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{{short description|Decade of the Gregorian calendar (2010–2019)}}
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<imagemap>File:2010s collage v21.png|From top left, clockwise: Anti-government protests called the '''[[Social:Arab Spring|Arab Spring]]''' arose in 2010–2011, and as a result, many governments were overthrown, including when Libyan dictator [[Biography:Muammar Gaddafi|Muammar Gaddafi]] was killed; Crimea is '''annexed''' by Russia in 2014; '''[[Religion:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS/ISIL]]''' perpetrates terrorist attacks and captures territory in Syria and Iraq; [[Earth:Climate change|climate change]] awareness and the '''Paris Agreement'''; the [[Astronomy:Event Horizon Telescope|Event Horizon Telescope]] captures the first image of a '''[[Astronomy:Black hole|black hole]]''' in 2019; '''''Obergefell v. Hodges''''' legalizes [[Social:Same-sex marriage|same-sex marriage]] in the United States in 2015, marking continuing progress for LGBT rights in developed countries; increasing use of digital and mobile technologies; the {{wipe|United Kingdom}} votes to '''leave''' the [[Social:European Union|EU]] in 2016 on a rising tide of [[Social:Populism|populism]] throughout the decade.|335x335px|thumb
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The '''2010s''' (pronounced <nowiki>''</nowiki>"twenty-tens" or "two thousand (and) tens"), variously nicknamed  "'''the '10s'''" ("'''the Tens'''"), "'''the Tenties'''", or more rarely "'''the Teens'''") was a [[Physics:Decade|decade]] that began on January 1, 2010, and ended on December 31, 2019.

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The decade began with an economic recovery from the [[Finance:2007–2008 financial crisis|late 2000s financial crisis]]. [[Finance:Inflation|Inflation]] and [[Finance:Interest rate|interest rate]]s stayed low and steady throughout the decade, [[Finance:Gross world product|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 [[Physics:Infrastructure|infrastructure]], and the emergence of new technologies. However, the recovery developed unevenly. Socioeconomic crises in some countries—particularly in the [[Place:Arab world|Arab world]]—triggered political revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain as well as civil wars in Libya, Syria, and [[Social:Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemen]] in a regional phenomenon that was commonly referred to as the [[Social:Arab Spring|Arab Spring]]. Meanwhile Europe had to grapple with a [[Finance:European debt crisis|debt crises]] that was pronounced early in the decade. Shifting social attitudes saw LGBT rights make substantial progress throughout the decade, particularly in developed countries.

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The decade saw the musical and cultural dominance of dance-pop, electronic dance music, [[Philosophy:Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipster culture]] and electropop. Globalization and an increased demand for variety and personalisation in the face of music streaming services such as [[Software:Spotify|Spotify]], [[Company:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]] and [[Software:Apple Music|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.{{Refn|''Avatar'' (2009) later surpassed ''Avengers: Endgame'' as the highest-grossing film of all time following a 2021 re-release in China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/|title='Avatar' Overtakes 'Avengers: Endgame' As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update|date=March 13, 2021|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 13, 2021}}</ref>|group=note}} [[Engineering:Cable television|Cable providers]] saw a decline in subscribers as [[Engineering:Cord-cutting|cord cutters]] switched to lower cost online streaming services such as [[Company:Netflix|Netflix]], [[Software:Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]], [[Software:Hulu|Hulu]] and [[Software:Disney+|Disney+]]. The video game industry continued to be dominated by [[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]], [[Company:Sony|Sony]], and [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]]; while indie games became  more popular, with ''[[Software:Minecraft|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 US by ''Billboard.{{Refn|''Billboard'' awards are based on album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social engagement.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/about/|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Billboard Music Awards|language=en}}</ref>|group=note|name=billboard}}''

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The {{wipe|United States}} continued to retain its [[Social:Superpower|superpower]] status while {{wipe|China}} sought to expand its influence in the South China Sea and in Africa through its [[Organization:Belt and Road Initiative|economic initiatives]] and military reforms. It solidified its position as an [[Unsolved:Potential superpowers#China|emerging superpower]], despite causing a series of conflicts around its frontiers. Within its border, China enhanced its suppression and control of Hong Kong, [[Religion:Xinjiang internment camps|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 [[Place:Korea|Korea]]s 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 [[Religion:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|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 amid an international wave of [[Social:Populism|populism]] and [[Social:Neo-nationalism|neo-nationalism]]. The [[Social:European Union|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.

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Information technology progressed, with [[Engineering:Smartphone|smartphone]]s becoming widespread. [[Internet]] coverage grew from 29% to 54% of the world population, and also saw advancements in wireless networking devices, mobile telephony, and [[Cloud computing|cloud computing]]. Advancements in [[Data processing|data processing]] and the rollout of [[4G|4G broadband]] allowed [[Big data|data]], [[Metadata|metadata]], and information to be collected and dispersed among domains at paces never before seen while online resources such as [[Social:Social media|social media]] facilitated phenomena such as the Me Too movement, the rise of [[Social:Slacktivism|slacktivism]], and online [[Social:Cancel culture|cancel culture]]. [[Social:WikiLeaks|WikiLeaks]] gained international attention for publishing classified information on topics related to Guantánamo Bay, [[Syria Files|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|information privacy]]. [[Company:Baidu|Baidu]] (4th), [[Company:Twitter|Twitter]] (6th) and [[Software:Instagram|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. [[Company:Yahoo!|Yahoo]] significantly declined in popularity, descending from being the 1st to the 9th most popular site, with monthly visits declining by two-thirds. [[Company:Google|Google]], [[Company:Facebook|Facebook]], [[Company:YouTube|YouTube]] and [[Yandex Search|Yandex]] maintained relatively consistent popularity and remained within the top 10 throughout the decade.

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Global warming became increasingly noticeable through [[Physics:Global temperature record|new record temperatures in different occurrences]] and [[Biology:Effects of global warming|extreme weather events on all continents]]. The [[Earth:Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere|CO<sub>2</sub> 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 [[Earth:School strike for the climate|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 [[Physics:Tropical cyclone|hurricane]]s Bopha (Pablo), Haiyan (Yolanda), and Maria, as well as the 2019 European heat waves.

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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).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/WLD/world/population-growth-rate | title=World Population Growth Rate 1950-2022 }}</ref>

==Nicknames==
The decade has been variously termed "the '10s" ("The Tens"), occasionally "The Teens",{{cn|date=December 2023}} and (especially in the UK) "the Tenties".<ref>{{cite web | last=Wills | first=Dixe | title=The decade camping became cool | website= {{wipe|The Guardian}} | date=19 December 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/dec/19/camping-tents-campsites-wild-luxury | access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=2010s: Into the Tenties | website=YouTube | url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWzrw1UaIhHLjeLExS6Kw-9rNztXzDXwp | access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=that’s what most want to call the coming decade | website=The Times of India | date=1 January 2010 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/tenties-thats-what-most-want-to-call-the-coming-decade/articleshow/5401080.cms | access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>

==Politics and wars==
{{Main|History:2010s in political history}}
[[File:Flag-map of the world (2015).png|thumb|750px|center|Flag map of the world from 2015]]

===Major conflicts===
The prominent wars of the decade include:

====International wars====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:130px;"| Name
! style="width:110px;"| Start date
! style="width:110px;"| End date
! Description
|-
| [[Religion:Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
* 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict
| 14 May 1948

* 8 July 2014
! style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C;" | ''Ongoing''
* 26 August 2014
| Conflict between Jewish and Arab communities in [[Place:Israel|Israel]] and the West Bank have been ongoing since 1948.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/default.stm|title=A History of Conflict |work=BBC News |access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> After Israel occupied the West Bank, it began making settlements there, which has been an obstacle to the peace process.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8364815.stm|title=Israeli settlement plan denounced|date=18 November 2009|work=BBC News|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> Tensions also remained high as Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, has been launching rockets and cross-border raids into Israeli territory, which Israel has responded with force.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/idfs-operation-protective-edge-begins-against-gaza/2014/07/08/|title=IDF's Operation "Protective Edge" Begins Against Gaza|last=Bear|first=Shalom|date=8 July 2014|website=The Jewish Press|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
*2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
*2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
|February 1988

* 1 April 2016
* 20 May 2018
!''Ongoing''
* 5 April 2016
* 27 May 2018
|The region of Karabakh has been disputed over the [[Place:Republic of Artsakh|Republic of Artsakh]], which is supported by the Armenian government. A ceasefire was held in 1994. From April 1–5, 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 May 20–27, 2018, clashes in former [[Social:No man's land|no man's land]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kucera|first=Joshua|date=30 May 2018|title=Azerbaijani military advances on tense Nakhchivan-Armenia border {{!}} Eurasianet|url=https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijani-military-advances-on-tense-nakhchivan-armenia-border|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Eurasianet|language=en}}</ref> in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, an [[Earth:Enclave and exclave|exclave]] of Azerbaijan, led to Azerbaijan reoccupying Günnüt and several other strategic villages and positions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 June 2018|title=Azerbaijan makes territorial gains in Nakhchivan as fighting with Armenia flares|url=https://www.intellinews.com/azerbaijan-makes-territorial-gains-in-nakhchivan-as-fighting-with-armenia-flares-143803/|access-date=24 December 2020|website=bne IntelliNews}}</ref><ref name="goble">{{cite web|title=Azerbaijan makes territorial gains in Nakhchivan as fighting with Armenia flares|url=http://www.intellinews.com/azerbaijan-makes-territorial-gains-in-nakhchivan-as-fighting-with-armenia-flares-143803/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621042857/http://www.intellinews.com/azerbaijan-makes-territorial-gains-in-nakhchivan-as-fighting-with-armenia-flares-143803/|archive-date=21 June 2018|access-date=20 June 2018|website=www.intellinews.com|date = 20 June 2018|publisher=intellinews.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| War on terror
* War in Afghanistan
* Iraq conflict
*[[Social:Drone strikes in Pakistan|Drone strikes in Pakistan]]
*American intervention in Somalia
*American intervention in Libya
| 11 September 2001

