 United StatesCanada A tornado outbreak in the United States and Canada killed 324 people across six states. At 360 tornadoes, it was the largest and one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in United States history.1 May 2011 South mourns victims of deadly tornadoes https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-mourns-victims-of-deadly-tornadoes/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180823121954/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-mourns-victims-of-deadly-tornadoes/ 23 August 2018 21 June 2016 CBS News 21–26 May 2011 tornado outbreak sequence 21 May 2011 United States Another U.S. tornado outbreak took place over six days. 178 people were killed, most of which occurred in Joplin, Missouri after an EF5 tornado swept through the city, killing 158 people and injuring at least 1,150.Annual U.S. Killer Tornado Statistics http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/fataltorn.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250705124511/https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/fatalmap.php 5 July 2025 Storm Prediction Center 2019 Nepal tornado 31 March 2019 Nepal A tornado struck the Bara and Parsa districts of Nepal, killing 28 and injuring 1,176 people. It is the first officially recorded tornado in Nepalese history.Nepal 24 Hours 15 April 2019 Bara-Parsa Tornado Destroyed Property Worth Loss Over Rs. 90 Million: Nepal Govt. Report https://www.nepal24hours.com/bara-parsa-tornado-destroyed-property-worth-loss-over-rs-90-million-nepal-govt-report/ 23 April 2019 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819214436/https://nepal24hours.com/bara-parsa-tornado-destroyed-property-worth-loss-over-rs-90-million-nepal-govt-report/ dead Floods, avalanches, and mudslides Event Date Country Description References 2010 Pakistan floods July 2010 Pakistan Flooding occurred in Pakistan after record monsoon rains, killing at least 1,600 people, thousands were rendered homeless, and more than thirteen million people were affected. Estimates from rescue service officials suggest the death toll might have reached 3,000.Bodeen Christopher Asia flooding plunges millions into misery https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400 Associated Press 8 August 2010 8 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100904101109/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400 4 September 2010 deadKhan Ismail 30 July 2010 400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/world/asia/31pstan.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110927021829/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/world/asia/31pstan.html 27 September 2011 30 July 2010 The New York TimesShakir Anwar Sharif Farhan 31 July 2010 Deaths From Pakistan Floods May Reach 3,000, Rescue Service Official Says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-31/pakistan-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-northwest-rises-to-539-edhi-says.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130908083750/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-31/pakistan-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-northwest-rises-to-539-edhi-says.html 8 September 2013 12 May 2013 Bloomberg January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides 11 January 2011 Brazil Floods and mudslides killed 903 people across the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.16 January 2011 Death toll from Brazil floods hits 600 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/death-toll-from-brazil-floods-hits-600-1.870203 https://web.archive.org/web/20171022142426/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/death-toll-from-brazil-floods-hits-600-1.870203 22 October 2017 21 June 2016 The Irish Times16 February 2011 Número de mortos na Região Serrana já passa de 900 após chuvas de janeiro http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/numero-de-mortos-na-regiao-serrana-ja-passa-de-900-apos-chuvas-de-janeiro-2822331 https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010537/http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/numero-de-mortos-na-regiao-serrana-ja-passa-de-900-apos-chuvas-de-janeiro-2822331 23 October 2017 21 June 2016 O Globo pt-BR 2013 Alberta floods 19 June 2013 Canada Massive flooding occurred in Alberta, becoming the province's worst flooding in decades.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-flooding-claims-at-least-3-lives-1.1325013 Alberta flooding claims at least 3 lives CBC News 21 June 20162014 Southeast Europe floods13–27 May 2014Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia RomaniaBetween 13 and 18 May 2014 a low pressure cyclone designated "Tamara" and "Yvette" affected a large area of Southeastern and Central Europe, causing floods and landslides. Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered the greatest damage as the rain was the heaviest in 120 years of recorded weather measurements. At least 86 people were killed and hundreds of thousands had been forced from their homes. Assessments of damage range up to 3.5 billion euros for Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2015 Afghanistan avalanches 24 February 2015 Afghanistan 2013 An avalanche killed 310 people and wounded over 129 in Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11443833/Avalanches-kill-more-than-180-in-Afghanistan.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11443833/Avalanches-kill-more-than-180-in-Afghanistan.html 11 January 2022 subscription live Avalanches kill more than 300 in Afghanistan Delhi Zibair Babakarkhail in Kabul and Dean Nelson in New The Telegraph 2 March 2015 21 June 2016 2015 South Indian floods 8 November 2015 India Heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon affected the Coromandel Coast region of the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. More than 500 people were killed and over 1.8 million people were displaced. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly ₹200 billion (US$3 billion) to over ₹1 trillion (US$14 billion), the floods were the costliest to have occurred in 2015, and were among the costliest natural disasters of the year.Narasimhan T. E. 11 December 2015 Chennai floods are world's 8th most expensive natural disaster in 2015 http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chennai-floods-are-world-s-8th-most-expensive-natural-disaster-in-2015-115121100487_1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250211010738/http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chennai-floods-are-world-s-8th-most-expensive-natural-disaster-in-2015-115121100487_1.html 11 February 2025 12 December 2015 Business Standard Volcanic eruptions Event Date Country Description References 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull 20 March 2010 Iceland Eruptions of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland caused unprecedented disruption to international air travel, rendering transatlantic flight impossible and closing airways across much of Europe. The event was the largest air traffic shut-down since World War II.Qantas cancels flights for a third day The Sydney Morning Herald 18 April 2010 https://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-cancels-flights-for-a-third-day-20100418-slv5.html 18 April 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110605142411/http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-cancels-flights-for-a-third-day-20100418-slv5.html 5 June 2011 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi Early November 2010 Indonesia Mount Merapi erupted in Indonesia, killing 353 people and grounding flights across Southeast Asia, becoming the largest eruption from the mountain in a century. 2018 lower Puna eruption 3 May 2018 United States A lava flow erupted in Hawai'i from Kīlauea's east rift zone, causing much damage and resulting in evacuation orders. 