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Timeline of geopolitical changes (2000–present)

{{Short description|Chronological list of country and capital changes}}

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This is a timeline of country and capital changes around the world since 2000. It includes dates of declarations of independence, changes in country name, changes of capital city or name, and changes in territory such as the annexation, cession, concession, occupation, or secession of land. Territorial conquests as a result of war are included on the timeline at the conclusion of military campaigns. However, those changes in the course of specific battles and day-to-day operations are generally not included in this list. Changes in airspace and maritime territory are included only when they are subject to a dispute.{{efn|name=maritime|Lists of non-disputed maritime claims can be found in the articles on exclusive economic zones and maritime boundary treaties.}}

2000s

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rowspan=5|200020 Marchstyle=text-align:left |Six weeks after the fall of Grozny, the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is overthrown as a state following its defeat in the Battle of Komsomolskoye; as an insurgency it continues to resist Russian rule in Chechnya for years.
24 Maystyle=text-align:left |Israel completely withdraws from its occupation zone in southern Lebanon, where it is replaced by United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeeping forces.
12 Junestyle=text-align:left |Saudi Arabia and Yemen sign a treaty resolving their border dispute.
17 Auguststyle=text-align:left |Colombia returns its capital city's name from Santa Fe de Bogotá back to Bogotá, Distrito Capital.{{cite web|url=https://www.alcaldiabogota.gov.co/sisjur/normas/Norma1.jsp?i=4133|title=LEGISLATIVE ACT 01 OF 2000|publisher=District Legal Secretariat of the Mayor's Office of Bogotá DC|date=18 August 2000|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820153109/https://www.alcaldiabogota.gov.co/sisjur/normas/Norma1.jsp?i=4133|url-status=live}} {{in lang|es}}
5 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |Taloqan, the de facto capital of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, falls to the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The capital moves to Fayzabad.{{cite web|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3c84d9a14.html|title=U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2001 – Afghanistan|publisher=United States Department of State|date=4 March 2002|access-date=2 October 2020|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009054122/https://www.refworld.org/docid/3c84d9a14.html|url-status=live}}
rowspan="8" align="center" |200116 Marchstyle=text-align:left |The ICJ resolves the territorial dispute between Bahrain and Qatar, awarding Fasht Al Azm, Qit'at Jaradah, and most of the Hawar Islands to Bahrain, and Fasht Dibal, Zubarah, and Janan Island to Qatar.{{cite journal|doi=10.3751/66.1.14 | title=Bahrain, Qatar, and the Hawar Islands: Resolution of a Gulf Territorial Dispute | journal=Middle East Journal | volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=79–96|jstor=41342770|date=2012|author1-link=Krista E. Wiegand | author=Wiegand, Krista E.| s2cid=143771337 }}
21 Marchstyle=text-align:left |Qatar and Saudi Arabia sign a treaty resolving their border dispute.{{cite web|url=https://www.albawaba.com/news/saudi-and-qatar-end-35-year-border-dispute-sign-accord|title=Saudi and Qatar End 35-Year Border Dispute, Sign Accord|work=Al Bawaba|date=21 March 2001|access-date=22 October 2020|archive-date=5 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705233617/https://www.albawaba.com/news/saudi-and-qatar-end-35-year-border-dispute-sign-accord|url-status=live}}
1 Julystyle=text-align:left |The temporarily independent Puntland State of Somalia adopts a new constitution explicitly identifying itself as an "independent integral part of Somalia".{{cite web|url=https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4bc589e92.pdf|title=Transitional Constitution of Puntland Regional Government|publisher=Refworld|date=5 June 2001|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=17 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817023931/https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4bc589e92.pdf|url-status=live}}
11 Septemberstyle=text-align:left|Four coordinated suicide attacks by the Islamist jihadist organisation Al-Qaeda are organized against the United States, via hijacking commercial airliners mid-flight.{{cite book |last=Moghadam |first=Assaf |title=The Globalization of Martyrdom: Al Qaeda, Salafi Jihad, and the Diffusion of Suicide Attacks |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-8018-9055-0 |page=48}} 2,996 people are killed and the US begins the war on terror.
7 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The United States and a NATO-led alliance invade Afghanistan, beginning an occupation which continued until 2021.
13 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |The capital of the Islamic State of Afghanistan returns to Kabul with the reconquest of the city by the forces of the Northern Alliance, beginning a cascading collapse of the Taliban forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
17 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is completely overthrown following its defeat in the Battle of Tora Bora. The Taliban soon reemerges as an insurgency.