* 7 October 2001
* 20 March 2003
* 18 June 2004
* 7 January 2007
* 13 November 2015
!''Ongoing''
* 15 August 2021
* ''Ongoing''
* 4 July 2018
* ''Ongoing''
* 30 October 2019
|-
| 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 [[Biography:Muammar Gaddafi|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
! style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C;" | ''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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tass.ru/en/russia/724785|title=Putin signs laws on reunification of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia|publisher=ITAR TASS|date=21 March 2014|access-date=21 March 2014|archive-date=20 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320064852/http://tass.ru/en/russia/724785|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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, it concluded with the Russian invasion of Ukraine
|-
| War against the Islamic State
| 13 June 2014
! rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C;" | ''Ongoing''
| In late 2013, a terrorist organisation called the [[Religion:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] began making rapid advances and territorial gains in Iraq and Syria. It captured Mosul in June<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/10/iraq-sunni-insurgents-islamic-militants-seize-control-mosul|title=Isis insurgents seize control of Iraqi city of Mosul|last=Chulov|first=Martin|date=10 June 2014|website=The Guardian|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> and made [[Place:Raqqa|Raqqa]] its capital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/06/isis_announces_formation_of_ca.php|title=ISIS announces formation of Caliphate, rebrands as 'Islamic State' |work=The Long War Journal |date=29 June 2014 |access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/3273185/isis-us-nato/|title=U.S. Forms Anti-ISIS Coalition at NATO Summit|last=Nicks|first=Denver|magazine=Time |access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/14/middleeast/islamic-coalition-isis-saudi-arabia/index.html|title=34 Islamic nations form coalition to fight terrorism|first1=Ed|last1=Payne|first2=Salma|last2=Abdelaziz|publisher=CNN|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> By December 2017, ISIL had lost all of its territory in Iraq and 95% of its territory in Syria,<ref>{{Cite web|last=McKay|first=Hollie|date=5 December 2017|title=Trump, Mattis turn military loose on ISIS, leaving terror caliphate in tatters|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-mattis-turn-military-loose-on-isis-leaving-terror-caliphate-in-tatters|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref> and was militarily and territorially defeated on 23 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Najjar|first=Farah|date=23 March 2019|title=ISIL 'caliphate' totally eliminated: SDF|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/23/isil-defeated-in-final-syria-victory-sdf|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Al Jazeera|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
| 26 March 2015
| During the [[Social:Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemeni Civil War]], Saudi Arabia, [[Place:United Arab Emirates|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 2019
!''Ongoing''
* 29 March 2017
* ''Ongoing''
* 9 August 2019
* 25 November 2019
| During the Syrian Civil War, [[Place:Turkey|Turkey]] invaded parts of northern [[Place:Syria|Syria]] in order to combat the [[Religion:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|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 displaced<ref name="auto15">{{Cite web|date=16 October 2019|title=Turkish military operation east Euphrates kills more than 70 civilians so far and forces nearly 300 thousand people to displace from their areas|url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=144078|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights}}</ref> and dozens more killed,<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 October 2019|title=Teröristlerin saldırılarında 20 sivil şehit oldu, 170 kişi yaralandı|url=https://www.bursadabugun.com/haber/teroristlerin-saldirilarinda-20-sivil-sehit-oldu-170-kisi-yaralandi-1191643.html|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Bursada Begün|language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=13 October 2019|title=Kurdish politician among nine civilians executed by Turkish-backed fighters in Syria|url=https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/kurdish-politician-executed-by-turkish-backed-fighters-in-syria-1.7970427|access-date=24 December 2020|website=[[Social:Haaretz|Haaretz]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 October 2019|title=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|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/143248/|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|language=en-US}}</ref> prompting a controversial reaction worldwide in response to reported human rights violations<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 October 2019|title=Damning evidence of war crimes by Turkish forces and allies in Syria|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/10/syria-damning-evidence-of-war-crimes-and-other-violations-by-turkish-forces-and-their-allies/|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Amnesty International|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 October 2019|title=India slams Turkey for its 'unilateral military offensive' in northeast Syria|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-slams-turkey-for-its-unilateral-military-offensive-in-northeast-syria/articleshow/71520852.cms|access-date=24 December 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=15 October 2019|title=Turkey-Syria offensive: US sanctions Turkish ministries|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50050264|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref> and resettlement of Kurds which has been viewed as possible [[Social:Ethnic cleansing|ethnic cleansing]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cockburn|first=Patrick|date=15 November 2019|title=Erdogan's ethnic cleansing of the Kurds is still happening now – and we have Trump to thank|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/erdogan-turkey-kurds-border-syria-war-trump-ethnic-cleansing-a9204581.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/erdogan-turkey-kurds-border-syria-war-trump-ethnic-cleansing-a9204581.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=24 December 2020|website=The Independent|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Candar|first=Cengiz|date=30 September 2019|title=Erdogan's Syria plan: Resettling the Syrian refugees or ousting Kurds from their land?|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/09/turkey-syria-united-states-erdogan-plans-for-east-euphrates.html|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Al-Monitor|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Evans|first=Dominic|date=8 October 2019|title=Turkey's plan to settle refugees in northeast Syria alarms allies|language=en|work={{wipe|Reuters}}|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-refugees-graphi-idUSKBN1WN28J|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 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,<ref>{{citation|first1=Michael|last1=Safi|title=Dozens of Indian paramilitaries killed in Kashmir car bombing|date=15 February 2019|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/14/indian-paramilitaries-killed-in-suicide-car-bombing-in-kashmir|work=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404033022/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/14/indian-paramilitaries-killed-in-suicide-car-bombing-in-kashmir|access-date=4 April 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|first2=Azhar|last2=Farooq|url-status=live}} Quote: "'We will give a befitting reply, our neighbour will not be allowed to de-stabilise us,' Modi said ..."</ref> the {{wipe|Indian Air Force}} launches airstrikes on purported terrorist camps in Muzaffarabad and Chakothi areas of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and Balakot in mainland {{wipe|Pakistan}}, leading to said standoff.<ref>{{citation|first1=Joanna|last1=Slater|title=Pakistan captures Indian pilot after shooting down aircraft, escalating hostilities|date=27 February 2019|url=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|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=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|access-date=30 March 2019|archive-date=15 March 2019|first2=Pamela|last2=Constable|url-status=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."</ref> Also involved was Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistani militant group that took responsibility for the bombing and the purported target of Indian attacks.
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[[File:Ruins of Donetsk International airport (16).jpg|thumb|250px|left|The war-torn ruins of Donetsk International Airport in late December 2014]]
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[[File:Territorial control of the ISIS - 12-31-2014.svg|left|250px|thumb|In red: the area controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) ''proto-state'' in December 2014]] 
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[[File:Mosul in ruins after war.jpg|250px|thumb|Devastation in Mosul's old city after recapture from ISIL in 2017]]
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====Civil wars====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:130px;"| Name
! style="width:110px;"| Start date
! style="width:110px;"| End date
! Description
|-
| Colombian Armed Conflict
| 27 May 1964
! rowspan="7" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C;" | ''Ongoing''
| [[Social:Low-intensity conflict|Low-intensity]] and [[Physics:Asymmetric warfare|asymmetrical]] between the Colombian government, left-wing guerrillas, and various paramilitary factions had been ongoing since 1964. However, at the start of the decade, only two major groups remained, FARC and ELN.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://colombiareports.com/neo-paramilitaries-have-no-political-agenda-govt/|title=Neo-paramilitaries do not deserve political status: Govt|last=Heyden|first=Tom|date=23 March 2011|website=Colombia Reports|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> Since 2012, both groups have been in peace talks with the government, with FARC and the government signing a historic ceasefire signed 23 June 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/23/colombia-farc-rebel-ceasefire-agreement-havana|title=Colombia and Farc rebels sign historic ceasefire deal to end 50-year conflict|last1=Brodzinsky|first1=Sibylla|last2=Watts|first2=Jonathan|date=23 June 2016|website=The Guardian|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> Though the peace deal was initially rejected by voters in October,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Idler|first=Annette|date=3 October 2016|title=Colombia just voted no on its plebiscite for peace. Here's why and what it means.|newspaper={{wipe|The Washington Post}}|url=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/|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref> a revised deal was successfully and unanimously passed by the Congress on 30 November 2016, bringing an end to much of the fighting that had been going on for almost 50 years.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 November 2016|title=Colombia signs new peace deal with Farc|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38096179|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Miroff|first1=Nick|last2=Partlow|first2=Joshua|date=30 November 2016|title=Colombia's congress approves historic peace deal with FARC rebels|newspaper={{wipe|The Washington Post}}|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/colombian-congress-approves-historic-peace-deal/2016/11/30/9b2fda92-b5a7-11e6-939c-91749443c5e5_story.html|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
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| [[Social:Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
| 16 March 2004 
| Since 2004, {{wipe|Pakistan}} has been fighting an insurgency by various armed militant groups aligned with the [[Religion:Taliban|Taliban]] or [[Religion:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along its border with Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://dawn.com/news/392654/musharraf-warns-against-failure-of-wana-operation|title=Musharraf warns against failure of Wana operation |newspaper=Dawn |date=3 December 2013|access-date=26 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203181950/http://dawn.com/news/392654/musharraf-warns-against-failure-of-wana-operation|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> The violence has killed at least 61,549 people since<ref name="CoW">{{cite web|last1=Crawford|first1=Neta C.|title=Update on the Human Costs of War for Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001 to mid-2016|url=http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2016/War%20in%20Afghanistan%20and%20Pakistan%20UPDATE_FINAL_corrected%20date.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=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|archive-date=8 September 2017|access-date=20 September 2017|website=[[Organization:Brown University|Brown University]]|publisher=[[Organization:Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs|Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs]]|quote=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.}}</ref> and over 6 million displaced,<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 May 2019|title=As Death Toll Rises, Pashtun Lawmaker Calls For Waziristan Protest|url=https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakistan-as-death-toll-rises-pashtun-lawmaker-calls-for-waziristan-protest/29965861.html|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|language=en}}</ref> gutting the nation's economy and resources.<ref name="Express Tribune, Pakistan 2010">{{cite news|last=Wahab|first=Ali|date=11 July 2010|title=The real cost of Pakistan's war on terror|newspaper=The Express Tribune|location=Pakistan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/27191/the-real-cost-of-pakistans-war-on-terror/|url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514022559/http://tribune.com.pk/story/27191/the-real-cost-of-pakistans-war-on-terror/|archive-date=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="Dawn News, Economic Survey">{{cite news|last=From the Newspapers|date=20 June 2011|title=War on terror cost Pakistan $67.9 billion|newspaper=Dawn News, Economic Survey|url=http://dawn.com/2011/06/20/war-on-terror-cost-pakistan-679-billion/|url-status=dead|access-date=16 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524132025/http://dawn.com/2011/06/20/war-on-terror-cost-pakistan-679-billion/|archive-date=24 May 2013}}</ref> By 2014, however, casualties from terrorist and militant attacks had dropped by around 40%,<ref>{{cite web|title=A Small Measure of Progress|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/12/22/a-small-measure-of-progress/|access-date=26 June 2016|website=Foreign Policy|date=22 December 2014 }}</ref> in spite of rampant massacres such as the 2014 Peshawar school massacre, which led to 156 deaths.<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news|last1=Boone|first1=John|last2=MacAskill|first2=Ewen|date=16 December 2014|title=More than 100 children killed in Taliban attack on Pakistan school|work={{wipe|The Guardian}}|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/16/taliban-attack-army-public-school-pakistan-peshawar|access-date=14 November 2015}}</ref>
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|Insurgency in Paraguay
|27 August 2005
|Since 2005, Paraguay has been fighting a low-level insurgency by various [[Social:Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aguilera|first=Freddy|date=19 March 2008|title="Ejército Paraguayo del Pueblo ya incursiona militarmente"|url=https://www.ultimahora.com/ejercito-paraguayo-del-pueblo-ya-incursiona-militarmente-n102273.html|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Última Hora|language=es-ES|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125225305/https://www.ultimahora.com/ejercito-paraguayo-del-pueblo-ya-incursiona-militarmente-n102273.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> armed militant groups in the country, including the Paraguayan People's Army, the Armed Peasant Association, and the Army of Marshal López. Between 2005 and 2014, at least 50 have died alongside 28 kidnappings and 85 "violent acts,"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Yagoub|first=Mimi|date=10 July 2014|title=Attacks Sign of Growing EPP Strength in Paraguay Despite Security Crackdown|url=https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/attacks-sign-of-growing-epp-strength-in-paraguay-despite-security-crackdown/|access-date=24 December 2020|website=InSight Crime|language=en-US}}</ref> concentrated in the highly populated northeastern departments of Amambay, Caaguazú, Canindeyú, Concepción, and San Pedro. Exact numbers vary, but the conflict is estimated to have caused a cumulative 111 deaths by 2020, most of which have been insurgents, local ranchers, and police officers.<ref name=":1" />
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| Mexican drug war
| 11 December 2006
| Following a rise in criminal violence as a result of increasingly influential drug trafficking in the country, Mexican President Felipe Calderón declared a war on drugs on 11 December 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/mexicos-drug-war-is-taking-worse-turn-2015-5|title=Mexico's drug war is getting even worse|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> Since the start of the war, the death toll from drug violence has sharply increased,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ncronline.org/news/global/counting-mexicos-drug-victims-murky-business |title=Counting Mexico's drug victims is a murky business |newspaper=National Catholic Reporter |date=March 2014 |access-date=26 June 2016 |archive-date=28 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528192211/http://ncronline.org/news/global/counting-mexicos-drug-victims-murky-business |url-status=dead }}</ref> with a death toll of nearly 300,000<ref>{{Cite news|last=Villegas|first=Paulina|date=6 January 2020|title=A New Toll in Mexico's Drug War: More Than 61,000 Vanished|language=en-US|work={{wipe|The New York Times}}|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/americas/mexico-drug-war-death-toll.html|access-date=24 December 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> over 60,000 missing, and 39,000 unidentified bodies in morgues.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Agren|first=David|date=22 September 2020|title=Mexico's drug war leaves 39,000 unidentified bodies in its morgues|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/mexicos-drug-war-leaves-39000-unidentified-bodies-in-its-morgues|access-date=24 December 2020|website={{wipe|The Guardian}}|language=en}}</ref> Arrests of key cartel leaders led to increasing violence as cartels, who dominate the billion-dollar illegal drug industry,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Cook|first=Colleen W.|date=16 October 2007|title=Mexico's Drug Cartels|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34215.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34215.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|access-date=24 December 2020|website=[[Social:Congressional Research Service|Congressional Research Service]]|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fantz|first=Ashley|date=20 January 2012|title=The Mexico drug war: Bodies for billions|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/15/world/mexico-drug-war-essay/index.html|access-date=24 December 2020|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> fought for control of trafficking routes into the United States.<ref>{{cite news |first=Traci|last=Carl|title=Progress in Mexico drug war is drenched in blood|date=10 March 2009|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilIZ5du3hOOeN7yatYIRIhFY-MJAD96RBGO00|access-date=1 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315080309/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilIZ5du3hOOeN7yatYIRIhFY-MJAD96RBGO00|archive-date=15 March 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=High U.S. cocaine cost shows drug war working: Mexico|date=14 September 2007|publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1422771920070914|access-date=1 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=CRS Report for Congress: Mexico and the 112th Congress|chapter=Mexico – U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress |editor-first=Mark P. |editor-last=Sullivan|publisher=Congressional Research Service|pages=2, 13, 14|date=18 December 2008|chapter-url=http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32724.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32724.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> The conflict has also emphasised corruption and [[Philosophy:Human rights|human rights abuses]], with [[Social:Bribery|bribery]], [[Finance:Illegal drug trade|drug smuggling]], [[Social:Kidnapping|kidnapping]], and protection of drug cartels being widely reported among government officials.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Marosi|first=Richard|date=23 April 2008|title=Mexican general makes explosive accusations|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/04/mexican-general.html|access-date=24 December 2020|website={{wipe|Los Angeles Times}}|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| Somali Civil War
| 31 January 2009
| In 2009, [[Religion:Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab]], an Islamist militant group, began waging an insurgency against the newly formed Transitional Federal Government. In 2011, the federal government captured [[Place:Mogadishu|Mogadishu]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL6E7J601H20110806|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019172132/http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL6E7J601H20110806|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2011|title=UPDATE 3-Somali government declares Islamist rebellion defeated|date=6 August 2011|publisher=Reuters|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> and subsequently retook several towns across the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20658236|title=Somalia: 'Al-Shabab' militants forced out of Jowhar|language=en-GB |work=BBC News |date=9 December 2012 |access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> Since then, the government has attempted to clean out the remaining Al-Shabaab strongholds with help from AMISOM soldiers<ref>{{cite web|title=SOMALIA: President says Godane is dead, now is the chance for the members of al-Shabaab to embrace peace {{!}} RBC Radio|url=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/|url-status=dead|archive-url=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/|archive-date=6 September 2014|access-date=26 June 2016|website=www.raxanreeb.com}}</ref> and military intervention on the part of the {{wipe|United States}}. Al-Shabaab made a resurgence in 2016, when AMISOM and Kenyan forces were subject to multiple attacks and raids,<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 April 2016|title=Propaganda is effective weapon as al-Shabab makes resurgence|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/propaganda-is-effective-weapon-as-al-shabab-makes-resurgence|access-date=24 December 2020|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-us}}</ref> to which American and Somali forces responded with increasingly intense airstrikes,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Germanos|first=Andrea|date=14 April 2017|title=Trump Further Entrenches US Military Involvement in Somalia|url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/14/trump-further-entrenches-us-military-involvement-somalia|access-date=25 December 2020|website=Common Dreams|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Harsch|first1=Michael F.|last2=Meduna|first2=Maximilian M.|last3=Krug|first3=Teresa|date=18 July 2017|title=As the U.S. gets more involved in Somalia, beware these three fallacies|language=en-US|newspaper={{wipe|The Washington Post}}|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/07/18/as-the-u-s-gets-more-involved-in-somalia-beware-these-three-fallacies/|access-date=24 December 2020|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> weakening Al Shabaab's territorial prominence in the years following. The conflict has cost anywhere from 300,000 to 500,000 lives and has devastated Somalia's infrastructure and humanitarian resources.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Matthew|date=February 2012|title=Twentieth Century Atlas – Death Tolls and Casualty Statistics for Wars, Dictatorships and Genocides|url=http://necrometrics.com/20c300k.htm#Somalia|access-date=24 December 2020|website=Necrometrics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=23 March 2016|title=The resurgence of al-Shabaab in Somalia and implications for the humanitarian sector – Somalia|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/resurgence-al-shabaab-somalia-and-implications-humanitarian-sector|access-date=24 December 2020|website=ReliefWeb|language=en}}</ref>
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| Boko Haram insurgency
| 26 July 2009
| Sparked by long-standing conflict between Nigeria's [[Religion:Christianity|Christian]] and [[Religion:Muslims|Muslim]] communities, [[Religion:Boko Haram|Boko Haram]] insurgency began when the jihadist rebel group started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria.<ref name="Nossiter">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/world/africa/28nigeria.html |title=Scores Die as Fighters Battle Nigerian Police |first=Adama |last=Nossiter |work={{wipe|The New York Times}} |date=27 July 2009 |access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> In 2015, the group pledged alliance to ISIL,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31784538|title=Nigeria's Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref> becoming the world's deadliest terrorist group by 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pisa|first1=Katie|last2=Hume|first2=Tim|title=Boko Haram overtakes ISIS as world's deadliest terror group, report says|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/17/world/global-terror-report/|access-date=23 March 2016|publisher=CNN|date=19 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Global Terrorism Index 2015|url=http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Global-Terrorism-Index-2015.pdf|publisher=Institute for Economics and Peace|page=41|date=November 2015|access-date=23 March 2016|archive-date=7 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207153725/http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Global-Terrorism-Index-2015.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The conflict has killed over 37,500 people and displaced another 2.5 million, driving 244,000 Nigerian refugees into neighbouring states.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boko Haram's Deadly Impact|url=https://www.cfr.org/article/boko-harams-deadly-impact|access-date=25 December 2020|website=[[Organization:Council on Foreign Relations|Council on Foreign Relations]]|language=en}}</ref> Insurgents were severely weakened in 2015 when Nigerian forces drove them into Sambisa Forest,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sambisa Forest: An Ideal Hiding Place for Boko Haram {{!}} Voice of America – English|url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/sambisa-forest-ideal-hiding-place-boko-haram|access-date=25 December 2020|website=www.voanews.com|language=en}}</ref> causing bitter infighting.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Withnall|first=Adam|date=8 September 2016|title=Boko Haram descends into in-fighting as reports emerge of deadly clashes between rival Islamist factions|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/boko-haram-descends-fighting-reports-emerge-deadly-clashes-between-rival-islamist-factions-a7231726.html |archive-url=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 |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription|access-date=25 December 2020|website=The Independent|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> However, they made a resurgence in 2018 and 2019, with human rights violations; massacres; and mass child kidnappings, exploitation, and torture continuously posing a threat to civilians.<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 October 2013|title=Nigeria: Deaths of hundreds of Boko Haram suspects in custody requires investigation|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2013/10/nigeria-deaths-hundreds-boko-haram-suspects-custody-requires-investigation/|access-date=25 December 2020|website=Amnesty International|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=5 February 2016|title=Another brutal attack by Boko Haram highlights the weakness of Nigeria's military|newspaper=[[Finance:The Economist|The Economist]]|url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2016/02/05/another-brutal-attack-by-boko-haram-highlights-the-weakness-of-nigerias-military|access-date=25 December 2020|issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=29 November 2013|title=Nigeria's Boko Haram 'uses child soldiers'|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/11/29/nigerias-boko-haram-uses-child-soldiers|access-date=25 December 2020|website=Al Jazeera|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=16 December 2020|agency=Associated Press|title=Boko Haram kidnaps 330 boys: 'No child should have to choose between their education and their life'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/12/16/boko-haram-kidnaps-330-boys-nigeria-outcry-uses-bringbackourboys/3919404001/|access-date=25 December 2020|website=[[Software:USA Today|USA Today]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|Mali War
|16 January 2012
|In January 2012, a rebellion by Tuaregs in Northern Mali began. After Malian president Amadou Toumani Touré was ousted in a coup d'état, Tuaregs captured Northern Mali,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grilySJ5EdrgURoNp1mt3AIJhTgg?do|title=Mali junta denounces 'rights violations' by rebels|last=Daniel|first=Serge|date=4 April 2012|agency=AFP|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201201147/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grilySJ5EdrgURoNp1mt3AIJhTgg?docId=CNG.915a5505555757d7df5029b5b99451cc.261|archive-date=1 February 2013|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> and declared it to be the independent state of Azawad.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/04/20124644412359539.html|title=Tuaregs claim 'independence' from Mali|publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> However, shortly afterward, various Islamists groups took over Northern Mali from the Tuaregs and imposed sharia law on the region.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9365390/Trouble-in-Timbuktu-as-Islamists-extend-control.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9365390/Trouble-in-Timbuktu-as-Islamists-extend-control.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Trouble in Timbuktu as Islamists extend control |first=Zoe |last=Flood |access-date=26 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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| South Sudanese Civil War
| 15 December 2013
| 22 February 2020
|A multi-sided civil war between government forces and opposition forces including SPLM-IO and other groups. Ugandan troops were deployed to fight alongside the South Sudanese government.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2014 |title=Yoweri Museveni: Uganda troops fighting South Sudan rebels |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25759650}}</ref> The United Nations deployed peacekeepers as part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.<ref name="South Sudan country profile">{{cite news |date=6 August 2018 |title=South Sudan country profile |work=BBC News |url=http://bbc.com/news/world-africa-14069082}}</ref>
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| War in Iraq
| 1 January 2014
| 9 December 2017
| The civil war began with the conquest of [[Place:Fallujah|Fallujah]], [[Place:Mosul|Mosul]], [[Place:Tikrit|Tikrit]] and major areas of northern Iraq by the [[Religion:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]]. Various nations provided aid in the form of airstrikes, troops and intelligence.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/08/08/who_else_besides_americans_are_flying_fighter_jets_in_iraq.html|title=Who Else, Besides Americans, Are Flying Fighter Jets in Iraq?|work=Slate |access-date=14 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=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|archive-date=12 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/iran-soldiers-iraq-islamic-state-2014823161322258630.html|title=Iran 'sent soldiers to fight in Iraq'|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=23 August 2014|access-date=11 September 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920121525/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/iran-soldiers-iraq-islamic-state-2014823161322258630.html|archive-date=20 September 2014}}</ref> On 9 December 2017, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced victory over ISIL,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraq-announces-end-war-liberation-borders-syria-abadi/|title=Iraq announces end of war against IS, liberation of borders with Syria: Abadi|publisher=Iraqi News|date=9 December 2017 |last=Mostafa |first=Nehal |access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref> though others warned to expect ISIL to continue the fight by other means.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-parade/iraq-holds-victory-parade-after-defeating-islamic-state-idUSKBN1E407Z|title=Iraq holds victory parade after defeating Islamic State|publisher={{wipe|Reuters}}|date=10 December 2017 |last=Aboulenein |first=Ahmed |access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref>
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| 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 rival factions seeking control of the territory and oil of [[Place:Libya|Libya]]. The conflict at the beginning 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", based in the capital [[Place:Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], established after Operation Odyssey Dawn and the failed military coup. A permanent ceasefire agreement in all areas of Libya became effective from 24 October 2020, ending the war.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/libyan-civil-war-two-warring-factions-sign-permanent-ceasefire-1983297|title=Libyan Civil War: Two warring factions sign 'permanent' ceasefire|date=24 October 2020|website=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-10-23/un-says-libya-rivals-sign-cease-fire-deal|title=Libyan factions sign countrywide U.N.-brokered cease-fire|date=23 October 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
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| Yemeni Civil War
| 16 September 2014
! style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C;" rowspan="2"| ''Ongoing''
| Preceded by a decade-long Houthi insurgency,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2015/02/22/yemens-ousted-president-hadi-calls-for-houthis-to-quit-capital/|title=Yemen's ousted president Hadi calls for Houthis to quit capital |work=The Star Online|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> the Yemeni Civil War began between two factions: the then-incumbent Yemeni government, led by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and the Houthi militia, along with their supporters and allies. Both claim to constitute the Yemeni government.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/143295/asher-orkaby/houthi-who|agency=Foreign Affairs|title=Houthi Who?|first=Asher|last=Orkaby|date=25 March 2015|access-date=25 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327115828/http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/143295/asher-orkaby/houthi-who|archive-date=27 March 2015}}</ref>
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| Philippine drug war
| 30 June 2016
| Following a rise in criminal violence as a result of drug trafficking in the country, since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was inaugurated on 30 June 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-03/duterte-to-push-ahead-with-name-shame-in-drug-war-as-deaths-rise|title=Duterte to Push Ahead With Name-Shame in Drug War as Deaths Rise|first=Clarissa Batino Cecilia|last=Yap|newspaper=Bloomberg.com |date=3 August 2016|via=Bloomberg}}</ref> As of 2020, it has caused about 6000 deaths.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/drug-war-killings-increased-during-covid-19-pandemic-says-hrw/ar-BB18SuIs?li=BBr8Mkn|title=Drug war killings increased during COVID-19 pandemic, says HRW|website=www.msn.com}}</ref>
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|Siege of Marawi
|23 May 2017
|23 October 2017
|The battle of Marawi was a five-month-long [[Social:War|armed conflict]] in Marawi, {{wipe|Philippines}}, that started on May 23, 2017, between Philippine government security forces against militants affiliated with the [[Religion:Islamic State|Islamic State]] (IS), including the Maute and Abu Sayyaf [[Religion:Salafi jihadism|Salafi jihadist]] groups. The battle also became the longest urban battle in the modern history of the Philippines.
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|Anglophone Crisis
|9 September 2017
! rowspan="4" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C;" | ''Ongoing''
|Following the suppression of 2016–17 protests by Cameroonian authorities, Ambazonian [[Social:Separatism|separatists]] in the Anglophone regions (formerly collectively known as the Southern Cameroons) launched a [[Social:Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] campaign against the Cameroon Armed Forces, and later unilaterally proclaimed independence. In November 2017, the government of Cameroon declared war on the separatists and sent its army into the Anglophone regions.
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|Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
|5 October 2017
|The insurgency in Cabo Delgado is an ongoing [[Religion:Islamism|Islamist]] insurgency in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, mainly fought between militant [[Religion:Islamism|Islamists]] and [[Religion:Jihadism|jihadists]] attempting to establish an [[Religion:Islamic state|Islamic state]] in the region, and Mozambican security forces. Civilians have been the main targets of [[Religion:Islamic terrorism|terrorist attacks]] by Islamist militants. The main insurgent faction is Ansar al-Sunna, a native extremist faction with tenuous international connections to ISIS.
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|Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
|9 December 2017
|The insurgency in Iraq is an ongoing [[Social:Low-intensity conflict|low-intensity]] insurgency that began in 2017 after [[Religion:Islamic State|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 {{wipe|United States}}, {{wipe|United Kingdom}} and other countries conducting airstrikes against ISIS) and allied paramilitary forces (largely backed by [[Religion:Iran|Iran]]).
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|Catatumbo campaign
|January 2018
|The Catatumbo campaign has been an ongoing period of strategic violence between militia faction groups in the {{Ill|Catatumbo region|es|Región del Catatumbo}} 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. 
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|[[File:Two French Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft, below, prepare to break formation after refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over Mali 130423-F-DT859-086.jpg|thumb|French Rafale fighter jets operating over Mali in 2013 during the Northern Mali Conflict]]
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|[[File:Peshmerga on a T-55-Tank outside Kirkuk in Iraq..jpg|thumb|Peshmerga T-55 tank outside Kirkuk on 19 June 2014. Iraqi Kurdistan played a significant role in combatting ISIL during the Iraqi Civil War]]
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===Revolutions and major protests===
Successful [[Social:Revolution|revolution]]s and otherwise major protests of the decade include, but are not limited to:
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! Event
! Date
! Country
! Events
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2010 Kyrgyz Revolution
| 6 April – 14 December 2010 
| {{flag|Kyrgyzstan|1992}}
| Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled [[Place:Bishkek|Bishkek]] amid fierce anti-government riots as the opposition seized control.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8608708.stm|title=Kyrgyz opposition seizes control|date=8 April 2010|work=BBC News |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Social:Occupy Wall Street|Occupy Wall Street]] and the [[Social:Occupy movement|Occupy movement]]
| 17 September 2011 – {{circa|2013}}
| {{flag|United States}}
| Hundreds of protesters marched into the financial district of Wall Street in {{wipe|New York City}}, beginning the [[Social:Occupy Wall Street|Occupy Wall Street]] [[Social:Occupy movement|movement]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/09/17/technology/occupy_wall_street/index.htm|title=Hundreds of protesters descend to 'Occupy Wall Street'|publisher=money.cnn.com|date=17 September 2011|access-date=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[Religion:Rojava conflict|Rojava revolution]]
|19 July 2012 – present
|{{flag|Rojava}}
| A sub-conflict of the Syrian Civil War.
|
|-
| [[Social:Gezi Park protests|Gezi Park protests]]
| 28 May 2013 – 30 August 2013
| {{flag|Turkey}}
| A wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in [[Place:Turkey|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
| {{flag|Ukraine}}
| Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country following violent protests in the capital, [[Place:Kyiv|Kyiv]]. The opposition-controlled Verkhovna Rada voted to remove Yanukovych as president.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/world/europe/ukraine.html|title=Archrival Is Freed as Ukraine Leader Flees|last1=Higgins|first1=Andrew|date=22 February 2014|last2=Kramer|first2=Andrew E.|work={{wipe|The New York Times}}|issn=0362-4331|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Abkhazian Revolution
|27 May – 1 June 2014
|{{flag|Abkhazia}}
|In a quick turn of events, the president of the breakway republic, Alexander Ankvab, was ousted from power after the government building was stormed.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Eurasianet |title=Abkhazia: the post-Soviet revolution the world blinked and missed |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/09/abkhazia-russia-post-soviet-revolution |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
|-
|2014 Burkina Faso uprising
|28 October – 3 November 2014
|{{flag|Burkina Faso}}
|A series of demonstrations and [[Social:Riot|riot]]s 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 October 30, Compaoré dissolved the government and fled to Côte d'Ivoire and was succeeded by Yacouba Isaac Zida.
|-
| 2015–2016 protests in Brazil
|15 March 2015 – 31 July 2016 
|{{flag|Brazil}}
| 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".
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/mais-de-1-milhao-de-pessoas-protestam-contra-dilma-pelo-pais/|title=Mais de 1 milhão de pessoas protestam contra Dilma pelo país {{!}} EXAME|website=exame.abril.com.br|language=pt-BR|access-date=25 June 2018|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626030231/https://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/mais-de-1-milhao-de-pessoas-protestam-contra-dilma-pelo-pais/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Burundian unrest
|26 April 2015 – 17 May 2018
|{{flag|Burundi}}
| Burundi faces unrest as President Pierre Nkurunziza seeks a third term in office, resulting in hundreds killed and thousands more fleeing the country.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/may/19/burundi-refugees-rwanda-no-turning-back-fears-grow-reprisals|title=Burundi refugees say there is no turning back as fears grow of reprisals at home|last1=Sullivan|first1=Katherine|last2=Bugesera|first2=in|date=19 May 2015|website=The Guardian|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2018–2019 Gaza border protests
|30 March 2018 – 27 December 2019
|{{flag|Israel}}{{flag|Palestine}}
|Protests against the Blockade of the Gaza Strip, with 183 protesters killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/CoIOPT/A_HRC_40_74.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/CoIOPT/A_HRC_40_74.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory}}</ref>
|
|-
|2018 Armenian Revolution
|31 March – 8 May 2018
|{{flag|Armenia}}
| 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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://armenianweekly.com/2018/04/23/breaking-serge-sarkisian-resigns-as-prime-minister/|title=Breaking: Serge Sarkisian Resigns as Prime Minister|last=Hairenik|date=23 April 2018|work=The Armenian Weekly |language=en-US |access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/08/hes-not-a-populist-hes-popular-nikol-pashinyan-becomes-armenian-pm|title='He's not a populist, he's popular': Nikol Pashinyan becomes Armenian PM|last=Roth|first=Andrew|date=8 May 2018|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests
|29 July – 1 September 2018
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|Nation-wide protests mainly by students after reckless driving caused deaths of two high school students.
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1352131/world|title=Bangladesh approves new road safety law to placate protesters|date=6 August 2018|website=Arab News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://southasiajournal.net/bangladesh-students-started-an-enduring-movement-even-as-street-protests-end/|title=Bangladesh: Students Started an Enduring Movement Even as Street Protests End|date=10 August 2018 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Social:Yellow vests protests|Yellow vests protests]]
| 17 November 2018 – present
|{{flag|France}}
|{{wipe|France}} experiences its worst civil unrest since the protests of 1968 due to the yellow vests movement. Protests in [[Place:Paris|Paris]] morph into riots, with hundreds of people injured and thousands arrested. Over 100 cars are burned and numerous tourist sites are closed.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Yellow vest protests 'economic catastrophe' for France|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46499996|date=9 December 2018|work=BBC News |access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
|Sudanese revolution
|19 December 2018 – 12 September 2019
|{{flag|Sudan}}
|Amid mass protests, Omar al-Bashir is deposed as President of Sudan in a coup d'état, after nearly 30 years in office.
|<ref name="guardian" />
|-
|2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
|9 June 2019 – 2020
|{{flag|Hong Kong}}
|Mass protests take place in [[Place:Hong Kong|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/01/why-hong-kong-has-become-city-protests/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=1 July 2019 |title=Why Hong Kong has become a city of protests |access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-22/hong-kong-tempts-china-s-ire-as-protests-take-more-violent-turn|publisher=Bloomberg|date=22 July 2019|title=Hong Kong Tempts China's Ire as Protests Take More Violent Turn}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 Ecuadorian protests
|3 – 14 October 2019
|{{flag|Ecuador}}
| 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 [[Place:Quito|Quito]] to [[Place:Guayaquil|Guayaquil]] and a state of emergency was declared following violent protests.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/ecuador-declares-state-emergency-fuel-protests-block-roads-191003211135894.html|title=Ecuador declares state of emergency as fuel protests block roads|publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019–2022 Chilean protests
|7 October 2019 – 21 December 2021
|{{flag|Chile}}
| 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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/chile-protests-chileans-demand-constitution-unrest-191105005906927.html|title=Chile protests: Chileans demand new constitution amid unrest|publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2019 Bolivian protests
|21 October – 21 November 2019
|{{flag|Bolivia}}
| Following a disputed election, protests forced Evo Morales, the president since 2006, to resign and flee to Mexico.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Nugent |first1=Ciara |title=Bolivian President Evo Morales Has Resigned After Nearly 14 Years in Power. Here's What to Know |url=https://time.com/5723753/bolivia-evo-morales-resigns/ |magazine=Time}}</ref> The new president, Jeanine Áñez, continued to face opposition from pro-Morales protestors.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Clashes Rock Bolivia as its New Interim Leader is Challenged |url=https://time.com/5727991/clashes-bolivia/ |magazine=Time |access-date=19 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114070533/https://time.com/5727991/clashes-bolivia/ |archive-date=14 November 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[File:Wallst14occupy.jpg|thumb|200px|Concerns over [[Social:Social inequality|social]] and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the influence of corporations on government led to the rise of the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011|center]]
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|[[File:Umbrella Revolution in Admiralty Night View 20141010.jpg|thumb|250px|The 2014 Hong Kong protests|center]]
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|[[File:Manifestation contre le 5e mandat de Bouteflika (Blida).jpg|thumb|300px|Algerian protesters gather during the 2019 "Smile Revolution"|center]]
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====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 [[Finance:Standard of living|standard of living]], starting with protests in Tunisia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tunisia-protests-bouaziziidUKTRE70I7TV20110119|title=Peddler's martyrdom launched Tunisia's revolution|date=19 January 2011|publisher=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/11/feb/1080.html|title=Uprisings in the region and ignored indicators|website=Payvand|access-date=19 December 2019|archive-date=25 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425231858/http://www.payvand.com/news/11/feb/1080.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the news, social media has been heralded as the driving force behind the swift spread of revolution throughout the world, as new protests appear in response to success stories shared from those taking place in other countries. In many countries, the governments have also recognised the importance of social media for organising and have shut down certain sites or blocked Internet service entirely, especially in the times preceding a major rally.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8287737/Egyptprotests-internet-service-disrupted-before-large-rally.html|title=Egypt protests: Internet service disrupted before large rally|date=28 January 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Governments have also scrutinised or suppressed discussion in those forums through accusing content creators of unrelated crimes or shutting down communication on specific sites or groups, such as through Facebook.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Skinner|first=Julia|date=10 December 2011|title=Social Media and Revolution: The Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement as Seen through Three Information Studies Paradigms|url=https://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1482&context=sprouts_all|journal=Association for Information Systems AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)|pages=3}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! Event
! Date
! Country
! Description
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| Tunisian Revolution
|18 December 2010 – 14 January 2011
|{{flag|Tunisia}}
| Amidst anti-government protests, Tunisia's president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dissolved the government, declared a state of emergency and resigned from office.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12195025|title=Tunisia: President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali forced out |work=BBC News |language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2011 Egyptian revolution
| 25 January – 11 February 2011
|{{flag|Egypt}}
|On 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). 
|-
| 2011 Bahraini uprising
| 14 February – 18 March 2011
|{{flag|Bahrain}}
| Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, declared a three-month [[Social:State of emergency|state of emergency]] as troops from the Gulf Co-operation Council were sent to quell the civil unrest.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12751464|title=Two killed in Bahrain violence despite martial law |work=BBC News |language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Libyan civil war
| 15 February – 13 October 2011
|{{flag|Libya|1977}}
| Facing protests against his 42-year rule, [[Biography:Muammar Gaddafi|Muammar Gaddafi]] refused to step down and sent in the military to brutally quell protests.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/world/africa/19libya.html|title=Clashes in Libya Worsen as Army Crushes Dissent|last=Shadid|first=Anthony|date=18 February 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8335934/Libya-protests-140-massacred-as-Gaddafi-sends-in-snipers-to-crush-dissent.html |archive-url=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 |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Libya protests: 140 'massacred' as Gaddafi sends in snipers to crush dissent|last=Meo|first=Nick|date=20 February 2011|website=The Telegraph|access-date=26 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> As a result, many army units defected to the opposition and protests soon turned into an armed rebellion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/03/in-eastern-libya-defectors-and-volunteers-build-rebel-army/72018/|title=In Eastern Libya, Defectors and Volunteers Build Rebel Army|last=Gillis|first=Clare Morgana|language=en-US|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> With international help, the rebels captured [[Place:Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/world/africa/24libya.html|title=Qaddafi Defiant After Rebel Takeover|last=Kirkpatrick|first=David D.|date=23 August 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> and eventually [[Place:Sirte|Sirte]], Gaddafi's hometown and last outpost, where he was killed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE79J09O20111020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022172715/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE79J09O20111020|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2011|title=Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown|date=20 October 2011|publisher=Reuters|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Syrian civil war
| 15 March 2011 – present
|{{flag|Syria}}
| Protests erupted in [[Place:Syria|Syria]] against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, with police and the army sent in to crack down on protesters.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/middleeast/19syria.html|title=Police Kill 6 Protesters in Syria|date=18 March 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12749674|title=Mid-East unrest: Syrian protests in Damascus and Aleppo|work=BBC News |access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> They later morphed into war after army officers defected to the opposition, forming the Free Syrian Army (FSA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/free-syrian-army-established-to-fight-the-syrian-army/|title=Free Syrian Army Founded by Seven Officers to Fight the Syrian Army|last=Landis|first=Joshua|date=29 July 2011|website=The Jakarta Post|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105232713/http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/free-syrian-army-established-to-fight-the-syrian-army/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It led to the Kurdish parties called the SDF to secede from Northeastern Syria, forming [[Place:Rojava|Rojava]]. The war also allowed for Islamic extremist groups like [[Religion:Al-Nusra Front|Al-Nusra Front]] and ISIL to temporarily take control of vast amounts of territory.
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[[File:Arab Spring and Regional Conflict Map.svg|300px|thumb|The '''Arab Spring''' saw mass unrest in the Arab world early in the decade:<br />{{legend2|#800080|Government overthrown multiple times}}<br />{{legend2|#000018|Government overthrown}}<br />{{legend2|#800000|Civil war}}<br />{{legend2|#008080|Protests and governmental changes}}<br />{{legend2|#d43f00|Major protests}}<br />{{legend2|#deaa87|Minor protests}} {{legend2|#999999|Other protests and militant action outside the Arab world}}|center]]
|[[File:Tahrir Square during 8 February 2011.jpg|thumb|169x169px|Protesters in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution of 2011.|center]]
|[[File:NTC fighters claim Bani Walid.jpg|thumb|220px|upright|Anti-Ghaddafi fighters celebrate during the Libyan Civil War.|center]]
|[[File:SyrianWarAnimation2011-2019.gif|thumbnail|Territorial changes of the Syrian Civil War, October 2011 – March 2019.|center]]
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===Nuclear proliferation===
[[File:Iran negotiations about Iran's nuclear.jpg|280px|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 [[Place:Prague|Prague]], [[Place:Czech Republic|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8607985.stm|title=US and Russia hail nuclear treaty|date=8 April 2010|work=BBC News |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> The treaty went into force on 5 February 2011 after it was ratified by both nations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-02-05-start-treaty_N.htm|title=U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty finalised|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
*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 [[Organization:International Atomic Energy Agency|International Atomic Energy Agency]] (IAEA).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32166814|title=Iran nuclear talks: 'Framework' deal agreed|work=BBC News |language=en-GB|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> On 16 January 2016 the IAEA confirmed that Iran had complied with the agreement (the JCPOA), allowing the United Nations to lift sanctions immediately.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iran-sanctions-lifted_us_569a3500e4b0ce496424a2b2|title=Iran Says International Sanctions To Be Lifted Saturday|date=16 January 2016|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nuclear-sanctions-be-lifted-iran-fm-zarif-n497861|title=Iran Sanctions Lifted After Watchdog Verifies Nuclear Compliance|work=NBC News|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> However, on 8 May 2018, United States President Donald Trump announced the United States was withdrawing from the deal.<ref>[https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/05/trump-iran-and-the-end-of-the-deal/ Trump, Iran and the end of the deal], The Spectator.</ref>
*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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gladstone|first1=Rick|title=A Treaty Is Reached to Ban Nuclear Arms. Now Comes the Hard Part.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/world/americas/united-nations-nuclear-weapons-prohibition-destruction-global-treaty.html|work=The New York Times|date=7 July 2017|access-date=9 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Treaty banning nuclear weapons approved at UN: Supporters hail step towards nuclear free world as treaty is backed by 122 countries|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/07/treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-approved-un|work=The Guardian|date=7 July 2017|access-date=9 August 2017}}</ref> It has been signed by 58 nations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?mtdsg_no=XXVI-9&chapter=26&clang=_en|title=Chapter XXVI: Disarmament&nbsp;– No. 9 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons|publisher=United Nations Treaty Collection|date=20 September 2017|access-date=21 September 2017}}{{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
*Throughout the decade, North Korea expanded its nuclear capabilities, performing alleged nuclear tests in 2013<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/story?id=18444191|title=North Korea Says it Has Conducted a Nuclear Test|date=12 February 2013|work=ABC News |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> and 2016,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/06/north-korean-nuclear-test-suspected-as-artificial-earthquake-detected|title=North Korea claims successful hydrogen bomb test in 'self-defence against US'|last1=McCurry|first1=Justin|last2=Safi|first2=Michael|date=6 January 2016|website=The Guardian|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> which governments responded by placing international sanctions on the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8097370.stm|title=UN toughens North Korea sanctions|date=12 June 2009|work=BBC News |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/02/world/un-north-korea-sanctions-vote/index.html|title=North Korea hit with tough sanctions by U.N.|work=CNN|first1=Richard |last1=Roth |first2=Holly |last2=Yan |first3=Ralph|last3=Ellis|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> In response North Korea has threatened the United States, South Korea and Japan with pre-emptive nuclear strikes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chambrot |first1=Krysten |last2=Ingber|first2=Hanna |last3=Keller |first3=Josh |last4=Mainl |first4=Lexi |last5=Murphy |first5=Heather |last6=Pecanha |first6=Sergio |last7=S |last8=Stevenson |first8=Ra |last9=Suppes |first9=Mark |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/04/12/world/asia/north-korea-questions.html|title=In Focus: North Korea's Nuclear Threats |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> 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),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/politics/us-russia-nuclear-arms-treaty-pompeo/index.html|title=Pompeo announces suspension of nuclear arms treaty|access-date=1 February 2019|website=CNN}}</ref> and Russia did the same on the following day in response. The US formally withdrew from the treaty on 2 August 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49198565|title=INF nuclear treaty: US pulls out of Cold War-era pact with Russia|work=BBC News|date= 2 August 2019|access-date=2 August 2019}}</ref>
* The United States initiated a renovation of its nuclear weapon arsenal.

