21st century

====2022====
* [[February 4]] – China and Russia issue a joint statement opposing further [[NATO]] expansion, expressing "serious concerns" about the [[AUKUS]] security pact, and pledging to cooperate with each other on a range of issues.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 February 2022|title=China joins Russia in opposing Nato expansion|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60257080|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207051810/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60257080|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 4]] – [[February 20|20]] – The [[2022 Winter Olympics]] are held in [[Beijing]], China, making it the first city ever to host both the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] and [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 Olympics – Next Winter Olympic Games {{!}} Beijing 2022|url=https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022|date=May 28, 2020|website=International Olympic Committee|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=27 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227173804/https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 24]] – After a prolonged [[Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|military buildup]], Russia launches an [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion]] of Ukraine.
* [[June 24]] – The Supreme Court [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization|rules]] that the [[Constitution of the United States]] does not confer a right to abortion, thus overruling the 1973 case ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', and its related 1992 case ''[[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]]''. [[2022–2023 abortion protests|Protests erupt across nearly every major city]] in the United States.
* [[July 8]] – Former [[Prime Minister of Japan]] [[Shinzo Abe]] is [[Assassination of Shinzo Abe|assassinated]] while giving a public speech in the city of [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], Japan.
* [[September 8]] – [[Elizabeth II]], the [[List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign|longest reigning British monarch]] and [[List of longest-reigning monarchs|longest reigning female monarch]] [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|dies]], and is succeeded by [[Charles III]], her eldest child.
* [[October 29]] – At least 158 people are killed and another 197 injured in a [[Seoul Halloween crowd crush|crowd crush]] during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea.
* [[October 30]] – [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] is [[2022 Brazilian general election|elected]] as the 39th president of [[Brazil]], after defeating incumbent [[Jair Bolsonaro]], becoming the first Brazilian president to be elected for a third term.
* [[November 24]] – Long-time [[Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia)|opposition leader]] [[Anwar Ibrahim]] is appointed by [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] [[Abdullah of Pahang|Abdullah]] as [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]].
* [[December 7]] – The [[Congress of the Republic of Peru|Congress]] of [[Peru]] removes [[President of Peru|President]] [[Pedro Castillo]] from office and arrests him after he tries to dissolve congress in a [[2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt|coup attempt]], Vice President [[Dina Boluarte]] succeeds him, leading to [[Peruvian protests (2022–present)|large protests]] against Boluarte and in favor of Castillo to erupt.
* [[December 19]] – At the [[2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference|UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)]], nearly 200 countries agree a landmark deal to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-aoe | title=Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 | work=The Guardian |date=19 December 2022|access-date=19 December 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64019324 | title=COP15: Nations reach 'historic' deal to protect nature | work=BBC News |date=19 December 2022|access-date=19 December 2022 }}</ref>
* [[December 29]] – [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian]] [[association football|football]] legend [[Pelé]] dies at the age of 82.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brazilian football legend Pele dies at age 82 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/29/brazilian-football-legend-pele-dies-aged-82 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[December 31]] – [[Pope Benedict XVI|Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI]], who served from 2005 until his resignation in 2013, [[Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI|dies]] at the age of 95.