23 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |The Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros changes its name to the Union of the Comoros.{{cite web|url=https://www.peaceagreements.org/viewmasterdocument/1334|title=Fundamental Law of the Union of the Comoros|date=23 December 2001|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=17 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817024130/https://www.peaceagreements.org/viewmasterdocument/1334|url-status=live}}
rowspan="4" |200214 Februarystyle=text-align:left |The State of Bahrain changes its name to the Kingdom of Bahrain.{{cite web|title=Bahrain (02/02)|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/bahrain/26416.htm|access-date=21 October 2020|publisher=U.S. Department of State|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060053/https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/bahrain/26416.htm|url-status=live}}
10 Marchstyle=text-align:left |The Union of the Comoros reabsorbs the de facto independent State of Anjouan. Mutsamudu yields to Moroni as the capital.{{cite web|url=http://comoresdroit.comores-droit.com/wp-content/dossier/constitutions/Anjouandu10mars02.pdf|title=Loi Fondamentale de L'Ile Autonome de Ndzuani Adpotee par Referendm le 10 Mars 2002|website=comores-droit.com|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=21 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621162107/http://comoresdroit.comores-droit.com/wp-content/dossier/constitutions/Anjouandu10mars02.pdf|url-status=live}}
20 Maystyle=text-align:left |The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste gains independence with the promulgation of a constitution and the conclusion of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. Dili remains the capital.
21 Maystyle=text-align:left |The United Kingdom changes the title of its British Dependent Territories to that of British Overseas Territories. The citizens of each British Overseas Territory gain full British citizenship.
rowspan=7|20034 Februarystyle=text-align:left |The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia changes its name to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2724047.stm|title=Yugoslavia consigned to history|work=BBC News|date=4 February 2003|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328012559/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2724047.stm|url-status=live}}
20 Marchstyle=text-align:left |United States-led coalition forces invade Iraq, beginning an occupation which lasts for more than eight years.
15 Aprilstyle=text-align:left |United States forces conquer Tikrit, the last stronghold of Ba'athist Iraq.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-15-war-iraq15-story.html|title=Major Combat Declared 'Over' / Hussein's Hometown Falls Without Struggle; Bush Thanks Troops|work=Los Angeles Times|date=15 April 2003|access-date=14 October 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060132/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-15-war-iraq15-story.html|url-status=live}}
rowspan=3|28 Marchstyle=text-align:left |France reorganizes the Territorial collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon as the Overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.{{cite web|url=https://www.senat.fr/rap/r05-152/r05-15229.html|title=State Reform in Canada – The Future of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon|publisher=Senate of France|access-date=25 October 2020|archive-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820153109/https://www.senat.fr/rap/r05-152/r05-15229.html|url-status=live}} {{in lang|fr}}
style=text-align:left |France reorganizes the Overseas Territory of Wallis and Futuna as the Overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna.{{cite web|url=http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/wallis-et-futuna|title=Wallis and Futuna|publisher=French Ministry of the Overseas|date=30 November 2016|access-date=25 October 2020|archive-date=1 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301190752/https://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/wallis-et-futuna|url-status=live}} {{in lang|fr}}
style=text-align:left |France reorganizes the Overseas Territory of French Polynesia as the Overseas collectivity of French Polynesia.{{cite web|url=https://www.senat.fr/leg/pjl03-038.html|title=Autonomy statute of French Polynesia|publisher=Senate of France|date=22 October 2003|access-date=25 October 2020|archive-date=21 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321200639/https://www.senat.fr/leg/pjl03-038.html|url-status=live}} {{in lang|fr}}
26 Maystyle=text-align:left |The Rwandese Republic changes its name to the Republic of Rwanda.{{cite web|url=http://www.cjcr.gov.rw/eng/constitution_eng.doc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325021301/http://www.cjcr.gov.rw/eng/constitution_eng.doc|title=Constitution of Rwanda|publisher=Commission Juridique Et Constitutionnelle Du Rwanda|date=26 May 2003|archive-date=25 March 2009|access-date=20 October 2020}}
rowspan=6|20049 Januarystyle=text-align:left |Kazakhstan agrees to a revision of the terms of Russia's lease of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, extending it to 2050 with no established options on further extensions.{{cite journal|url=https://airandspacelaw.olemiss.edu/pdfs/jsl-30-1.pdf|title=Baikonur Continues: The New Lease Agreement Between Russia and Kazakhstan|last=Bjornerud|first=Maria|journal=Journal of Space Law|volume=30|issue=1|pages=13–36|date=Spring 2004|access-date=24 August 2020|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601221938/https://airandspacelaw.olemiss.edu/pdfs/jsl-30-1.pdf|url-status=live}}
27 Februarystyle=text-align:left |France elevates the Overseas collectivity of French Polynesia to the Overseas Country of French Polynesia.{{cite web|url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000000435515/2020-10-25/|title=Organic law n ° 2004-192 of February 27, 2004 establishing the autonomy statute of French Polynesia (1)|access-date=25 October 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060119/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000000435515/2020-10-25/|url-status=live}} {{in lang|fr}}
29 Marchstyle=text-align:left |Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO in the alliance's fifth enlargement.