===Terrorist attacks===
The most prominent terrorist attacks committed against civilian populations during the decade include, but are not limited to:
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! Event
! Date
! Country
! Deaths
! Injuries
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing
|1 January 2010
|Pakistan
|105
|100+
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-idUSSGE5BU0CQ20100102|title=Pakistan government under pressure after deadly attack|date=2 January 2010|publisher=Reuters|access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2010 Moscow Metro bombings
|29 March 2010
|Russia
|40
|102
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/30/russia.subway.explosions/index.html|title=Russian police release subway bomb suspects' photos|publisher=CNN|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2011 Mumbai bombings
|13 July 2011
|India
|26
|130+
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mumbai-blasts-Death-toll-rises-to-26/H1-Article1-727292.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905103034/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mumbai-blasts-Death-toll-rises-to-26/H1-Article1-727292.aspx|title=Mumbai blasts: Death toll rises to 26|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2012|access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2011 Norway attacks
|22 July 2011
|Norway
|77
|319+
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19290947|title=Norway police chief quits over Breivik report|work=BBC News |language=en-GB|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2011 Mogadishu bombing
|4 October 2011
|Somalia
|100
|110+
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.voanews.com/policy/editorials/africa/Murder-In-Mogadishu-131808193.html |title=Murder in Mogadishu |publisher=Voanews.com |date=13 October 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Boston Marathon bombing
|15 April 2013
|United States
|3
|264
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/injury-toll-rises-marathon-massacre-article-1.1319080|title=Police narrow in on two suspects in Boston Marathon bombings|date=18 April 2013|website=Daily News|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Zamboanga City siege
|9 September 2013
|Philippines
|220
|70
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/09/20139184360163181.html|title=Rebels lose ground in southern Philippines|publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Religion:Westgate shopping mall attack|Westgate shopping mall attack]]
|21 September 2013
|Kenya
|67
|175
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/nypd-report-kenya-attack-isn-39-t-us-151711825.html|title=NYPD report on Kenya attack isn't US gov't view|last=Straziuso|first=Jason|date=13 December 2013|website=Associated Press|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726135131/https://www.yahoo.com/news/nypd-report-kenya-attack-isn-39-t-us-151711825.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2014 Kunming attack
|1 March 2014
|China
|35
|143
|
|-
|April 2014 Ürümqi attack
|30 April 2014
|China
|1
|79
|
|-
|May 2014 Ürümqi attack
|22 May 2014
|China
|43
|90
|
|-
|Camp Speicher massacre
|12 June 2014
|Iraq
|1,566
| –
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rudaw.net/arabic/middleeast/iraq/011120148|title=احصائية رسمية: 1997 العدد الكلي لمفقودي مجزرتي سبايكر وبادوش|website=www.rudaw.net|access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
|Lindt Cafe siege
|15 December 2014
|Australia
|3
|18
|<ref>{{cite news |first1=Josie|last1=Ensor|first2=Jonathan|last2=Pearlman|title=Victims of Sydney siege hailed as heroes after they die protecting hostages|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/11295658/Victims-of-Sydney-siege-hailed-as-heroes-after-they-die-protecting-hostages.html |archive-url=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 |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=15 December 2014 |location=London |access-date=17 December 2014}} </ref>
|-
|2014 Peshawar school massacre
|16 December 2014
|Pakistan
|148
|114
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/807564/gunmen-target-school-in-peshawar/|title=132 children killed in Peshawar school attack – The Express Tribune|date=16 December 2014|language=en-US|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2015 Baga massacre
|3–7 January 2015 
|Nigeria
|150+
| –
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/world/africa/deadly-bombings-are-reported-in-nigerian-city-where-boko-haram-was-founded.html|title=More than 100 Killed by Boko Haram Bombings in Nigeria|last=Onishi|first=Norimitsu|date=21 September 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=2 June 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|-
|January 2015 Île-de-France attacks
|7–9 January 2015
|France
|20
|22
|<ref>{{cite news |title=France: A timeline of terror |url=https://news.sky.com/story/france-a-timeline-of-terror-10787264 |publisher=Sky News |date=13 May 2018 |access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2015 Sana'a mosque bombings
|20 March 2015
|Yemen
|142
|351
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/21/yemen-mosque-bombings-enemies-of-life-president-abedrabbo-mansour-hadi-houthi-isis-al-qaida|title=Yemen mosque bombings 'could only be done by the enemies of life' – president|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> and agencies|date=21 March 2015|website=The Guardian|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Garissa University College attack
|2 April 2015
|Kenya
|152
|79
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32177123|title=Kenya al-Shabab attack: Security questions as dead mourned |work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2015 Ramadan attacks
|26 June 2015
|Various
|403
|336+
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/3937602/isis-terrorist-attacks/|title=Terrorist Attacks Suggest a Change in ISIS Tactics|last=Walt|first=Vivienne|magazine={{wipe|Time (magazine)}}|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2015 Ankara bombings
|10 October 2015
|Turkey
|109
|400+
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/does-turkey-have-to-learn-to-live-with-terror.aspx?pageID=238&nID=96501&NewsCatID=429|title=Does Turkey have to learn to live with terror?|date=16 March 2016|website=Hürriyet Daily News|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2015 Metrojet crash
|31 October 2015
|Russia
|224
| –
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/4236884/egypt-metrojet-crash-sisi-bomb/|title=Egypt Concedes That Terrorists Caused Sinai Plane Crash|date=25 February 2016|magazine={{wipe|Time (magazine)}}}}</ref>
|-
|2015 Beirut bombings
|12 November 2015
|Lebanon
|43
|240
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Nov-12/322821-isis-claims-responsibility-for-beirut-southern-suburb-attack-statement.ashx|title=ISIS claims responsibility for Beirut southern suburb attack|date=12 November 2015|website=The Daily Star|access-date=26 June 2016|archive-date=7 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407172206/http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2015/Nov-12/322821-isis-claims-responsibility-for-beirut-southern-suburb-attack-statement.ashx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|November 2015 Paris attacks
|13 November 2015
|France
|131
|413
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/suicide-d-un-rescape-du-bataclan-guillaume-131e-victime-des-attentats-du-13-Novembere-15-06-2019-8094099.php |title=Suicide d'un rescapé du Bataclan : Guillaume, 131e victime du 13 Novembere |first=Timothée |last=Boutry |date=15 June 2019 |website=Le Parisien |language=fr-FR |access-date=12 October 2019 }} </ref>
|-
|2015 San Bernardino attack
|2 December 2015
|United States
|14
|22
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenfeld|first1=Everette|title=Upwards of 14 people dead in San Bernardino mass shooting: Police department chief|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/02/authorities-responding-to-reports-of-mass-shooting-in-san-bernardino-california-nbc-los-angeles.html|publisher=CNBC|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
|2016 Brussels bombings
|22 March 2016
|Belgium
|35
|300+
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-brussels-airport-explosion-20160322-story.html|title=Hunt is on for Brussels bombings suspect; Islamic State warns of more, worse attacks|website={{wipe|Los Angeles Times}}|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Orlando nightclub shooting
|12 June 2016
|United States
|49
|58
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/index.html|title=49 killed in Florida nightclub terror attack|publisher=CNN|first1=Ralph|last1=Ellis|first2=Ashley|last2=Fantz|first3=Faith|last3=Karimi|first4=Eliott C.|last4=McLaughlin|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2016 Atatürk Airport attack
|28 June 2016
|Turkey
|45
|236
|<ref>{{cite news |agency=Agence France-Presse |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/istanbul-airport-attack-toll-rises-to-45-as-child-dies|title=Istanbul airport attack toll rises to 45 as child dies|date=2 July 2016 |website=The Straits Times |access-date=5 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
|July 2016 Baghdad bombings
|3 July 2016
|Iraq
|340
|246
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/22/sri-lanka-terrorist-attacks-among-worst-world-911|title=Sri Lanka terrorist attacks among world's worst since 9/11|last=McCurry|first=Justin|date=22 April 2019|work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2016 Nice truck attack
|14 July 2016
|France
|87
|434
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/4407810/nice-attack-france-target-jihadists-terrorism/|title=Why France Has Become the Number One Target of ISIS|date=15 July 2016|magazine={{wipe|Time (magazine)}}|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2016 Berlin truck attack
|19 December 2016
|Germany
|13
|55
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Anschlag in Berlin: Zahl der Verletzten liegt nun offiziell bei 56|url=http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/polizei/anschlag-in-berlin-zahl-der-verletzten-liegt-bei-56-26147624|newspaper=Berliner Zeitung|language=de|date=6 March 2017|access-date=6 March 2017}} </ref>
|-
|Istanbul nightclub shooting
|1 January 2017
|Turkey
|39
|70
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/istanbul-victims-reina-nightclub-attack-identified-170102040748058.html|title=Istanbul: Victims of Reina nightclub attack identified|publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref>
|-
|2017 Westminster attack
|22 March 2017
|United Kingdom
|6
|49
|<ref>{{cite news |date=23 March 2017 |url=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 |title=London terror: Death toll rises to five people – including attacker – as eight arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts |website=Irish Independent}}</ref>
|-
|2017 St. Petersburg Metro bombing
|3 April 2017
|Russia
|15
|64
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/europe/st-petersburg-russia-explosion-suspect.html|title=St. Petersburg Bomber Said to Be Man From Kyrgyzstan; Death Toll Rises|date=4 April 2017|website=The New York Times|access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2017 Stockholm truck attack
|7 April 2017
|Sweden
|5
|14
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-attack-idUSKBN17B089.html|title=Uzbek suspect in Swedish attack sympathized with Islamic State: police|date=10 April 2017|publisher=Reuters|access-date=23 November 2019}} </ref>
|-
|2017 Camp Shaheen attack
|21 April 2017
|Afghanistan
|140+
|160+
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mashal|first1=Mujib|last2=Rahim|first2=Najim|title='A Shortage of Coffins' After Taliban Slaughter Unarmed Soldiers|website=The New York Times|date=21 April 2017|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-military-base-soldiers-killed.html|access-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129151253/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-military-base-soldiers-killed.html|archive-date=29 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|Manchester Arena bombing
|22 May 2017
|United Kingdom
|22
|59
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/22/manchester-arena-police-explosion-ariana-grande-concert-england|title=At least 22 dead, 50 injured, in suicide bomb attack at Manchester Arena|date=22 May 2017|website=The Guardian|access-date=23 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
|2017 London Bridge attack
|3 June 2017
|UK
|11
|48
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/09/london-bridge-terrorists-tried-hire-truck-earlier-day/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/09/london-bridge-terrorists-tried-hire-truck-earlier-day/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=London Bridge terrorists were thwarted in attempt to hire a 7.5 tonne truck on day of atrocity|last=Evans|first=Martin|date=10 June 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=4 February 2019}} </ref>
|-
| 2017 Barcelona attacks
|17–18 August 2017
|Spain
|16
|152
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40973119|title=Spain attack: What do we know about the victims?|date=27 August 2017|work=BBC News |access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2017 Turku attack
|18 August 2017
|Finland
|2
|8 (+1 attacker)
|<ref name="587 dead">{{cite news |url=http://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2018/mar/157047/committee_587_dead_in_oct_14_terror_attack.aspx|title=Committee: 587 dead in Oct 14 terror attack|website=www.hiiraan.com|language=en-US|access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
|14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings
|14 October 2017
|Somalia
|587
|316
|<ref name="587 dead" />
|-
|2017 New York City truck attack
|31 October 2017
|United States
|8
|12
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/us/timeline-new-york-attack/index.html|title=How the New York City truck attack unfolded|date=1 November 2017|publisher=CNN|access-date=3 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
|2017 Sinai mosque attack
|24 November 2017
|Egypt
|311
|122
|<ref>{{cite news |last=Specia|first=Megan|title=Who Are Sufi Muslims and Why Do Some Extremists Hate Them?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/24/world/middleeast/sufi-muslim-explainer.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=24 November 2017 |access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
|2018 Strasbourg attack
|11 December 2018
|France
|5
|11
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46535862|title=Strasbourg Shooting: What we know|date=16 December 2018|work=BBC News |access-date=24 November 2019}}
</ref>
|-
|Christchurch mosque shootings
|15 March 2019
|New Zealand
|51
|40
|<ref>{{cite news |last=kurt.bayer@nzherald.co.nz @KurtBayerNZME|first=Kurt Bayer NZ Herald reporter based in Christchurch|date=27 May 2020|title=Covid 19 coronavirus: Christchurch mosque gunman's sentencing delayed|language=en-NZ|work=The New Zealand Herald|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12335511 |issn=1170-0777 |access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2019 Pulwama attack
|14 February 2019
|India
|40
|35
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 25, 2021|title=Key Accused in Pulwama Terror Attack, Thought to be Killed in an Encounter in July, is Alive: Report|work=News 18|url=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|access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
|21 April 2019
|Sri Lanka
|269
|500+
|<ref>{{cite news |date=21 April 2020|title=Sri Lanka marks Easter Sunday attack anniversary|language=en-GB|work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52357200|access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2019 El Paso shooting
|3 August 2019
|United States
|23
|23
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/El-Paso-Cielo-Vista-Mall-Shooting-Photos--516487581.html|title=22 Dead, 24 Injured in El Paso Shooting: Texas Officials|date=3 August 2019|publisher=WRC-TV|access-date=24 November 2019|archive-date=24 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024041607/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/El-Paso-Cielo-Vista-Mall-Shooting-Photos--516487581.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|December 2019 Mogadishu bombing
|28 December 2019
|Somalia
|85
|140+
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/world/africa/somalia-explosion-mogadishu.html|title=Somalia Bombing Kills Nearly 80, Raising Fears of Resurgent Militancy|date=28 December 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>
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===Political trends===
{{Further|History:2010s in political history}}

====International relations====
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with other BRICS leaders at a meeting, on the sidelines of G20 Summit 2015, in Turkey on November 15, 2015.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Organization:BRICS|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 [[Social:Superpower|superpower]] in the early 2010s, including at the 2011 meeting between President Hu Jintao and United States President [[Biography:Barack Obama|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 [[World Intellectual Property Indicators|most patents]], dramatically expanded its military and landed its lunar rover ''[[Engineering:Yutu (rover)|Yutu]]'' on the moon, ending a four-decade haitus of lunar exploration. In 2018, [[Finance:List of countries by military expenditures|global military spending]] reached its highest level since 1988, late [[History:Cold War|Cold War]] levels, largely fuelled by increased [[Finance:Military budget|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.trust.org/item/20190429105059-m8xz0|title=Global military spending at new post-Cold War high, fuelled by US, China – think-tank|date=29 April 2019|publisher=Reuters|access-date=29 April 2019|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430014523/http://news.trust.org/item/20190429105059-m8xz0|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, the Lowy Institute [[Finance:Asia Power Index|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.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=https://power.lowyinstitute.org/countries|title=Asia Power Index &#124; Countries|website=power.lowyinstitute.org}}</ref>

Along with the United States and China, [[Social:Russia under Vladimir Putin|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 [[Engineering:T-14 Armata|T-14 Armata]] main battle tank and the fifth-generation [[Engineering:Sukhoi Su-57|Sukhoi Su-57]] jet fighter. Russia also exercised its [[Social:Power projection|power projection]] capabilities in its 2014 annexation of Crimea and interventions in eastern Ukraine and the Syrian Civil War. Russia also waged [[Information warfare|information warfare]] campaigns against its geopolitical foes, interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections via [[Organization:2016 Democratic National Committee email leak|hacking and leaking emails]] of U.S. political party leadership and by spreading disinformation via the [[Organization:Internet Research Agency|Internet Research Agency]]. Other alleged Russian intelligence operations included the Skripal poisonings and the Montenegrin coup plot, 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 [[Social:European Union|European Union]] went through several crises. The [[Finance:European debt crisis|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, [[Earth:Alternative for Germany|Alternative for Germany]], and the Finns Party in {{wipe|Finland}}. As a result of a [[Social:Referendum|referendum]], the {{wipe|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 {{wipe|United States}}, polls showed a divided electorate regarding healthcare reform, immigration, gun rights, taxation, job creation, and debt reduction.<ref name="rasmussenreports.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot|title=Generic Congressional Ballot – Rasmussen Reports|publisher=Rasmussenreports.com|access-date=10 November 2011}}
*Jamrisko, Michelle. [http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/political_polarization_colors_measures_of_economic_confidence_newscred/ "Political polarisation affects economic views"] ''Salon''. Associated Press, 2013. Web. 7 January 2015.
*{{cite news |first=Zeke|last=Miller|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/americans-want-higher-taxes-on-wealthy-no-entitlement-reform-in-super-committee-deal-2011-8|title=Americans Want Higher Taxes on Wealthy, No Entitlement Reform In 'Super Committee' Deal|publisher=Businessinsider.com|date=10 August 2011|access-date=10 November 2011}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/09/05/herman_cain_obama_just_doesnt_have_a_clue_on_economic_issues.html|title=Herman Cain: Obama "Just Doesn't Have A Clue" On Economic Issues|publisher=RealClearPolitics|date=5 September 2011|access-date=10 November 2011}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.democracycorps.com/wp-content/files/dcor120811fq_WEBSITE.pdf|title=Democracy Corps/Women's Voices. Women Vote Action Fund Frequency Questionnaire|access-date=12 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722134242/http://www.democracycorps.com/wp-content/files/dcor120811fq_WEBSITE.pdf|archive-date=22 July 2012|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_favorability_ratings|title=Congressional Favourability Ratings – Rasmussen Reports|publisher=Rasmussenreports.com|date=27 October 2011|access-date=10 November 2011}}</ref> In [[Earth:Europe|Europe]], movements protesting increasing numbers of refugees and migrants from Islamic countries developed, such as the English Defence League and [[Social:Pegida|Pegida]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/01/who-german-anti-islam-20151743438911640.html|title=Who is a German?|author=Jan Douwe Keulen|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/why-online-islamophobia-is-difficult-to-stop-1.2810242|title=Why online Islamophobia is difficult to stop|date=2 November 2014|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>
The trend of polarisation in the West was partially influenced by the prevalence of [[Philosophy:Identity politics|identity politics]], both left-wing and right-wing, among activist movements.<ref>{{cite news |work=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/11/02/culture-war-liberals-conservatives-trump-2018-222095|title=How Everything Became the Culture War|date=November 2018|access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref> Beginning around 2011, far-left and progressive concepts such as combating [[Social:Social inequality|social inequality]] and [[Social:Economic inequality|economic inequality]], often via progressive stack tactics, proliferated in the Western world and elsewhere.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Identity Politics Could Be Good Politics For Democrats In 2020|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-identity-politics-could-be-good-politics-for-democrats-in-2020/|date=2 April 2019|access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Time |title=What's Intersectionality? Let These Scholars Explain the Theory and Its History|url=http://time.com/5560575/intersectionality-theory/|date=29 March 2019|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/society/features/2011/05/top-one-percent-201105|magazine=Vanity Fair|date= May 2011|title=Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%|first=Joseph|last=Stiglitz}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Rise of Right-wing Populism in Europe and the United States|first=Thomas|last=Greven|date=May 2016|url=http://dc.fes.de/fileadmin/user_upload/publications/RightwingPopulism.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://dc.fes.de/fileadmin/user_upload/publications/RightwingPopulism.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> There were also increased calls for [[Philosophy:Egalitarianism|egalitarianism]], including between the sexes,<ref>England, Paula. "The gender revolution uneven and stalled" ''Gender & society'' 24.2 (2010): 149–166.</ref> and some scholars assert that a fourth wave of feminism began around 2012, with a primary focus on [[Philosophy:Intersectionality|intersectionality]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Nicola|last=Rivers|title=Postfeminism(s) and the Arrival of the Fourth Wave|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2017|pages=4, 8|isbn=978-3-319-59812-3|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-59812-3}}</ref><ref name="4thWave-Guardian20131210">{{cite news |last=Cochrane|first=Kira|title=The Fourth Wave of Feminism: Meet the Rebel Women|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/10/fourth-wave-feminism-rebel-women|newspaper=The Guardian|date=10 December 2013}}</ref>

====Antiestablishment politics====
[[File:Encontro com o Senhor Donald Trump, Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América (47422559941).jpg|thumb|right|280px|Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and United States President Donald Trump in 2019. Both leaders are emblematic of a wave of neo-nationalist and globalisation-weary conservative populism in the second half of the decade.]]
[[Social:Populism|Populism]] in politics saw a widespread surge throughout the decade, with many politicians and various political movements expressing populist sentiments and utilising populist rhetoric.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/opinion/26brooks.html|author=Brooks, David|title=The Populist Addiction|newspaper=The New York Times|date=25 January 2010|access-date=29 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/02/15/the-populism-problem|author=Surowiecki, James|title=The Populist Problem|magazine=The New Yorker|date=15 February 2010|access-date=29 September 2017}}</ref> This included [[Social:Conservative wave|conservative wave]] phenomenon in Latin America and [[Social:Neo-nationalism|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 [[Social:Euroscepticism|eurosceptic]] parties, who made gains.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/european-parliament-elections-5-takeaways-results-n1010491|title=European Parliament elections: 5 takeaways from the results|last=Smith|first=Alexander|date=27 May 2019|work=NBC News|access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref> Examples of 2010s populist movements included the [[Social:Tea Party movement|Tea Party movement]],<ref>{{cite news |website=Salon |url=https://www.salon.com/2010/05/03/tea_party_populism_history/|title=The strange history of Tea Party populism|first=Steve|last=Fraser|date=3 May 2010|access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref> [[Social:Occupy Wall Street|Occupy Wall Street]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-what-should-a-populist-movement-ask-of-washington/246143/|title='Occupy Wall Street': What Should a Populist Movement Ask of Washington?|author=Thompson, Derek|website=The Atlantic|date=4 October 2011}}</ref> Brexit,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-populists-analysis/after-trump-and-brexit-populist-tsunami-threatens-european-mainstream-idUSKBN1341I1|title=After Trump and Brexit, populist tsunami threatens European mainstream|author=Barkin, Noah|publisher=Reuters|date=9 November 2016}}</ref> Black Lives Matter,<ref>Roberts, Frank L. "[https://gallatin.nyu.edu/content/dam/gallatin/documents/syllabi/2015/FA/IDSEM-UG1849.pdf Black Lives Matter: Race, Resistance, and Populist Protest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106145400/https://gallatin.nyu.edu/content/dam/gallatin/documents/syllabi/2015/FA/IDSEM-UG1849.pdf |date=6 November 2020 }}". New York University. Fall 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2018.</ref> and the [[Religion:Alt-right|alt-right]].<ref name="NewYorker">{{cite magazine |last=Wallace-Wells|first=Benjamin|title=Is the Alt-Right for real?|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/benjamin-wallace-wells/is-the-alt-right-for-real|magazine=The New Yorker|date=5 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="WilsonGuardian">{{cite news |last1=Wilson|first1=Jason|title='A sense that white identity is under attack': making sense of the alt-right|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/23/alt-right-movement-white-identity-breitbart-donald-trump |work=The Guardian |date=23 August 2016 |access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> Examples of populist country leaders were just as extensive, with Donald Trump,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/magazine/how-can-donald-trump-and-bernie-sanders-both-be-populist.html|title=How Can Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Both Be 'Populist'?|author=Kazin, Michael|newspaper=The New York Times|date=22 March 2016}}</ref> Narendra Modi,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/23/indias-modi-has-been-bellwether-global-populism/|title=India's Modi has been a bellwether for global populism|author=Taylor, Adam|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=23 May 2019|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref> Andrés Manuel López Obrador,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ab335480-c742-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/ab335480-c742-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Mexico's populist Amlo capitalises on economic woes|newspaper=Financial Times|date=1 January 2017}}</ref> Hugo Chávez,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/world/americas/venezuela-populism-authoritarianism.html|title=How Does Populism Turn Authoritarian? Venezuela Is a Case in Point|author1=Fisher, Max|author2=Taub, Amanda|newspaper=The New York Times|date=1 April 2017}}</ref> Matteo Salvini,<ref name="StilleAug2018">{{cite news |last=Stille |first=Alexander |title=How Matteo Salvini Pulled Italy to the Far Right|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/09/how-matteo-salvini-pulled-italy-to-the-far-right|date=9 August 2018|newspaper={{wipe|The Guardian}}|access-date=11 August 2018}}</ref> [[Biography:Jair Bolsonaro|Jair Bolsonaro]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/01/01/681429911/right-wing-populist-jair-bolsonaro-sworn-in-as-president-of-brazil|title=Right-Wing Populist Jair Bolsonaro Sworn in As President of Brazil|website=NPR|language=en|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> Rodrigo Duterte,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/98589db0-8132-11e8-bc55-50daf11b720d |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/98589db0-8132-11e8-bc55-50daf11b720d |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription|title=Rodrigo Duterte and the populist playbook|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> and Boris Johnson, 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 [[Earth:Europe|Europe]]. This happened most completely in Greece, where PASOK was replaced by [[Social:Syriza|Syriza]] as the main left-wing party. Other far-left parties which rose in prominence included Podemos in {{wipe|Spain}} and [[Social:La France Insoumise|La France Insoumise]] in {{wipe|France}}. In the [[Social:Two-party system|two-party system]]s 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:Social media|social media]] platforms. These included the various [[Social:Arab Spring|Arab Spring]] protests, the [[Social:Occupy movement|Occupy movement]], and the yellow vests movement.

====Democracy and authoritarianism====
[[File:Xi_Jinping_2019.jpg|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;<ref name="freedom2019">{{cite web |title=Freedom in the World 2019 |url=https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2019/democracy-in-retreat |publisher=Freedom House}}</ref> [[Place:Armenia|Armenia]], which went through a revolution;<ref name="freedom2019" /><ref name="wpost">{{cite news |title=Three countries where democracy actually staged a comeback in 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/17/three-countries-where-democracy-actually-staged-comeback/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Ecuador, which reformed under Lenín Moreno;<ref name="freedom2019" /> Ethiopia;<ref name="freedom2019" /><ref name="wpost"/> and Malaysia, where the ruling party lost the first election since independence.<ref name="freedom2019" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Did an election just cause Malaysian democratisation? |url=https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/did-election-just-cause-malaysian-democratisation |publisher=The Lowy Institute}}</ref>

Long-term [[Social:Dictator|dictator]]s ousted from power included [[Biography:Muammar Gaddafi|Muammar Gaddafi]] of [[Place:Libya|Libya]] (after 42 years),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/the-big-picture/2018/11/death-gaddafi-181103124656506.html|title=The Death of Gaddafi|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=20 November 2019|archive-date=20 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120130827/https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/the-big-picture/2018/11/death-gaddafi-181103124656506.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe (37 years),<ref>{{cite news |title=Zimbabwe's army mounts a coup against Robert Mugabe |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2017/11/15/zimbabwes-army-mounts-a-coup-against-robert-mugabe |newspaper=The Economist|date=15 November 2017}}</ref> Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen (33 years),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-17177720|title=Yemen president Saleh steps down|date=27 February 2012 |language=en-GB |access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref> Omar al-Bashir of Sudan (30 years),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/profile-omar-al-bashir-sudan-longtime-ruler-190411083628141.html|title=Profile: Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's longtime ruler|publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref> Hosni Mubarak of [[Place:Egypt|Egypt]] (29 years),<ref>{{cite news |title=Profile: Hosni Mubarak |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12301713 |work=BBC News |date=24 March 2017}}</ref> and Ben Ali of Tunisia (23 years).<ref>{{cite news |title=Ben Ali: Tunisia's ousted ex-president dies in exile aged 83 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49752876 |work=BBC News |date=19 September 2019}}</ref>

[[Social:Democratic backsliding|Democratic backsliding]] occurred in countries such as Hungary,<ref>{{cite news |title=As West Fears the Rise of Autocrats, Hungary Shows What's Possible |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/world/europe/hungary-orban-democracy-far-right.html |work=The New York Times|date=10 February 2018 |last1=Kingsley |first1=Patrick }}</ref> Venezuela,<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Final Blow to Venezuela's Democracy |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/venezuela/2016-11-01/final-blow-venezuelas-democracy |journal=Foreign Affairs|date=14 August 2019|last1=Sabatini |first1=Christopher }}</ref> and [[Place:Turkey|Turkey]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tansel |first1=Cemal Burak |title=Authoritarian Neoliberalism and Democratic Backsliding in Turkey: Beyond the Narratives of Progress |journal=South European Society and Politics |date=2018 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=197–217|doi=10.1080/13608746.2018.1479945 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

The Arab Winter refers to the resurgence of [[Social:Authoritarianism|authoritarianism]], [[Social:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchies]] and [[Religion:Islamic extremism|Islamic extremism]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bpr.berkeley.edu/2015/03/30/after-every-winter-comes-spring-tunisias-democratic-flowering/|title=After Every Winter Comes Spring: Tunisia's Democratic Flowering – Berkeley Political Review|author=Yun Ru Phua|publisher=Bpr.berkeley.edu|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> evolving in the aftermath of the Arab Spring protests in Arab countries.<ref>Ahmed H Adam and Ashley D Robinson. ''Will the Arab Winter spring again in Sudan?''. Al-Jazeera. 11 June 2016. [http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/arab-winter-spring-sudan-160531082228922.html] "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..."</ref> The term "Arab Winter" refers to the events across Arab League countries in the Mid-East and North Africa, including the Syrian Civil War,<ref name="Fear and Faith in Paradise">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__lUxmzAZ08C&pg=PA296|title=Fear and Faith in Paradise|last1=Karber|first1=Phil|date=18 June 2012|isbn=978-1-4422-1479-8|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="Arab Winter">{{cite web |url=http://americamagazine.org/issue/culture/arab-winter|title=Arab Winter|date=28 December 2012|work=America Staging|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> the Iraqi insurgency and the following civil war,<ref name="The Jerusalem Post">{{cite news |url=http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Analysis-Arab-Winter-is-coming-to-Baghdad-359348|title=Analysis: Arab Winter is coming to Baghdad|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> the Egyptian Crisis,<ref name="euronews">{{cite news |url=http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/08/egypt-and-tunisia-s-new-arab-winter/|title=Egypt and Tunisia's new 'Arab winter'|date=8 February 2013|work=Euro news|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> the Libyan Crisis and the Crisis in Yemen.<ref name="Yemen's Arab winter">{{cite news |url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-s-arab-winter-1470341500|title=Yemen's Arab winter|work=Middle East Eye|access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> Events referred to as the Arab Winter include those in [[Place:Egypt|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.<ref name="euronews.com">{{Citation|title=Egypt & Tunisia's new Arab winter|date=8 February 2013|url=http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/08/egypt-and-tunisia-s-new-arab-winter/|newspaper=Euro news}}</ref>

In 2018, {{wipe|China}}'s National People's Congress approved a constitutional change that removed term limits for its leaders, granting [[Biography:Xi Jinping|Xi Jinping]] the status of "leader for life". Xi is the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party ([[Social:Paramount leader|de facto leader]]).