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption 3 June 2018 Guatemala Volcán de Fuego erupted in Guatemala, killing at least 190 people, the deadliest eruption in Guatemala since 1929.2019 Whakaari/White Island eruption9 December 2019New ZealandWhakaari/White Island, an active stratovolcano off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, erupted, killing 20 people.Another person dies of injuries from Whakaari /White Island eruption, bringing death toll to 20 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/another-person-dies-injuries-whakaari-white-island-eruption-bringing-death-toll-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200112230730/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/another-person-dies-injuries-whakaari-white-island-eruption-bringing-death-toll-20 12 January 2020 13 January 2020 TVNZ Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires Category:2010s wildfires Event Date Country Description References 2011–17 California drought December 2011 – March 2017 United States The state of California suffered through a water drought for the most part of the decade, affecting the way how Californians showered, use their drinking water, and even some of their electricity.https://www.livescience.com/50417-california-drought-future.html Ghose Tia What Record-Breaking Drought Means for California's Future Live Science 8 April 2015 24 February 2018 2015 Indian heat wave 24 May 2015 India A heatwave in Southern India resulted in over 2,500 deaths.http://www.theweathernetwork.com/uk/news/articles/indias-deadly-heatwave-nears-end-as-monsoon-arrives/52420/ Indian monsoon arrives – deadly heatwave ends Meteorologist Chris Burton - The Weather Network 21 June 2016 30 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160130122349/http://www.theweathernetwork.com/uk/news/articles/indias-deadly-heatwave-nears-end-as-monsoon-arrives/52420/ dead 2015 Pakistani heat wave 20 June 2015 Pakistan A related heatwave hit neighbouring Pakistan, killing over 2,000 people in Karachi alone. 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire 1 May 2016 Canada A wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. On 3 May, it swept through the community, destroying more than 2,400 homes and buildings and forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history. The wildfire is the costliest disaster in Canadian history.https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-pushed-back-even-as-temperatures-climb Thousands flee from Fort McMurray wildfire in the largest fire evacuation in Alberta's history 3 May 2016 Edmonton Journal https://web.archive.org/web/20160510222635/http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-pushed-back-even-as-temperatures-climb 10 May 2016 live Parsons Paige 3 May 2016http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fort-mcmurray-insurance-cost-1.3568113 Fort McMurray fire could cost insurers $9B, BMO predicts 5 May 2016 CBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20160510222907/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fort-mcmurray-insurance-cost-1.3568113 10 May 2016 live 5 May 2016 2018 Camp Fire 8–25 November 2018 United States A wildfire began in Northern California that eventually became the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history to date. It was also the deadliest wildfire in the United States since the Cloquet fire in 1918, and among the list of deadliest wildfires, it was the sixth-deadliest U.S. wildfire overall, killing 85 people and injuring 17.Baldassari Erin Camp Fire death toll grows to 29, matching 1933 blaze as state's deadliest https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/11/11/crews-continue-to-battle-strong-winds-in-deadly-camp-fire/ East Bay Times 11 November 2018 12 November 2018Masters Jeff America's Deadliest Wildfire in 100 Years: 56 Dead in Paradise, California https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Americas-Deadliest-Wildfire-100-Years-48-Dead-Paradise-California Weather Underground 30 November 2018 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires January 2019 – October 2019 Brazil BoliviaPerù Paraguay The 2019 wildfires season saw an unusual surge in the number of fires occurring in the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the Amazon biome contained within the countries of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru during the 2019 Amazonian tropical dry season.http://queimadas.dgi.inpe.br/queimadas/portal-static/situacao-atual/ Situação atual – Programa Queimadas – INPE queimadas.dgi.inpe.br 1 September 2019 20 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220620131720/https://queimadas.dgi.inpe.br/queimadas/portal-static/situacao-atual/ deadhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-wildfires-brazil-spurns-20-million-aid-offer-from-g-7-nations-today-2019-08-27/ Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will accept aid to fight Amazon fires 27 August 2019 CBS News 30 August 2019 2019–20 Australian bushfires August 2019 – June 2020 Australia The 2019 Australian bushfire season arrived in the wake of heavy droughts across the country, with fires covering the east coast including the metropolitan confines of Sydney. There were 34 direct fatalities and hundreds of properties destroyed. Subsequent smoke covered the city of Sydney and Melbourne, causing toxic air pollution.https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/update-on-northern-nsw-bush-fires2 Update on Northern NSW bush fires rfs.nsw.gov.auhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50375407 Australian bushfires reach Sydney's suburbs 12 November 2019 BBC News 21 November 2019Tolhurst Kevin It's 12 months since the last bushfire season began, but don't expect the same this year http://theconversation.com/its-12-months-since-the-last-bushfire-season-began-but-dont-expect-the-same-this-year-139757 2021-09-03 The Conversation 10 June 20202020-01-13 Beaches and pools closed, races cancelled as Melbourne chokes on bushfire smoke https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-14/melbourne-air-quality-drops-to-hazardous-from-bushfire-smoke/11865178 2021-09-03 abc.net.au Economics thumb|Greece and Eurozone's rise of debt in the early years of the decade thumb|The weighted capital city residential property price index, produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, since 2003 thumb|upright|In 2014 the One World Trade Center opened its doors in the Financial District of Manhattan, serving as a replacement to the original World Trade Center Twin Towers that were destroyed in 2001. On the 10th anniversary of 9/11 in 2011 (the same year Osama bin Laden was killed), the 9/11 Memorial was opened. The global economy during the 2010s was generally strong. It saw steady growth, low unemployment, and increasing consumer confidence recovering from the great recession. The decade ended with a strong finish, with 2019 seeing record highs in many areas. A sovereign-debt crisis in Europe began in early 2010, and the Greek government admitted that it was having difficulties servicing its large sovereign debt. In the summer and fall of 2011, bond yields for Italy and Spain spiked above 6 percent.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14385636 BBC News Bond market developments are deep concern, says Barroso 3 August 2011 By 2015 bond rates had returned to normal ranges across Europe, save for Greece, which accepted another, even more stringent bailout package. The size of the European Financial Stability Facility was increased from €440 billion to €2 trillion.http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/27/business/euro-debt-crisis-plan/index.html CNN Does debt deal solve euro woes? 27 October 2011 Despite the Eurozone debt crisis, the American Dow Jones Industrial Average had its longest stretch of gains since the late 1990s tech boom."When were the most prolific bull and bear market periods in the United States?" Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 2001. Web. 6 January 2015. However, economic issues, including inflation and an increase in commodity prices, sparked unrest in many lower-income countries. In some countries, particularly those in the Arab world, political unrest evolved into socioeconomic crises, resulting in the Arab Spring leading to political instability and civil wars. As a result of the global recession, many central banks instituted a zero interest-rate policy, or close to it.Tan Weizhen 'Addiction' to cheap money will do 'tremendous damage' to the global economy https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/17/central-banks-cutting-interest-rates-to-zero-or-negative-bad-for-economy.html CNBC Another form of monetary stimulus was that of quantitative easing. The resulting flood of market liquidity caused a rise in asset prices.Enda Curran Central Bankers Are Playing a Dangerous Game With Asset Prices https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-24/storing-up-trouble-why-central-banks-may-only-delay-recession Bloomberg As a result, for example, United States stock prices reached record highs.Bartash Jeffrey It's great the stock market is setting records, but it's not because the economy is great https://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-great-the-stock-market-is-setting-records-but-its-not-because-the-economy-is-great-2019-11-16 MarketWatch Another consequence has been the rise in housing prices in many major world cities.Evans Judith Real estate: post-crisis boom draws to a close https://www.ft.com/content/64c381c8-8798-11e9-a028-86cea8523dc2 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/64c381c8-8798-11e9-a028-86cea8523dc2 10 December 2022 subscription live Financial Times Some of the cities which recorded the most dramatic rises included Sydney, San Francisco, Vancouver, and Auckland.Our cities house-price index suggests the property market is slowing https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/08/11/our-cities-house-price-index-suggests-the-property-market-is-slowing The Economist 11 August 2018 In 2010, China became the second largest global economy, surpassing Japan.https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110214/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_economy Japan confirms China surpassed its economy in 2010 Tomoko A. Hosaka Yahoo! dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110220105329/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110214/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_economy 20 February 2011 Japan also saw a rating downgrade the following year due to debt burden.Fujioka Toru https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-23/moody-s-lowers-japan-s-government-credit-rating-to-aa3-outlook-stable.html Japan Unveils Billion to Fight Surging Yen as Moody's Lowers Rating Bloomberg 24 August 2011 10 November 2011 In August 2011, the S&P downgraded the United States' credit rating from triple AAA to AA-plus following a debt ceiling crisis.