1 Maystyle=text-align:left |Ten more states join the European Union: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
1 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |The Antarctic Treaty Secretariat administering Antarctica and all lands and waters south of the 60th parallel south establishes its headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
7 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |The Islamic State of Afghanistan changes its name to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan with the end of the transitional period set out in the new constitution.{{cite web|url=http://www.afghanembassy.com.pl/afg/images/pliki/TheConstitution.pdf|title=The Constitution of Afghanistan|publisher=Embassy of Afghanistan to Poland|date=26 January 2004|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210818224638/http://www.afghanembassy.com.pl/afg/images/pliki/TheConstitution.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20TISA's%20primary,the%20Islamic%20Republic%20of%20Afghanistan.|title=Background Note: Afghanistan|publisher=U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs|date=November 2008|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820153108/https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20TISA's%20primary,the%20Islamic%20Republic%20of%20Afghanistan.|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4eba86d726.pdf|title=The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance 2010|publisher=Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit|page=74|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023032856/https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4eba86d726.pdf|url-status=live}}
rowspan=3|200527 Aprilstyle="text-align:left" |Syrian troops withdraw from Lebanon, bringing an end to the Syrian occupation of Lebanon.
|12 Septemberstyle="text-align:left" |Israel completely withdraws its forces from the Gaza Strip. A Palestinian Civil War leads to Gaza effectively withdrawing from the Palestinian Authority and becoming a separate entity under Hamas by June 2007.
6 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |Myanmar moves its capital from Yangon to Naypyidaw.{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.academia.edu/10968648|chapter=Myanmar's New Capital City of Naypyidaw|first=Dulyapak|last=Preecharushh|editor=S.D. Brunn|title=Engineering Earth|year=2011|pages=1021–1044|publisher=Springer Science+Business Media|via=Academia.edu|access-date=20 October 2020|doi=10.1007/978-90-481-9920-4_58|isbn=978-90-481-9920-4|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601055734/https://www.academia.edu/10968648|url-status=live}}
rowspan=4|2006style=text-align:left |Uzbekistan rejoins the Collective Security Treaty Organization after previously leaving in 1999.
3 Junestyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Montenegro secedes from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Podgorica remains the capital.
5 Junestyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Serbia supersedes the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Belgrade remains the capital.
7 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |Palau moves its capital from Koror to Ngerulmud.{{Cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1840.htm|title=Palau|website=U.S. Department of State|access-date=20 August 2022|archive-date=21 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121153237/https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1840.htm|url-status=live}}
rowspan=6|20071 Januarystyle=text-align:left |Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union.
15 Januarystyle=text-align:left |The Kingdom of Nepal changes its name to the State of Nepal.{{cite web|url=https://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/np/np006en.pdf|title=THE INTERIM CONSTITUTION OF NEPAL 2063 (2007)|publisher=World Intellectual Property Organization|date=15 January 2007|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=1 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901055807/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/np/np006en.pdf|url-status=live}}
rowspan=3|21 Februarystyle=text-align:left |France detaches the Overseas collectivity of Saint Barthélemy from Guadeloupe. Gustavia becomes the capital.
style=text-align:left |France detaches the Overseas collectivity of Collectivity of Saint Martin from Guadeloupe. Marigot becomes the capital.
style=text-align:left |France integrates the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean into the French Southern and Antarctic Lands as its fifth district.{{cite web|url=https://www.rjoi.fr/index.php?id=364|title=The new status of the Tromelin, Glorieuses, Juan de Nova, Europa and Bassas da India islands in the light of the ordinary law of February 21, 2007, "laying down statutory and institutional provisions relating to overseas territories"|work=RJOI Number 8|date=2008|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052615/https://www.rjoi.fr/index.php?id=364|url-status=dead}} {{in lang|fr}}
22 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Montenegro changes its name to Montenegro.
