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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 December 31, 2019, though the first cases are said to have appeared nearly a month earlier. The pandemic led to a global economic recession, a sustained rise in global inflation for the first time since the 1970s, and a global supply chain crisis.

Several anti-government demonstrations and revolts occurred in the late 2010s and early 2020s, including a continuation of those in Hong Kong against extradition legislation; protests against certain local, state and national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic; others around the world, particularly in the United States, against racism and police brutality; one in India against agriculture and farming acts; one in Israel against judicial reforms; another in Indonesia against the omnibus law on jobs; ongoing protests and strikes in France against pension reform; an ongoing political crisis in Peru, Bangladesh, Armenia, and Thailand; and many in Belarus, Eswatini, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Iran, China, Russia, and Venezuela against various forms of governmental jurisdiction, corruption and authoritarianism; along with citizen riots in Japan, the United States, and Brazil in an attempt to overturn election results. The world population grew to over 8 billion people, and in 2023, India overtook China as the most populous country in the world.

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

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Clockwise from top left: Afghans fleeing Kabul Airport aboard a US Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, US Marines assisting at an evacuation checkpoint at Hamid Karzai International Airport, coalition soldiers assist a child during the evacuation, armed Taliban fighters in Kabul, Taliban fighters aboard a captured Humvee

On 15 August 2021, Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul was captured by the Taliban after a major insurgent offensive that began in May 2021. It was the final action of the War in Afghanistan, and marked a total victory for the Taliban. This led to the overthrowing of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under President Ashraf Ghani and the reinstatement of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan under the control of the Taliban.

The United States–Taliban deal, signed on 29 February 2020, is considered one of the most critical factors that caused the collapse of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). Following the deal, the US dramatically reduced the number of air attacks and deprived the ANSF of a critical edge in fighting the Taliban insurgency. (Full article...)