====Deaths====
Sitting world leaders such as Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, [[Biography:Muammar Gaddafi|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, as did former leaders Fidel Castro, Lee Kuan Yew, [[Biography:Nelson Mandela|Nelson Mandela]], Margaret Thatcher, Robert Mugabe, Giulio Andreotti, Francesco Cossiga, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Jacques Chirac, Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Kohl, Hussain Mohammad Ershad, Mohamed Morsi, Ariel Sharon, [[Biography:Shimon Peres|Shimon Peres]], Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, [[Biography:Václav Havel|Václav Havel]], Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, B. J. Habibie, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Alan García, Jorge Rafael Videla, Néstor Kirchner, Fernando de la Rúa, Patricio Aylwin, Itamar Franco, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and George H. W. Bush.

===Prominent political events===

====Coups====
''Coups d'état'' against ruling governments during the decade include:

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! Event
! Date
! Country
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| Nigerien coup d'état
| 18 February 2010
| {{flag|Niger}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523573.stm|title=Niger's junta takeover condemned|date=19 February 2010|work=BBC News|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Malian coup d'état
| 21 March 2012
| {{flag|Mali}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/world/africa/mali-coup-france-calls-for-elections.html|title=Soldiers Overthrow Mali Government in Setback for Democracy in Africa|date=22 March 2012|first=Adam|last=Nossiter|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>
|-
| Guinea-Bissau coup d'état
| 12 April 2012
| {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
|<ref>{{cite news |first=Adam|last=Nossiter|title=Guinea-Bissau Premier, Election Front-Runner, Is Deposed in a Coup|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/world/africa/guinea-bissau-coup-removes-presidential-front-runner.html|date=13 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
| Egyptian coup d'état
| 3 July 2013
| {{flag|Egypt}}
|-
| [[Social:2014 Thai coup d'état|Thai coup d'état]]
| 22 May 2014
| {{flag|Thailand}}
|<ref>{{cite news |first=Thomas|last=Fuller|title=Thailand's Military Stages Coup, Thwarting Populist Movement|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/thailand-military-coup.html|date=22 May 2014|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>
|-
| Yemeni coup d'état
| 21 September 2014
| {{flag|Yemen}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://yemenobserver.com/front-page/1208-houthis-start-three-day-conference-in-capital.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150216083216/http://yemenobserver.com/front-page/1208-houthis-start-three-day-conference-in-capital.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2015|author=Saif Saleh Al-Oliby|title=Houthis Start Three Day Conference in Capital|date=1 February 2015|website=Yemen Observer|access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
| Turkish coup d'état attempt
| 15 July 2016
| {{flag|Turkey}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/world/middleeast/failed-turkish-coup-accelerated-a-purge-years-in-the-making.html |first1=Ben |last1=Hubbard |first2=Tim |last2=Argano |first3=Ceylan |last3=Yeginsu |title=Failed Turkish Coup Accelerated a Purge Years in the Making |newspaper=The New York Times |date=22 July 2016 |access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref>
|-
| Zimbabwean coup d'état
| 14 November 2017
| {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42071488|title=Zimbabwe's President Mugabe resigns|date=21 November 2017|work=BBC News |access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Gabon coup d'état attempt
| 7 January 2019
| {{flag|Gabon}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/gabon-coup-detat-president-ali-bongo-military-opposition-a4032231.html |first=Tom |last=Herbert |title=Gabon coup d'etat explained: Why is President Ali Bongo facing military opposition? |date=7 January 2019 |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Sudanese coup d'état
| 11 April 2019
| {{flag|Sudan}}
|<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47891470 |title=Sudan military coup topples Bashir|work=BBC News|date=11 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Amhara coup d'état attempt
| 22 June 2019
| {{flag|Ethiopia}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopia army chief shot dead in 'coup bid' attacks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48734572 |work=BBC World News |date=23 June 2019 |access-date=23 June 2019 |quote=Gen Asaminew openly advised the Amhara people this month to arm themselves, in a video spread on Facebook and seen by a Reuters reporter.}}</ref>
|}

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====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:200px;"| Event
! Country
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Description
! References
|-
| 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2011-01-30-2052877353_x.htm|title=Over 99 pct in Southern Sudan vote for secession |website=USA Today|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Death of Nelson Mandela
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| 5 December 2013
| [[Biography:Nelson Mandela|Nelson Mandela]], anti-apartheid activist and President of {{wipe|South Africa}} from 1994 to 1999, died at the age of 95.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-25249520|title=South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies in Johannesburg|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 Tunisian presidential election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=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|title=Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92|last1=Parker|first1=Claire|last2=Fahim|first2=Kareem|date=25 July 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 Nigerian general election
| {{flag|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 [[Social:Peaceful transition of power|peaceful transfer of power]] in the country.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11507102/Muhammadu-Buhari-claims-victory-in-Nigerias-presidential-elections.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11507102/Muhammadu-Buhari-claims-victory-in-Nigerias-presidential-elections.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Muhammadu Buhari claims victory in Nigeria's presidential elections|website=The Telegraph |date=31 March 2015 |last1=Freeman |first1=Colin |access-date=20 June 2016}} </ref>
|-
| 2016 Gambian presidential election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/02/the-gambia-president-jammeh-concede-defeat-in-election|title=The Gambia's President Jammeh to concede defeat in election|last=Graham-Harrison|first=Ruth Maclean Emma|date=2 December 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Resignation of Jacob Zuma
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|14 February 2018
|Jacob Zuma resigns as President of South Africa, after nine years in power.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Zuma bows to party pressure and quits |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43066443 |work=BBC News |date=15 February 2018 |access-date=13 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
|Resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika
|{{flag|Algeria}}
|2 April 2019
|Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns as President of Algeria amid widespread protests, after nearly two decades in office.
|<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/02/algeria-latest-news-president-abdelaziz-bouteflika-resigns|title=Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns after 20 years|date=2 April 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
|Khartoum massacre
|{{flag|Sudan}}
|3 June 2019
|Security forces of the Transitional Military Council, the [[Social:Military junta|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/africa/sudan-death-toll-intl/index.html |title=Sudan death roll rises to 100 as bodies found in Nile, say doctors |first1=Kareem |last1=Khadder |first2=Julia |last2=Hollingsworth |work=CNN|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1T71NM-OZATP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606142714/https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1T71NM-OZATP |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 June 2019 |title=African Union suspends Sudan, demands civilian administration |date=6 June 2019 |publisher=Reuters |language=en |access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 Tunisian presidential election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/14/tunisia-election-exit-polls-point-to-landslide-win-for-robocop-kais-saied|title=Tunisia election: 'Robocop' Kais Saied wins presidential runoff|date=14 October 2019|website=The Guardian|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|}

====Americas====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:200px;"| Event
! Country
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Description
! References
|-
| [[Finance:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| 23 March 2010
| President [[Biography:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] signs the [[Finance:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] into law, marking a major reform of the U.S. health insurance and health care systems.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/health/policy/24health.html|title=Obama Signs Health Care Overhaul into Law|last1=Stolberg|first1=Sheryl Gay|date=23 March 2010|last2=Pear|first2=Robert|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 Brazilian presidential election
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| 31 October 2010
| Dilma Rousseff was elected as the first female President of Brazil.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-11662623|title=Brazil elects Dilma Rousseff as first female president |work=BBC News |language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 Midterm elections and [[Social:Tea Party movement|Tea Party movement]]
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://journalistsresource.org/studies/politics/elections/tea-party-movement-2010-midterm-elections/ |title=Impact of the Tea Party movement on the 2010 election|date=6 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 Canadian federal election
| {{flag|Canada}}
| 2 May 2011
| Stephen Harper, leader of the [[Finance:Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]], is re-elected in Canada's federal election, with a majority government.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/03/canadian-election-conservatives-win-majority-stephen-harper|title=Canada's Conservatives in crushing election victory|website=The Guardian|access-date=3 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 Argentine general election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/45006572|title=Argentine president wins landslide re-election|work=NBC News}}</ref>
|-
| Impeachment of Fernando Lugo
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-paraguay-lugo/paraguays-lugo-says-only-miracle-can-reinstate-him-idUSBRE85P1BQ20120626|title=Paraguay's Lugo says only miracle can reinstate him|last=Desantis|first=Daniela|publisher=Reuters |language=en-US |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 Mexican general election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/02/world/la-fg-mexico-presidential-election-20120702|title=Enrique Peña Nieto wins Mexico's presidency, early results show|last1=Ellingwood|first1=Ken|date=2 July 2012|last2=Wilkinson|first2=Tracy|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 United States presidential election
| {{flag|United States}}
| 6 November 2012
| [[Biography:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] was re-elected President of the United States, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=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|title=Obama reelected as president|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Unsolved:Death of Hugo Chávez|Death of Hugo Chávez]]
| {{flag|Venezuela}}
| 5 March 2013
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez died at the age of 58 after governing the country for 14 years.
|-
| ''Obergefell v. Hodges''
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html|title=Supreme Court Ruling Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right Nationwide|last=Liptak|first=Adam|date=26 June 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 Canadian federal election
| {{flag|Canada}}
| 19 October 2015
| The Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, won Canada's federal election, defeating the [[Finance:Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] in the country's longest election in a century.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/canadian-election-2015-liberals-jump-to-early-lead-as-polls-close-in-newfoundland-and-labrador|title=Canadian election 2015 hands Justin Trudeau and the Liberals a majority government|website=National Post |date=20 October 2015 |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 Argentine general election
| {{flag|Argentina}}
| 22 November 2015
| Cambiemos candidate and Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri became the President of Argentina, defeating Front for Victory candidate Daniel Scioli via ballotage by 51% of votes
|
|-
| 2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election
| {{flag|Venezuela}}
| 6 December 2015
| The Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) won majority seats of the Venezuelan National Assembly, defeating the ruling [[Social:United Socialist Party of Venezuela|United Socialist Party of Venezuela]] (PSUV) and its wider alliance, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) for the first time since 1999.
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dreier|first1=Hannah|title=Venezuela's Opposition Wins Control of National Assembly|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuelas-opposition-wins-control-national-assembly-35616983 |work=ABC News |date=7 December 2015 |access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
| Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff
| {{flag|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 {{wipe|Brazil}}.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil's Dilma Rousseff to face impeachment trial|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36273916|work=BBC News|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 United States presidential election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/4563685/donald-trump-wins/|title=Donald Trump Wins the 2016 Election|magazine=Time|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Collinson |title=Trump becomes 45th President of the United States|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-highlights/index.html|work=CNN|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Death of Fidel Castro
| {{flag|Cuba}}
| 25 November 2016
| Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro died at the age of 90.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38114953|title=Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90|work=BBC News}}</ref>
|-
|2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis
| {{flag|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. 
|<ref>{{cite news |title=As Venezuela unrest spreads, Maduro presses on with plans to rewrite charter|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-idUSKBN18J320 |publisher={{wipe|Reuters}} |date=24 May 2017 |access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2017–present Peruvian political crisis
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/perus-president-dissolves-congress-to-push-through-anti-corruption-reforms|title=Peru's president dissolves Congress to push through anti-corruption reforms|date=1 October 2019|work={{wipe|The Guardian}} |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Inauguration of Miguel Díaz-Canel
| {{flag|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
| {{flag|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
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| 28 October 2018
| [[Biography:Jair Bolsonaro|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Jair Bolsonaro é eleito presidente e interrompe série de vitórias do PT|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2018/noticia/2018/10/28/jair-bolsonaro-e-eleito-presidente-e-interrompe-serie-de-vitorias-do-pt.ghtml |date=28 October 2018|work=Eleições 2018 |language=pt-BR |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Death of George H. W. Bush
| {{flag|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
| {{flag|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 {{wipe|United States}} to topple him and control the country's oil reserves."
|-
| 2019 Canadian federal election
| {{flag|Canada}}
| 21 October 2019
| Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party, is re-elected in Canada's federal election, albeit with a minority government.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/22/canada-elections-justin-trudeau-wins-narrow-victory-to-form-minority-government|title=Canada elections: Trudeau wins narrow victory to form minority government|website=The Guardian|access-date=5 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 Argentine general election
| {{flag|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
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid election protests |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50370013 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
|- 
| First Impeachment of Donald Trump
| {{flag|United States}}
| 18 December 2019
| United States president Donald Trump is impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of [[Social:Abuse of power|abuse of power]] and obstruction of Congress.
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fandos |first1=Nicholas |last2=Shear |first2=Michael D. |title=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. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/us/politics/trump-impeached.html |date=18 December 2019 |work={{wipe|The New York Times}} |access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref> 
|}

{|
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|[[File:Miguel Díaz-Canel and Narendra Modi.jpg|thumb|230px|upright=1.1|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 Dorticós]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|[[File:Donald Trump star Hollywood Walk of Fame.JPG|thumb|230px|upright=1.5|Donald Trump, a celebrity (filmography)
 and businessman, became president of the United States in 2017. Trump was the first outsider to become president, and was president after [[Biography:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]], Obama was the nation's first African-American president. 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.]]
| style="vertical-align:top" |
|}

====Asia====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:200px;"| Event
! Country
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Description
! References
|-
| 2010 Myanmar general election
| {{flag|Myanmar}}
| 7 November 2010
| Thein Sein was elected President of Myanmar, the first civilian President of the country since 1962.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12362745|title=Burma ex-Prime Minister Thein Sein named new president|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Death of Kim Jong-il
| {{flag|North Korea}}
| 17 December 2011
| Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il of North Korea died after governing the country for 17 years. His son, [[Biography:Kim Jong-un|Kim Jong-un]], succeeded him.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-19/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-il-dead/3738526|title=North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dead|date=19 December 2011|work=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 Japanese general election
| {{flag|Japan}}
| 26 December 2012
| The Liberal Democratic Party, led by Shinzō Abe, won a landslide victory in Japan's general election.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/world/asia/shinzo-abe-selected-as-japans-prime-minister.html|title=Shinzo Abe Selected as Japan's Prime Minister|last=Fackler|first=Martin|date=26 December 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
| {{flag|North Korea}}
| 11 March 2013
| The Supreme Leader [[Biography:Kim Jong-un|Kim Jong-un]] of North Korea broke all peace pacts with {{wipe|South Korea}} and started a new nuclear weapons plan, inflaming tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gDrMpWuahcuRgQmj-dSSk_L87w2g?do|title=North Korean leader threatens strike on South island|date=11 March 2013|website=AFP News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129081438/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gDrMpWuahcuRgQmj-dSSk_L87w2g?docId=CNG.ece624233e0176d14a79a8a1f72e2f75.161|archive-date=29 January 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 Indian general election
| {{flag|India}}
| 12 May 2014
| The [[Social:Bharatiya Janata Party|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-wave-conquers-all-what-exit-polls-show-in-haryana-maharashtra-1758575.html|title=Modi wave conquers all: What exit polls show in Haryana, Maharashtra|date=16 October 2014|website=Firstpost|language=en-US|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 Indonesian presidential election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/world/asia/joko-widodo-populist-governor-is-named-winner-in-indonesian-election.html|title=A Child of the Slum Rises as President of Indonesia|last=Cochrane|first=Joe|date=22 July 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| State visit by Pope Francis to the Philippines
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| 15–19 January 2015
|An estimated 6 to 7 million attended the Concluding Eucharistic Celebration in Manila on the Feast Day of [[Religion:Santo Niño de Cebú|Santo Niño de Cebú]], ending the 5-day apostolic and state visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines, the largest papal crowd in history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/18/15/luneta-mass-largest-papal-event-history|title=Luneta Mass is largest Papal event in history|publisher=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>
|-
| Death of King Abdullah
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| 23 January 2015
| Abdullah, the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015, died and was succeeded by [[Biography:Salman of Saudi Arabia|King Salman]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/01/king-abdullah-saudi-arabia-dies-150122232049573.html|title=King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies|publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Death of Lee Kuan Yew
| {{flag|Singapore}}
| 23 March 2015
| Founding Prime Minister of [[Place:Singapore|Singapore]] who ruled from 1959 to 1990, highly regarded as the founding father of the nation, died from [[Medicine:Pneumonia|pneumonia]] at the age of 91.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/leekuanyew-8-days-mourning|title=Remembering Lee Kuan Yew: The Straits Times' full print coverage |website=www.straitstimes.com |date=January 2016 |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
| India–Bangladesh enclaves exchange
| {{flag|India}} {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| 6 June 2015
| {{wipe|India}} and Bangladesh officially ratified their 1974 agreement to exchange enclaves along their border.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/08/01/say-goodbye-to-the-weirdest-border-dispute-in-the-world/|title=Say goodbye to the weirdest border dispute in the world|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 Taiwanese general election
| {{flag|Taiwan}}
| 16 January 2016
| Tsai Ing-wen was elected President of Taiwan, the first woman to hold the position.
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-gets-first-female/2432040.html|title=Taiwan gets first female President as DPP sweeps election|website=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=20 June 2016|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116134410/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-gets-first-female/2432040.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 Philippine presidential election
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| 9 May 2016
| Rodrigo Duterte was elected President of the Philippines.
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzales|first1=Yuji Vincent|title=Duterte, Robredo proclaimed new President, VP; Rody a no-show|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/788148/congress-proclaims-duterte-robredo-as-new-president-vp-rody-a-no-show |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=30 May 2016 |access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Death of Bhumibol Adulyadej
| {{flag|Thailand}}
| 13 October 2016
| Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016, died and was succeeded by his son, Vajiralongkorn.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/thailands-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies/article9215490.ece|title=Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, world's longest-reigning monarch, dies|agency=Reuters|date=13 October 2016|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
| Impeachment of Park Geun-hye
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN16H066|title=South Korean court throws president out of office, 2 dead in protest|publisher=Reuters |date=10 March 2017|access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 South Korean presidential election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/world/asia/south-korea-election-president-moon-jae-in.html|title=South Korea elects Moon Jae-in, who backs talks with North, as President|newspaper=The New York Times|date=9 May 2017|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 Malaysian general election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/1629158/pakatan-takes-putrajaya-buoyed-by-malay-tsunami|title=Pakatan takes Putrajaya, buoyed by 'Malay tsunami'|first=Zurairi|last=Ar|newspaper=The Malay Mail|date=10 May 2018|access-date=10 May 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143316/https://www.malaymail.com/s/1629158/pakatan-takes-putrajaya-buoyed-by-malay-tsunami|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.my/malaysias-anwar-ibrahim-pardoned-and-released-from-jail-2018-5/?r=US&IR=T|title=Malaysia's jailed leader-in-waiting has been released from custody and given a full royal pardon|last=Chan|first=Tara|date=16 May 2018|work=Business Insider|access-date=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611045423/https://www.businessinsider.my/malaysias-anwar-ibrahim-pardoned-and-released-from-jail-2018-5/?r=US&IR=T|archive-date=11 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2018–2019 Korean Peace Process
| {{flag|South Korea}} {{flag|North Korea}} {{flag|United States}}
| February 2018–October 2019
| A series of peace summits between the [[Social:Supreme Leader (North Korean title)|Supreme Leader]] of North Korea [[Biography:Kim Jong-un|Kim Jong-un]], the President of {{wipe|South Korea}} Moon Jae-in, and the President of the {{wipe|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/trump-kim-singapore-summit|title=Trump-Kim Summit|website=straitstimes.com|access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="President Trump and Chairman Kim2">{{cite web |date=27 February 2019 |title=Remarks by President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un in a 1:1 Conversation |url=https://vn.usembassy.gov/20190227-remarks-president-trump-chairman-kim-11-conversation/ |access-date=28 February 2019 |publisher=U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam |quote=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'. |archive-date=2 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024542/https://vn.usembassy.gov/20190227-remarks-president-trump-chairman-kim-11-conversation/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| Abdication of Muhammad V of Kelantan
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46775499 |title=Malaysia king: Sultan Muhammad V abdicates in historic first |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=6 January 2019 |website=BBC News |access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 Kim–Putin meeting
| {{flag|North Korea}} {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48047279|title=Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un hold Vladivostok summit|date=24 April 2019|work=BBC News}}</ref>
|-
| Abdication of Akihito
| {{flag|Japan}}
| 30 April 2019
| Akihito, the Emperor of {{wipe|Japan}} from 1989 to 2019, abdicated and was succeeded by his son, Naruhito.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Japan's emperor prays for peace in first abdication in 200 years|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor/japans-emperor-prays-for-peace-in-first-abdication-in-200-years-idUSKCN1S5245|date=30 April 2019 |publisher={{wipe|Reuters}} |access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis
| {{flag|Iran}} {{flag|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 [[Engineering:Oil tanker|oil tanker]]s in the Strait of Hormuz sabotaged and seized, drone shootdowns, and efforts by the U.S. and {{wipe|United Kingdom}} to pursue military patrols to protect shipping in the gulf.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/05/uk-joins-us-in-mission-to-protect-oil-tankers-in-gulf|title=UK joins US in mission to protect oil tankers in Gulf|date=5 August 2019|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
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[[File:Belt and Road Initiative participant map.svg|thumb|250px|In 2013, China launched the ambitious [[Organization:Belt and Road Initiative|Belt and Road]] infrastructure initiative, with over 150 countries announcing participation by the end of the decade.]]
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[[File:Kim and Trump shaking hands at the red carpet during the DPRK–USA Singapore Summit.jpg|thumb|230px|North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet during the first North Korea–United States summit in Singapore, June 2018]]
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[[File:WOMEN2DRIVE logo.png|thumb|200px|Women to drive movement: Women's rights in Saudi Arabia made progress when women were allowed to drive in the kingdom in 2018.]]
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====Europe====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:200px;"| Event
! Country
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Description
! References
|-
| Resignation of Silvio Berlusconi
| {{flag|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.
|<ref name="BBC-12 Nov">{{cite news |title=Italy crisis: Silvio Berlusconi resigns as PM|work=BBC News |date=12 November 2011 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15708729 |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128202636/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15708729|archive-date=28 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 Finnish presidential election
| {{flag|Finland}}
| 22 January 2012
| Sauli Niinistö was elected the President of Finland for a term from 1 March 2012 until 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vaalit.fi/53113.htm |title=Valituksi tuleminen – Vaalit |publisher=Vaalit.fi |access-date=7 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128122111/http://www.vaalit.fi/53113.htm |archive-date=28 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="round2-results">{{cite web |url=https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/TP2012K2/s/tulos/lasktila.html |title=Presidentinvaali 5.2.2012 |publisher=Ministry of Justice (Finland) |website=tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi |trans-title=Second round results |date=8 February 2012 |access-date=28 March 2019 |archive-date=29 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429231628/http://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/TP2012K2/s/tulos/lasktila.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 6 February 2012
| Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, which marked the 60th anniversary of her accession.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stpauls.co.uk/news-press/news-archive/2012/Queen-celebrates-Jubilee-at-St-Pauls-images|title=Queen celebrates Jubilee at St Paul's (+images) – St Paul's Cathedral|website=www.stpauls.co.uk|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 French presidential election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/05/201256172746159731.html|title=Hollande wins French presidency|publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and papal inauguration of Pope Francis
| {{flag|Vatican City}}
| 28 February – 19 March 2013
| [[Biography:Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI]] resigned as [[Religion:Pope|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/europe/pope-benedict-resignation/index.html|title=Too tired to go on, Pope Benedict resigns |first1=Hada |last1=Messia |first2=Michael|last2=Pearson|publisher=CNN|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/a-new-pope-and-maybe-a-new-era/|title=A New Pope, and Maybe a New Era|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-US|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Death of Margaret Thatcher
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 8 April 2013
| Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, died.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9980269/Margaret-Thatcher-final-moments-in-hotel-without-her-family-by-her-bedside.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9980269/Margaret-Thatcher-final-moments-in-hotel-without-her-family-by-her-bedside.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Margaret Thatcher: final moments in hotel without her family by her bedside|website=The Telegraph|access-date=20 June 2016}} </ref>
|-
| 2013 Italian presidential election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-vote-napolitano-idUSBRE93J09020130420|title=Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's reluctant president|date=20 April 2013|work={{wipe|Reuters}}|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
| {{flag|Ukraine}}
| 18 March 2014
| Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from {{wipe|Ukraine}} following an internationally unrecognised referendum on the status of the region.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26630062|title=Ukraine crisis: Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty |work=BBC News |language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 Scottish independence referendum
| {{flag|Scotland}}
| 18 September 2014
| In a referendum called by the governing Scottish National Party, Scotland voted to remain in the {{wipe|United Kingdom}}, with 55.3% of votes against independence while 44.7% voted in favour.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-13305522|title=Scottish election: Salmond victorious after party's win |work=BBC News |language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-29270441|title=Scottish referendum: Scotland votes 'No' to independence |work=BBC News |language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Abdication of Juan Carlos I of Spain
| {{flag|Spain}}
| 19 June 2014
| King Juan Carlos I of Spain abdicated in favour of his son, Felipe VI.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27662301|title=King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 Irish constitutional referendums
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/vote2015/2015/0523/703205-referendum-byelection/|title=Ireland says Yes to same-sex marriage|website=RTE.ie|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Adoption of the Paris Agreement
| {{flag|United Nations}}
| 12 December 2015
|A historic agreement aimed at keeping [[Earth:Global warming|global warming]] below 2&nbsp;°C compared to pre-industrial levels and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is adopted by all 195 UNFCCC member states.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cop21-climate-change-talks-saturday-announced-1.3362354|title='Historic' Paris climate deal adopted|website=CBC News|date=12 December 2015|access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 23 June 2016
| In a referendum held in the United Kingdom on whether or not to continue being a member of the [[Social:European Union|European Union]], 52% of voters chose to leave it. Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation afterwards, being succeeded by Theresa May.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/24/david-cameron-resigns-after-uk-votes-to-leave-european-union|title=David Cameron resigns after UK votes to leave European Union|last1=Stewart|first1=Heather|last2=Mason|first2=Rowena |last3=Syal |first3=Rajeev |date=24 June 2016|website={{wipe|The Guardian}} |access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7939901e-4756-11e6-8d68-72e9211e86ab.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7939901e-4756-11e6-8d68-72e9211e86ab.html |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=May to take over as UK PM by Wednesday|date=11 July 2016|newspaper=Financial Times}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 Austrian presidential election
| {{flag|Austria}}
| 4 December 2016
| Independent [[Social:Green politics|green]] [[Biography:Alexander Van der Bellen|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/04/far-right-party-concedes-defeat-in-austrian-presidential-election|title=Far-right candidate concedes defeat in Austrian election|last=Oltermann|first=Philip|date=4 December 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=4 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 French presidential election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |first=Alissa J.|last=Rubin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/world/europe/emmanuel-macron-france-election-marine-le-pen.html|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Macron Decisively Defeats Le Pen in French Presidential Race|date=7 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| Death of Helmut Kohl
| {{flag|Germany}}
| 16 June 2017
| Helmut Kohl, former Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (of West Germany 1982–1990 and of the reunited Germany 1990–1998), dies at the age of 87.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/world/europe/helmut-kohl-german-chancellor-dead.html|title=Helmut Kohl, Chancellor Who Reunited Germany, Dies at 87|first1=Craig R.|last1=Whitney|first2=Alan|last2=Cowell|newspaper=The New York Times |date=16 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 Spanish constitutional crisis
| {{flag|Spain}}
| 6 September 2017
| Political conflict sparks between the Spanish and the Catalan governments over the [[Social:2017 Catalan independence referendum|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 {{wipe|Spain}} but it is not recognised by any sovereign nation, while Madrid imposes direct rule for 6 months.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 October 2017 |title=Catalans declare independence as Madrid imposes direct rule |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41780116 |work=BBC News |access-date=27 October 2017}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |author1=Soares, Isa|author2=Cotovio, Vasco|author3=Clarke, Hilary|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/01/europe/catalonia-spain-independence-referendum-result/index.html|publisher=CNN|title=Catalonia referendum result plunges Spain into political crisis|date=2 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 Finnish presidential election
| {{flag|Finland}}
| 28 January 2018
| Finnish Presidential elections were held in {{wipe|Finland}} on 28 January 2018. Incumbent Sauli Niinistö won reelection for his second consecutive term in office with 62,6 % of the vote. for a term from 1 March 2018 until 2024.
|-
| 2018 Italian general election
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/politica/elezioni2018/2018/03/04/news/risultati_elezioni_politiche_pd_centrodestra_m5s_fi_lega-190424815/|title=Elezioni politiche: vincono M5s e Lega. Crollo del Partito democratico. Centrodestra prima coalizione. Il Carroccio sorpassa Forza Italia|date=4 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.corriere.it/elezioni-2018/notizie/elezioni-2018-exit-poll-risultati-proiezioni-spoglio-eb21387e-1ff1-11e8-a09a-92b478235f6f.shtml|title=Elezioni 2018: M5S primo partito, nel centrodestra la Lega supera FI|first=Alessandro|last=Sala}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 Russian presidential election
| {{flag|Russia}}
| 18 March 2018
| Presidential elections were held in {{wipe|Russia}} on 18 March 2018. Incumbent Vladimir Putin won reelection for his second consecutive (fourth overall) term in office with 77% of the vote.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/izbirkom?action=show&root=1&tvd=100100084849066&vrn=100100084849062&region=0&global=1&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=100100084849066&type=226|title=Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах|website=www.vybory.izbirkom.ru|access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 European Parliament election
| {{flag|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, [[Earth:Alternative for Germany|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=European Parliament elections five key takeaways |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/world/europe/eu-election-takeaways.html |date=27 May 2019 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 Conservative Party leadership election
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 7 June – 22 July 2019
|The Conservative Party of the {{wipe|United Kingdom}} voted for Boris Johnson to be the party's new leader and prime minister following the resignation of Theresa May on 24 May 2019, the party's first contested leadership election since 2005.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Boris Johnson elected new Tory leader|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/23/boris-johnson-elected-new-tory-leader-prime-minister|date=23 July 2019|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
|-
|2019 United Kingdom general election
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|12 December 2019
|After 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 won a sizeable majority of seats effectively guaranteeing Brexit would take place in January the following year.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Results of the 2019 General Election|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2019/results |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>
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|[[File:President Barack Obama with Pope Francis at the Vatican, March 27, 2014.jpg|left|thumb|280px|Pope Francis with U.S. President Barack Obama, 2014]]
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[[File:Crimea_(orthographic_projection).svg|left|thumb|220px|28 February 2014: following the removal of pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych from office, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine]]
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[[File:20151030 Syrians and Iraq refugees arrive at Skala Sykamias Lesvos Greece 2.jpg|left|thumb|280px|Syrian and Iraqi refugees arriving in Greece. In the 2010s Europe had been severely affected by a huge migration from Africa and Middle East]]
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===World leaders===
: 2010 – 2011 – 2012 – 2013 – 2014 – 2015 – 2016 – 2017 – 2018 – 2019