rowspan=7|200817 Februarystyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Kosovo declares independence from Serbia, which continues to claim it as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija; other countries divide on recognizing its declaration. Pristina remains the capital.{{cite web|url=http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/141/15987.pdf |publisher=International Court of Justice |title=Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovo |access-date=2012-08-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821055950/http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/141/15987.pdf |archive-date=2010-08-21 |page=29 }}
4 Auguststyle=text-align:left |The State of Nepal changes its name to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.{{cite web|url=https://untermportal.un.org/unterm/Display/record/UNHQ/the_Federal_Democratic_Republic_of_Nepal/3922e336-a0f8-4780-b597-d9485555160e|title=the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal|publisher=United Nations|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820153108/https://untermportal.un.org/unterm/Display/record/UNHQ/the_Federal_Democratic_Republic_of_Nepal/3922e336-a0f8-4780-b597-d9485555160e|url-status=dead}}
11 Auguststyle=text-align:left |The separatist forces of South Ossetia, supported by Russia, completely expel the forces of Georgia from the territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, which Georgia continues to claim in its entirety.
12 Auguststyle=text-align:left |The separatist forces of Abkhazia, supported by Russia, completely expel the forces of Georgia from Upper Abkhazia, the last territory held by Georgia in the region which it continues to claim in its entirety.
14 Auguststyle=text-align:left |Nigeria completes the transfer of Bakassi to Cameroon, fulfilling the terms of a 2002 ICJ ruling on the disputed territory.{{cite web|url=https://www.accord.org.za/ajcr-issues/implications-of-the-bakassi-conflict-resolution-for-cameroon/|title=Implications of the Bakassi conflict resolution for Cameroon|first=Francis|last=Baye|work=AJCR|date=January 2010|access-date=14 October 2020|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017075849/https://www.accord.org.za/ajcr-issues/implications-of-the-bakassi-conflict-resolution-for-cameroon/|url-status=live}}
27 Auguststyle=text-align:left |Russia recognizes the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia from Georgia. Most countries continue to recognize these territories as part of Georgia.{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/Russia_Recognizes_Abkhazia_South_Ossetia/1193932.html|title=Russia Recognizes Abkhazia, South Ossetia|work=Radio Free Europe|date=26 August 2018|access-date=1 November 2020|archive-date=6 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106003914/https://www.rferl.org/a/Russia_Recognizes_Abkhazia_South_Ossetia/1193932.html|url-status=live}}
14 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |China is ceded {{convert|174|km2|abbr=on}} of land by Russia as part of a treaty delimiting the borders and settling a territorial dispute between the two countries.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lxWpAgAAQBAJ&q=%22october+14%2C+2008%22+%22russia%22+%22china%22+%22km2%22&pg=PA93|title=Territorial Disputes and Conflict Management: The Art of Avoiding War|first=Rongxing|last=Guo|page=93|publisher=Routledge|date=2012|isbn=9781136630460|access-date=2 October 2020|archive-date=21 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721095103/https://books.google.com/books?id=lxWpAgAAQBAJ&q=%22october+14%2C+2008%22+%22russia%22+%22china%22+%22km2%22&pg=PA93|url-status=live}}
rowspan=5|20097 Februarystyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Bolivia changes its name to the Plurinational State of Bolivia.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2009/01/11/what-countries-are-named-after-individuals-or-families/ |title=What countries are named after individuals or families? |publisher=Blogs.law.harvard.edu |date=11 January 2009 |access-date=14 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719211218/http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2009/01/11/what-countries-are-named-after-individuals-or-families/ |archive-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=live }}
1 Aprilstyle=text-align:left |Albania and Croatia join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the alliance's sixth enlargement.
14 Julystyle=text-align:left |China is ceded {{convert|9|km2|abbr=on}} of land by Kyrgyzstan as part of a treaty delimiting the borders between the two countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/news/ibru_news/?itemno=8288|title=Kyrgyzstan and China complete border demarcation|publisher=IBRU News|date=17 July 2009|access-date=1 October 2020|archive-date=21 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721095208/https://www.dur.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/ibru-borders-research/news-and-events/boundary-news/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eu-asiacentre.eu/pub_details.php?pub_id=46|title=China and its Neighbours: troubled relations|publisher=EU-Asia Centre|date=1 March 2012|access-date=1 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101064102/http://www.eu-asiacentre.eu/pub_details.php?pub_id=46|url-status=dead}}
1 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |The British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena and Dependencies changes its name to Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Jamestown on Saint Helena remains the capital.