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-debt-downgrade-idUSTRE7746VF20110806 Reuters United States loses prized AAA credit rating from S&P 6 August 2011 30 June 2017 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154539/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/us-usa-debt-downgrade-idUSTRE7746VF20110806 live Also in 2011, a Gallup poll found that more than half of Americans believed the country was still in a recession.Jacobe Dennis 28 April 2011 More Than Half Still Say U.S. Is in Recession or Depression http://www.gallup.com/poll/147299/half-say-recession-depression.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20111211081253/http://www.gallup.com/poll/147299/half-say-recession-depression.aspx 11 December 2011 10 November 2011 Gallup In June 2015, the Shanghai Stock Exchange lost a third of the value of A-shares within one month, an event known as the 2015–16 Chinese stock market turbulence. India became the fastest growing major economy of the world in 2015, surpassing China.29 May 2015 India clocks 7.5% growth in January–March quarter, becomes world's fastest growing economy http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-india-clocks-75-growth-in-January-march-quarter-becomes-world-s-fastest-growing-economy-2090462 https://web.archive.org/web/20160519041040/http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-india-clocks-75-growth-in-January-march-quarter-becomes-world-s-fastest-growing-economy-2090462 19 May 2016 6 March 2016 Daily News & Analysis In 2018, as the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates, fears of a yield curve inversion preceding a potential U.S. recession sent inflation higher in several emerging markets, including Argentina, where interest rates hit 40% and an International Monetary Fund bail out was issued.Chu Ben 4 May 2018 Argentina hikes interest rates to 40% amid inflation crisis https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/argentina-interest-rates-40-central-bank-latest-inflation-crisis-a8336436.html. subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20210726074213/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/argentina-interest-rates-40-central-bank-latest-inflation-crisis-a8336436.html 26 July 2021 In 2019, Singapore supplanted the United States as the world's most competitive economy, with the U.S. dropping to third, behind Hong Kong.Henney Megan 30 May 2019 The US is no longer the world's most competitive economy https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/worlds-most-competitive-economy https://web.archive.org/web/20190531205258/https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/worlds-most-competitive-economy 31 May 2019 31 May 2019 Fox Business Global oil production in 2014 reached a historic peak, reaching 93 million barrels/day.International Energy Statistics – EIA https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=53&aid=1&syid=2010&eyid=2014&unit=TBPD https://web.archive.org/web/20230405215518/https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/world 5 April 2023 19 January 2016 eia.gov In 2018, partially due to a shale boom, the United States overcame Russia and Saudi Arabia in becoming the world's largest crude oil producer, the first time since 1973.Egan Matt 12 September 2018 America is now the world's largest oil producer https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/12/investing/us-oil-production-russia-saudi-arabia/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190531073039/https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/12/investing/us-oil-production-russia-saudi-arabia/index.html 31 May 2019 31 May 2019 CNNBusiness Around the year 2017 is a period seen by some economists as being the new peak of a "goldilocks economy".17 October 2017 Economic optimism drives stockmarket highs https://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2017/10/goldilocks-back https://web.archive.org/web/20171017231848/https://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2017/10/goldilocks-back 17 October 2017 The Economist The International Monetary Fund's April 2019 World Economic Outlook stated, "After peaking at close to 4 percent in 2017, global [economic] growth remained strong, at 3.8 percent in the first half of 2018, but dropped to 3.2 percent in the second half of the year."April 2019 World Economic Outlook, April 2019: Growth Slowdown, Precarious Recovery https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2019/03/28/world-economic-outlook-april-2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20251110234139/https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2019/03/28/world-economic-outlook-april-2019 10 November 2025 In 2018, United States President Donald Trump announced he would put into place new tariffs on some Chinese products, starting the 'US-China Trade War', an economic conflict involving the world's two largest economies. Trump said the reasoning for the trade war was to punish China for "unfair" trade practices, such as the appropriation of jobs and the theft of American intellectual property. China responded with tariffs of its own, and a cycle began, escalating the conflict. As part of his 'America First' policy, Trump also announced new tariffs were being placed on countries around the world for various products such as steel and aluminium, which also drew some economic retaliation from traditional U.S. trade partners. By the end of the decade, in North American and some Western European domestic economies, consumer-level purchasing habits had shifted significantly, a partial consequence of the Great Recession's impact on discretionary incomes and a shifting breadwinner model. The so-called "retail apocalypse" had commenced as consumers increasingly resorted to online shopping and e-commerce, accelerating the decline of brick-and-mortar retail and the continued decline of indoor shopping malls. The transitioning retail industry and popularity of online shopping facilitated economic phenomena such as bricks and clicks business models, pop-up and non-store retailing, drone delivery services, ghost restaurants, and a quickly maturing online food ordering and delivery service sector.Thompson Derek 10 April 2017 What in the World Is Causing the Retail Meltdown of 2017? https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/retail-meltdown-of-2017/522384/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170410225853/https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/retail-meltdown-of-2017/522384/ 10 April 2017 10 April 2017 The AtlanticMark James, Retail Apocalypse Online competition drives store closings https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124317/https://target-help.com/retail-apocalypse/ 9 February 2019 , 16 July 2018 This was only further perpetuated by the rise in cryptocurrency throughout the decade, such as Bitcoin. By May 2018, over 1,800 cryptocurrency specifications existed.Badkar Mamta Fed's Bullard: Cryptocurrencies creating 'non-uniform' currency in US https://www.ft.com/content/29dcb760-5787-11e8-b8b2-d6ceb45fa9d0 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/29dcb760-5787-11e8-b8b2-d6ceb45fa9d0 10 December 2022 subscription Financial Times 14 May 2018 14 May 2018 In the same vein as cryptocurrency, the trend towards a cashless society continued as non-cash transactions and digital currency saw an increase in favourability in the 2010s. By 2016, only about 2 percent of the value transacted in Sweden was by cash, and only about 20 percent of