==Assassinations and attempts==

Prominent assassinations, targeted killings, and assassination attempts include:

[[File:Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|Osama bin Laden]]
[[File:Malala Yousafzai at Girl Summit 2014.jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|Malala Yousafzai]]
[[File:Jamal Khashoggi in March 2018 (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|upright|right|Jamal Khashoggi]]

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Description
|-
| 8 January 2011
| United States Federal judge John Roll and 5 others were killed and 13 more were injured in a shooting near Tucson. The apparent target, U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, was critically injured in the head.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/08/20110108arizona-giffords-brk.html|title=Arizona Congresswoman Giffords shot; doctors 'optimistic' about recovery chances|website=www.azcentral.com|access-date=20 June 2016|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215014341/https://help.azcentral.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2 May 2011
| [[Biography:Osama bin Laden|Osama bin Laden]], the founder and leader of the militant Islamist group [[Religion:Al-Qaeda|Al-Qaeda]], was killed in a [[Social:Targeted killing|targeted killing]] in Abbottabad, Pakistan in an operation conducted by a team of United States Navy SEAL commandos.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/osama-bin-laden-is-killed-by-us-forces-in-pakistan/2011/05/01/AFXMZyVF_story.html|title=Osama bin Laden buried at sea after being killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 30 September 2011
| [[Biography:Anwar al-Awlaki|Anwar al-Awlaki]], a senior talent recruiter, planner and spiritual leader of al-Qaeda, was [[Biography:Anwar al-Awlaki#Death|killed]] in a targeted killing in the northern al-Jawf province of Yemen, in a drone strike.<ref name="foxnews1">{{cite news |last=Griffin|first=Jennifer|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/30/us-born-terror-boss-anwar-al-awlaki-killed/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930163308/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/30/us-born-terror-boss-anwar-al-awlaki-killed/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2011|title=Two U.S.-Born Terrorists Killed in CIA-Led Drone Strike|work=Fox News|date=7 April 2010|access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 20 October 2011
| [[Biography:Muammar Gaddafi|Muammar Gaddafi]], leader of Libya, was shot to death in [[Place:Sirte|Sirte]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Rana|last=Jawad|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15389550|title=Libya's Col Muammar Kaddafi killed, says NTC|work=BBC News |date=20 October 2011|access-date=10 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 4 September 2012
| Pauline Marois, Premier-designate of Quebec, escaped death during her victory speech after Richard Henry Bain opened fire at the Metropolis in {{wipe|Montreal}}, killing one person and critically injuring another.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/marois-may-have-been-targeted-in-quebec-shooting-police/article4520036/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907153041/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/marois-may-have-been-targeted-in-quebec-shooting-police/article4520036/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 September 2012 |title=Suspect in Quebec shooting identified as Mont-Tremblant businessman |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=5 September 2012 |access-date=30 November 2012 }}</ref>
|-
| 9 October 2012
| [[Biography:Malala Yousafzai|Malala Yousafzai]], Pakistani women's rights activist, was the survivor of an [[Biography:Malala Yousafzai#Murder attempt|assassination attempt]] by the [[Religion:Pakistani Taliban|Pakistani Taliban]] in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20121104/ARTICLE/311049814/1002|title=Malala will soon undergo reconstructive surgery – Khaleej Times|last=Zain|first=Asma Ali|website=www.khaleejtimes.com|access-date=20 June 2016|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162023/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20121104/ARTICLE/311049814/1002|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 27 February 2015
| [[Biography:Boris Nemtsov|Boris Nemtsov]], Russian physicist, statesman and opposition politician, was assassinated on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, Central [[Place:Moscow|Moscow]], {{wipe|Russia}}, within sight of the Kremlin.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31669061|title=Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead |work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 16 June 2016
| Jo Cox, British MP, was shot and stabbed to death by a Neo-Nazi white supremacist<ref name="sentencing">{{cite web |url=https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sentencing-remarks-r-v-thomas-mair.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sentencing-remarks-r-v-thomas-mair.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Wilkie: R -v- Mair (Jo Cox murder)|date=23 November 2016|access-date=24 November 2016|quote=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.|author=J. Wilkie|publisher=Judiciary}}</ref> in Birstall, {{wipe|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36550304|title=Jo Cox MP dead after shooting attack |work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 19 December 2016
| Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, was shot to death by an off duty police officer at an art gallery in [[Place:Ankara|Ankara]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38369962|title=Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov shot dead in Ankara|date=19 December 2016 |work=BBC News |access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 13 February 2017
| Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of the late Kim Jong-il, was assassinated by two women in Malaysia with a VX nerve agent.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/02/24/malaysia-says-vx-nerve-agent-used-in-killing-north-korean-leaders-half-brother.html|title=Malaysia says VX nerve agent used in killing North Korean leaders half brother |publisher=Fox News |date=24 February 2017 |access-date=24 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 14 June 2017
| 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/who-is-james-t-hodgkinson/530295/|title=Who Is James T. Hodgkinson?|date=14 June 2017|work=The Atlantic|access-date=17 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 4 March 2018
| Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent, was poisoned alongside his daughter Yulia in the city of Salisbury with a [[Biology:Novichok agent|Novichok agent]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/07/russian-spy-police-appeal-for-witnesses-as-cobra-meeting-takes-place|title=Sergei Skripal: former Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent, say police|last1=Dodd|first1=Vikram|last2=Harding|first2=Luke|last3=MacAskill|first3=Ewen|date=8 March 2018|work={{wipe|The Guardian}}|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2 July 2018
| 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.<ref name="philstar">{{cite news |last1=Amoroso|first1=Ed|last2=Ozaeta|first2=Arnell|title='Walk of shame' mayor shot dead|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/07/03/1830115/walk-shame-mayor-shot-dead |work=The Philippine Star |date=3 July 2018 |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2 October 2018
| 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.<ref name="nytasassination">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/world/middleeast/jamal-khashoggi-killing-saudi-arabia.html |title='Tell Your Boss': Recording Is Seen to Link Saudi Crown Prince More Strongly to Khashoggi Killing |work={{wipe|The New York Times}}|date=12 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="bbcsaudi">{{cite news |title=Jamal Khashoggi: An unauthorised Turkey source says journalist was murdered in Saudi consulate|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45775819|work=BBC News|date=7 October 2018|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/26/us-intelligence-concludes-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-approved-killing-of-journalist-jamal-khashoggi-.html | title=U.S. Says Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi killing, imposes visa restrictions on 76 Saudis | website={{wipe|CNBC}} | date=26 February 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| 13 January 2019
| 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-poland-stabbing-idUKKCN1P81HF|title=Liberal mayor of Poland's Gdansk dies after stabbing|publisher={{wipe|Reuters}}|date=14 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 27 October 2019
| Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of [[Religion:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]], was killed during a raid by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50200339|title=Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: IS leader 'dead after US raid' in Syria|work=BBC News |date=28 October 2019|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref>
|}

==Disasters==

===Non-natural disasters===
====Aviation====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409
| 25 January 2010
|{{flag|Ethiopia}}
| Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashed into the [[Place:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]] shortly after take-off from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, killing all 90 people on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8478060.stm|title=Ethiopian jet crashes off Beirut|date=25 January 2010|work=BBC News |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
| 10 April 2010
| {{flag|Russia}}
| Polish President Lech Kaczyński and dozens of Polish government and military officials were among 96 people killed when their plane crashed near Smolensk, {{wipe|Russia}}.
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/black-box-of-lech-kaczynskis-plane-found/story-e6frfku0-1225852232993|title='Black boxes' of Lech Kaczynski's plane found|website=NewsComAu|access-date=21 June 2016|archive-date=13 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413181645/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/black-box-of-lech-kaczynskis-plane-found/story-e6frfku0-1225852232993|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771
| 12 May 2010
| {{flag|Libya}}
| Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashed on a runway at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, killing all but one of the 104 passengers and crew.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8676898.stm|work=BBC News|title=Briton among Libya air crash dead|date=13 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| Air India Express Flight 812
| 22 May 2010
| {{flag|India}}
| Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway at Mangalore International Airport in India, killing 158 people, with eight surviving.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/plane_crashes_in_india_158_fea.html|title=Plane crashes in India, 158 feared dead, 8 alive |agency=Associated Press |date=22 May 2010 |access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| Airblue Flight 202
| 28 July 2010
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| Airblue Flight 202 en route from [[Place:Karachi|Karachi]] to [[Place:Islamabad|Islamabad]] crashed in the Margalla Hills near Islamabad, killing all 152 aboard, becoming the deadliest air crash in Pakistan's history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-10797614|title=Pakistan mourns victims of its worst-ever air crash |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |date=29 July 2010 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Dana Air Flight 992
| 3 June 2012
| {{flag|Nigeria}}
| Dana Air Flight 992 crashed in the Nigerian city of [[Place:Lagos|Lagos]], killing all 153 people aboard. 10 people on the ground also perished.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/03/world/africa/nigeria-plane-crash/index.html|title=Official: 153 on plane, at least 10 on ground dead after Nigeria crash |publisher=CNN|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Asiana Airlines Flight 214
|6 July 2013
|{{flag|United States}}
|Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed at San Francisco airport killing 3 and injuring 181 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Chelsea J. Carter and Mike M. Ahlers |date=7 July 2013 |title=Pilot in deadly plane crash had no experience landing 777 in San Francisco |work=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/07/us/plane-crash-main |access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
| 8 March 2014
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
| Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished en route from [[Place:Kuala Lumpur|Kuala Lumpur]] to [[Place:Beijing|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=New missing Malaysian plane MH370 search area announced |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28031741 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Safi |first1=Michael |last2=Holmes |first2=Oliver |date=30 July 2015 |title=MH370 search: what is the 'flaperon' debris found in Réunion? |website=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/30/mh370-search-what-is-the-debris-found-in-la-reunion |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
| 17 July 2014
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
| Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Donetsk Oblast, {{wipe|Ukraine}} and crashed near the Ukrainian-Russian border, killing all 298 people on board, making it the deadliest airliner shoot down in history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17-un-idUSKCN0Q32GS20150729|title=Russia vetoes bid to set up tribunal for downed flight MH17|date=29 July 2015|publisher=Reuters|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Air Algérie Flight 5017
| 24 July 2014
| {{flag|Mali}}
| Air Algérie Flight 5017 crashed in southern Mali, killing all 116 passengers and crew.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28479681|title=Air Algerie AH5017: 'No survivors' from crash in Mali |work=BBC News |language=en-GB|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
| 28 December 2014
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
| Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed in the Java sea after an attempt to avoid heavy thunderstorms, leaving all 162 people dead.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bodies-wreckage-from-missing-airasia-flight-found/ar-BBhm1E9|title=Bodies, wreckage from missing AirAsia flight found|access-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101162655/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bodies-wreckage-from-missing-airasia-flight-found/ar-BBhm1E9|archive-date=1 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Germanwings Flight 9525
| 24 March 2015
| {{flag|France}}
| Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32030270|title=Germanwings plane 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps – no survivors|work=BBC News |date=24 March 2015|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash
| 30 June 2015
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| A [[Engineering:Lockheed C-130 Hercules|Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] operated by the {{wipe|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/world/asia/indonesian-military-plane-crashes-into-medan.html|title=Death Toll Rises to 142 After Indonesian Military Plane Crashes into City|last1=Kurniawati|first1=Dewi|date=30 June 2015|last2=Ramzy|first2=Austin|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Metrojet Flight 9268
| 31 October 2015
| {{flag|Egypt}}
| Metrojet Flight 9268, an [[Engineering:Airbus A321|Airbus A321]] airliner en route to Saint Petersburg from [[Place:Sharm el-Sheikh|Sharm el-Sheikh]], crashes near Al-Hasana in Sinai, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Egyptian plane crash: Isis claims militants downed Metrojet flight but officials find no evidence of attack|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egyptian-plane-crash-isis-claims-militants-downed-metrojet-flight-officials-find-no-evidence-attack-a6716241.html |archive-url=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 |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Independent|date=31 October 2015}} </ref>
|-
| LaMia Flight 2933
| 29 November 2016
| {{flag|Colombia}}
| A chartered [[Engineering:British Aerospace 146|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil's Chapecoense football team in Colombia plane crash|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38140981|work=BBC News|access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash
| 25 December 2016
| {{flag|Russia}}
| A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near Sochi, Russia, killing all 92 people on board, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble.
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 December 2016|title=Russian military plane crashes in Black Sea, 'killing 92'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38430164|access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704
| 18 February 2018
| {{flag|Iran}}
| Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 crashes in the [[Place:Zagros Mountains|Zagros Mountains]], ''en route'' from Tehran to Yasuj. All 65 passengers and crew members perish.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Aseman Airlines plane crash kills 65 in central Iran |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/iranian-passenger-plane-crashes-isfahan-180218074546342.html |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=13 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Cubana de Aviación Flight 972
| 18 May 2018
| {{flag|Cuba}}
| Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashes shortly after take-off near José Martí International Airport in [[Place:Havana|Havana]], killing 112 and leaving only one survivor.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/world/americas/cuba-airplane-crash.html|title=More Than 100 Die as Ageing Cuban Airliner Crashes|first1=Rick|last1=Gladstone|first2=Frances|last2=Robles|date=18 May 2018 |work={{wipe|The New York Times}} |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Lion Air Flight 610
| 29 October 2018
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| Lion Air Flight 610 crashes off the coast of Java, with 189 passengers on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46014463|title=Lion Air crash: Boeing 737 plane crashes in sea off Jakarta|date=29 October 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
| 10 March 2019
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/africa/ethiopia-pm-offers-condolences-after-ethiopian-airlines-flight-crash |title=Ethiopian Airlines crash: 'No Survivors' on flight with 157 on board, plane similar to jet in Lion Air crash|newspaper=The Straits Times |date=10 March 2019 |access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Aeroflot Flight 1492
| 5 May 2019
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48171392|title=Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet|date=6 May 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
|}

<gallery widths="190px" perrow="5">
File:Katastrofa w Smoleńsku.jpg|On 10 April 2010 a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed in Russia with the Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other passengers including many senior officials
File:Boeing 777-200ER Malaysia AL (MAS) 9M-MRO - MSN 28420 404 (9272090094).jpg|For over 15 months it was unclear what exactly happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 until at the end of July 2015 a few remnants of the plane swept to the shores of the island of Réunion
</gallery>

====General====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| 2010 Copiapó mining accident
| 13 October 2010
| {{flag|Chile}}
| Thirty-three miners near Copiapó, Chile, were trapped {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=off}} underground in a mining accident in San José Mine, before being rescued after surviving for a record 69 days.
|<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/39625809|title=All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue|date=13 October 2010|work=NBC News |access-date=14 October 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 Savar building collapse
| 24 April 2013
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| An eight-story factory building collapsed in the outskirts of [[Place:Dhaka|Dhaka]], Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring over 2,000 more, becoming the deadliest structural failure in history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/23/rana-plaza-factory-disaster-bangladesh-primark|title=Bangladeshi factory deaths spark action among high-street clothing chains|last=Butler|first=Sarah|date=22 June 2013|website=The Guardian|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 Tianjin explosions
| 12 August 2015
| {{flag|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 [[Place:Tianjin|Tianjin]], China, killing at least 173.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/12/tianjin-explosion-china-sets-final-death-toll-at-173-ending-search-for-survivors|title=Tianjin explosion: China sets final death toll at 173, ending search for survivors|date=12 September 2015|newspaper={{wipe|The Guardian}}|access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| Mecca crane collapse
| 11 September 2015
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| A crane toppled over at [[Place:Mecca|Mecca]], killing 111 people, weeks before the official [[Religion:Hajj|Hajj]] pilgrimage.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8e9be9edf5664802b232a40d7196cdd5/saudi-king-top-imam-visit-those-injured-crane-collapse|title=Pilgrims traumatised, asking how Mecca crane could collapse|date=14 September 2015|website=Associated Press|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208091912/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8e9be9edf5664802b232a40d7196cdd5/saudi-king-top-imam-visit-those-injured-crane-collapse|archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 Mina stampede
| 24 September 2015
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| A stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, killed at least 2,236 people, making it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7713a35e7314dd7824326f3ee5638f1/iran-holds-funeral-diplomat-killed-saudi-hajj-crush|title=Iran holds funeral for diplomat killed in Saudi hajj crush|date=27 November 2015|website=Associated Press|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208212802/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7713a35e7314dd7824326f3ee5638f1/iran-holds-funeral-diplomat-killed-saudi-hajj-crush|archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
| Bento Rodrigues dam disaster
| 5 November 2015
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| An [[Earth:Iron ore|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.
|<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-05/samarco-says-dam-in-brazil-burst-teams-are-working-on-site|title=Dam Owned by Iron-Ore Giants Bursts, Flooding Brazil Valley |date=7 November 2015 |publisher=Bloomberg |author=Willis, Andrew |author2=Stringer, David |access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="deathsupdated2">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35158646|title=Brazil dam collapse death toll rises to 17, BHP says|work=BBC News |date=22 December 2015|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="uol-worstenvirodistaster">{{cite news |url=http://tvuol.uol.com.br/video/boechat-mariana-e-a-maior-tragedia-ambiental-do-brasil-04024C9B3162DCB15326|title=Boechat: Mariana é a maior tragédia ambiental do Brasil|work=TV UOL|date=9 November 2015 |language=pt |access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| Tham Luang cave rescue
| 23 June – 10 July 2018
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/live/2018/jul/10/thai-cave-rescue-third-mission-planned-to-bring-out-remaining-boys-and-coach-live-updates|title=Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully rescued – live|website=The Guardian|date=10 July 2018|access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44782132|title=Cave rescue: All 13 out after 17-day ordeal in Thailand |work=BBC News |date=10 July 2018|access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Ponte Morandi Collapse
| 14 August 2018
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2018/08/italy-mourns-bridge-collapse-victims-calls-investigation-180814220305496.html|title=Italy bridge: 38 dead as rescuers search for survivors|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=15 August 2018|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/15/genoa-bridge-collapse-death-toll-italy-minister-calls-resignations|title=Italy bridge collapse: 35 dead as minister calls for resignations|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Angela|last=Giuffrida|date=15 August 2018|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Tlahuelilpan pipeline explosion
| 18 January 2019
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| A gasoline [[Physics:Pipeline transport|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. 
|<ref>{{cite news |url=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|title=Death toll raised to 79 in Mexico pipeline blast; new focus on fuel theft|last=Esposito|first=Anthony|date=20 January 2019|publisher=Reuters}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion
| 21 March 2019
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-47678641 |title=China chemical blast: Survivor found but toll rises again |work=BBC News|date=23 March 2019 |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>
|}

====Fires====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
|Comayagua prison fire
|14–15 February 2012
|{{flag|Honduras|1949}}
|A fire at the National Penitentiary in [[Place:Comayagua|Comayagua]], Honduras killed 361 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Comayagua prison fire killed 355 – Honduras officials |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-17055231 |work=BBC News |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Castillo |first1=Mariano |last2=Sandoval |first2=Elvin |title=More than 300 killed in Honduras prison fire |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/15/world/americas/honduras-fire-deaths/index.html |work=CNN|date=16 February 2012 |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2012 Dhaka garment factory fire
|24 November 2012
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|117 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
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| 242 people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in Santa Maria, {{wipe|Brazil}}.
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/more-90-dead-nightclub-fire-brazil|title=Deadly smoke, lone blocked exit: 230 die in Brazil|date=28 January 2013|website=Associated Press|access-date=21 June 2016|archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127220207/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/more-90-dead-nightclub-fire-brazil|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Colectiv nightclub fire
| 30 October 2015
| {{flag|Romania}}
| 64 people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in [[Place:Bucharest|Bucharest]], Romania.
|
|-
|Ghost Ship warehouse fire
|2 December 2016
|{{flag|United States}}
|36 were killed in an artists' live-and-work collective in an Oakland, CA accident due to substandard wiring.
|
|-
| Grenfell Tower fire
| 14 June 2017
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| A fire ignited by a faulty refrigerator in a [[Place:London|London]] council estate tower block spread to almost the entirety of the building causing 72 deaths and over 70 injuries.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40301289|title=Visual guide to the Grenfell Tower fire|date=4 August 2017|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/german-towerblock-evacuated-cladding-fears-wake-grenfell-tragedy/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/german-towerblock-evacuated-cladding-fears-wake-grenfell-tragedy/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=German towerblock evacuated after cladding fears in wake of Grenfell tragedy|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=27 June 2017|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}} </ref>
|-
| 2018 Kemerovo fire
| 25 March 2018
| {{flag|Russia}}
| 60 people die in a fire at a shopping and entertainment complex in the Russian city of Kemerovo.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43531684|title=Russia fire: Children killed in Kemerovo shopping centre blaze|work=BBC News|date=26 March 2018|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire
| 28 March 2018
| {{flag|Venezuela}}
| At least 78 people die in a fire in the police headquarters of Valencia, Venezuela.
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/five-inmates-die-in-venezuela-prison-riot/news-story/556f2dc0e7a37793910b2557dfc3b2fc|title=At least 78 dead in Venezuela jail fire|last=Herenandez|first=Juan|date=29 March 2018|website=CNET|access-date=29 March 2018|archive-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402185135/http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/five-inmates-die-in-venezuela-prison-riot/news-story/556f2dc0e7a37793910b2557dfc3b2fc|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| National Museum of Brazil fire
| 2 September 2018
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/02/world/americas/national-museum-brazil-fire.html|title=Fire Engulfs a Brazilian Museum, Threatening Hundreds of Years of History|last1=Londoño|first1=Ernesto|last2=Darlington|first2=Shasta|date=2 September 2018|website={{wipe|The New York Times}}|access-date=3 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45392668|title=Fire engulfs 200-year-old Brazil museum|date=2 September 2018|work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903005443/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45392668|archive-date=3 September 2018|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| February 2019 Dhaka fire
| 20 February 2019
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| A major fire in [[Place:Dhaka|Dhaka]], Bangladesh kills at least 78 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh fire: Blaze kills dozens in Dhaka historic district |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47314098 |work=BBC News |date=21 February 2019 |access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Notre-Dame de Paris fire
| 15 April 2019
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Notre Dame fire was probably caused by electrical short circuit, police official says|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-notre-dame-fire-cause-short-circuit-20190418-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=18 April 2019|access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref>
|}
<gallery widths="190px" perrow="5">
File:NotreDame20190415QuaideMontebello (cropped).jpg|View of Notre-Dame Cathedral on fire as seen from Quai de Montebello in Paris
</gallery>

====Marine====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| ''Costa Concordia'' disaster
| 13 January 2012
| {{flag|Italy}}
| The Italian cruise ship ''Costa Concordia'' hit a reef and partially capsized off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Italy, killing 32 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theprovince.com/news/Costa%20Concordia%20captain%20Francesco%20Schettino%20facing%20charge/6196877/story.html|title=Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino facing new charge|date=23 February 2012|website=Agence France-Presse|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65mPyTjqN?url=http://www.theprovince.com/news/Costa%20Concordia%20captain%20Francesco%20Schettino%20facing%20charge/6196877/story.html|archive-date=28 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
| Sinking of MV ''Sewol''
| 16 April 2014
| {{flag|South Korea}}
| South Korean ferry MV ''Sewol'' capsized while en route to Jeju, killing 295 people, mostly secondary school students from Danwon High School.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/222031775|title=Four crew members of sunken South Korea ship charged with murder – Asia Bulletin|website=www.asiabulletin.com|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Sinking of ''Dongfang zhi Xing''
| 1 June 2015
| {{flag|China}}
| The river cruise ship ''Dongfang zhi Xing'' capsized in the Yangtze River after being hit by a [[Physics:Waterspout|waterspout]], killing 442 people, making it the deadliest maritime disaster in {{wipe|China}}'s peacetime history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/asia/china-yangtze-river-ship-sinking/index.html|title=Hundreds of bodies recovered from Chinese cruise ship|first1=Ivan|last1=Watson|first2=Madison|last2=Park|first3=Greg|last3=Botelho|publisher=CNN|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Sinking of MV ''Nyerere''
| 20 September 2018
| {{flag|Tanzania}}
| The MV ''Nyerere'' capsizes on Lake Victoria, killing at least 227 passengers.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-accident/at-least-42-drowned-in-lake-victoria-ferry-sinking-death-toll-could-top-200-officials-idUSKCN1M02BR|title=Death toll reaches 100 in Tanzania ferry disaster, hundreds feared missing |date=20 September 2018|publisher=Reuters|access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref>
|}

====Pollution====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| Deepwater Horizon oil spill
| 20 April 2010
| {{flag|United States}}
| An explosion on [[Company:BP|BP]]'s ''Deepwater Horizon'' offshore [[Engineering:Drilling rig|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782|title=BP Will Pay For Gulf Oil Spill Disaster, CEO Says|publisher=NPR|date=3 May 2010|access-date=3 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504210425/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782|archive-date=4 May 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="reuters.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65F02C20100616|title=Full text of President Obama's BP Oil Spill speech|work=Reuters|date=15 June 2010|access-date=16 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616235927/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65F02C20100616|archive-date=16 June 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
| 11 March 2011
| {{flag|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.
|<ref name="USGS9.0">{{cite news |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/|title=Magnitude 9.0 – Near The East Coast of Honshu, Japan|publisher=United States Geological Survey (USGS)|access-date=13 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407005101/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/|archive-date=7 April 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/world/asia/japan-tepco-report/index.html|title=Japanese nuclear plant operator admits playing down risk|publisher=CNN|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Flint water crisis
| 25 April 2014
| {{flag|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 [[Chemistry:Corrosion inhibitor|corrosion inhibitor]]s. This decision led to the water being contaminated by [[Medicine:Lead poisoning|lead]] and eventual nationwide outrage about an alleged coverup.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/04/hold_switch_to_flint_river_wat.html|title=City switch to Flint River water slated to happen Friday|website=MLive.com|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/accused_water_plant_operator_t.html|title=Accused water plant operator takes plea deal in Flint water crisis|website=MLive.com|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Natural disasters===