24 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |The United States cedes six uninhabited islands totaling {{convert|0.44|km2|abbr=on}} in the Rio Grande river to Mexico and Mexico cedes three uninhabited islands and two bancos totaling {{convert|0.27|km2|abbr=on}} after pending for 20 years.{{cite web |url=http://www.ibwc.state.gov/Files/Minutes/Joint_Report_315.pdf |title=Minute 315: Adoption of the Delineation of the International Boundary on the 2008 Aerial Photographic Mosaic of the Rio Grande |publisher=International Boundary and Water Commission |date=24 November 2009 |access-date=13 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411202233/http://www.ibwc.state.gov/Files/Minutes/Joint_Report_315.pdf |archive-date=11 April 2016 }}

2010s

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rowspan=3|2010

|21 April

style=text-align:left |Ukraine extends Russia's lease on naval facilities in Sevastopol for an additional twenty-five years beyond the 2017 expiration, until 2042, with further renewal options thereafter.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/21/ukraine-black-sea-fleet-russia|title=Ukraine extends lease for Russia's Black Sea Fleet|website=The Guardian|last1=Harding|first1=Luke|date=22 April 2010|access-date=7 October 2020|archive-date=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224085913/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/21/ukraine-black-sea-fleet-russia|url-status=live}}
10 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The Kingdom of the Netherlands dissolves the Netherlands Antilles.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-11511355|title=Status change means Dutch Antilles no longer exists|website=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=10 October 2010|accessdate=13 June 2021|archive-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002122416/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-11511355|url-status=live}} New polities include:

21 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The Union of Myanmar changes its name to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.{{cite web|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52358220101021|title=Myanmar gets new flag, official name, anthem|website=Reuters|date=22 October 2020|access-date=7 October 2020|archive-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313175425/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52358220101021|url-status=dead}}
rowspan=10|201111 Januarystyle=text-align:left |Tajikistan cedes China–Tajikistan border to China after the final ratification of boundary treaties between the two countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12180567#:~:text=China%20and%20Tajikistan%20say%20that,the%20remote%20Pamir%20mountain%20range.|title=Tajikistan cedes land to China|website=BBC|date=13 January 2011|access-date=7 October 2020|archive-date=6 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206010018/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12180567#:~:text=China%20and%20Tajikistan%20say%20that,the%20remote%20Pamir%20mountain%20range.|url-status=live}}
2 Februarystyle=text-align:left |The Republic of the Fiji Islands changes its name back to the Republic of Fiji.{{cite web|url=https://fijivillage.com/news/Country-is-now-officially-called-Republic-of-Fiji-5s9r2k/|title=Country is now officially called Republic of Fiji|website=Fiji Village|date=3 February 2011|accessdate=13 June 2021|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080200/http://fijivillage.com/news/Country-is-now-officially-called-Republic-of-Fiji-5s9r2k/|url-status=live}}
15 Marchstyle=text-align:left |Unrest in Syria leads to the beginning of the Syrian civil war.
31 Marchstyle=text-align:left |Implementing the decision of a March 2009 referendum, France incorporates the Departmental collectivity of Mayotte as the Overseas department and region of Mayotte.{{cite web|url=https://www.senat.fr/notice-rapport/2011/r11-675-notice.html|title=Mayotte: a new department facing serious challenges|publisher=Senate of France|date=18 July 2012|access-date=25 October 2020|archive-date=7 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307234508/https://www.senat.fr/notice-rapport/2011/r11-675-notice.html|url-status=live}} {{in lang|fr}}
9 Julystyle=text-align:left |Following a referendum in January, Southern Sudan gains independence from Sudan as the Republic of South Sudan. Juba remains the capital.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/world/africa/10sudan.html|title=After years of struggle, South Sudan becomes a new nation|website=The New York Times|last1=Gettleman|first1=Jeffery|date=9 July 2011|access-date=7 October 2020|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019161838/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/world/africa/10sudan.html|url-status=live}}
1 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |Amidst a civil war, Muammar Gaddafi moves the capital of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from Tripoli to Sirte, days after the rebel forces of the National Transitional Council, supported by NATO, conquered Tripoli.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12885322|title=Profile: Sirte|website=BBC News|date=18 September 2011|accessdate=13 June 2021|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108123319/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12885322|url-status=live}}
16 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |Libya officially supersedes the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, as the United Nations General Assembly seats the representatives of the National Transitional Council and recognizes the country's name change.{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2011/ga11137.doc.htm|title=After Much Wrangling, General Assembly Seats National Transitional Council of Libya as Country's Representative for Sixty-Sixth Session|publisher=United Nations|date=16 September 2011|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601170251/https://www.un.org/press/en/2011/ga11137.doc.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2011/sc10389.doc.htm|title=Security Council Creates United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Adopting Resolution 2009 (2011)|publisher=United Nations|date=16 September 2011|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=27 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427230952/https://www.un.org/press/en/2011/sc10389.doc.htm|url-status=live}}
20 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is overthrown following its defeat in the Battle of Sirte. The government of Libya declares the end of the civil war three days later.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-15422262|title=Libya's new rulers declare country liberated|website=BBC News|date=23 October 2011|access-date=8 October 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108123314/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-15422262|url-status=live}}
18 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |The United States ends its occupation of Iraq.{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/us_iraq/24425416.html|title=Last U.S. Forces Leave Iraq|website=Radio Free Europe|date=18 December 2011|accessdate=13 June 2021|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108052836/https://www.rferl.org/a/us_iraq/24425416.html|url-status=live}}
31 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |Samoa and Tokelau switch to the western side of the International Date Line, skipping 30 December entirely.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/30/samoa-loses-day-date-line|title=Samoa loses a day and jumps forward in time|website=The Guardian|date=20 December 2011|access-date=28 August 2018|agency=Associated Press|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711033626/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/30/samoa-loses-day-date-line|archive-date=11 July 2018|url-status=live}}
rowspan=11|2012style=text-align:left |Uzbekistan leaves the Collective Security Treaty Organisation for a second time after rejoining the alliance in 2006.