retail transactions were in cash. Fewer than half of bank branches in the country conducted cash transactions.Henley Jon 4 June 2016 Sweden leads the race to become cashless society https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/04/sweden-cashless-society-cards-phone-apps-leading-europe https://web.archive.org/web/20260204205518/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/04/sweden-cashless-society-cards-phone-apps-leading-europe 4 February 2026 The Observer theguardian.com A report published in 2019 suggested that the percentage of payments conducted in cash in the United Kingdom had fallen to 34% from 63% from 2009.March 2019 Access to Cash Review Final Report https://www.accesstocash.org.uk/media/1087/final-report-final-web.pdf https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.accesstocash.org.uk/media/1087/final-report-final-web.pdf 2022-10-09 live accesstocash.org.uk The 2016 United States User Consumer Survey Study claimed that 75 percent of respondents preferred a credit card or debit card as their payment method while only 11 percent of respondents preferred cash.https://www.tsys.com/Assets/TSYS/downloads/rs_2016-us-consumer-payment-study.pdf 2016 User Consumer Study 31 May 2019 2 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190802004654/https://www.tsys.com/Assets/TSYS/downloads/rs_2016-us-consumer-payment-study.pdf dead Science and technology 2010s in science and technology Below are the most significant scientific developments of each year, based on the annual Breakthrough of the Year award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science journal Science. 2010: The first quantum machineAdrian Cho BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR. The First Quantum Machine Science 2010 330 6011 1604 10.1126/science.330.6011.1604 2010Sci...330.1604C 21163978 2011: HIV treatment as prevention (HPTN 052)Jon Cohen Breakthrough of the Year: HIV Treatment as Prevention Science 2011 334 6063 1628 10.1126/science.334.6063.1628 2011Sci...334.1628C 22194547 2012: Discovery of the Higgs bosonhttps://www.science.org/toc/science/338/6114 Breakthrough of the Year, 2012 Science 2013: Cancer immunotherapyhttps://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.342.6165.1432 Cancer Immunotherapy Jenifer Couzin-Franken Science 20 December 2013 342 6165 1432–1433 10.1126/science.342.6165.1432 24357284 22 December 2013 22 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131222085116/http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6165/1432.full live subscription 2014: Rosetta comet missionComet rendezvous Eric Hand Science 19 December 2014 346 6216 1442–1443 10.1126/science.346.6216.1442 25525223 free 2015: CRISPR genome-editing methodMaking the cut John Travis 18 December 2015 350 6267 1456–1457 Science Magazine 10.1126/science.350.6267.1456 26680172 free 2016: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory makes the first observation of gravitational waves, fulfilling Einstein's predictionCho Adrian 22 December 2016 Ripples in spacetime: Science's 2016 Breakthrough of the Year https://www.science.org/content/article/ripples-spacetime-sciences-2016-breakthrough-year https://web.archive.org/web/20220511233835/https://www.science.org/content/article/ripples-spacetime-sciences-2016-breakthrough-year 11 May 2022 23 December 2016 science.org AAAS 2017: Cosmic convergence: Neutron star merger (GW170817)22 December 2017 Breakthrough of the year 2017 https://vis.sciencemag.org/breakthrough2017/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180904092150/https://vis.sciencemag.org/breakthrough2017/ 4 September 2018 9 September 2018 Science AAAS 2018: Development cell by cell28 November 2018 Choose your 2018 Breakthrough of the Year! https://www.science.org/content/article/choose-your-2018-breakthrough-year https://web.archive.org/web/20220427165610/https://www.science.org/content/article/choose-your-2018-breakthrough-year 27 April 2022 28 November 2018 Science AAAS 2019: First black hole image releasedPhelan Meagan Beckwith Walter 19 December 2019 Science's 2019 Breakthrough: First Image of Supermassive Black Hole https://www.aaas.org/news/sciences-2019-breakthrough-first-image-supermassive-black-hole https://web.archive.org/web/20191220133326/https://www.aaas.org/news/sciences-2019-breakthrough-first-image-supermassive-black-hole 20 December 2019 20 December 2019 American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science American Association for the Advancement of Science Science's 2019 breakthrough of the year: The first image of a black hole https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/aaft-2b121619.php 19 December 2019 EurekAlert! 20 December 2019 20 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191220005804/https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/aaft-2b121619.php dead Technology The late 2000s saw the rise of two prominent mobile operating systems, Android developed by Google and iOS developed by Apple. The widespread adoption of smartphones in the early 2010s, particularly following the success of Apple's iPhone and the proliferation of Android-powered devices from manufacturers such as Samsung and HTC, contributed to the rapid expansion of both platforms.Whitney Lance February 7, 2011 Apple, Android surge in 2010; Nokia, RIM slip https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/apple-android-surge-in-2010-nokia-rim-slip/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250824043711/https://www.cnet.com/web/20250824043711/https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/apple-android-surge-in-2010-nokia-rim-slip/ 24 August 2025 31 July 2025 CNET en By 2017, Android had become the leading mobile operating system globally, accounting for approximately 85.9% of the market share.2018-10-03 Android is 10 years old. Here's how it captured the smartphone market https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/10/android-is-10-years-old-here-s-how-it-captured-the-smartphone-market/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250610203112/https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/10/android-is-10-years-old-here-s-how-it-captured-the-smartphone-market/ 10 June 2025 2025-07-31 World Economic Forum en live thumb|upright|right|3D printed model of a human liver Robotics, particularly drones like quadcopters, experienced a wide use and application in the 2010s. Autonomous and electric car technology and sales showed considerable growth as well. In addition, sustainable space launch technologies were spearheaded by entrepreneurs like Elon Musk. In 2016, the number of people globally using mobile devices to access the internet overtook those using desktop computers for the first time, having been preceded by the U.S. two years prior in 2014.O'Toole James 28 February 2014 Mobile apps overtake monthly Internet usage on PCs for the first time https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140306212811/https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet/index.html 6 March 2014 CNNMoneyEtherington Darrell 1 November 2016 Mobile internet use passes desktop for the first time, study finds https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260131103528/https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/ 31 January 2026 TechCrunchBeccari Daniele 29 December 2014 Pivotal moments in 2014: when mobile overtook desktop https://www.phocuswire.com/Pivotal-moments-in-2014--when-mobile-overtook-desktop https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135610/https://www.phocuswire.com/Pivotal-moments-in-2014-when-mobile-overtook-desktop 11 January 2023 phocuswire.comMurtagh Rebecca 8 July 2014 Mobile Now Exceeds PC: The Biggest Shift Since the Internet Began https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260123111245/https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/ 23 January 2026 Search Engine Watch1 November 2016 Mobile and tablet internet usage exceeds desktop for first time worldwide https://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide https://web.archive.org/web/20251210043725/https://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide 10 December 2025 StatCounter Global Stats 3D printers also emerged in the 2010s and were referenced or used in pop culture during the decade. In 2018, during the Falcon Heavy test flight, the first production car was launched into space. The car was attached to the Falcon Heavy rocket, the most powerful rocket in operation at the time,Salazar Doris Elin 2018-02-06 SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket: By the Numbers https://www.space.com/39603-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-by-the-numbers.html https://web.archive.org/web/20180206145556/https://www.space.com/39603-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-by-the-numbers.html 