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COVID-19, a disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, became a global pandemic in 2020 and shaped the early decade.
The January 6 United States Capitol attack over claims of electoral fraud during the 2020 presidential election; the decade witnessed widespread democratic backsliding as many countries shifted from liberal democracy to authoritarianism.
The July Uprising in Bangladesh was the world's first Gen Z revolution, as young protesters overthrow their governments in opposition to democratic backsliding, political corruption, and authoritarianism.
In 2026, the crewed moon flyby mission Artemis II broke the record for the furthest humans have been from Earth.
Following the October 7 attacks in 2023 by the militant group Hamas, Israel has invaded the Gaza Strip; during the invasion, the Israeli military has committed many war crimes and a genocide which has sparked protests worldwide; the war has spilled over throughout the Middle East.
Russia launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, starting a new phase of the Russo-Ukrainian war, Europe's largest and deadliest armed conflict since World War II, with an estimated 500,000 to 600,000 people killed and close to 2 million military casualties, including those killed, wounded or disabled.
The 2020s have seen rapid growth in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), with the widescale introduction of generative AI tools like chatbots, notably ChatGPT.

The 2020s (pronounced "twenty-twenties" or "two thousand (and) twenties") is the current decade of the Gregorian and Julian calendars that began on 1 January 2020 and will end on 31 December 2029.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath marked the early 2020s, which triggered a global economic recession, sustained rise in global inflation, supply chain crisis, and autocratisation. Governments worldwide issued stay-at-home orders during the early pandemic, leading to a widespread use of teleconferencing, online learning, e-commerce, and food delivery services.

In terms of politics, the 2020s has seen a rise in populist and anti-establishment movements across the world on both the left and right sides of the political spectrum, along with anti-government demonstrations and revolts, including the Gen Z protests. The decade saw an escalation of military conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022, the Gaza war and genocide since 2023, the 2025 Twelve-Day War, and the 2026 Iran war. By the middle of the decade, multiple journalists, economists, and political scientists had increasingly begun to refer to China as a superpower due to its enormous influence in the fields of geopolitics, technology, manufacturing, economics and culture.

Technology has continued to evolve in the 2020s. Throughout the decade, generative artificial intelligence-based applications, such as ChatGPT and DALL-E, became widespread, allowing users to instantly generate sophisticated texts, images, and media. The growth of cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence has led to the cryptocurrency bubble and AI spring. India and China expanded their space exploration programs,, with China assembling its space station Tiangong in 2022. The United States has led space exploration, including with the Artemis II crewed lunar flyby in 2026. Both the U.S. and China have vowed to return humans to the lunar surface by 2030. (Full article...)

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Fourth-generation AirPods with case

AirPods are wireless Bluetooth earbuds designed by Apple. They were first announced on September 7, 2016, alongside the iPhone 7, and the 2016 MacBook Pro. Within two years, they became Apple's most popular accessory. AirPods are Apple's entry-level wireless headphones, sold alongside the AirPods Pro and AirPods Max.

In addition to playing audio, the AirPods contain a microphone that filters out background noise as well as built-in accelerometers and optical sensors capable of detecting taps and pinches (e.g. double-tap or pinch to pause audio) and placement within the ear, which enables automatic pausing of audio when they are taken out of the ear. (Full article...)

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Image 1Balletcore inspired skirt worn with boho-chic sweater and retro sneakers, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 2Israeli air force jets flying over Iran during the Twelve Day War (from 2020s)
Image 3Xbox Series X and S (from 2020s)
Image 4A map of countries by total baseline American tariffs (includes tariffs not yet implemented)
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Image 5The mullet/shaggy hairstyle became a popular hairstyle among men. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 6Singer Jack White wearing striped Madcap England blazer, 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 7Androgynous outfit worn by alternative singer Yungblud in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 8Oversized workwear-inspired outfit worn by indie rocker Sam Fender in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 9Idriss Déby (from 2020s)
Image 10Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 11Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 12Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 13Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 14Goblincore sweater (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 15American playwright and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs for the soundtrack of Encanto, a viral phenomenon. (from 2020s in music)
Image 16Asus ROG Ally (2023) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 172021: Natalie Biden wearing a matching cloth COVID-19 mask at the inauguration of Joe Biden, her grandfather (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 18A map of countries by total baseline American tariffs (includes tariffs not yet implemented)
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Image 19Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 20 Taiwanese teen girl in Hanfu, 2024. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 21Karol G (from 2020s in music)
Image 22Stand-up comedian Kurtis Conner wearing early 2020s mullet hairstyle and mustache. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 23Machine Gun Kelly performing (from 2020s in music)
Image 242021: Italian band Måneskin in androgynous outfits. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 25 Brightly colored western clothing, early to mid 2020s (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 26Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 272020–21: Korean men in the 1980s- and 2000s-inspired outfits fashionable in the early 2020s. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 28Student in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 29Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 30 Contemporary Chinese Mao jacket, 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 31View of the Battle of Bakhmut during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (from 2020s)
Image 32Xbox Series X (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 33AirPods (from 2020s)
Image 34Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 35Playstation 5 (from 2020s)
Image 36The world map of CSTO and NATO member states with disputed regions in 2020s: NATO allies (blue), disputed regions (Yellow) and CSTO allies (red) (from 2020s)
Image 37Clothing items used to express beliefs during a Black Lives Matter protest. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 38Idriss Déby (from 2020s)
Image 39American singer Billie Eilish is among the notable examples of Y2K fashion revival. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 40Steam Deck (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 41Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 42Batken Region in Kyrgyzstan. (from 2020s in politics)
Image 43Teen girl wearing early 2020s fashion trends. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 44Tesla Model Y (from 2020s)
Image 45Indian actress Ananya Panday wearing long green sequin dress, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 46Destruction in Rimal following an Israeli airstrike during the Gaza war (from 2020s)
Image 47PICO 4 (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 48Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 49Charlie Kirk (from 2020s)
Image 50Tablets 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)

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Rodrigo performing at Glastonbury 2025

Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Rodrigo began her career as a child actress, appearing in commercials and the direct-to-video film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success (2015). She rose to prominence with her leading roles in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark (2016–2019) and the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2022).

Rodrigo shifted her focus to music and signed with Geffen Records in 2020. Her debut studio album, Sour (2021), topped the US Billboard 200 and nine other charts worldwide. It was preceded by the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Drivers License" and "Good 4 U". She was the subject of a documentary, Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U (2022). Her next two studio albums, Guts (2023) and You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love (2026), produced the US number-one singles "Vampire" and "Drop Dead" respectively, making her the first artist to have each lead single from their first three albums debut atop the chart. (Full article...)

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