|1 Januarystyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Hungary changes its name to Hungary.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/hungary-loses-republic-name-and-protests-fill-capital/2012/01/03/gIQAYCaMYP_blog.html|title=Hungary loses 'Republic' in name, and protests fill capital|first=Elizabeth|last=Flock|date=3 January 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022032222/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/hungary-loses-republic-name-and-protests-fill-capital/2012/01/03/gIQAYCaMYP_blog.html|archive-date=22 October 2017|url-status=live}}
25 Januarystyle=text-align:left |The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) conquers Aguelhok, the first town to fall under the control of the militant separatist group in northern Mali.{{cite web|url=https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/mali-conduct-hostilities|title=Mali, Conduct of Hostilities|publisher=International Committee of the Red Cross|date=16 January 2013|access-date=19 October 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060104/https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/mali-conduct-hostilities|url-status=live}}
6 Aprilstyle=text-align:left |The State of Azawad declares independence from Mali, after the MNLA conquers northern Mali's largest cities between 30 March and 2 April. Timbuktu is proclaimed the capital; Gao serves as the provisional capital.{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/04/20124644412359539.html|title=Tuaregs claim 'independence' from Mali|website=Al Jazeera|date=6 April 2012|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106212458/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/04/20124644412359539.html|archive-date=6 November 2012|url-status=live}}
26 Maystyle=text-align:left |Georgia moves its legislative capital from Tbilisi to Kutaisi. Tbilisi remains the administrative capital.
15 Junestyle=text-align:left |A standoff beginning 8 April over Scarborough Shoal ends with an agreement between China and the Philippines to both withdraw their forces: only the Philippines actually does so, leaving China in effective possession.{{cite web|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1067649|title=No US-brokered talks to end Panatag Shoal standoff|work=Philippine News Agency|date=18 April 2019|access-date=3 October 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060052/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1067649|url-status=live}}
12 Julystyle=text-align:left |Ansongo, the last town controlled by the State of Azawad, is conquered by Ansar Dine, a militant group aiming to make Mali an Islamist state which had already conquered Azawad's largest cities on 27–28 June.{{cite web|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20120712-al-qaeda-linked-islamists-drive-malis-tuaregs-last-stronghold-ansogo-timbuktu-mnla-ansar-dine-mujao|title=Al Qaeda-linked Islamists drive Mali's Tuaregs from last stronghold|website=France 24|date=12 July 2012|access-date=28 August 2018|agency=AFP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711031843/http://www.france24.com/en/20120712-al-qaeda-linked-islamists-drive-malis-tuaregs-last-stronghold-ansogo-timbuktu-mnla-ansar-dine-mujao|archive-date=11 July 2018|url-status=live}}
20 Auguststyle=text-align:left |The Somali Republic changes its name to the Federal Republic of Somalia.
19 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |The ICJ resolves the territorial dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia, upholding Colombia's sovereignty over disputed islands while ceding Nicaragua much of the surrounding maritime territory.{{cite web|url=http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/124/17162.pdf|title=Judgment of the ICJ about the maritime dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416003232/http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/124/17162.pdf|archive-date=16 April 2016|url-status=live}}
29 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |The United Nations General Assembly votes to upgrade the status of the State of Palestine from "entity" to "non-member observer state," effectively granting it recognition.{{cite web|url=http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/29/15546351-un-upgrades-palestinian-status-bolstering-statehood-claim?lite|title=UN upgrades Palestinian status, bolstering statehood claim|author=World News|date=30 July 2015|work=NBC News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201043631/http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/29/15546351-un-upgrades-palestinian-status-bolstering-statehood-claim?lite|archive-date=1 December 2012}}
14 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |China declares an exclusive economic zone in the East China Sea which extends hundreds of kilometers into Japan's maritime claims.
