21st century

====2014====
* [[February 22]] – Pro-Russian [[President of Ukraine]] [[Viktor Yanukovich]] is ousted amidst the [[Euromaidan]] revolution. The [[Russian Federation]] [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|annexes]] [[Crimea]] in response, and a "low intensity" [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|war in Donbas]] breaks out between the Ukrainian government and Russian-backed separatists.
* [[May 26]] – [[Narendra Modi]] becomes 14th Prime Minister of [[India]], winning a clear majority in the election.
* [[July 8]] – [[August 26]] – In [[Israel]], [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict|tensions]] rise again between [[Hamas]] in the [[Gaza Strip]] and the State of Israel. Hamas fire hundreds of missiles into civilian cities in Israel, and the IDF retaliates and conducts airstrikes on the Gaza Strip for more than a month, with high casualties on both sides.
* [[July 17]] – [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]], a civilian commercial aircraft, is shot down in pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory in Eastern Ukraine.
* [[September 18]] – [[Scotland]] votes to remain [[Countries of the United Kingdom|part]] of the [[United Kingdom]] during the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum]].
* [[September]]–[[October]] – During the [[Syrian civil war]], the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] rises and seizes territories in northern [[Iraq]] and Syria, near the border with Turkey. The [[United States]] [[Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve|lead a coalition]] of more than 30 countries [[Military intervention against ISIL|to destroy ISIL]]. Meanwhile, [[Russia]] [[Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition|leads its own coalition]], along with Syria, Iraq and Iran, and [[Russian military intervention in Syria|Russia's military action begins]] on [[September 30]], 2015.
* [[October 31]] – In [[Burkina Faso]], President [[Blaise Compaoré]] resigns amidst widespread protests, ending 27 years of leadership.
* [[December 17]] – United States President [[Barack Obama]] and Cuban President [[Raúl Castro]] announce the beginning of [[United States–Cuban Thaw|a process of normalizing relations]] between Cuba and the United States, ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between the two nations. Meanwhile, on [[July 20]], 2015, with [[Cuba–United States relations|full diplomatic relations]], the embassies of both countries are opened after five decades.