====Earthquakes and tsunamis====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| 2010 Haiti earthquake
| 12 January 2010
| {{flag|Haiti}}
| A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, causing widespread destruction in [[Place:Port-au-Prince|Port-au-Prince]]. Haitian authorities believe that the disaster killed between 200,000 and 250,000 people and over three million more were affected by the quake. The earthquake was the deadliest disaster in the decade.
|<ref name="reutersfirst">{{cite news |first1=Jane|last1=Sutton|first2=Anthony|last2=Boadle|first3=Pascal|last3=Fletcher|title=Haiti quake death toll may hit 200,000-minister|date=15 January 2010|publisher=Reuters|url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15143632.htm |via=Alertnet|access-date=15 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119043848/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15143632.htm|archive-date=19 January 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/red-cross-3m-haitians-affected-by-quake/|title=Red Cross: 3M Haitians Affected by Quake|date=13 January 2010|work=CBS News|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 Chile earthquake
| 27 February 2010
| {{flag|Chile}}
| An 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in {{wipe|Chile}}, triggering a [[Tsunami|tsunami]] across the [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] and killing 497. One of the largest earthquakes in recorded history, this rare [[Earth:Megathrust earthquake|megathrust earthquake]] likely shifted Earth's [[Astronomy:Axial tilt|axis]] and slightly shortened its days.
|-
| 2010 Baja California earthquake
| 4 April 2010
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |author1=Wright, David|author2=Murray, Michael|title=Baja California Earthquake: Recovering from Easter Sunday 7.2 Quake |url=https://abcnews.go.com/WN/earthquake-hits-baja-california-easter-sunday-damage-light/story?id=10291558|work=ABC News |date=5 April 2010|access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 Yushu earthquake
| 13 April 2010
| {{flag|China}}
| A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in western China, killing at least 2,200 and injuring more than 12,000.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=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|title=China Earthquake: 589 Killed in Qinghai Province's Yushu Region After 6.9 Magnitude Tremor &#124; World News &#124; Sky News|publisher=News.sky.com|access-date=21 June 2010|archive-url=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|archive-date=28 May 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8619593.stm|work=BBC News|title=Hundreds die in west China quake|date=14 April 2010|access-date=23 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417190227/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8619593.stm|archive-date=17 April 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| February 2011 Christchurch earthquake
| 22 February 2011
| {{flag|New Zealand}}
| A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck [[Place:Christchurch|Christchurch]], New Zealand, killing 185 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6394084/February-earthquake-toll-hits-185|title=February earthquake toll hits 185|date=9 February 2012|newspaper=Stuff.co.nz|language=en |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
| 11 March 2011
| {{flag|Japan}}
| A 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Sendai, Japan. It created a {{convert|30|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.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npa.go.jp/archive/keibi/biki/higaijokyo_e.pdf |title=Damage Situation and Police Countermeasures associated with 2011 Tohoku district – off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake October 10, 2015 |date=10 December 2015 |publisher=National Police Agency of Japan |access-date=5 January 2016 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208082408/http://www.npa.go.jp/archive/keibi/biki/higaijokyo_e.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/17/world/asia/japan-earthquake---tsunami-fast-facts/|title=2011 Japan Earthquake – Tsunami Fast Facts|date=22 October 2015|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newshub.co.nz/world/japan-quake--hundreds-dead-in-sendai-2011031119#axzz4CAsm8SAH|title=Japan quake – hundreds dead in Sendai|website=www.newshub.co.nz|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 Van earthquake
| 23 October 2011
| {{flag|Turkey}}
| A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Turkish city of Van, leaving over 604 dead and thousands more injured.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/23/very-strong-dangerous-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/|title=Earthquake Van – Ercis, Turkey – 604 Dead, Large Aftershock 5.6 hits Van|last1=Arm|last2=Vervaeck|last3=Daniell|first3=Dr James|date=23 October 2011|website=Earthquake-Report.com|access-date=21 June 2016|archive-date=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122183632/https://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/23/very-strong-dangerous-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| April 2015 Nepal earthquake
| 25 April 2015
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Nepal-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-8413/articleshow/47187088.cms|title=Nepal earthquake death toll rises to 8,413 – The Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/04/29/the-latest-on-nepal-under-rubble-man-says-he-drank-urine|title=The Latest on Nepal: In Ravaged Hamlets, Lives Were Spared|website=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-nepal-earthquake-eerie-reminder-of-1934-tragedy-2080754|title=Nepal earthquake: Eerie reminder of 1934 tragedy |work=Daily News & Analysis|date=25 April 2015|language=en-US|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| May 2015 Nepal earthquake
| 12 May 2015
| {{flag|Nepal}}
| A second major earthquake hit Nepal, measuring 7.3 on the [[Moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude scale]], killing 218 more people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/asia/nepal-earthquake/index.html|title=Death toll from latest Nepal earthquake rises above 125|first=Manesh|last=Shrestha|publisher=CNN|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 Ecuador earthquake
| 16 April 2016
| {{flag|Ecuador}}
| A 7.8 earthquake struck near Muisne, Ecuador, killing over 673 people and displacing at least 25,000 more.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-quake-idUSKCN0XK0GQ|title=Death toll from Ecuador earthquake surpasses 650|date=24 April 2016|publisher=Reuters|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| August 2016 Central Italy earthquake
| 24 August 2016
| {{flag|Italy}}
| A 6.2 magnitude [[Earth:Earthquake|earthquake]] struck Central Italy near Norcia, {{convert|75|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Perugia and {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=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.
|<ref name="WSJ.Kills">{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/italy-earthquake-kills-120-leaves-dozens-missing-1472065968|title=Italy Earthquake Kills at Least 159, Leaves Dozens Missing|first1=Giada|last1=Zampano|first2=Manuela|last2=Mesco|first3=Giovanni|last3=Legorano|date=24 August 2016|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 Central Mexico earthquake
| 19 September 2017
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/30/mexico-earthquake-death-toll-update/|title=Death toll rises to 360 in Mexico earthquake|newspaper=The Denver Post|date=1 January 2018|access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
| 28 September 2018
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia, causing a [[Tsunami|tsunami]] that kills at least 2,256 people and injures more than 540 others.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45683630|title=Indonesia earthquake: Hundreds dead in Palu quake and tsunami |date=29 September 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami
| 22 December 2018
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46663158|title=Indonesia tsunami kills hundreds after Krakatau eruption|date=23 December 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 Peru earthquake
| 26 May 2019
| {{flag|Peru}}
| An 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Loreto Region, Peru, killing 2 people and injures more than 30 others.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/26/americas/peru-earthquake-may-intl/index.html|title=Peru earthquake leaves one dead and several injured|date=26 May 2019|publisher=CNN|access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 Albania earthquake
| 26 November 2019
| {{flag|Albania}}
| A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Albania near the cities of [[Place:Durrës|Durrës]] and [[Place:Tirana|Tirana]], killing 51 people and injuring over 3,000 others.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/26/albania-earthquake-rescuers-search-rubble-after-most-powerful-tremor-in-decades|title=Albania earthquake: at least 21 dead and hundreds injured|date=27 November 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>
|}

====Tropical cyclones====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| Typhoon Megi
| 18 October 2010
| {{flag|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.
|<ref name="first landfall">{{cite news |work=BBC News|date=18 October 2010 |title=Super Typhoon Megi hits northern Philippines |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11562238 |access-date=14 October 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Hurricane Irene
| 22 August 2011
| {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Bahamas}}{{flag|Turks 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
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| Tropical Storm Washi, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Sendong, caused catastrophic damage on the {{wipe|Philippines}} island of Mindanao. More than 1,000 died and thousands were injured or missing.
|<ref name="Telegraph1">{{cite news |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 December 2011|title=Hundreds die as tropical storm Washi sweeps across Philippines|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/8963157/Hundreds-die-as-tropical-storm-Washi-sweeps-across-Philippines.html |archive-url=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 |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| 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.
|<ref>{{Cite journal |doi=10.1108/DPM-05-2014-0082|title=Hurricane Sandy mortality in the Caribbean and continental North America|journal=Disaster Prevention and Management|volume=24|pages=132–148|year=2015|last1=Diakakis|first1=Michalis|last2=Deligiannakis|first2=Georgios|last3=Katsetsiadou|first3=Katerina|last4=Lekkas|first4=Efthymios}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/10/28/hurricane-sandy-grows-to-largest-atlantic-tropical-storm-ever/|title=Hurricane Sandy Grows To Largest Atlantic Tropical Storm Ever |date=28 October 2012 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Typhoon Bopha
| 2 December 2012
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| Typhoon Bopha, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pablo, struck the {{wipe|Philippines}}, killing at least 650 people and leaving millions more homeless.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/12/201212102229486150.html|title=Typhoon-hit Philippines appeals for help|publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Typhoon Haiyan
| 7 November 2013
| {{flag|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 [[Physics:Tropical cyclone|typhoon]] to ever hit the Philippines.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1027966/death-toll-from-typhoon-haiyan-in-philippines-passes-6000-mark/|title=Death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines passes 6,000 mark|website=Global News|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Hurricane Joaquin
| 28 September 2015 – 7 October 2015
| {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Cuba}}{{flag|Bahamas}}{{flag|Bermuda}}{{flag|Turks 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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112015_Joaquin.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112015_Joaquin.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Joaquin|publisher=[[Earth:National Hurricane Center|National Hurricane Center]]|date=12 January 2016|access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Typhoon Melor
| 13 December 2015
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| Typhoon Melor, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nona, hits the Philippines, killing 42 and causing $136 million in damages.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Typhoon Nona makes landfall in Northern Samar|url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/weather-alert/115927-typhoon-nona-dec14-11am |work=Rappler |date=13 December 2015 |access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PAGASA: Typhoon Nona makes landfall over Batag Island, Northern Samar|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/12/14/PAGASA-Typhoon-Nona-Melor-updates.html |agency=CNN Philippines |date=14 December 2015 |access-date=20 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125138/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/12/14/PAGASA-Typhoon-Nona-Melor-updates.html|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Cyclone Winston
| 20 February 2016
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newswire.com.fj/national/tc-winston/2-98-billion-damage-caused-by-tc-winston/|title=$2.98 billion damage caused by TC Winston|website=Newswire|access-date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617111016/https://www.newswire.com.fj/national/tc-winston/2-98-billion-damage-caused-by-tc-winston/|archive-date=17 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Hurricane Matthew
| 28 September 2016 – 9 October 2016
| {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Cuba}}{{flag|Haiti}}{{flag|Jamaica}}{{flag|Dominican Republic}}{{flag|Bahamas}}
| Hurricane Matthew caused catastrophic damage and a [[Social:Humanitarian crisis|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142016_Matthew.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142016_Matthew.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Matthew|publisher=[[Earth:National Hurricane Center|National Hurricane Center]]|date=7 April 2017|access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Hurricane Harvey
| 23 August 2017
| {{flag|United States}}
| Hurricane Harvey slams into southeastern {{wipe|Texas}} after reorganising over the Gulf of Mexico, causing catastrophic flooding and billions in damages. It became the first major hurricane to make [[Earth:Landfall|landfall]] in the United States since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Total damage from the hurricane was estimated at $125&nbsp;billion, making it the costliest natural disaster ever in the United States, tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Harvey certain to be one of the most expensive natural disasters ever|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news/economy/harvey-cost-most-expensive-disasters/index.html |first=Chris |last=Isidore |work=CNNMoney |date=30 August 2017 |access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=NOAACostliest>{{cite report |archive-date=27 January 2018 |url-status=live |date=12 January 2018 |title=Costliest U.S. tropical cyclones tables update |publisher=United States National Hurricane Center |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083930/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf}}</ref>
|-
| Hurricane Irma
| 30 August 2017 – 16 September 2017
|{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
{{flag|Cuba}}
{{flag|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&nbsp;5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record. The storm caused catastrophic damage in Barbuda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, [[Biology:Anguilla|Anguilla]], and the Virgin Islands as a Category&nbsp;5 hurricane.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/sep/06/hurricane-irma-caribbean-islands-category-5-storm|title=Caribbean islands suffer huge damage after Irma – as it happened|first1=Matthew |last1=Weaver |first2=Claire |last2=Phipps |first3=Sam |last3=Levin |first4=Jamiles |last4=Lartey |date=7 September 2017|work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41182991|title=Hurricane Irma causes devastation in the Caribbean|date=7 September 2017|work=BBC News |language=en-GB |access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref>
|-
| Hurricane Maria
| 16 September 2017 – 3 October 2017
| {{flag|Puerto Rico}}{{flag|Dominica}}
| Hurricane Maria is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record in [[Earth:Dominica|Dominica]], and caused catastrophic damage and a major [[Social:Humanitarian crisis|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/03/hurricane-maria-dominica-recovery|title=Dominica in tatters weeks after Maria: 'We saw everything totally destroyed'|first=Ashifa|last=Kassam|newspaper=The Guardian|date=4 October 2017|access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/30/puerto-rico-nearly-half-residents-without-power-three-months-after-hurricane-maria/992135001/|title=Puerto Rico: Nearly half of residents without power three months after Hurricane Maria|newspaper=USA Today |agency=Deutsche Welle |date=1 January 2018|access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Typhoon Mangkhut
| 15 September 2018
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| Typhoon Mangkhut, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ompong, hits northern Luzon, triggering deadly landslides and killing at least 95 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/212481-typhoon-ompong-death-toll-september-21-2018|title=At least 95 dead due to Typhoon Ompong|work=Rappler|date=21 September 2018 |language=en |access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/668445/recovered-bodies-from-itogon-landslide-now-23/story/|title=Recovered bodies from Itogon landslide now 23|publisher=GMA News|date=20 September 2018|access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Hurricane Michael
| 7 October 2018 – 16 October 2018
| {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Cuba}}
| 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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142018_Michael.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142018_Michael.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Michael|publisher=[[Earth:National Hurricane Center|National Hurricane Center]]|date=17 May 2019|access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Hurricane Dorian
| 24 August 2019 – 10 September 2019
| {{flag|The Bahamas}} {{flag|United States}}
| Hurricane Dorian was one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in years, and also is tied as the strongest [[Earth:Landfall|landfall]]ing [[Earth:Atlantic hurricane|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 {{wipe|United States}} after making landfall near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-09-08-hurricane-dorian-recap-bahamas-united-states-canada|publisher=The Weather Channel|title=Hurricane Dorian Ravaged the Bahamas and Struck the Southeastern U.S. Coast Before Heading to Atlantic Canada (RECAP)|date=8 September 2019|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
|}

====Tornadoes====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| 2011 Super Outbreak
| 25–28 April 2011
| {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Canada}}
| 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.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-mourns-victims-of-deadly-tornadoes/|title=South mourns victims of deadly tornadoes|website=CBS News|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 21–26 May 2011 tornado outbreak sequence
| 21 May 2011
| {{flag|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.
|<ref name="spcfatal">{{cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/fataltorn.html|title=Annual U.S. Killer Tornado Statistics|publisher=[[Earth:Storm Prediction Center|Storm Prediction Center]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 Nepal tornado
| 31 March 2019
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Nepal 24 Hours|date=15 April 2019|title=Bara-Parsa Tornado Destroyed Property Worth Loss Over Rs. 90 Million: Nepal Govt. Report|url=https://www.nepal24hours.com/bara-parsa-tornado-destroyed-property-worth-loss-over-rs-90-million-nepal-govt-report/|access-date=23 April 2019|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819214436/https://nepal24hours.com/bara-parsa-tornado-destroyed-property-worth-loss-over-rs-90-million-nepal-govt-report/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

====Floods, avalanches, and mudslides====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;" | Event
! style="width:120px;" | Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| 2010 Pakistan floods
| July 2010
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| Flooding occurred in Pakistan after record [[Earth:Monsoon|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.
|<ref name="Bodeen">{{cite news |last=Bodeen|first=Christopher|title=Asia flooding plunges millions into misery|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400 |agency=Associated Press |date=8 August 2010 |access-date=8 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904101109/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400|archive-date=4 September 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nyt20100730">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/world/asia/31pstan.html|title=400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say|last=Khan|first=Ismail|work=The New York Times |date=30 July 2010 |access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-31/pakistan-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-northwest-rises-to-539-edhi-says.html|title=Deaths From Pakistan Floods May Reach 3,000, Rescue Service Official Says|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=12 May 2013}}</ref>
|-
| January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides
| 11 January 2011
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| Floods and mudslides killed 903 people across the state of Rio de Janeiro, {{wipe|Brazil}}.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/death-toll-from-brazil-floods-hits-600-1.870203|title=Death toll from Brazil floods hits 600|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en-US|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/numero-de-mortos-na-regiao-serrana-ja-passa-de-900-apos-chuvas-de-janeiro-2822331|title=Número de mortos na Região Serrana já passa de 900 após chuvas de janeiro|website=O Globo|language=pt-BR |date=16 February 2011 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 Alberta floods
| 19 June 2013
| {{flag|Canada}}
| Massive flooding occurred in Alberta, becoming the province's worst flooding in decades.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-flooding-claims-at-least-3-lives-1.1325013|title=Alberta flooding claims at least 3 lives|website=CBC News|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2014 Southeast Europe floods
|13–27 May 2014
|{{flag|Serbia}}
{{flag|Bosnia}}

{{flag|Croatia}}

{{flag|Romania}}
|Between 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
| {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
| An avalanche killed 310 people and wounded over 129 in Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11443833/Avalanches-kill-more-than-180-in-Afghanistan.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11443833/Avalanches-kill-more-than-180-in-Afghanistan.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Avalanches kill more than 300 in Afghanistan|last=Delhi|first=Zibair Babakarkhail in Kabul and Dean Nelson in New|website=The Telegraph |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=21 June 2016}} </ref>
|-
| 2015 South Indian floods
| 8 November 2015
| {{flag|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.
|<ref>{{cite news |last=Narasimhan|first=T.E.|title=Chennai floods are world's 8th most expensive natural disaster in 2015|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chennai-floods-are-world-s-8th-most-expensive-natural-disaster-in-2015-115121100487_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=11 December 2015 |access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref>
|}

====Volcanic eruptions====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[Earth:2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull|2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull]]
| 20 March 2010
| {{flag|Iceland}}
| Eruptions of the [[Earth:Eyjafjallajökull|Eyjafjallajökull]] [[Earth:Volcano|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 [[Social:World War II|World War II]].
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Qantas cancels flights for a third day|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=18 April 2010|url=https://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-cancels-flights-for-a-third-day-20100418-slv5.html|access-date=18 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605142411/http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-cancels-flights-for-a-third-day-20100418-slv5.html|archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi
| Early November 2010
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| Mount Merapi erupted in Indonesia, killing 353 people and grounding flights across [[Place:Southeast Asia|Southeast Asia]], becoming the largest eruption from the mountain in a century.
|
|-
| 2018 lower Puna eruption
| 3 May 2018
| {{flag|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
| {{flag|Guatemala}}
| Volcán de Fuego erupted in Guatemala, killing at least 190 people, the deadliest eruption in Guatemala since 1929.
|
|-
|2019 Whakaari/White Island eruption
|9 December 2019
|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|Whakaari/White Island, an active stratovolcano off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, erupted, killing 20 people.
|<ref name="20thDeath">{{cite news |title=Another person dies of injuries from Whakaari /White Island eruption, bringing death toll to 20|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/another-person-dies-injuries-whakaari-white-island-eruption-bringing-death-toll-20|publisher=TVNZ|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
|}

====Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| 2011–17 California drought
| December 2011 – March 2017
| {{flag|United States}}
| The state of {{wipe|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.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.livescience.com/50417-california-drought-future.html|last=Ghose|first=Tia|title=What Record-Breaking Drought Means for California's Future|publisher=Live Science|date=8 April 2015|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 Indian heat wave
| 24 May 2015
| {{flag|India}}
| A heatwave in Southern India resulted in over 2,500 deaths.
|<ref name="Meteorologist">{{cite web|url=http://www.theweathernetwork.com/uk/news/articles/indias-deadly-heatwave-nears-end-as-monsoon-arrives/52420/|title=Indian monsoon arrives – deadly heatwave ends|last=Meteorologist|first=Chris Burton -|website=The Weather Network|access-date=21 June 2016|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130122349/http://www.theweathernetwork.com/uk/news/articles/indias-deadly-heatwave-nears-end-as-monsoon-arrives/52420/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 Pakistani heat wave
| 20 June 2015
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| A related heatwave hit neighbouring {{wipe|Pakistan}}, killing over 2,000 people in [[Place:Karachi|Karachi]] alone.
|<ref name="Meteorologist" />
|-
| 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
| 1 May 2016
| {{flag|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.
|<ref name="largestAB">{{cite news |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-pushed-back-even-as-temperatures-climb|title=Thousands flee from Fort McMurray wildfire in the largest fire evacuation in Alberta's history|date=3 May 2016|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510222635/http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-pushed-back-even-as-temperatures-climb|archive-date=10 May 2016|url-status=live|last1=Parsons|first1=Paige|access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Insurance estimates">{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fort-mcmurray-insurance-cost-1.3568113|title=Fort McMurray fire could cost insurers $9B, BMO predicts|date=5 May 2016|publisher=CBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510222907/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fort-mcmurray-insurance-cost-1.3568113|archive-date=10 May 2016|url-status=live|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref>
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| 2018 Camp Fire
| 8–25 November 2018
| {{flag|United States}}
| A wildfire began in Northern California that eventually became the deadliest and most destructive [[Biology:Wildfire|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.
|<ref name="East Bay Times">{{cite news |last1=Baldassari |first1=Erin |title=Camp Fire death toll grows to 29, matching 1933 blaze as state's deadliest |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/11/11/crews-continue-to-battle-strong-winds-in-deadly-camp-fire/ |website=East Bay Times |language=en |date=11 November 2018 |access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="WU ranking">{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Jeff |title=America's Deadliest Wildfire in 100 Years: 56 Dead in Paradise, California |url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Americas-Deadliest-Wildfire-100-Years-48-Dead-Paradise-California |publisher=Weather Underground |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref>
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| 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires
| January 2019 – October 2019
| {{nowrap|{{flag|Brazil}} {{flag|Bolivia}}<br>{{flag|Perù}} {{flag|Paraguay}}}}
| The 2019 wildfires season saw an unusual surge in the number of fires occurring in the [[Place:Amazon rainforest|Amazon rainforest]] and other parts of the Amazon biome contained within the countries of {{wipe|Brazil}}, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru during the 2019 Amazonian tropical [[Earth:Dry season|dry season]].
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://queimadas.dgi.inpe.br/queimadas/portal-static/situacao-atual/|title=Situação atual – Programa Queimadas – INPE|website=queimadas.dgi.inpe.br|access-date=1 September 2019|archive-date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620131720/https://queimadas.dgi.inpe.br/queimadas/portal-static/situacao-atual/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cbs bolsonaro aid">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-wildfires-brazil-spurns-20-million-aid-offer-from-g-7-nations-today-2019-08-27/ |title=Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will accept aid to fight Amazon fires |date=27 August 2019 |work=CBS News |access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref>
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| [[Earth:2019–20 Australian bushfire season|2019–20 Australian bushfires]]
| August 2019 – June 2020
| {{nowrap|{{flag|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.
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/update-on-northern-nsw-bush-fires2|title=Update on Northern NSW bush fires|website=www.rfs.nsw.gov.au}}</ref><ref name="NSW Rural Fire service">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50375407 |title=Australian bushfires reach Sydney's suburbs |date=12 November 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=21 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tolhurst|first=Kevin|title=It's 12 months since the last bushfire season began, but don't expect the same this year|url=http://theconversation.com/its-12-months-since-the-last-bushfire-season-began-but-dont-expect-the-same-this-year-139757|access-date=2021-09-03|website=The Conversation|date=10 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-13|title=Beaches and pools closed, races cancelled as Melbourne chokes on bushfire smoke|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-14/melbourne-air-quality-drops-to-hazardous-from-bushfire-smoke/11865178|access-date=2021-09-03|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref>
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==Economics==
[[File:Greek debt and EU average.png|thumb|220px|upright|right|Greece and Eurozone's rise of debt in the early years of the decade]]
[[File:ABS-6416.0-ResidentialPropertyPriceIndexes-EightCapitalCities-ResidentialPropertyPriceIndexIndexNumbersPercentageChanges-ResidentialPropertyPriceIndex-WeightedAverageEightCapitalCities-A83728455L.svg|thumb|The weighted capital city residential property price index, produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, since 2003]]
[[File:Man and delivery robot waiting at pedestrian crosing in Redwood City, California.jpg|thumb|A man and a delivery robot waiting at a pedestrian crossing in Redwood City, California, {{wipe|United States}}. E-commerce spurred advancements in drone delivery and transformed parts of the services and retail sectors]]
[[File:12 WestCoast Port Shutdown- Oakland - 10011837624.jpg|thumb|A poster used during the Occupy Wall Street movements with the phrase "We are the 99%". The movement was against the economic inequality and the influence of money in politics. US President Barack Obama claimed the movement would help "Americans express their frustrations", while Vice President Joe Biden remarked that "The middle class has been screwed."]]
[[File:New York and Jersey City Skyline Panorama Crop 2 - One World Trade Center.jpg|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 [[Finance:European debt crisis|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14385636|work=BBC News|title=Bond market developments are deep concern, says Barroso|date=3 August 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/27/business/euro-debt-crisis-plan/index.html|publisher=CNN|title=Does debt deal solve euro woes?|date=27 October 2011}}</ref> Despite the Eurozone debt crisis, the American Dow Jones Industrial Average had its longest stretch of gains since the late 1990s tech boom.<ref>[http://www.frbsf.org/education/publications/doctor-econ/2001/february/bull-bear-market-dow-jones#footnote8 "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.</ref> However, economic issues, including inflation and an increase in [[Finance:Commodity|commodity]] prices, sparked unrest in many lower-income countries. In some countries, particularly those in the [[Place:Arab world|Arab world]], political unrest evolved into socioeconomic crises, resulting in the [[Social:Arab Spring|Arab Spring]] leading to political instability and civil wars.

As a result of the global recession, many central banks instituted a [[Finance:Zero interest-rate policy|zero interest-rate policy]], or close to it.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tan |first1=Weizhen |title='Addiction' to cheap money will do 'tremendous damage' to the global economy |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/17/central-banks-cutting-interest-rates-to-zero-or-negative-bad-for-economy.html |publisher=CNBC}}</ref> Another form of monetary [[Finance:Stimulus (economics)|stimulus]] was that of [[Finance:Quantitative easing|quantitative easing]]. The resulting flood of [[Finance:Market liquidity|market liquidity]] caused a rise in asset prices.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Enda |first1=Curran |title=Central Bankers Are Playing a Dangerous Game With Asset Prices |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-24/storing-up-trouble-why-central-banks-may-only-delay-recession |publisher=Bloomberg}}</ref> As a result, for example, United States stock prices reached record highs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bartash |first1=Jeffrey |title=It's great the stock market is setting records, but it's not because the economy is great |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-great-the-stock-market-is-setting-records-but-its-not-because-the-economy-is-great-2019-11-16 |publisher=MarketWatch}}</ref> Another consequence has been the rise in housing prices in many major world cities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Judith |title=Real estate: post-crisis boom draws to a close |url=https://www.ft.com/content/64c381c8-8798-11e9-a028-86cea8523dc2 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/64c381c8-8798-11e9-a028-86cea8523dc2 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=Financial Times}}</ref> Some of the cities which recorded the most dramatic rises included [[Place:Sydney|Sydney]], {{wipe|San Francisco}}, {{wipe|Vancouver}}, and [[Place:Auckland|Auckland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Our cities house-price index suggests the property market is slowing |url=https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/08/11/our-cities-house-price-index-suggests-the-property-market-is-slowing |newspaper=The Economist|date=11 August 2018 }}</ref>

In 2010, China became the second largest global economy, surpassing Japan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110214/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_economy|title=Japan confirms China surpassed its economy in 2010|first=Tomoko A.|last=Hosaka|publisher=Yahoo!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220105329/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110214/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_economy|archive-date=20 February 2011}}</ref> Japan also saw a rating downgrade the following year due to debt burden.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fujioka|first=Toru|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-23/moody-s-lowers-japan-s-government-credit-rating-to-aa3-outlook-stable.html|title=Japan Unveils Billion to Fight Surging Yen as Moody's Lowers Rating|publisher=Bloomberg |date=24 August 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011}}</ref> In August 2011, the S&P downgraded the {{wipe|United States}}' [[Finance:Credit rating|credit rating]] from triple AAA to AA-plus following a debt ceiling crisis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-debt-downgrade-idUSTRE7746VF20110806|publisher=Reuters|title=United States loses prized AAA credit rating from S&P|date=6 August 2011|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154539/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/us-usa-debt-downgrade-idUSTRE7746VF20110806|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2011, a Gallup poll found that more than half of Americans believed the country was still in a recession.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/147299/half-say-recession-depression.aspx|title=More Than Half Still Say U.S. Is in Recession or Depression|publisher=Gallup |date=28 April 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011}}</ref> In June 2015, the Shanghai Stock Exchange lost a third of the value of A-shares within one month, an event known as the [[Finance:2015–16 Chinese stock market turbulence|2015–16 Chinese stock market turbulence]]. India became the fastest growing major economy of the world in 2015, surpassing China.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-india-clocks-75-growth-in-January-march-quarter-becomes-world-s-fastest-growing-economy-2090462|title=India clocks 7.5% growth in January–March quarter, becomes world's fastest growing economy |work=Daily News & Analysis |language=en-US |date=29 May 2015 |access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> In 2018, as the U.S. [[Finance:Federal Reserve|Federal Reserve]] raised interest rates, fears of a [[Finance:Yield curve|yield curve]] inversion preceding a potential U.S. recession sent inflation higher in several emerging markets, including {{wipe|Argentina}}, where interest rates hit 40% and an [[Organization:International Monetary Fund|International Monetary Fund]] bail out was issued.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/argentina-interest-rates-40-central-bank-latest-inflation-crisis-a8336436.html. |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/argentina-interest-rates-40-central-bank-latest-inflation-crisis-a8336436.html. |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Argentina hikes interest rates to 40% amid inflation crisis|date=4 May 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2019, [[Place:Singapore|Singapore]] supplanted the United States as the world's most competitive economy, with the U.S. dropping to third, behind [[Place:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/worlds-most-competitive-economy|title=The US is no longer the world's most competitive economy|date=30 May 2019 |publisher=Fox Business |access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref>

Global oil production in 2014 reached a historic peak, reaching 93 million barrels/day.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Energy Statistics – EIA|url=https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=53&aid=1&syid=2010&eyid=2014&unit=TBPD|website=www.eia.gov|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> In 2018, partially due to a shale boom, the United States overcame {{wipe|Russia}} and Saudi Arabia in becoming the world's largest crude oil producer, the first time since 1973.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/12/investing/us-oil-production-russia-saudi-arabia/index.html|title= America is now the world's largest oil producer|date=12 September 2018|work=CNNBusiness|access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref> Around the year 2017 is a period seen by some economists as being the new peak of a "[[Finance:Goldilocks economy|goldilocks economy]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Economic optimism drives stockmarket highs|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2017/10/goldilocks-back|newspaper=[[Finance:The Economist|The Economist]]|date=17 October 2017}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2019/03/28/world-economic-outlook-april-2019|title=World Economic Outlook, April 2019: Growth Slowdown, Precarious Recovery|date=April 2019}}</ref>

In 2018, United States President Donald Trump announced he would put into place new [[Finance:Tariff|tariff]]s 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 is to punish China for 'unfair' trade practices, such as the appropriation of jobs and the theft of American [[Social:Intellectual property|intellectual property]]. China responded with tariffs of its own, and a cycle began, escalating the conflict to the situation faced today. As part of his '[[Social:America First (policy)|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 has drawn some economic retaliation.

