2020 AD
- January 1 – COVID-19 pandemic: An outbreak of coronavirus occurs in Wuhan, China and spreads to other parts of the world.
- January 31 – The United Kingdom and Gibraltar formally withdraw from the European Union, beginning an 11-month transition period.
- August 4 – The Beirut explosion : At least 220 people are killed and 5000 injured when two explosions occur in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lebanese authorities say that large quantities of ammonium nitrate stored in a hangar building in the city’s port caused the explosion.
- September 27-November 10 – Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
- October 29 – 2020 Nice stabbing
- November 3 – 2020 United States presidential election: The election of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States
- December 8 – COVID-19 pandemic: The United Kingdom becomes the first nation to begin a mass inoculation campaign using a clinically authorised, fully tested vaccine, Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Margaret Keenan, 90, becomes the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer vaccine after trials.
2021 AD
- January 6 – Supporters of US President Donald Trump attack the US Capitol, disrupting
- January 20 – Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are inaugurated as the 46th President and 49th Vice President of the United States. Harris becomes the first Black, South Asian and female Vice President.
- February 1 – A coup d’état in Myanmar removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule leading to widespread demonstrations across the country.
- June 11–July 11 – UEFA Euro 2020, hosted by 11 different countries, is held, and is won by Italy after beating England on penalties in the final.
- August 15 – 2021 Taliban offensive: The Taliban capture Kabul; the Afghan government surrenders to the Taliban.
- December 9-10 – Summit for Democracy
2022 AD
- January 2-11 – A nationwide state of emergency is declared in Kazakhstan in response to the 2022 Kazakh unrest. The cabinet of prime minister Askar Mamin resigns, while president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev removes former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, widely regarded as being the real power in the country, from his position as Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan.
- January 15 – A large eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai, a submarine volcano in Tonga, triggers tsunami warnings in Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Samoa, and the United States.
- February 4 – February 20 – The 2022 Winter Olympics are held in Beijing, China, making it the first city ever to host both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.
- February 24 – Begins for Russian Invasion of Ukraine is part of the War of New Unification and Russo-Ukrainian War
- March 15 – November 14 – Sri Lankan protests
- July 8 – Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is assassinated while giving a public speech in the city of Nara, Japan.
- September 8 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. Her son Charles III succeeds her as King.
- September 15 – In Sweden, M, KD, L and SD declare themselves the victors in the parliamentary election after the preliminary vote count has been completed. Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson admits defeat and requests to be dismissed from her post.
- October 14 – The Tidö agreement between the Riksdag parties Christian Democrats, Liberals, Moderates and Sweden Democrats is presented
- November 6–November 18 – The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) on climate change mitigation takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
- December 4 – Martin Modéus is received as the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden at a high mass in Uppsala Cathedral.
- December 18 – Argentina wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup against runners-up France.