rowspan=6|20135 Januarystyle=text-align:left |After its United Nations recognition, the Palestinian National Authority changes its name to the State of Palestine. Jerusalem remains its claimed capital and Ramallah also remains its administrative center.https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/07/world/meast/palestinian-name-change/index.html
8 Januarystyle=text-align:left |The General National Congress changes the provisional name of Libya to the State of Libya, pending the adoption of a new constitution.{{cite web|url=https://www.libyaherald.com/2013/01/09/gnc-officially-renames-libya-the-state-of-libya-until-the-new-constitution/|title=GNC officially renames Libya the "State of Libya" – until the new constitution|work=Libya Herald|date=9 January 2013|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=23 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323183928/https://www.libyaherald.com/2013/01/09/gnc-officially-renames-libya-the-state-of-libya-until-the-new-constitution/|url-status=live}}
1 Julystyle=text-align:left |Croatia joins the European Union.
24 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Cape Verde changes its official English name to the Republic of Cabo Verde,{{cite web|url=http://www.panapress.com/Cape-Verde-changes-name-to--Cabo-Verde---13-885619-0-lang2-index.html|title=Cape Verde changes name to "Cabo Verde"|website=PanaPress|date=30 October 2013|access-date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711032409/http://www.panapress.com/Cape-Verde-changes-name-to--Cabo-Verde---13-885619-0-lang2-index.html|archive-date=11 July 2018|url-status=live}} following precedents set by Côte d'Ivoire and Timor-Leste.
11 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |The ICJ clarifies its 1962 ruling on the disputed border between Cambodia and Thailand, awarding the promontory of Preah Vihear to Cambodia and Phu Ma-khuea hill to Thailand.
23 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |China declares an Air Defense Identification Zone over the East China Sea, around half of which overlaps with the previously declared airspace of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
rowspan=13|20144 Januarystyle=text-align:left |The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant captures Fallujah in Iraq, the first significant city the militant group is able to maintain control over.{{Cite news |url=http://www.rferl.org/content/iraq-al-qaeda-fighting/25220554.html |title=Iraqi Army Shells Fallujah In Fight Against Al-Qaeda Rebels |date=4 January 2014 |publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |access-date=11 December 2014 |archive-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310180456/http://www.rferl.org/content/iraq-al-qaeda-fighting/25220554.html |url-status=live }}
14 Januarystyle=text-align:left |After having been expelled from the city by Syrian rebels early in the month, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seizes total control of Raqqa, the largest city to fall under its rule in Syria.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/01/08/260771319/as-rebels-fight-rebels-grim-reports-from-a-syrian-city|title=As Rebels Fight Rebels, Grim Reports From A Syrian City|work=NPR|date=8 January 2014|access-date=2 October 2020|archive-date=4 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204081531/https://www.npr.org/2014/01/08/260771319/as-rebels-fight-rebels-grim-reports-from-a-syrian-city|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/1/14/isil-recaptures-raqqa-from-syrias-rebels|title=ISIL recaptures Raqqa from Syria's rebels|work=Al Jazeera|date=14 January 2014|access-date=2 October 2020|archive-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812211059/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/01/isil-recaptures-raqqa-from-syrias-rebels-2014114201917453586.html|url-status=live}}
27 Januarystyle=text-align:left |The ICJ publishes a new boundary resolving the maritime dispute between Chile and Peru.{{cite web|url=http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/137/17930.pdf|title=Judgment of the ICJ about the maritime dispute between Peru and Chile|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210084913/http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/137/17930.pdf|archive-date=10 February 2015}}