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Image 12020: example of a Dark Academia outfit. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 2French woman attending 2022 Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 32021: Italian band Måneskin in androgynous outfits. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 4Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 5Maximalist outfits worn by indie girl group Wet Leg, 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 6Roku is one of the most popularly known streaming devices (from 2020s)
Image 7Japanese duo Yoasobi, one of the most popular artists in anime music of the 2020s (from 2020s in music)
Image 8Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 9Actress Dove Cameron sporting early 2020s makeup trends. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 10Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 11Swedish 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 12K-pop group BTS continued to be one of the most popular bands of the 2020s. (from 2020s in music)
Image 13Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 14The highest-grossing film of the decade so far is James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water. (from 2020s)
Image 15PlayStation 5 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 16Nintendo Switch OLED (2021) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 17Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 18Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 19An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 20The 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 21Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 22Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 23Actress Úrsula Corberó with wolf cut (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 24Indonesian girls wearing face masks in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 252020–21: Korean men in the 1980s and 2000s-inspired outfits fashionable in the early 2020s. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 26Fairy Grunge clothing at an Urban Outfitters store (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 27Elderly man dressed up in Stockholm in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 28Project 2025 document, published April 21, 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 29Confirmed deaths per 100,000 population as of 20 December 2023 (from 2020s in politics)
Image 30Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 31Roku is one of the most popularly known streaming devices (from 2020s)
Image 32Japanese man with curtained hair. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 332021: Natalie Biden wearing a matching cloth COVID-19 mask at the inauguration of Joe Biden, her grandfather (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 34Swedish 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 35Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 36Quest 2 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 37Actor Finn Wolfhard wearing early 2020s Indie Fashion (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 38US 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 39Icelandic pop artist Laufey dressed in a high-collared tank top and jeans (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 40Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 41Steam Deck (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 42Blackpink'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 43The highest-grossing film of the decade so far is James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water. (from 2020s)
Image 44Maximalist necklace, unknown designer, produced by Pull&Bear, c.2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 45Doja Cat had her breakthrough in 2020 and rose to prominence in the subsequent years, fueled by her music's rap, pop and R&B appeals. (from 2020s in music)
Image 462021: Nikki Phillips in Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 472020: Blush pink dress designed by Shey Natividad for DC Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 48Xbox Series X (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 49American playwright and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs for the soundtrack of Encanto, a viral phenomenon. (from 2020s in music)
Image 50Project 2025 document, published April 21, 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 51Stand-up comedian Kurtis Conner wearing early 2020s mullet hairstyle and mustache. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 52Cloth COVID-19 masks from Germany, 2020. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 53Countries with at least one election date altered (from 2020s in politics)
Image 54The 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 55Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 56Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 57French actor and singer Etienne Daho wearing Americana-inspired black leather blouson and red western shirt in 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 58Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 59Highrise residential building ″Palestine Tower″ in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Israel–Hamas war. (from 2020s)
Image 60Xbox Series S (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 61Machine Gun Kelly performing (from 2020s in music)
Image 62British rapper Stormzy wearing all-black outfit in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 63Clothing items used to express beliefs during a Black Lives Matter protest. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 64US 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 65Clothes for sale in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 66 Taiwanese teen girl in Hanfu, 2024. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 67Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 68Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 69Singer Jack White wearing striped Madcap England blazer, 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 70Batken Region in Kyrgyzstan. (from 2020s in politics)
Image 71Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 72 Contemporary Chinese Mao jacket, 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 73Androgynous outfit worn by alternative singer Yungblud in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 74Cardigan and flannel coats worn by Taylor Swift, representative of the cottagecore subtrend. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 75Kacey Musgraves performing at the Pilgrimage Music Festival (from 2020s in music)
Image 76PICO 4 (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 77Haim and Taylor Swift in glamorous, grunge-inspired all-black outfits in a 2022 concert. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 78Karol G (from 2020s in music)
Image 79Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 80The mullet/shaggy hairstyle became a popular hairstyle among men. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 81Apple Vision Pro (2024) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 82Syrian opposition fighters Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 832021: Black American woman with a kidcore-inspired outfit and brightly dyed hair in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 84Syrian opposition fighters Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 85Indian actress Ananya Panday wearing long green sequin dress, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 86All pink Barbiecore inspired outfit worn by actress Margot Robbie in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 87Student in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 88Highrise residential building ″Palestine Tower″ in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Israel–Hamas war. (from 2020s)
Image 89 Brightly colored western clothing, early to mid 2020s (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 90Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 91Oversized workwear-inspired outfit worn by indie rocker Sam Fender in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 92Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 93Balletcore inspired skirt worn with boho-chic sweater and retro sneakers, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 94Taylor Swift continued to dominate the global music industry in the 2020s. She released the million-selling albums Midnights, 1989 (Taylor's Version) and The Tortured Poets Department, and embarked on the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. (from 2020s in music)
Image 95Two women with Jirai Kei outfit, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 96The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 97The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 98An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023 (from 2020s)
Image 99Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 100Asus ROG Ally (2023) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 101Dominican Republican–Spanish actor Jean Cruz [es] wearing an early 1980s-inspired outfit in 2021 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 102Teen girl wearing early 2020s fashion trends. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 103Goblincore sweater (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 1041960s-inspired outfit from 2021 featuring knee high boots, pop-art-inspired top, miniskirt, and cardigan with checkerboard motif. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 105Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)

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Mbappé with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019

Kylian Mbappé Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team. Regarded as one of the best players in the world and one of the greatest players of 21st century, he is known for his dribbling, finishing, and speed.

Born in Paris and raised in nearby Bondy, Mbappé began his senior club career in 2015 with Monaco, where he won the Ligue 1 title in the 2016–17 season. In 2017, aged 18, Mbappé signed for Paris Saint-Germain on an eventual permanent transfer worth €180 million, making him the second-most-expensive player and most expensive teenage player of all time. With PSG, he won six Ligue 1 titles and four Coupes de France, including a domestic quadruple in the 2019–20 season, while also leading the club to its first ever UEFA Champions League final in 2020. He is the club's all-time top goalscorer, ranks third in assists, and is the seventh-highest goalscorer in Ligue 1 history. In 2024, Mbappé joined Real Madrid on a free transfer. (Full article...)

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