2018-02-06 space.com which side boosters successfully landed back on Earth after completing their portion of the mission. Cyber security and hacking Category:Hacking in the 2010s Cyber security incidents, such as hacking, leaks or theft of sensitive information, gained increased attention of governments, corporations and individuals. thumb|upright|right|Edward Snowden, former NSA employee who revealed a large number of global surveillance programs. thumb|upright|right|Jürgen Mossack, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, which shut down in light of revelations from the Panama Papers. Event Date Description Afghan War documents leak 25 July 2010 WikiLeaks published more than 90,000 internal U.S. military logs of the War in Afghanistan. The documents revealed numerous cover-ups and absence of trials for captured or killed Taliban members by the coalition.Davies Nick Leigh David 25 July 2010 Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/25/afghanistan-war-logs-military-leaks https://web.archive.org/web/20161112021323/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/25/afghanistan-war-logs-military-leaks 12 November 2016 25 June 2016 The Guardian Stuxnet August 2010 A malicious computer worm was responsible for causing substantial damage to Iran's nuclear program. Although neither country has admitted responsibility, the worm is now generally acknowledged to be a jointly built U.S.-Israeli cyberweapon.Nakashima Ellen Warrick Joby 2 June 2012 Stuxnet was work of U.S. and Israeli experts, officials say https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/stuxnet-was-work-of-us-and-israeli-experts-officials-say/2012/06/01/gJQAlnEy6U_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20240627234818/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/stuxnet-was-work-of-us-and-israeli-experts-officials-say/2012/06/01/gJQAlnEy6U_story.html 27 June 2024 The Washington Post Iraq War documents leak 22 October 2010 WikiLeaks disclosed nearly 392,000 U.S. Army field reports of the Iraq War, the largest leak in the history of the U.S. military. It documented multiple cases of misconduct, abuse of power against civilians and other war crimes by U.S. authorities in the country.Davies Nick Steele Jonathan Leigh David 22 October 2010 Iraq war logs: secret files show how US ignored torture https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/iraq-war-logs-military-leaks https://web.archive.org/web/20170125164504/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/iraq-war-logs-military-leaks 25 January 2017 25 June 2016 The Guardian The Offshore leaks April 2013 A report disclosed details of 130,000 offshore accounts, with some observers calling it one of the biggest hit against international tax fraud of all time. The report originated from the Washington D.C. investigative journalism nonprofit, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).Ryle Gerard Guevara Marina Walker Hudson Michael Hager Nicky Campbell Duncan Candea Stefan 3 April 2013 Secret Files Expose Offshore's Global Impact http://www.icij.org/offshore/secret-files-expose-offshores-global-impact dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130405104227/http://www.icij.org/offshore/secret-files-expose-offshores-global-impact 5 April 2013 4 April 2013 ICIJ 2010s global surveillance disclosures 5 June 2013 Edward Snowden leaked files through the Guardian newspaper detailing National Security Agency (NSA) privacy policies, including PRISM, the NSA call database, and Boundless Informant.Greenwald Glenn 6 June 2013 NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order https://web.archive.org/web/20160722153216/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order 22 July 2016 22 June 2016 The Guardian Office of Personnel Management data breach 5 June 2015 The Office of Personnel Management of the U.S. government announced that it was hacked, resulting in a massive data breach, stealing information of around 21.5 million people.Zengerle Patrica Cassella Megan 9 July 2015 Millions more Americans hit by government personnel data hack https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cybersecurity-usa-idUSKCN0PJ2M420150709 https://web.archive.org/web/20160622201050/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cybersecurity-usa-idUSKCN0PJ2M420150709 22 June 2016 22 June 2016 Reuters The attack was suspected to have originated from China but it remains unclear if it was or not.Sanger David E. Davis Julie Hirschfeld 4 June 2015 Hacking Linked to China Exposes Millions of U.S. Workers https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/us/breach-in-a-federal-computer-system-exposes-personnel-data.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160924030058/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/us/breach-in-a-federal-computer-system-exposes-personnel-data.html 24 September 2016 22 June 2016 The New York Times 0362-4331 2016 Bangladesh Bank heist 4 February 2016The Bangladesh Bank became a victim of theft after hackers attempted to steal US$951 Million from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Aneez Shihar 31 March 2016 Sri Lankan in Bangladesh cyber heist says she was set up by friend https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-bangladesh-sri-lanka-idUSKCN0WX1UI https://web.archive.org/web/20170412083530/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-bangladesh-sri-lanka-idUSKCN0WX1UI 12 April 2017 22 June 2016 Reuters The hackers failed to steal the attempted amount but still got away with $81 million, which was diverted to the Philippines, making it one of the largest bank heists in history.11 March 2016 How a spelling mistake stopped hackers stealing $1bn in a bank heist https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/spelling-mistake-stops-hackers-stealing-1-billion-in-bangladesh-bank-heist-a6924971.html subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20220521050350/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/spelling-mistake-stops-hackers-stealing-1-billion-in-bangladesh-bank-heist-a6924971.html 21 May 2022 22 June 2016 The Independent Panama Papers 3 April 2016 11.5 million confidential documents were leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca that detailed financial and attorney–client information of more than 214,488 offshore companies. The leaks revealed information of various prominent figures being involved in hidden financial dealings within tax havens and companies doing business with terrorist organisations and governments under international sanctions.https://www.occrp.org/en/panamapapers/overview/intro/ Giant Leak of Offshore Financial Records Exposes Global Array of Crime and Corruption 3 April 2016 The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160403192714/https://www.occrp.org/en/panamapapers/overview/intro/ 3 April 2016 Yahoo! data breach 22 September 2016 Yahoo Inc. reported that account information for up to 500 million users in 2014 had been hacked, compromising personal data from the accounts, including names, addresses, passwords, telephone numbers and possibly encrypting other information.Newcomb Alyssa 22 September 2016 Yahoo Says 'State-Sponsored Actor' Hacked 500M Accounts https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/your-yahoo-account-was-probably-hacked-company-set-confirm-massive-n652586 https://web.archive.org/web/20160922222955/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/your-yahoo-account-was-probably-hacked-company-set-confirm-massive-n652586 22 September 2016 22 September 2016 NBC News October 2016 Dyn cyberattack 21 October 2016 A currently unknown attacker launches multiple distributed denial-of-service (DDos) attacks on networks operated by DNS provider Dyn, making numerous sites difficult or impossible to access for a period of time, including Twitter, Reddit, Netflix, Spotify, The New York Times, BBC News, and PayPal. The Department of Homeland Security opens an investigation.21 October 2016 Massive web attacks briefly knock out top sites https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37728015 https://web.archive.org/web/20161022025032/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37728015 22 October 2016 21 October 2016 BBC News WannaCry ransomware attack 12 May 2017 A large cyberattack infected more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries, demanding ransom payments in the cryptocurrency bitcoin in 28 languages. The attack spread by multiple methods, including phishing emails and on unpatched systems as a computer worm. The attack was described by Europol as unprecedented in scale, affecting large companies such as es Telefónica no and parts of Britain's National Health Service.13 May 2017 Cyber-attack: Europol says it was unprecedented in scale https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39907965 https://web.archive.org/web/20170513234705/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39907965 13 May 2017 13 May 2017 BBC News Paradise Papers 5 November 2017 A set of 13.4 million confidential electronic documents relating to offshore investments. The documents originate from the offshore law firm Appleby, the corporate services providers Estera and Asiaciti Trust, and business registries in 19 tax jurisdictions. At 1.4 terabytes in size, this is second only to the Panama Papers, it is the second biggest data leak in history.