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 [[Social:Breadwinner model#Decline of the male breadwinner|breadwinner model]]. The so-called "[[Finance:Retail apocalypse|retail apocalypse]]" had commenced as consumers increasingly resorted to [[Finance:Online shopping|online shopping]] and [[Social:E-commerce|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|bricks and clicks]] business models, pop-up and non-store retailing, drone delivery services, [[Finance:Ghost restaurant|ghost restaurant]]s, and a quickly maturing [[Finance:Online food ordering|online food ordering]] and [[Finance:Food delivery|delivery]] service sector.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/retail-meltdown-of-2017/522384/|title=What in the World Is Causing the Retail Meltdown of 2017?|first=Derek|last=Thompson|date=10 April 2017 |magazine=The Atlantic |access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref><ref>Mark James, [https://target-help.com/retail-apocalypse/ Retail Apocalypse Online competition drives store closings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124317/https://target-help.com/retail-apocalypse/|date=9 February 2019}} ''[https://target-help.com/retail-apocalypse/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124317/https://target-help.com/retail-apocalypse/|date=9 February 2019}}   '', 16 July 2018</ref> This was only further perpetuated by the rise in [[Finance:Cryptocurrency|cryptocurrency]] throughout the decade, such as [[Software:Bitcoin|Bitcoin]]. By May 2018, over 1,800 cryptocurrency specifications existed.<ref name="FT05142018">{{cite news |last1=Badkar|first1=Mamta|title=Fed's Bullard: Cryptocurrencies creating 'non-uniform' currency in US|url=https://www.ft.com/content/29dcb760-5787-11e8-b8b2-d6ceb45fa9d0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/29dcb760-5787-11e8-b8b2-d6ceb45fa9d0 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |newspaper=Financial Times |date=14 May 2018 |access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref>

In the same vein as cryptocurrency, the trend towards a [[Finance:Cashless society|cashless society]] continued as non-cash transactions and [[Finance:Digital currency|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/04/sweden-cashless-society-cards-phone-apps-leading-europe|title=Sweden leads the race to become cashless society|first=Jon|last=Henley|newspaper=The Observer |date=4 June 2016|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> A report published in 2019 suggested that the percentage of payments conducted in cash in the {{wipe|United Kingdom}} had fallen to 34% from 63% from 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 2019|title=Access to Cash Review Final Report|url=https://www.accesstocash.org.uk/media/1087/final-report-final-web.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.accesstocash.org.uk/media/1087/final-report-final-web.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|website=www.accesstocash.org.uk}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsys.com/Assets/TSYS/downloads/rs_2016-us-consumer-payment-study.pdf|title=2016 User Consumer Study|access-date=31 May 2019|archive-date=2 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802004654/https://www.tsys.com/Assets/TSYS/downloads/rs_2016-us-consumer-payment-study.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Science and technology==

Two of the most prominent deaths in the scientific community during the decade were Neil Armstrong in 2012 and [[Biography:Stephen Hawking|Stephen Hawking]] in 2018.

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 [[Physics:Quantum machine|quantum machine]]<ref>{{cite journal|first=Adrian|last=Cho|title=BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR. The First Quantum Machine|journal=Science|year=2010|volume=330|issue=6011|page=1604|doi=10.1126/science.330.6011.1604|bibcode=2010Sci...330.1604C|pmid=21163978}}</ref>
*2011: HIV treatment as prevention (HPTN 052)<ref>{{cite journal|first=Jon|last=Cohen|title=Breakthrough of the Year: HIV Treatment as Prevention|journal=Science|year=2011|volume=334|issue=6063|page=1628|doi=10.1126/science.334.6063.1628|bibcode=2011Sci...334.1628C|pmid=22194547|doi-access=}}</ref>
*2012: Discovery of the [[Physics:Higgs boson|Higgs boson]]<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.science.org/toc/science/338/6114|title=Breakthrough of the Year, 2012|journal=Science}}</ref>
*2013: [[Chemistry:Cancer immunotherapy|Cancer immunotherapy]]<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.342.6165.1432|title=Cancer Immunotherapy|first=Jenifer|last=Couzin-Franken|journal=Science|date=20 December 2013|volume=342 |issue=6165 |pages=1432–1433 |doi=10.1126/science.342.6165.1432 |pmid=24357284 |access-date=22 December 2013|archive-date=22 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222085116/http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6165/1432.full|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2014: [[Engineering:Rosetta (spacecraft)|''Rosetta'' comet mission]]<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.346.6216.1442|title=Comet rendezvous|first=Eric|last=Hand|journal=Science|date=19 December 2014|volume=346 |issue=6216 |pages=1442–1443 |doi=10.1126/science.346.6216.1442 |pmid=25525223 |access-date=20 December 2014|archive-date=26 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226134621/http://www.sciencemag.org/content/346/6216/1442.full|url-status=live|doi-access=free}}</ref>
*2015: [[Biology:CRISPR|CRISPR]] genome-editing method<ref>{{cite journal|title=Making the cut|first=John|last=Travis|date=18 December 2015|volume=350|issue=6267|pages=1456–1457|journal=Science Magazine|doi=10.1126/science.350.6267.1456|pmid=26680172|doi-access=free}}</ref>
*2016: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory makes the [[Physics:First observation of gravitational waves|first observation of gravitational waves]], fulfilling [[Biography:Albert Einstein|Einstein]]'s prediction<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/ripples-spacetime-sciences-2016-breakthrough-year|title=Ripples in spacetime: Science's 2016 Breakthrough of the Year|work=Adiran Cho|publisher=AAAS|date=22 December 2016|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>
*2017: Cosmic convergence: [[Astronomy:Neutron star merger|Neutron star merger]] ([[Astronomy:GW170817|GW170817]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Breakthrough of the year 2017|url=https://vis.sciencemag.org/breakthrough2017/|website=Science |publisher=AAAS|language=en|date=22 December 2017|access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
*2018: [[Biology:Single cell sequencing|Development cell by cell]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Choose your 2018 Breakthrough of the Year! |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/choose-your-2018-breakthrough-year |website=Science |publisher=AAAS |access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
*2019: First [[Astronomy:Black hole|black hole]] [[:File:Black hole - Messier 87 crop max res.jpg|image released]]<ref name="SCI-20191219">{{cite news |last1=Phelan |first1=Meagan |last2=Beckwith |first2=Walter |title=Science's 2019 Breakthrough: First Image of Supermassive Black Hole |url=https://www.aaas.org/news/sciences-2019-breakthrough-first-image-supermassive-black-hole |date=19 December 2019 |work=American Association for the Advancement of Science |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="SA-20191219">{{cite news |author=American Association for the Advancement of Science|title=Science's 2019 breakthrough of the year: The first image of a black hole |url=https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/aaft-2b121619.php |date=19 December 2019 |work=EurekAlert! |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

===Technology===
The late 2000s saw the rise of two prominent [[Mobile operating system|mobile operating system]]s, the [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]] developed by [[Company:Google|Google]] and the [[Software:IOS|iOS]] developed by [[Company:Apple Inc.|Apple]].[[File:3D printed liver model for decision making.jpg|thumb|150px|upright|right|3D printed model of a human liver]]

Robotics, particularly drones like quadcopters, experienced a wide use and application in the 2010s. [[Engineering:Self-driving car|Autonomous]] and [[Engineering:Electric car|electric car]] technology and sales showed considerable growth as well. In addition, [[Astronomy:Reusable launch system|sustainable space launch technologies]] were spearheaded by entrepreneurs like [[Biography:Elon Musk|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.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet/index.html|title=Mobile apps overtake monthly Internet usage on PCs for the first time|first=James|last=O'Toole|date=28 February 2014|website=CNNMoney}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/|title=Mobile internet use passes desktop for the first time, study finds|first=Darrell|last=Etherington|date=1 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phocuswire.com/Pivotal-moments-in-2014--when-mobile-overtook-desktop|title=Pivotal moments in 2014: when mobile overtook desktop|website=www.phocuswire.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/|title=Mobile Now Exceeds PC: The Biggest Shift Since the Internet Began|date=8 July 2014|website=Search Engine Watch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide|title=Mobile and tablet internet usage exceeds desktop for first time worldwide|website=StatCounter Global Stats}}</ref> 3D printers also emerged in the 2010s and were referenced or used in pop culture during the decade.

In 2018, during the [[Engineering:Falcon Heavy test flight|Falcon Heavy test flight]], the first production car was launched into space. [[Engineering:Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster|The car]] was attached to the Falcon Heavy rocket, the most powerful rocket in operation at the time.

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File:2011-02-10-iPhone-4.JPG|The 2010s saw the release of smaller and earlier iPhone iterations, as during the 2010s newer smartphones began to replace [[Engineering:Clamshell design|Clamshell design]]ed phones. Phones of the 2010s mostly saw the usage of [[3G|3G]] and [[4G|4G]] technologies. 
File:iPod Earbuds.JPG|Many earlier iPhones would be released bundled with wired earbuds. 
File:Redbox kiosk in front of a Loaf 'N Jug in Gillette, Wyoming.jpg| DVDs continued to be used throughout the 2010s decade, as new DVD rental pop-ups like Redbox appeared. 
File:Nintendo-3ds-ds-cartridge.jpg|Here are Nintendo DS and 3DS cartridges as would be used to play handheld video games during the decade, before the later release of the hybrid Nintendo Switch system.

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==Cyber security and hacking==
Cyber security incidents, such as hacking, leaks or theft of sensitive information, gained increased attention of governments, corporations and individuals.
[[File:Edward_Snowden-2.jpg|thumb|150px|upright|right|Edward Snowden, former NSA employee who revealed a large number of global surveillance programs.]]
[[File:Jurgen Mossack.jpg|thumb|150px|upright|right|Jürgen Mossack, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, which shut down in light of revelations from the [[Panama Papers|Panama Papers]].]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width: 120px;"| Event
! style="width: 120px;"| Date
! Description
|-
| Afghan War documents leak
| 25 July 2010
| [[Social:WikiLeaks|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/25/afghanistan-war-logs-military-leaks|title=Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation|last1=Davies|first1=Nick|last2=Leigh|first2=David|date=25 July 2010|website=The Guardian|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Engineering:Stuxnet|Stuxnet]]
| August 2010
| A [[Malware|malicious]] [[Computer worm|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|cyberweapon]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/stuxnet-was-work-of-us-and-israeli-experts-officials-say/2012/06/01/gJQAlnEy6U_story.html|title=Stuxnet was work of U.S. and Israeli experts, officials say|first=Ellen|last=Nakashima|date=2 June 2012|newspaper={{wipe|The Washington Post}}}}</ref>
|-
| 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/iraq-war-logs-military-leaks|title=Iraq war logs: secret files show how US ignored torture|last1=Davies|first1=Nick|last2=Steele|first2=Jonathan |last3=Leigh |first3=David |date=22 October 2010|website=The Guardian |access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 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 [[Organization:International Consortium of Investigative Journalists|International Consortium of Investigative Journalists]] (ICIJ).<ref>{{cite news |title=Secret Files Expose Offshore's Global Impact|url=http://www.icij.org/offshore/secret-files-expose-offshores-global-impact |publisher=ICIJ |access-date=4 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405104227/http://www.icij.org/offshore/secret-files-expose-offshores-global-impact|archive-date=5 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)
| 5 June 2013
| Edward Snowden leaked files through the ''Guardian'' newspaper detailing [[Organization:National Security Agency|National Security Agency]] (NSA) privacy policies, including PRISM, the NSA call database, and Boundless Informant.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order|title=NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily|last=Greenwald|first=Glenn|date=6 June 2013|website=The Guardian|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[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|data breach]], stealing information of around 21.5 million people.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cybersecurity-usa-idUSKCN0PJ2M420150709|title=Millions more Americans hit by government personnel data hack|date=9 July 2015|publisher=Reuters|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> The attack was suspected to have originated from China but it remains unclear if it was or not.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/us/breach-in-a-federal-computer-system-exposes-personnel-data.html|title=Hacking Linked to China Exposes Millions of U.S. Workers|last1=Sanger|first1=David E.|date=4 June 2015|last2=Davis|first2=Julie Hirschfeld|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 Bangladesh Bank heist
| 4 February 2016
|The 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-bangladesh-sri-lanka-idUSKCN0WX1UI|title=Sri Lankan in Bangladesh cyber heist says she was set up by friend|date=31 March 2016|publisher=Reuters|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/spelling-mistake-stops-hackers-stealing-1-billion-in-bangladesh-bank-heist-a6924971.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/spelling-mistake-stops-hackers-stealing-1-billion-in-bangladesh-bank-heist-a6924971.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=How a spelling mistake stopped hackers stealing $1bn in a bank heist|date=11 March 2016|website=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=22 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| [[Panama Papers]]
| 3 April 2016
| 11.5 million confidential documents were leaked from the Panamanian law firm [[Company:Mossack Fonseca|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 [[Finance:Tax haven|tax haven]]s and companies doing business with terrorist organisations and governments under international sanctions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/panamapapers/overview/intro/|title=Giant Leak of Offshore Financial Records Exposes Global Array of Crime and Corruption|date=3 April 2016|website=The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403192714/https://www.occrp.org/en/panamapapers/overview/intro/|archive-date=3 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Yahoo! data breach
| 22 September 2016
| [[Company:Yahoo!|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 [[Encryption|encrypting]] other information.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/your-yahoo-account-was-probably-hacked-company-set-confirm-massive-n652586|title=Yahoo Says 'State-Sponsored Actor' Hacked 500M Accounts|work=NBC News|date=22 September 2016|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| October 2016 Dyn cyberattack
| 21 October 2016
| A currently unknown attacker launches multiple distributed denial-of-service (DDos) attacks on networks operated by [[Domain Name System|DNS provider]] [[Company:Dyn|Dyn]], making numerous sites difficult or impossible to access for a period of time, including [[Company:Twitter|Twitter]], [[Company:Reddit|Reddit]], [[Company:Netflix|Netflix]], [[Software:Spotify|Spotify]], ''{{wipe|The New York Times}}'', BBC News, and [[Company:PayPal|PayPal]]. The Department of Homeland Security opens an investigation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37728015|work=BBC News|title=Massive web attacks briefly knock out top sites|date=21 October 2016|access-date=21 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Engineering:WannaCry ransomware attack|WannaCry ransomware attack]]
| 12 May 2017
| A large [[Cyberattack|cyberattack]] infected more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries, demanding ransom payments in the [[Finance:Cryptocurrency|cryptocurrency]] [[Software:Bitcoin|bitcoin]] in 28 languages. The attack spread by multiple methods, including [[Phishing|phishing]] emails and on [[Patch (computing)#SECURITY|unpatched]] systems as a [[Computer worm|computer worm]]. The attack was described by Europol as unprecedented in scale, affecting large companies such as {{Lang|es|[[Company:Telefónica|Telefónica]]|italic=no}} and parts of Britain's National Health Service.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39907965|title=Cyber-attack: Europol says it was unprecedented in scale|date=13 May 2017|work=BBC News |language=en-GB |access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Paradise Papers]]
| 5 November 2017
| A set of 13.4&nbsp;million confidential electronic documents relating to [[Finance:Offshore investment|offshore investment]]s. The documents originate from the [[Finance:Offshore financial centre|offshore]] law firm Appleby, the corporate services providers Estera and Asiaciti Trust, and business registries in 19 tax jurisdictions. At 1.4 [[Terabyte|terabyte]]s in size, this is second only to the Panama Papers, it is the second biggest data leak in history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/05/paradise-papers-leak-reveals-secrets-of-world-elites-hidden-wealth|title=Paradise Papers leak reveals secrets of the world elite's hidden wealth|last=Garside|first=Juliette|date=5 November 2017|work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |access-date=11 November 2017|issn=0261-3077|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111031347/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/05/paradise-papers-leak-reveals-secrets-of-world-elites-hidden-wealth|archive-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>
|}

==Health and society==
AIDS, a [[Finance:Pandemic|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.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/health/aids-cure-london-patient.html|work=The New York Times|title=H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic|date=4 March 2019}}</ref> With good treatment patients can generally expect normal lives and lifespans. However, {{as of|2011|lc=y}} only some 5 million of the 12 million affected people had access to such treatment.<ref name="foxnews.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/06/02/30-years-later-end-to-aids/|work=Fox News|title=30 Years Later: An End to AIDS?|date=2 June 2011}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 November 2015|title=Global Concern about Climate Change, Broad Support for Limiting Emissions|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2015/11/05/global-concern-about-climate-change-broad-support-for-limiting-emissions/ |publisher=Pew Research Centre's Global Attitudes Project |language=en-US |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|date=26 October 2011|title=Population seven billion: UN sets out challenges|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15459643|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref>

==Popular culture==
File:Lilyhammer poster.jpg|[[Company:Netflix|Netflix]], one of the first streaming services to release, which for a fee gave users access to a portfolio of films and television. Netflix rose to prominence from around the middle part of the 2010s onwards.
File:Unicorn Silly Bandz Macro July 09, 2010.jpg|[[Chemistry:Silly Bandz|Silly Bandz]], a piece of pop culture and fashion wear in the early 2010s. They were often traded and worn by school children.
File:Nancy Scarrow, longtime Queen of UFV Halloween, as a minion (15490955179).jpg|Disney, Pixar, and Illumination led CGI films during the decade, making some of the highest-grossing movies of all time like ''Toy Story 3'', ''Frozen'', ''Incredibles 2'' and ''Despicable Me''. Other studios released CGI films like ''The Lego Movie'' and ''Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse''. 
File:Paley_Center_for_Media_-_Big_Bang_Theory_(6926334476).jpg|''The Big Bang Theory'', which was popular in the 2010s, became the top sitcom throughout its airing on CBS. The show featured numerous pop-culture figures from science and tech, including [[Biography:Bill Gates|Bill Gates]], [[Biography:Buzz Aldrin|Buzz Aldrin]], and [[Biography:Elon Musk|Elon Musk]]. 
File:Child with spinner (34074347651).jpg|A young child spinning a [[Engineering:Fidget spinner|fidget spinner]], one of the most popular toys of the decade from spring and summer of 2017, joining novelty toys of the 2010s such as the fidget cube.
File:Nintendo-3DS-AquaOpen.png|The {{wipe|Nintendo 3DS}}, a portable 3D gaming device that contained glasses-free 3D and was released during the height of the 3D fad in the 2010s. Its flagship title was ''[[Software:Super Mario 3D Land|Super Mario 3D Land]]''.
File:Apple iPhone 5c (15028870216).jpg|[[Engineering:Smartphone|Smartphone]]s and tablets started to replace flip-phones and become mainstream. They could be used to play games, make telephone calls, download music, and check the Internet. The [[Engineering:IPad|iPad]] was first introduced in 2010 by [[Biography:Steve Jobs|Steve Jobs]], who later died in 2011.
File:Wii-Mini-Console-Set-H.jpg|The [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]] (Wii Mini c. 2013 pictured) was a popular gaming console in the 2010s which influenced the Microsoft Kinect and PlayStation Move. One of the most critically acclaimed games of the decade, ''[[Software:Super Mario Galaxy 2|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', released on the Wii.
File:Social media.png|A cultural shift was that social media heavily took over. For really the first time in history, US presidents like [[Biography:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] and Donald Trump could communicate directly to citizens via applications like [[Company:Facebook|Facebook]], [[Company:Twitter|Twitter]] and [[Software:Instagram|Instagram]].
File:Red self-balancing two-wheeled board with a person standing on it.png|A [[Engineering:Self-balancing scooter|self-balancing scooter]]. These devices (also named hoverboards at the time) attracted much attention and curiosity around 2015 on the Internet from appearing on shows such as ''Jimmy Fallon'' and ''Conan''.
File:Bruno Mars portrait.jpg|Fedora hats were popular at the beginning of the 2010s, worn here by Bruno Mars in 2011, singer of "[[Social:Uptown Funk|Uptown Funk]]" (the Billboard Hot 100's #1 song of the 2010s). 
File:Pokémon Go Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.jpg|A public stop or "Pokéstop" for the game ''[[Software:Pokémon Go|Pokémon Go]]''. The game made use of AR, or [[Augmented reality|augmented reality]], and became huge in the summer of 2016.
File:Kent Logsdon uses a virtual reality headset, 2018.jpg|Two men using cell phones placed inside [[Virtual reality|VR]] headsets in 2018. The same year Steven Spielberg's ''Ready Player One'' released, which featured [[Engineering:HTC Vive|Vive Virtual Reality]] headsets and helped advance [[Motion capture|motion capture]].
File:PS4-Console-wDS4.png|The eighth generation of video game consoles like [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]] (pictured), [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]], and [[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]] were released in 2013 and 2017. These systems popularized games like ''[[Software:The Last of Us|The Last of Us]]'', ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'', ''[[Software:Super Mario Odyssey|Super Mario Odyssey]]'', ''[[Software:Mario Kart 8|Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Software:Minecraft|Minecraft]]'' and ''[[Software:Grand Theft Auto V|Grand Theft Auto V]]''.
File:Ramona Flowers (6087927274).jpg|A cosplayer dressed as the character Ramona Flowers from the 2010 movie ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', which helped popularize the e-girl aesthetic seen in the late 2010s.
File:Juul flavour multipack (cropped).jpg|In the late 2010s, vaping became popular. Fruit-flavored vape cartridges could be purchased as well, and became highly controversial.
File:Vaporwave for China.jpg|[[Philosophy:Vaporwave|Vaporwave]] was a 2010s music genre that attracted attention. Lofi hip hop was also new and grew a following. ''[[Social:Floral Shoppe|Floral Shoppe]]'' and Lofi Girl helped define these genres of the 2010s.
File:Do the Dab.jpg|A group of teens dabbing, a popular fad and gesture of the youth around 2015–2016. Dabbing was the most prominent dance trend of the 2010s, which joined such dances as Flossing and the Harlem Shake.
File:Emoji group.jpg|A group of [[Emoji|emoji]]s. The 2010s saw the first usage of modern emoticons or "emojis" which were often on the operating systems of phones and computers.
File:ITunes Gift Cards US.jpg|With the infancy of mobile gaming stores in the early 2010s, apps like ''[[Software:Doodle Jump|Doodle Jump]]'', ''Angry Birds'' and ''[[Software:Cut the Rope|Cut the Rope]]'' became hits, with the success of apps like ''[[Software:Smash Hit|Smash Hit]]'' and ''[[Software:Pokémon Go|Pokémon Go]]'' coming later on.
File:Cj Jeff.jpg|The EDM scene obtained commercial success as seen with songs like "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO. The early 2010s had a unique party culture that was inspired by EDM.
File:Mitksi (46927283182).jpg|In the 2010s indie artists gained much wider traction online. A few popular indie artists of the decade included talents such as Mitski (pictured), Gotye, Mac DeMarco, Tame Impala, and Foster the People.
File:Rio 2016 Wrestling 139505251057109418387484.jpg|Five [[Social:Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] were held in the 2010s: Vancouver in 2010, London in 2012, Sochi in 2014, Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Pyeongchang in 2018.
File:Plasma Workspaces.png|From the mid-to-late 2000s to the early 2010s the aesthetic known as Frutiger Aero was popular. The aesthetic was seen in the releases of [[Software:IOS 4|iOS 4]], [[Software:IOS 5|iOS 5]], and [[Software:IOS 6|iOS 6]]. Above is a computer desktop screen circa March 2011.
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===Fashion===
[[File:Rihanna Diamonds World Tour 2013 (Cropped).png|thumb|upright|150px|Rihanna 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 [[Philosophy:Hipster (contemporary subculture)|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 [[Chemistry:Neon|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.

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 [[Social:Cottagecore|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 [[Engineering:Fidget spinner|Fidget spinner]], [[Chemistry:Silly Bandz|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Share of the population using the Internet |url=https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-individuals-using-the-internet |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Our World in Data}}</ref>

Over the course of the 2010s, [[Company:Baidu|Baidu]], [[Company:Twitter|Twitter]] and [[Software:Instagram|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, [[Company:Yahoo!|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). [[Company:Google|Google]], [[Company:Facebook|Facebook]], [[Company:YouTube|YouTube]] and [[Yandex Search|Yandex]] maintained relatively consistent popularity and remained within the top 10 throughout the decade.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eagle |first=James |date=2022-09-09 |title=Animation: The Most Popular Websites by Web Traffic (1993-2022) |url=https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/most-popular-websites-by-web-traffic/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Visual Capitalist |language=en-US}}</ref>

===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 "[[Social:Joker Stairs|Joker Stairs]]" a famous tourist destination in {{wipe|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''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parisi |first=Paula |date=21 February 2019 |title='Ready Player One' Juxtaposes Real, Virtual Via VFX From Three Shops |url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/spielberg-ready-player-one-vfx-1203144265/ |access-date=8 December 2020 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Superhero films and franchises ====
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. ''Avengers: Infinity War'' was the first superhero film to gross over $2 billion internationally, broke numerous box office records, became the highest-grossing film of 2018, and the 4th-highest-grossing film of all time. ''Avengers: Endgame'' grossed over $2.7 billion worldwide, surpassed ''Infinity War's'' entire theatrical run in just eleven days, broke numerous box office records, and became the highest-grossing film of all time.

Marvel's main competitor, DC Extended Universe also began to produce superhero films starting in 2013, with films such as ''Shazam!'' releasing in 2019.

Non-[[Social:Shared universe|shared universe]] superhero films have also been successful with the release of ''The Dark Knight Rises'' in addition to animated films such as ''Incredibles 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Lego Batman Movie, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'', and many others.

==== Other prominent franchises ====
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.''

==== Other films and genres ====
The horror film ''It'', which was based on the novel of the same name by [[Biography:Stephen King|Stephen King]], became the highest-grossing horror film of all time.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 April 2012|title=Pixar's Brave to debut new Dolby Atmos sound system|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17840821|access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref> 2018 saw the acclaimed ''Halloween'' sequel, ''Halloween (2018)'', the 11th installment of the Halloween franchise and sequel to the first film, ''Halloween (1978)''.

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 ''Toy Story'', ''Frozen'', ''Wreck-It-Ralph'', ''Hotel Transylvania'', ''The Lego Movie'', and ''Despicable Me'' being the highest grossing animated franchise of all time.

The 2010s saw the release of many Disney live-action remakes based on Disney animated movies: ''Alice in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Maleficent, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Lady and the Tramp, Christopher Robin, Dumbo, The Jungle Book, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King.'' 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.

==== 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'', ''Boyhood'', ''Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'', ''The Edge of Seventeen'', ''The Fault in Our Stars'', ''The Wolf of Wall Street'', ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower'', ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'', ''Easy A'', ''21 Jump Street'', ''Eighth Grade'', ''Steve Jobs'', ''Lady Bird'', ''Green Book'', ''Get Out'', ''Parasite'', ''Love, Simon'', ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'', and ''Uncut Gems''.

While Jimmy Kimmel was hosting the Oscars in 2017, a live error was made in which the Best Picture winner was incorrectly stated as ''La La Land''. It was later found out that the wrong envelope was handed to the presenters, and the Best Picture was  ''Moonlight''. This came after Steve Harvey's live error during the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant, in which the wrong contestant was accidentally deemed Miss Universe (in 2015 then presidential candidate Donald Trump sold his ownership of Miss Universe).

