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

The 2020s began with the COVID-19 pandemic. The first reports of the virus were published on 31 December 2019, though the first cases are said to have appeared nearly a month earlier. The pandemic led to a global economic recession, a sustained rise in global inflation, and a global supply chain crisis. The World Health Organization declared the virus a global state of emergency from March 2020 to May 2023.

Many anti-government demonstrations and revolts occurred in the early 2020s, including in Hong Kong, India, Israel, Indonesia, France, Peru, Bangladesh, Armenia, and Thailand. Protests against certain local, state and national responses to COVID-19 took place, as well as protests, particularly in the United States, against racism and police brutality. There were many protests in Belarus, Eswatini, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Iran, China, Russia, Venezuela, Serbia, and Turkey against various forms of governmental jurisdiction, corruption, and authoritarianism; along with citizen riots in the United States and Brazil attempting to overturn election results. Among democracies in 2024, its elections saw an 80% loss of incumbent support worldwide, including several significant losses.

Ongoing military conflicts include those in Myanmar, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, and Gaza. The year 2021 saw the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, ending a nearly 20 years of war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine resulted in a refugee crisis, disruptions to global trade, and an exacerbation of economic inflation. In 2023, a Hamas-led attack on Israel triggered an Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory. The invasion has led to the displacement of nearly all Gaza residents, a humanitarian crisis, a famine, and a polio epidemic, sparking global protests against Israel. In 2024, a quick and renewed rebel offensive during the Syrian civil war led to the toppling of Bashar al-Assad and the fall of his regime. In 2025, Israel launched airstrikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, triggering a brief a direct conflict between the two. Smaller conflicts include the insurgency in the Maghreb, the Iraq insurgency, the conflict between India and Pakistan, and the Philippine and the Mexican drug wars. (Full article...)

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Haniyeh (left) meeting with the Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei (right) hours before his death

On 31 July 2024, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was assassinated along with his personal bodyguard in the Iranian capital Tehran by an Israeli attack. Haniyeh was killed in his accommodation in a military-run guesthouse after attending the inauguration ceremony for Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian. Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, condemned this assassination and said that Haniyeh's "blood will never be wasted".

The cause of Haniyeh's death is under investigation by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Differing reports emerged as to how he was killed, ranging from a missile strike to a remotely detonated explosive device previously hidden in his bedroom at the IRGC-run guesthouse. According to analysts, the assassination exposed critical security flaws. The investigation has led to the arrest of over two dozen individuals, including senior intelligence and military officials, as well as staff from the guesthouse. (Full article...)