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/05/paradise-papers-leak-reveals-secrets-of-world-elites-hidden-wealth Paradise Papers leak reveals secrets of the world elite's hidden wealth Garside Juliette 5 November 2017 The Guardian 11 November 2017 0261-3077 live https://web.archive.org/web/20171111031347/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/05/paradise-papers-leak-reveals-secrets-of-world-elites-hidden-wealth 11 November 2017 Health and society 2010s in health and society AIDS, a pandemic responsible for killing over 30 million people since its discovery in the early 1980s, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, became a treatable condition, though by the end of the decade only two cases had been cured.Mandavilli Apoorva 4 March 2019 H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/health/aids-cure-london-patient.html https://web.archive.org/web/20260116021737/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/health/aids-cure-london-patient.html 16 January 2026 The New York Times With good treatment patients can generally expect normal lives and lifespans. However, 2011 y only some 5 million of the 12 million affected people had access to such treatment.2 June 2011 30 Years Later: An End to AIDS? https://www.foxnews.com/health/30-years-later-an-end-to-aids/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260106102523/https://www.foxnews.com/health/30-years-later-an-end-to-aids/ 6 January 2026 Fox News During the 2010s, social changes included increases in life expectancy and falling birth rates leading to larger proportions of the population being elderly. This put pressure on pensions and other social security programs in developed nations. The environment became a topic of greater public concern around the world.Stokes Bruce Wike Richard Carle Jill 5 November 2015 Global Concern about Climate Change, Broad Support for Limiting Emissions https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2015/11/05/global-concern-about-climate-change-broad-support-for-limiting-emissions/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200717113236/https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2015/11/05/global-concern-about-climate-change-broad-support-for-limiting-emissions/ 17 July 2020 29 June 2020 Pew Research Centre's Global Attitudes Project Many parts of the world moved towards greater acceptance of LGBT people often including the legalisation of same-sex marriage. The internet took an ever greater role in entertainment, communication, politics and commerce, especially for younger people and those living in wealthier countries. In 2011, the world population reached seven billion people.26 October 2011 Population seven billion: UN sets out challenges https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15459643 https://web.archive.org/web/20111030200623/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15459643 30 October 2011 30 October 2011 BBC News Popular culture 2010s in culture July 2023 Fashion 2010s in fashion July 2023 thumb|upright|Lady Gaga was a fashion icon of the era Fashion of the 2010s became slimmer-fit and slightly more formal compared to previous decades. In addition, people's handheld devices such as cellphones (and their colorful cases), selfie sticks (for a brief period during the middle of the decade), tech-like Beats headphones, smart watches, wired and by the end of the decade wireless ear buds, as well as handheld gaming systems became more prevalent personal items. The decade was also defined by new hipster fashion (hipster styles were marked by the wearing of knit beanies, checkered shirts, and clothes from thrift stores; as well as hobbies like horticulture, photography, and specialty coffee) athleisure, and a revival of austerity-era and other nostalgic alternative fashion trends (such as 1980s-style neon streetwear in the first part of the decade, and unisex 1990s-style elements influenced by grunge). In 2018, a subculture of "e-kids" came into existence, whom took their style from Japanese street fashion, cosplay, skater aesthetic, and other pieces of pop culture. In contrast to the colorful subculture of "e-kids" later in the decade, the early 2010s saw the Emo revival. In the United States, political fashion became a genre of fashion starting around 2016, as people wore hats like MAGA hats (popularized by political outsider, prior TV-star and businessman President Donald Trump), as well as the Pussyhat. These two pieces of fashion wear would be popularized in the 2010s in popular culture on television and further, but would become controversial in their own right. The decade sparked many smaller fashion movements, notable examples including Cottagecore and Normcore (a notable icon of Normcore in the 2010s was Steve Jobs, whom represented the decade's casual clothing). Fad toys and accessories like the Fidget spinner, Silly Bandz, and Shutter shades each had waves of popularity among youth throughout the decade. Funko Pops were a collectible fad during the 2010s. Internet Internet users grew from covering 29% to 54% of the world population.Share of the population using the Internet https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-individuals-using-the-internet https://web.archive.org/web/20230109203726/https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-individuals-using-the-internet 9 January 2023 9 January 2023 Our World in Data Over the course of the 2010s, Baidu, Twitter and Instagram emerged to become among the top 10 most-visited websites (becoming the 4th, 6th and 8th most popular websites by the end of the decade), while Wikipedia went the 9th to 5th most popular website, almost sextupling its monthly visits (from 1 to 5.7 billion). Meanwhile, Yahoo significantly declined in popularity, descending from being the 1st to 9th most popular site, with monthly visits declining by two-thirds (going from 11.6 to 3.9 billion). Google, Facebook, YouTube and Yandex maintained relatively consistent popularity and remained within the top 10 throughout the decade.Eagle James 9 September 2022 Animation: The Most Popular Websites by Web Traffic (1993–2022) https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/most-popular-websites-by-web-traffic/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230109190557/https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/most-popular-websites-by-web-traffic/ 9 January 2023 9 January 2023 Visual Capitalist In 2015, Discord, one of the largest instant messaging social platforms was launched.Singh Amit 27 May 2020 How Discord Became the Most Successful US Consumer App in the Last 5 Years https://hackernoon.com/how-discord-became-the-most-successful-us-consumer-app-in-the-last-5-years-gw8q3zai https://web.archive.org/web/20260106102650/https://hackernoon.com/how-discord-became-the-most-successful-us-consumer-app-in-the-last-5-years-gw8q3zai 6 January 2026 HackerNoon Film 2010s in film In January 2010, James Cameron's Avatar surpassed $1 billion in sales, becoming the first movie of the decade to do so, and surpassed $2 billion in sales by February 2010. The following year, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 became one of the fastest grossing films of all time, and became the highest-grossing film of 2011. 