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 and was critically acclaimed, 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, ''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.
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===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. [[Engineering:Cable television|Cable providers]] saw a decline in subscriber numbers as [[Engineering:Cord-cutting|cord-cutting]] viewers switched to lower-cost online streaming services such as [[Company:Netflix|Netflix]], [[Software:Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]], and [[Software:Hulu|Hulu]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=19 February 2020|title=Traditional Pay-TV Operators Lost Record 6 Million Subscribers in 2019 as Cord-Cutting Picks Up Speed|url=https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/cable-satellite-tv-2019-cord-cutting-6-million-1203507695/|access-date=8 December 2020|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> 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'', and Netflix's ''Trailer Park Boys'' and its ''Out Of The Park: USA'' and ''Out Of The Park: Europe'' specials 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Toni |date=17 May 2019 |title=How Do 'The Big Bang Theory' Series Finale Ratings Rank All Time? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2019/05/17/how-does-the-big-bang-theory-series-finale-ratings-rank-all-time/ |access-date=8 December 2020 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> Indian sitcom ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' became the world's longest-running sitcom, with over 2,500 episodes,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Longest-running sitcom (by episode count) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/90109-longest-running-sitcom-by-episode-count |website=Guinness World Records|date=2 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah set to clock 3000 'happysodes';making it 'world's longest running daily family comedy show' |url=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 |website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref>

Dramas like ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), ''The Walking Dead'' (2010–2022), ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019) and the ''Breaking Bad'' [[Engineering:Spin-off (media)|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 [[Biography:Seth MacFarlane|Seth MacFarlane]]'s ''The Orville'' and its second season which aired on Fox between 2017 and 2019, inspired by and parading the ''Star Trek'' franchise. ''Black Mirror'' was popularized on Netflix after being broadcast on British television.  Science nonfiction such as ''Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey'' joined the lineup on Fox.

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. Shows such as Nickelodeon's ''iCarly'' and ''Victorious'', and Disney's ''Girl Meets World'' were notable examples of popular shows among tween and youth throughout the 2010s. 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 ====
Reality television grew an increased following during the decade. ''Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen (UK),'' 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 resigning 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 ====
Popular cartoons were dominated by Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney Channel during the decade. Popular cartoons of the 2010s included the likes of ''[[Social:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]],'' ''Adventure Time'', ''The Loud House'', ''Arthur'', ''Regular Show'', ''Steven Universe'', ''Phineas and Ferb'', ''Gravity Falls'', ''The Amazing World of Gumball'', and ''[[Social:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony]]'' (which, under its G4 status, became a pop culture phenomenon in its own right, thanks to its controversial, but loyal cult following known as "[[Social:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom|Bronies]]" who peaked in 2012–2015). ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' also made headlines for the petition and attempts to get "Sweet Victory" played at the 2019 Super Bowl after the passing of its series creator Stephen Hillenburg. 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.

Anime broadened its appeal worldwide with shows such as ''Attack on Titan'', ''Madoka Magica'', ''Mob Psycho 100'', ''Fairy Tail'', KonoSuba, ''Food Wars!'', ''Haikyu!!,'' ''Sailor Moon Crystal'', ''One Piece'', ''Bleach'', ''Hunter × Hunter,'' ''One Punch Man'', ''Little Witch Academia'', ''My Hero Academia'', ''JoJo's Bizzarre Adventure'', 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 earliest international releases). As a result of anime's international popularity it has inspired many creators outside of Japan to create their own shows incorporating anime characteristics. Anime elements can be seen in shows like ''The Boondocks''. Anime was also viewed on services of the era like [[Company:Crunchyroll|Crunchyroll]].

Newer adult animation grew rapidly throughout the decade with shows such as ''Rick and Morty'', ''F Is for Family'', ''BoJack Horseman'', ''Superjail!'' (continuing from the 2000s), ''Bob's Burgers'', among many others; while adult animation like ''[[Religion:Family Guy|Family Guy]]'', ''Futurama'', ''South Park'', ''The Simpsons'', ''[[Social:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]'', and 2011's ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' have remained popular.

===YouTube===
The video streaming website YouTube became popular, especially among younger people, as memes shifted the meaning of entertainment. Memes like [[Social:Nyan Cat|Nyan Cat]], [[Social:Dat Boi|Dat Boi]], "[[Social:We Are Number One|We Are Number One]]", [[Social:Trollface|Trollface]], [[Social:Pepe the Frog|Pepe the Frog]], [[Social:Bottle flipping|Bottle flipping]], Condescending Wonka (Gene Wilder died in 2016), [[Social:Creepypasta|Creepypasta]]s and others emerged on YouTube; the use of YouTube and the internet also lead to new and popular vernacular like: [[Social:PogChamp|poggers]], [[Social:Bae (word)|bae]], [[Social:Netflix and chill|Netflix and chill]], and "on fleek".

Initially (early in the decade) channels like [[Social:Fred Figglehorn|Fred Figglehorn]] (FRED), [[Social:Annoying Orange|The Annoying Orange]], Ray William Johnson, CollegeHumor, Smosh, [[Biography:PewDiePie|PewDiePie]] and the [[Social:Angry Video Game Nerd|Angry Video Game Nerd]] attracted millions of views, channels and videos becoming viral on the site. The popularity of YouTubers even ended up spawning films based on popular YouTubers, including ''Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie'' (2014), ''[[Social:Smosh: The Movie|Smosh]]'' (2015), and the [[Social:Fred Figglehorn#Films|Fred Trilogy]] (2010–2012) starting with ''Fred: The Movie''. These YouTubers became well known through comedic skits, video game reviews, and "Let's Play" videos, as Angry Video Game Nerd reviewed games like ''Sonic The Hedgehog'' for the Xbox 360, and ''Life of Black Tiger'' for the PlayStation 4, which AVGN reviewed in a video featuring Gilbert Gottfried, Smosh would upload skits like "FOOD BATTLE" and Pewdiepie would play games such as ''Five Nights at Freddy's''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dredge|first=Stuart|date=3 February 2016|title=Why are YouTube stars so popular?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/03/why-youtube-stars-popular-zoella|access-date=8 December 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Ben|title=YouTube now has over 1.8 billion users every month, within spitting distance of Facebook's 2 billion|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-user-statistics-2018-5|access-date=8 December 2020|website=Business Insider}}</ref>

Other YouTubers that constantly received views within the millions or went viral during the decade included the likes of [[Biography:Bill Wurtz|bill wurtz]] for his "history of japan" and "history of the entire world i guess" videos (and music like "and the day goes on"), Swoozie, [[Biography:Etika|Etika]] (and his fanbase the "JOYCONBOYZ"), REACT, WatchMojo, The Joe Rogan Experience, [[Social:Nostalgia Critic|The Nostalgia Critic]], Studio C, Babish Culinary Universe, Good Mythical Morning, [[Biography:Cr1TiKaL|Penguinz0]], Vsauce, CGP Gray, Kurzgesagt, Matpat, MrBeast, Scott the Woz, TheOdd1sOut, Domics, and Jaiden Animations among many others. YouTube itself would even end up banning controversial content creators like ImJayStation and LeafyIsHere during the decade.

YouTube would make an annual video series called ''[[Social:YouTube Rewind|YouTube Rewind]]'' where it would be a recap of each year's YouTubers, viral videos, trends, events, music and memes starting from 2010 to 2019. The 2018 and 2019 installments was heavily criticized by YouTubers, critics, and viewers alike, receiving millions of dislikes. ''Rewind'' did not return for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and YouTube announced the following year that the series would be discontinued leading to other YouTubers to make their own ''YouTube Rewind'' videos.

===Music===
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Globalism and an increased demand for variety and personalisation in the face of music streaming services such as [[Software:Spotify|Spotify]] and [[Software:Apple Music|Apple Music]] created many new subgenres. US digital music sales topped CD sales in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Halliday|first=Josh|date=6 January 2012|title=Digital downloads overtake physical music sales in the US for first time|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jan/06/downloads-physical-sales-us|access-date=8 December 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Dance, hip-hop, and pop music surged in the 2010s,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=3 January 2019|title=Hip-Hop Continued to Dominate the Music Business in 2018|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hip-hop-continued-to-dominate-the-music-business-in-2018-774422/|access-date=8 December 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> with hip-hop and R&B surpassing rock as the biggest US music genre in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-2017-idUSKBN1ET258|title=Hip hop and R&B surpass rock as biggest U.S. music genre|newspaper=Reuters |date=4 January 2018|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref>

==== Genres ====
Electronic dance music (EDM) achieved mass commercial success in the middle of the decade but fell somewhat into decline by the end.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alvarado |first=Abel |date=30 October 2015 |title=It's a $6.2B industry but, how did EDM get so popular? |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/12/18/world/how-did-edm-get-so-popular/index.html |access-date=8 December 2020 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Smirke |first=Richard |date=23 May 2019 |title=Is The Party Over? EDM's Share of US Record Market Falls As DJ Earnings Slip to Five-Year Low |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8512892/edm-dance-music-share-us-recorded-music-market-share-ims-report |magazine=Billboard |language=en |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref> The mass global appeal of EDM music (and subgenres such as dubstep, electro house and trap) from the early-to-mid part of the decade spawned the rise in fame of DJs and digital music producers, such as Skrillex, Tiësto, Avicii, Steve Aoki, Deadmau5, Calvin Harris, Baauer and Diplo.

Country music also saw a resurgence throughout the 2010s in the United States, with artists like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton and Florida Georgia Line topping the charts and garnering many music industry awards.

With the rise of the internet in the 2010s, independent music (or "indie music") gained a large international cult following, with successful indie bands being Foster the People, Dr. Dog, Tally Hall, Florence and The Machine, Beach House, alt-J, Of Monsters and Men, The National, Two Door Cinema Club, and M83; as well as successful indie solo artists being Tame Impala, Neil Cicierega, St. Vincent, [[Biography:Father John Misty|Father John Misty]], Ellie Goulding, Feist, Sufjan Stevens, Lana Del Rey, Justin Vernon and Lorde.

==== Artists ====
Music artists like Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj (with their albums such as ''1989'', ''The Fame Monster'', ''My World 2.0'', ''Teenage Dream'', ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'', ''Loud'' and ''Pink Friday'' respectively) increased the global commercial appeal of pop music in the 2010s, with each of them selling over 100 million records in the 2010s and becoming some of the best-selling musicians of all time.

''Billboard'' named Drake the top artist of the decade in the US.<ref name="billboard">{{Cite magazine |date=31 October 2019 |title=Top Artists |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/top-artists/ |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>{{Refn|group=note|name=billboard}}<!--NOTE:Let's keep both the solo artist and musical group lists at or under 20 names. Only replace names as you/the wiki community sees fit, just don't add more than 20.--> Other popular musical solo artists of the 2010s included Adele, Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Khalid, Sam Smith, Travis Scott, Cardi B, Future, Shawn Mendes, Post Malone, Kesha, Selena Gomez and Fetty Wap.<ref name="billboard" />

Popular musical groups of the decade included One Direction, BTS, Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire, Twenty One Pilots, Migos, Swedish House Mafia, Bon Iver, Zac Brown Band, Maroon 5, Alabama Shakes, The Chainsmokers, OneRepublic, Vampire Weekend, The Lumineers, Lady A, Fun, 5 Seconds of Summer and Anthem Lights.

Successful duos included The Black Keys, Run the Jewels, Matt and Kim, Rae Sremmurd, Love and Theft, LMFAO, Garfunkel and Oates and Dan + Shay.

Several prominent musicians from past decades died in the 2010s, including [[Biography:Ronnie James Dio|Ronnie James Dio]] in 2010, Gil Scott-Heron and Amy Winehouse in 2011, Whitney Houston and Adam Yauch in 2012, Lou Reed in 2013, Joe Cocker in 2014, Ben E. King, B.B. King and Lemmy Kilmister in 2015, David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Phife Dawg, Merle Haggard, Prince, [[Biography:Leonard Cohen|Leonard Cohen]] and George Michael all in 2016, Chuck Berry, Chris Cornell, Prodigy and Tom Petty in 2017, Aretha Franklin in 2018, and Keith Flint in 2019. There were also several deaths of newer hip hop artists who had started or first became successful in the 2010s, including Capital Steez, Lil Peep, XXXTentacion, Mac Miller, Nipsey Hussle, Juice WRLD and others.
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===Video games===

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The video game industry continued to be dominated by [[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]], [[Company:Sony|Sony]], and [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]]; ''[[Software:Minecraft|Minecraft]]'' became the best-selling game of all time in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Macgregor|first=Jody|date=19 May 2019|title=Minecraft has sold 176 million copies, may be the best-selling game ever|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-has-sold-176-million-copies-may-be-the-best-selling-game-ever/|access-date=9 December 2020|website=PC Gamer|language=en-US}}</ref>

Sony's [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]] and Microsoft's [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]] were released in 2013,<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 2013 |title=PlayStation 4 v Xbox One: Experts on next-gen battle |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-24899400 |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> and in the United States the PlayStation 4 became the highest-selling console of the decade, surpassing Nintendo, releasing games such as ''Marvel's Spider-Man'', ''[[Software:God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]], [[Software:Uncharted 4: A Thief's End|Uncharted 4]], [[Software:The Last of Us|The Last of Us]],'' and ''[[Software:Bloodborne|Bloodborne]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2020 |title=PlayStation 4 was the best-selling hardware of the decade |url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/01/16/ps4-hardware-of-the-decade/ |access-date=9 December 2020 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]] launched in 2017 and was responsible for bringing Nintendo's success back, the success of the console initially spawned by the strong sales of both ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' and ''[[Software:Super Mario Odyssey|Super Mario Odyssey]]'', as well as Wii U ports/sequels with ''[[Software:Super Mario Maker|Super Mario Maker]]'' (Wii U) and ''[[Software:Super Mario Maker 2|Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (Nintendo Switch), ''[[Software:Splatoon (video game)|Splatoon]]'' (Wii U) and ''[[Software:Splatoon 2|Splatoon 2]]'' (Nintendo Switch), and updated "Deluxe" versions of ''[[Software:Mario Kart 8|Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Software:New Super Mario Bros. U|New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', among many others. [[Software:Microconsole|Micro-consoles]] also emerged during the decade, a notable example being the [[Engineering:Ouya|Ouya]], a system which was a commercial and critical failure that received attention online.

Handheld gaming console revenue was overtaken by mobile gaming revenue in 2011, due to the rise of [[Engineering:Smartphone|smartphone]]s and [[Finance:Freemium|freemium]] apps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=iOS games spending overtakes dedicated games |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/2013-05-16-ios-games-spending-overtakes-dedicated-games.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=sg.news.yahoo.com |date=16 May 2013 |language=en-SG}}</ref> The use of iPods, tablets, and cell phones became one of the most popular forms of gaming as the decade progressed with the rise of mobile games, expanding the industry's appeal among less traditional markets such as women and older adults. Gaming apps such as ''[[Software:Angry Birds (video game)|Angry Birds]]'', ''[[Software:Cut the Rope|Cut the Rope]]'', ''[[Software:Plants vs. Zombies|Plants vs. Zombies]]'', ''[[Software:Fruit Ninja|Fruit Ninja]]'', ''[[Software:Candy Crush Saga|Candy Crush]]'', ''[[Software:Flappy Bird|Flappy Bird]]'', ''[[Software:Clash of Clans|Clash of Clans]]'', ''[[Software:Temple Run|Temple Run]]'', ''[[Software:Smash Hit|Smash Hit]]'', ''[[Software:Doodle Jump|Doodle Jump]]'', ''[[Software:Geometry Dash|Geometry Dash]]'', ''[[Software:Subway Surfers|Subway Surfers]]'', and ''[[Software:Pokémon Go|Pokémon Go]]'' became huge hits.

The popularity of video games increased across the world, as the Nintendo [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]] influenced gaming in the early part of the decade,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=30 December 2019|title=Feature: 2010–2019 – Nintendo's Decade In Review|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/feature_2010-2019_-_nintendos_decade_in_review|access-date=9 December 2020|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB}}</ref> and the {{wipe|Nintendo 3DS}} provided 3D gaming through [[Autostereoscopy|autostereoscopy]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 September 2020|title=Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54191058|access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> The successful [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]] was followed by the [[Engineering:Wii U|Wii U]] in 2012, a commercial failure.<ref name=":0" /> Ports and sequels to Wii U games on the Nintendo Switch would sell considerably better than their Wii U counterparts, and even though well-received games like ''[[Software:Super Mario 3D World|Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Software:Nintendo Land|Nintendo Land]]'' released on Wii U, the console still ultimately failed due to poor marketing and public confusion.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stuart |first=Keith |date=2017-02-03 |title=RIP Wii U: Nintendo's glorious, quirky failure |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/03/rip-wii-u-nintendos-glorious-quirky-failure |access-date=2023-10-17 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The Nintendo Wii would be responsible for the most critically acclaimed game of the 2010s decade, ''[[Software:Super Mario Galaxy 2|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' (which is also often considered one of the greatest video games of all time by game critics).

The Wii (and later to a lesser extent the Wii U) would singlehandedly cause the increased use of motion controls in gaming with its ''Wii'' line up of games such as ''[[Software:Wii Play: Motion|Wii Play]]'', ''[[Software:Wii Fit U|Wii Fit U]]'', ''[[Software:Wii Sports Club|Wii Sports Club]]'', ''[[Software:Wii Party|Wii Party]]'' and ''[[Software:Wii Party U|Wii Party U]]'', all released in the 2010s. Motion controls would carry over to Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con in 2017, and would form the foundation of 2010's motion-based [[Engineering:PlayStation Move|PlayStation Move]] and Xbox Kinect, counterparts and competitors to the Wii. In addition to ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', it is notable in mentioning that Nintendo Wii released a large group of critically acclaimed games in the early 2010s with popular titles such as ''[[Software:Kirby's Epic Yarn|Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'', ''[[Software:Donkey Kong Country Returns|Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' (both games later in the decade released on 3DS),  ''[[Software:The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda]]'', and ''[[Software:Sonic Colors|Sonic Colors]]''; as well ''[[Software:Portal 2|Portal 2]]'' was a critical success on Xbox and PlayStation early in the decade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobile games sparked 60% of 2019 global game revenue, study finds |url=https://www.marketingdive.com/news/mobile-games-sparked-60-of-2019-global-game-revenue-study-finds/569658/ |access-date=9 December 2020 |website=Marketing Dive |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Myth busting: Mobile Gaming demographics |url=https://www.mmaglobal.com/research/myth-busting-mobile-gaming-demographics |access-date=9 December 2020 |website=MMA |language=en}}</ref>

The 2010s marked the growth, release, and large expansion of the "Toys To Life" category. Brands such as Nintendo's Amiibo became massively popular, and allowed figurines to be bought which were scanned into games to level up, train your figurine, or receive goods for your figurine. The Amiibo skyrocketed in success due to the roster of figurines available for ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U'', with many posting videos of them online going "amiibo hunting" mostly around late 2014 and 2015. Skylanders and [[Software:Disney Infinity|Disney Infinity]] also remained popular at the time, as fads. The [[Engineering:Nintendo Labo|Nintendo Labo]] released in 2018, was also a part of the "Toys To Life" brand of video games, using cardboard to create objects such as a fishing pole, a crank, and a race-car wheel to be played with games.

==== Online and multiplayer games ====
By the early 2010s [[Software:Online game|online gaming]] had become a mainstay of console platforms such as Xbox and PlayStation. During the 2010s, as the number of Internet users increased, two new video game genres rapidly gained worldwide popularity – battle royales and [[Software:Multiplayer online battle arena|multiplayer online battle arena]]s (MOBA). Both designed exclusively for multiplayer gameplay over on the Internet. [[Software:First-person shooter|First-person shooter]]s genre were also popular genre before and during the decade. These genres are commonly played in Esports.

Professional gaming, also known as Esports, although was well known in the 2000s, it became tremendously big incurring a large increase in both viewership and prize money. By the late 2010s, it was estimated that the total audience of esports would grow to 454 million viewers, with revenue increasing to more than US$1 billion, with China accounting for 35% of the global esports revenue in 2020. The increasing availability of online [[Engineering:Streaming media|streaming media]] platforms, particularly YouTube and [[Company:Twitch (service)|Twitch]], have become central to the growth and promotion of esports competitions.

Since the 2010s, a common trend among online games has been operating them as [[Games as a service|games as a service]], using monetization schemes such as [[Loot box|loot box]]es and [[Finance:Battle pass|battle pass]]es as purchasable items atop [[Finance:Free-to-play|freely-offered]] games. Unlike purchased retail games, online games have the problem of not being permanently playable, as they require special [[Game server|servers]] in order to function.

==== Let's Plays ====
YouTube and Twitch became a platform for "[[Let's Play]]ers" to upload videos of themselves playing certain games, which led to the popularity of existing games and newer indie games like ''[[Software:Cuphead|Cuphead]]'', ''[[Software:Undertale|Undertale]]'', ''[[Software:Terraria|Terraria]]'', ''[[Software:Octodad|Octodad]]''/''[[Software:Octodad: Dadliest Catch|Octodad]]'', ''[[Software:Shovel Knight|Shovel Knight]]'', ''[[Software:Stardew Valley|Stardew Valley]]'', and ''[[Software:Five Nights at Freddy's (video game)|Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' (indie games like ''Cuphead'' were lauded for its rubber hose animation style, while ''Undertale's'' soundtrack like "Megalovania" came to light and ''Five Nights At Freddy's'' became well known for its lore).

"Let's Players" were even referenced in greater pop culture such as the 2014 episode Rehash on ''South Park'', where Pewdiepie would be featured onto the show. Jimmy Kimmel would make a sketch parody on his YouTube channel where he would ridicule the "let's plays" culture which led to backlash from the gaming community.

==== Video games and movies ====
In the 2010s [[Engineering:Film adaptation#Video game adaptation|movies based on video game]] franchises became popular, grossing more and being talked about in the media and among fans more than ever before. Movies like ''Detective Pikachu starring'' Ryan Reynolds (which starred additional actors like Kathryn Newton as Lucy Stevens and Bill Nighy as Howard Clifford) broke box office records for movies based on game series at the time, while movies like Jim Carrey's debut in ''[[Software:Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' created buzz in the media and on shows like ''Conan'' (where the film and its fans were satirized) in 2019 for the movie's depiction of a more realistic looking hedgehog character, which by demand of the fans, was changed into a more cartoon version of the titular character to much like and approval upon the November 2019 trailer and movie's release.

In early 2018 Nintendo and Illumination jointly announced (after the 2015 reveal of Nintendo's planned Universal theme parks) that they were working on a ''Super Mario Bros.'' movie. The announcement by Nintendo and Illumination was met with internet speculation; the new Illumination ''Super Mario'' film replaced the Sony-Nintendo ''Super Mario'' film that was leaked during the 2014 [[Sony Pictures hack]].

Video game themed movies became popular as well, with films such as ''Ready Player One'', ''Pixels'', ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', ''Wreck-It Ralph, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Jumanji: The Next Level''.

The best-selling games of every year throughout this decade were as follows: 
* 2010: ''[[Software:Call of Duty: Black Ops|Call of Duty]]''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Webb|first=Kevin|date=2019-09-12|title=The best-selling video game of every year, from 1995 to 2018|url=https://www.businessinsider.nl/best-selling-video-game-every-year-2018-11/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Business Insider|language=}}</ref>
* 2011: ''[[Software:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3|Call of Duty]]''<ref name=":3" />
* 2012: ''[[Software:Call of Duty: Black Ops II|Call of Duty]]''<ref name=":3" />
* 2013: ''[[Software:Grand Theft Auto V|Grand Theft Auto V]]''<ref name=":3" />
* 2014: ''[[Software:Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare|Call of Duty]]''<ref name=":3" />
* 2015: ''[[Software:Call of Duty: Black Ops III|Call of Duty]]''<ref name=":3" />
* 2016: ''[[Software:Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare|Call of Duty]]''<ref name=":3" />
* 2017: ''[[Software:Call of Duty: WWII|Call of Duty]]''<ref name=":3" />
* 2018: ''[[Software:Red Dead Redemption 2|Red Dead Redemption 2]]''<ref name=":3" />
* 2019: ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kain|first=Erik|date=17 January 2020|title=The 20 Best-Selling Video Games Of 2019|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2020/01/17/the-20-best-selling-video-games-of-2019/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

===Literature===
The best-selling book of the decade was ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', having sold 15.2 million copies in the United States.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|title=These are the 10 best-selling books of the decade.|url=https://lithub.com/these-are-the-10-best-selling-books-of-the-decade/|access-date=18 July 2020|work=Literary Hub|date=20 December 2019|language=en-US}}</ref>

The following is a list of the 10 best-selling books of the decade. Note that global data is unavailable and this is limited to the United States:<ref name=":4" />

* ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' – 15.2 million sales
* ''Fifty Shades Darker'' – 10.4 million sales
* ''Fifty Shades Freed'' – 9.3 million sales
* ''The Hunger Games'' – 8.7 million sales
* ''The Help'' – 8.7 million sales
* ''The Girl on The Train'' – 8.2 million sales
* ''Gone Girl'' – 8.1 million sales
* ''The Fault in Our Stars'' – 8 million sales
* ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' – 7.9 million sales
* ''Divergent'' – 6.6 million sales

The ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series also became one of the best-selling book series of all time throughout the 2010s, with installments such as ''Cabin Fever'' and ''The Long Haul'' winning awards at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

===Sports===
[[File:2011 IIHF World Championship gold medal celebrations in Helsinki3.jpg|thumb|upright|2011 IIHF World Championship gold medal celebrations in Finland]]
[[File:LeBron James (15662939969).jpg|thumb|upright|LeBron James, a sports icon of the decade, is the only NBA player to have won four championships with three separate franchises.]]
Popular athletes of the decade included Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Megan Rapinoe, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Canelo Álvarez, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Kyle Busch, Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, Mike Trout, Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Shaun White, Kelly Slater, Simone Biles, Sidney Crosby and many more.

At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, tennis players John Isner and Nicolas Mahut competed in the longest professional tennis match in history, requiring five sets and 183 games for Isner to ultimately defeat Mahut in a match which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes, and was played over the course of three days.

A doping scandal and investigation that was concluded in 2012 led to former professional road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong being stripped of all seven of his Tour de France titles.

On 14 October 2012, skydiver Felix Baumgartner completed a jump from the [[Earth:Stratosphere|stratosphere]] and set world records for the highest skydive (39&nbsp;km or 24&nbsp;mi), fastest freefall speed (1,357.64&nbsp;km/h or 843.6&nbsp;mph, or [[Physics:Mach number|Mach]] 1.25), and became the first person in history to break the [[Physics:Sound barrier|sound barrier]] without vehicular power.

In 2015, after Thoroughbred racehorse American Pharoah won the American Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup Classic, he became 12th Triple Crown winner in history and the first in more than 30 years, and in winning all four races, became the first horse ever to win the Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing.

In November 2016, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time since 1908, over the then-Cleveland Indians. Their win, along with Game 7 and the entire 2016 Series, was heavily noted in the sports and baseball community. It is often considered one of the best World Series ever played, due to the underdog nature of both teams, how close the games were and especially the final game, and how it ultimately ended the over 100-year drought of the Cubs not winning a series.

In June 2017, rock climber Alex Honnold became the first person in history to free solo climb [[Earth:El Capitan|El Capitan]] in Yosemite National Park, an accomplishment that one commentator described as "one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever."

In January 2018, the final play of an NFL playoffs game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints, dubbed the "Minneapolis Miracle", became the first time in NFL playoffs history where a game ended in a touchdown as time expired, and prompted a change to the NFL's rules as they pertain to extra-point conversion attempts.

==Analysis==
As the decade drew to a close, some commentators looked back on it as a politically unstable period. An article in the ''{{wipe|The New York Times}}'' stated: "With the rise of nationalist movements and a backlash against globalisation on both sides of the Atlantic, the liberal post-World War II order – based on economic integration and international institutions – began to unravel." It heavily discussed the US presidency of Donald Trump (a reality TV Star and businessman with no political experience at the time of taking office, succeeding Barack Obama) whilst also commenting, "Echoes of Mr. Trump's nationalist populism can be found in Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain's recent electoral victory and the Brexit referendum of 2016, and in the ascent of the far-right President [[Biography:Jair Bolsonaro|Jair Bolsonaro]] of Brazil and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. Democracy is under threat in Hungary and Poland. Once fringe right-wing parties with openly racist agendas are rebranding themselves in Sweden and Belgium. And far-right groups in Germany and Spain are now the third-largest parties in those nations' parliaments."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kakutani|first=Michiko|date=27 December 2019|title=Opinion {{!}} The 2010s Were the End of Normal|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/27/opinion/sunday/2010s-america-trump.html|access-date=26 September 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A December 2019 piece in ''The Guardian'' argued that the 2010s would be remembered "as a time of crises", elaborating "there have been crises of democracy and the economy; of the climate and poverty; of international relations and national identity; of privacy and technology". The article also noted that, in Britain, "politics since 2010 has often been manic. Parties have hastily changed their leaders and policies; sometimes their entire guiding philosophies. Last week's general election was the fourth of the decade; the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s had two apiece."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Beckett|first=Andy|date=17 December 2019|title=The age of perpetual crisis: how the 2010s disrupted everything but resolved nothing|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/17/decade-of-perpetual-crisis-2010s-disrupted-everything-but-resolved-nothing|access-date=26 September 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Similar trends of political unrest were felt beyond the Western world, as suggested in ''The Asian Review'', which described the 2010s as a "tumultuous time for Asia, sometimes tragic, sometimes triumphant and never dull".<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 December 2019|title=The 2010s in review: A decade of political and economic shocks|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/The-2010s-in-review-A-decade-of-political-and-economic-shocks|access-date=26 September 2020|website=Nikkei Asian Review|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==See also==
*List of decades
*Millennials (when the majority of that generation had reached maturity).

The following articles contain brief timelines which list the most prominent events of the decade:{{hlist|2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* Strong, Jason. ''The 2010s: Looking Back at a Dramatic decade'' (2019)

==External links==

[[Category:Contemporary history]]

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