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Image 12020: Blush pink dress designed by Shey Natividad for DC Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 2Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 3Balletcore inspired skirt worn with boho-chic sweater and retro sneakers, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 4Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 5The mullet/shaggy hairstyle became a popular hairstyle among men. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 6NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (2022) one the most popular video cards used for gaming PC's during the decade (from 2020s in video games)
Image 7Androgynous outfit worn by alternative singer Yungblud in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 8Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 9British rapper Stormzy wearing all-black outfit in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 10Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 11Goblincore sweater (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 12Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 13Aerial view of Tehran suburbs following Israeli airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war. (from 2020s)
Image 14Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 15 Brightly colored western clothing, early to mid 2020s (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 16PICO 4 (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 17Icelandic pop artist Laufey dressed in a high-collared tank top and jeans (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 18Cardigan and flannel coats worn by Taylor Swift, representative of the cottagecore subtrend. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 19An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 202021: Italian band Måneskin in androgynous outfits. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 21Blackpink's Born Pink became the first album by a girl group in over 20 years to top both the US and UK album charts. (from 2020s in music)
Image 22Clothes for sale in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 23Nintendo Switch (from 2020s in video games)
Image 24 Taiwanese teen girl in Hanfu, 2024. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 25Nintendo Switch 2 (2025) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 26The AI boom emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as Text-to-image models and AI chatbots released publicly. Machine learning systems that took minute(s) to produce blurry images in mid 2022 were able to produce more realistic imagery in seconds by mid 2023. English text would appear as gibberish in earlier AI text-to-image builds, although this was fixed to an extent with newer AI models such as DALL-E 3. (from 2020s)
Image 27Clothing items used to express beliefs during a Black Lives Matter protest. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 28US Marines with SP-MAGTF-CR-CC at an evacuation checkpoint at Kabul Airport on 21 August during the 2021 Fall of Kabul, at the end of the War in Afghanistan. (from 2020s)
Image 29Xbox Series S (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 30American singer Billie Eilish are among the notable examples of Y2K fashion revival. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 31A 2020s custom built desktop gaming PC with MSI manufactured hardware (from 2020s in video games)
Image 32Taylor Swift continued to dominate the global music industry in the 2020s. She released the million-selling albums folklore, evermore, Midnights, 1989 (Taylor's Version) and The Tortured Poets Department, and embarked on the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. (from 2020s in music)
Image 33Asus ROG Ally (2023) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 34Steam Deck (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 35Student in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 36An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 37Actor Finn Wolfhard wearing early 2020s Indie Fashion (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 38Confirmed deaths per 100,000 population as of 20 December 2023 (from 2020s in politics)
Image 39Aftermath of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in Muan International Airport, Jeju, South Korea (from 2020s)
Image 40Highrise residential building ″Palestine Tower″ in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 41Aftermath of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in Muan International Airport, Jeju, South Korea (from 2020s)
Image 42US Marines with SP-MAGTF-CR-CC at an evacuation checkpoint at Kabul Airport on 21 August during the 2021 Fall of Kabul, at the end of the War in Afghanistan. (from 2020s)
Image 43Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 44Nintendo Switch OLED (2021) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 45Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 46Haim and Taylor Swift in glamorous, industrial-inspired all-black outfits in a 2022 concert. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 47Roku is one of the most popularly known streaming devices (from 2020s)
Image 481960s-inspired outfit from 2021 featuring knee high boots, pop-art-inspired top, miniskirt, and cardigan with checkerboard motif. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 492020: example of a Dark Academia outfit. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 50Dominican Republican–Spanish actor Jean Cruz [es] wearing an early 1980s-inspired outfit in 2021 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 51Two women with Jirai Kei outfit, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 52Singer Jack White wearing striped Madcap England blazer, 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 53Xbox Series X (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 542021: Natalie Biden wearing a matching cloth COVID-19 mask at the inauguration of Joe Biden, her grandfather (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 55French actor and singer Etienne Daho wearing Americana-inspired black leather blouson and red western shirt in 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 56Fairy Grunge clothing at an Urban Outfitters store (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 57Highrise residential building ″Palestine Tower″ in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 58Batken Region in Kyrgyzstan. (from 2020s in politics)
Image 59The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 60Quest 2 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 61Aerial view of Tehran suburbs following Israeli airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war. (from 2020s)
Image 62Apple Vision Pro (2024) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 63 Contemporary Chinese Mao jacket, 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 64Destroyed buildings aftermath of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India (from 2020s)
Image 65Wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Shahriar County, Iran (from 2020s)
Image 66An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 67Teen girl wearing early 2020s fashion trends. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 68Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 69Indian actress Ananya Panday wearing long green sequin dress, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 70Destroyed buildings aftermath of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India (from 2020s)
Image 71The highest-grossing film of the decade so far is James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water. (from 2020s)
Image 72Jack Grealish wearing 5-inch inseams with crew socks during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 73Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were two female prime ministers in Scandinavia who guided their countries' ascensions into NATO. (from 2020s)
Image 74Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were two female prime ministers in Scandinavia who guided their countries' ascensions into NATO. (from 2020s)
Image 75Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 76Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 77Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 78Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 79French woman attending 2022 Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 802020–21: Korean men in the 1980s and 2000s-inspired outfits fashionable in the early 2020s. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 81Karol G (from 2020s in music)
Image 82Kacey Musgraves performing at the Pilgrimage Music Festival (from 2020s in music)
Image 83The crash site of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 in Wuzhou, China (from 2020s)
Image 84An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 85Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 86Maximalist outfits worn by indie girl group Wet Leg, 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 87Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 88Maximalist necklace, unknown designer, produced by Pull&Bear, c.2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 892021: Nikki Phillips in Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 90Roku is one of the most popularly known streaming devices (from 2020s)
Image 91Elderly man dressed up in Stockholm in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 92Machine Gun Kelly performing (from 2020s in music)
Image 93Countries with at least one election date altered (from 2020s in politics)
Image 94The AI boom emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as Text-to-image models and AI chatbots released publicly. Machine learning systems that took minute(s) to produce blurry images in mid 2022 were able to produce more realistic imagery in seconds by mid 2023. English text would appear as gibberish in earlier AI text-to-image builds, although this was fixed to an extent with newer AI models such as DALL-E 3. (from 2020s)
Image 95The highest-grossing film of the decade so far is James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water. (from 2020s)
Image 96Stand-up comedian Kurtis Conner wearing early 2020s mullet hairstyle and mustache. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 97Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 98Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 99Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 1002021: Black American woman with a kidcore-inspired outfit and brightly dyed hair in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 101Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 102A 2020s laptop gaming PC manufactured by MSI (from 2020s in video games)
Image 103Indonesian girls wearing face masks in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 104Japanese man with curtained hair. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 105The crash site of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 in Wuzhou, China (from 2020s)
Image 106Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 107The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 108All pink Barbiecore inspired outfit worn by actress Margot Robbie in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 109Tablets and smartphones (Samsung Galaxy S23 series pictured) would be widely used to play mobile games which now form the largest sector in the gaming industry (from 2020s in video games)
Image 110PlayStation 5 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 111Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 112NBA player Jalen Green wearing 5-inch inseams, crew socks, and visible boxer briefs—a common early 2020s style choice. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 113Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 114Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 115American playwright and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs for the soundtrack of Encanto, a viral phenomenon. (from 2020s in music)
Image 116Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 117Oversized workwear-inspired outfit worn by indie rocker Sam Fender in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 118Wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Shahriar County, Iran (from 2020s)
Image 119K-pop group BTS continued to be one of the most popular bands of the 2020s. (from 2020s in music)

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Cook in 2023

Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960) is an American business executive who is the current chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Cook had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive of Apple on August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned.

During his tenure as the chief executive of Apple and while serving on its board of directors, he has advocated for the political reform of international and domestic surveillance, cybersecurity, national manufacturing, and environmental preservation. Since becoming CEO, Cook has also replaced Jobs' micromanagement with a more liberal style and implemented a collaborative culture at Apple. (Full article...)

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