2019's Joker became the first R rated movie to gross over $1 billion and cemented itself in popular culture by making the "Joker Stairs" a famous tourist destination in New York City at the end of the decade. Motion capture grew in terms of its realism and reach, and was seen in movies like Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Avengers, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.Parisi Paula 21 February 2019 'Ready Player One' Juxtaposes Real, Virtual Via VFX From Three Shops https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/spielberg-ready-player-one-vfx-1203144265/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231302/https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/spielberg-ready-player-one-vfx-1203144265/ 7 November 2020 8 December 2020 Variety Superhero films and franchises April 2024 Superhero films became box office leaders, especially with the start of The Infinity Saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008 with movies such as the Avengers franchise.El-Mahmoud Sarah 1 September 2024 I Went To Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience With 15,000 Fans And The Show Made Me Lose My Mind For 7 Epic Reasons https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/marvel-studios-infinity-saga-concert-experience-15000-fans-7-epic-reasons-iron-man-tom-holland-fantastic-4-avengers https://web.archive.org/web/20250726094600/https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/marvel-studios-infinity-saga-concert-experience-15000-fans-7-epic-reasons-iron-man-tom-holland-fantastic-4-avengers 26 July 2025 8 May 2025 Cinemablend en Marvel's main competitor, DC Extended Universe also began to produce superhero films starting in 2013, with films such as Justice League releasing in 2017. In 2012, a midnight screening of Christopher Nolan's third and final Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, at a local film theatre in Aurora, Colorado lead to one of the worst mass shootings in American history, claiming the lives of twelve people and others injured, and increased discussions on cinema security. Other prominent franchises April 2024 The epic space-opera franchise Star Wars saw a resurgence throughout its decade with the third trilogy aka the sequel trilogy of the franchise and the final act of the "Skywalker Saga". These films include Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with all of them raking in over $4 billion with the first movie became the 3rd highest-grossing film of all time at its release. The science fiction Universal franchise Jurassic Park also saw a resurgence and popularity with the release of Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Both of these films each garnered over $1 billion in revenue with the first film became the 3rd highest-grossing film of all time and the second film became the 12th highest-grossing film of all time. Critical reception of the first movie was positive while the second movie had mixed reviews from critics and negative reviews from fans. The action racing heist spy franchise The Fast and the Furious continued on from the 2000s and became commercially successful in the 2010s becoming one of Universal's biggest franchises besides Jurassic Park and was the eighth highest-grossing film series. Films include Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, Furious 7, and The Fate of the Furious. Horror films The horror film It, which was based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, became the highest-grossing horror film of all time.25 April 2012 Pixar's Brave to debut new Dolby Atmos sound system https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17840821 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425195309/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17840821 25 April 2012 8 December 2020 BBC News 2018 saw the acclaimed Halloween sequel, Halloween, the 11th installment of the Halloween franchise and sequel to the first film, Halloween. Animated films Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, Illumination, and Sony Pictures Animation have dominated the animated films market and have also gained popularity in this decade. The highest-grossing and critically successful franchises included Frozen, How to Train Your Dragon, Hotel Transylvania, The Lego Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Despicable Me, Tinker Bell and Toy Story sequels. Other critically and/or commercially successful films released in this decade included Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Inside Out, Tangled, Coco, Zootopia, Song of the Sea, Ernest & Celestine, Megamind, Moana, Brave, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, The Boss Baby, The Illusionist, Loving Vincent, Klaus, ParaNorman, Hair Love, Kubo and the Two Strings, In a Heartbeat, My Life as a Courgette, The Red Turtle, Shaun the Sheep Movie, and Isle of Dogs. Other films/genres The 2010s saw the release of many Disney live-action remakes based on Disney animated movies: Alice in Wonderland and its sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Maleficent and its sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Christopher Robin. Many of these movies were met with mixed reviews from critics and audiences but were financially successful at the box office, especially The Lion King which grossed over $1.6 billion and became the 7th-highest-grossing film of all time as well as the 2nd-highest-grossing film of 2019. Disney also produced many live action films based on their theme park attractions and on other existing IP. This included movies like Tomorrowland, A Wrinkle In Time, Into the Woods, John Carter, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and The Lone Ranger. Most of these films received mixed responses from critics audiences and were generally unsuccessful at the box office, though in retrospect some of these films (particularly Tomorrowland) have come to be viewed as "emerging cult films". Disney Channel's Descendants franchise garnered popularity and high viewership with its first three films during the decade along with releasing a short animated series Wicked World. Halloween costumes of the characters also became one of the most searched costumes every year since the release of the first film. Acclaimed movies The decade also saw many popular and critically acclaimed theatrical releases of varying genres, such as The Social Network, Her, 12 Years a Slave, Moonlight, Boyhood, The DUFF, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Edge of Seventeen, The Fault in Our Stars, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Artist, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Easy A, Rust and Bone, Two Days, One Night, Whiplash, 21 Jump Street, Eighth Grade, Steve Jobs, Paddington and its sequel Paddington 2, Lady Bird, La La Land, Green Book, Get Out, Parasite, Spring Breakers, Love, Simon, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Uncut Gems and To All the Boys I've Loved Before. The critically acclaimed movies of the 2010s mentioned above set new precedents. Movies like Boyhood (2014) were filmed over the span of a decade in real time to show the growth and childhood of a young boy, and Uncut Gems (2019) brought Adam Sandler back to a wide screen release, while teenage movies like The Edge of Seventeen (2016), Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) gained large popularity. Her (2013) became Spike Jonze's highest-grossing and most critically acclaimed movie, noted for its filming locations and art direction, Two Days, One Night (2014) became the Dardenne brothers' highest-grossing filmTwo Days, One Night https://mspfilm.org/films-and-events/two-days-one-night/ 26 May 2023 MSP Film Society 22 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230322054148/https://mspfilm.org/films-and-events/two-days-one-night/ live and the first to receive an Oscar nomination,Gilman Sean 6 February 2015 Two Days, One Night (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, 2014) https://seattlescreenscene.com/2015/02/06/two-days-one-night-jean-pierre-luc-dardenne-2014/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260113045800/https://seattlescreenscene.com/2015/02/06/two-days-one-night-jean-pierre-luc-dardenne-2014/ 13 January 2026 Seattle Screen Scene with Marion Cotillard becoming the first actor to be nominated for an Oscar for a Belgian film.18 October 2018 Oscars: 40 Foreign-Language Performances That Competed at the Academy Awards Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night" (2014) https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/oscars-40-foreign-language-performances-that-competed-at-the-academy-awards/one-night-two-days-2014/ IndieWire Cotillard's nomination made her the first actor or actress in a Belgian film to compete for the Oscar. 27 May 2023 27 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230527080100/https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/oscars-40-foreign-language-performances-that-competed-at-the-academy-awards/one-night-two-days-2014/ live Parasite (2019) became the first foreign film to win best picture, and movies like Ready Player One (2018) helped advance motion capture technologies (winning two Outstanding Achievement Awards from the Visuals Effects Society and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film), in addition to becoming one of Spielberg's highest-grossing films. Television 2010s in television The 2010s decade is often said to be a part of the Golden Age of Television, due to the widespread quality of multiple shows, as well as advancements in technology leading to streaming, cable television, and online outlets bringing this quality and quantity of programming. Cable providers saw a decline in subscriber numbers as cord-cutting viewers switched to lower-cost online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu.Spangler Todd 19 February 2020 Traditional Pay-TV Operators Lost Record 6 Million Subscribers in 2019 as Cord-Cutting Picks Up Speed https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/cable-satellite-tv-2019-cord-cutting-6-million-1203507695/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210122194851/https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/cable-satellite-tv-2019-cord-cutting-6-million-1203507695/ 22 January 2021 8 December 2020 Variety On cable television, as well as streaming services, a variety of shows gained popularity. Live-action TV The comedy sitcom The Big Bang Theory ran for the entirety of the decade, and was the number-one television sitcom for all of its airing prior to its finale in 2019. Other sitcoms like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Will & Grace, The Office, Scrubs: Med School, Black-ish, and Netflix's Trailer Park Boys were popular in the 2010s. How I Met Your Mother (narrated by Bob Saget) gained controversy for its 2014 finale, "Last Forever", which sparked an alternate finale to be created for the show, a television first. Cult shows like the dark comedy sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia carried its popularity from the 2000s and lasted through the entirety of the 2010s. CBS's Two Broke Girls began its run in 2011 (ending in 2017), its pilot being the highest watched on the network in a decade. In 2011, Charlie Sheen was fired from Two and a Half Men, who made his last appearance in the show in Season 8 during February 2011. Sheen's 2011 outbursts and firing from the show were highly publicized.Fitzgerald Toni 17 May 2019 How Do 'The Big Bang Theory' Series Finale Ratings Rank All Time? https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2019/05/17/how-does-the-big-bang-theory-series-finale-ratings-rank-all-time/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210125114101/https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2019/05/17/how-does-the-big-bang-theory-series-finale-ratings-rank-all-time/ 25 January 2021 8 December 2020 Forbes Indian sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah became the world's longest-running sitcom, with over 2,500 episodes.2 July 2022 Longest-running sitcom (by episode count) https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/90109-longest-running-sitcom-by-episode-count https://web.archive.org/web/20221120014141/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/90109-longest-running-sitcom-by-episode-count 20 November 2022 Guinness World RecordsChoudhary Sagarika 22 September 2020 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah set to clock 3000 'happysodes';making it 'world's longest running daily family comedy show' https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-set-to-clock-3000-happysodes-asit-kumarr-modi-thanks-team-for-making-it-worlds-longest-running-daily-family-comedy-show/articleshow/78254167.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20241208210819/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-set-to-clock-3000-happysodes-asit-kumarr-modi-thanks-team-for-making-it-worlds-longest-running-daily-family-comedy-show/articleshow/78254167.cms 8 December 2024 Mumbai Mirror Dramas like Breaking Bad (2008–2013), The Walking Dead (2010–2022), Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and the Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul (2015–2022) became some of the most popular American television series of all time. Stranger Things gained a massive following during the decade among teen and youth, and 2019's Stranger Things 3 gained even more recognition for the character of Robin Buckley, who was popularized online. Science fiction television gained a renewed sense of interest, thanks in part to Black Mirror was popularized on Netflix after being broadcast on British television. A new era of family television and tween television existed in the 2010s, sitcoms of which were mainly spearheaded by Disney and Nickelodeon, but also appeared on cable channels such as ABC (The Middle on ABC for example) and on streaming services like Netflix. Nickelodeon and Disney Channel (as well as Disney XD) continued to dominate kids TV with many popular shows such as iCarly, Victorious, Big Time Rush, Good Luck Charlie, Jessie, Austin & Ally, Shake It Up, K.C. Undercover, Kickin' It, Lab Rats, Henry Danger, Girl Meets World, Andi Mack and Raven's Home, along with PBS Kids' Odd Squad. The short-lived 2018 revival of Roseanne (a family sitcom on ABC) gained attention for the firing of its main star Roseanne Barr and her outbursts. Reality television April 2024 Reality television grew an increased following during the decade. Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen, and Hotel Hell gained popularity on cable television, as well as getting millions of views on YouTube, making Gordon Ramsay a prominent celebrity chef. America's Got Talent drew in viewers when radio personality Howard Stern announced his joining of the show in late 2011, staying as host until 2015. Meanwhile, popular reality programming on ABC included What Would You Do?, Shark Tank and The Bachelor. Corinne Olympios also gained recognition on the 2017 season of The Bachelor for her behavior on set. American Idol remained popular into the beginning of the decade, as did The Voice. Impractical Jokers flourished throughout the 2010s, gaining exposure on YouTube and elsewhere. TMZ became a popular television show and news source in the 2010s on cable television and YouTube respectively. A genre of pawn shows emerged like Pawn Stars and Hardcore Pawn. The Apprentice was a reality television show that starred media personality and businessman Donald Trump as host until 2015, at which time he resigned as host. Trump would use the success he gained on The Apprentice to run for President of the United States; which he was elected to in 2016. Additionally, programs such as The Celebrity Apprentice, Comedy Central's The Roast Of Donald Trump, and Donald Trump's November 2015 hosting of Saturday Night Live, would send the reality TV star and businessman into the spotlight to help win the U.S. presidency. Governor in the early 2010s and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger took Trump's place on The Celebrity Apprentice. Animation television April 2024 Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney Channel (as well as its sibling channel Disney XD) continued to dominate with cartoons. Popular cartoons of the 2010s included the likes of Adventure Time, Regular Show, Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, The Amazing World of Gumball, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, DuckTales (2017 reboot series), Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 series), Over the Garden Wall, Big City Greens, The Loud House, Amphibia, Mickey Mouse, Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (which became a pop culture phenomenon in its own right and spawned a loyal cult following known as the "bronies"), along with long-running cartoons SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb, Arthur and WordGirl. Nickelodeon brought back three classic Nicktoons; Hey Arnold!, Rocko's Modern Life (which was themed around late 2010s culture), and Invader Zim near the end of the decade, turning them into reboot films. Nick Jr., Disney Junior and PBS Kids led mainstream educational cartoons with many popular shows including Paw Patrol, Sofia the First, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Doc McStuffins, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Dinosaur Train, Wild Kratts, PJ Masks, Team Umizoomi, Bubble Guppies, Octonauts and The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, along with long-running hits Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Curious George, Super Why!, Dora the Explorer and Peppa Pig. Anime broadened its appeal worldwide with shows such as Attack on Titan, Akame ga Kill!, Assassination Classroom, Future Diary, Deadman Wonderland, Madoka Magica, Mob Psycho 100, Darling in the Franxx, Dragon Ball Super, Fairy Tail, Gate, Black Clover, Tokyo Ghoul, Given, KonoSuba, Food Wars!, Haikyu!!, Sailor Moon Crystal, Seraph of the End, One Piece, Overlord, Kaguyasama: Love is War, Bleach, Hunter × Hunter, One Punch Man, Little Witch Academia, Devilman Crybaby, My Hero Academia, JoJo's Bizzarre Adventure, Vinland Saga, Parasyte -the maxim-, Re:Zero and Steins;Gate, separately Japanese reality shows like Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City reached new and international audiences because of the use of the internet and streaming services (it was Netflix's first international release and one of their