27 Februarystyle=text-align:left |Russia begins occupying Crimea in Ukraine.
17 Marchstyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Crimea declares independence from Ukraine following a disputed referendum. Sevastopol and Simferopol are the de facto capitals.{{cite magazine |title=Crimea Lawmakers Declare Independence |url=https://time.com/26936/crimea-russia-ukraine-independence-2/ |magazine=TIME |access-date=30 September 2022 |date=17 March 2014 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930092509/https://time.com/26936/crimea-russia-ukraine-independence-2/ |url-status=live }}
18 Marchstyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Crimea is annexed by Russia as two separate federal entities: the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol. Most countries continue to recognize Crimea as part of Ukraine.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/18/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/|title=Ukraine cries 'robbery' as Russia annexes Crimea|first1=Matt|last1=Smith|first2=Alla|last2=Eshchenko|date=18 March 2014|website=CNN|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117190740/http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/18/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/|archive-date=17 November 2017|url-status=live}}
26 Marchstyle=text-align:left |The annexation of Crimea by Russia is completed.{{cite book|url=https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR1400/RR1498/RAND_RR1498.pdf|title=Lessons from Russia's Operations in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.|first=Michael|last=Kofman|year=2017|publisher=RAND Corporation|isbn=9780833096173|location=Santa Monica|oclc=990544142|quote=By March 26, the annexation was essentially complete, and Russia began returning seized military hardware to Ukraine.|access-date=20 August 2022|archive-date=17 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217091710/http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR1400/RR1498/RAND_RR1498.pdf|url-status=live}}
12 Aprilstyle=text-align:left |Serbia and Afghanistan become observer states to the Collective Security Treaty Organization.{{cite web | url=https://www.inform.kz/en/afghan-and-serbian-parliaments-acquire-observer-status-at-csto-pa_a2549816 | title=Afghan and Serbian parliaments acquire observer status at CSTO PA | date=12 April 2013 | access-date=3 April 2023 | archive-date=24 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124220910/https://www.inform.kz/en/afghan-and-serbian-parliaments-acquire-observer-status-at-csto-pa_a2549816 | url-status=live }}
11 Maystyle=text-align:left |The Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic declare independence from Ukraine following referendums. Donetsk and Luhansk become their capitals.
16 Maystyle=text-align:left | The Second Libyan Civil War begins as General Khalifa Haftar launches "Operation Dignity" against Islamist militias and jihadists in Benghazi, leading to a power struggle between the House of Representatives and the Government of National Accord.
10 Junestyle=text-align:left |The Islamic State completely conquers Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq.
29 Junestyle=text-align:left |Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, declares the foundation of a new caliphate, the Islamic State. Raqqa is the de facto capital.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/06/29/326703823/al-qaida-splinter-group-isis-declares-new-islamic-caliphate|title=Sunni Extremist Group ISIS Declares New Islamic Caliphate|work=NPR|date=29 June 2014|access-date=2 October 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060038/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/06/29/326703823/al-qaida-splinter-group-isis-declares-new-islamic-caliphate|url-status=live}}
16 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |A civil war begins in Yemen, as Houthi insurgents take the capital of Sanaa and quickly seize control of the government.
rowspan=7|201520 Februarystyle=text-align:left |The Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic consolidate their territories with the conquest of Debaltseve from Ukraine, the last major battle of the war in Donbas.
21 Marchstyle=text-align:left |Amidst a civil war, the Cabinet of Yemen provisionally moves the capital of Yemen to Aden, while the Supreme Political Council remains in the official capital of Sanaa.{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/yemens-president-hadi-declares-new-temporary-capital/a-18332197|title=Yemen's President Hadi declares new 'temporary capital'|work=Deutsche Welle|date=21 March 2015|access-date=15 September 2020|via=Reuters|archive-date=5 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605210805/http://www.dw.de/yemens-president-hadi-declares-new-temporary-capital/a-18332197|url-status=live}}
8 Maystyle=text-align:left |Burkina Faso and Niger agree to implement the ICJ's 2013 judgment on their frontier dispute case by exchanging 18 towns over the following year (Burkina Faso to gain 14, Niger to gain 4).{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/08/burkina-faso-niger-exchange-18-towns-settle-border-dispute|title=Burkina Faso and Niger exchange 18 towns to settle border dispute|website=The Guardian|date=8 May 2015|access-date=28 August 2018|agency=AFP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929004600/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/08/burkina-faso-niger-exchange-18-towns-settle-border-dispute|archive-date=29 September 2018|url-status=live}}
31 Julystyle=text-align:left |India and Bangladesh exchange 162 enclaves, simplifying their mutual border in the region of the former Cooch Behar princely state; Bangladesh gains a net {{convert|40|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33733911|title=Enclaves swapped in landmark India-Bangladesh border deal|work=BBC News|date=31 July 2015|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007162046/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33733911|url-status=live}}
26 Auguststyle=text-align:left |Syria formally agrees to lease its Khmeimim Air Base to Russia with no time limit.{{cite news|url=https://jamestown.org/program/russia-building-new-bases-counter-united-states/|title=Russia Building New Bases to Counter United States|newspaper=Jamestown|last1=Felgenhauer|first1=Pavel|date=13 October 2016|access-date=15 September 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108062906/https://jamestown.org/program/russia-building-new-bases-counter-united-states/|url-status=live}}
11 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |The Republic of The Gambia changes its name to the Islamic Republic of The Gambia by presidential decree.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/12/gambia-now-an-islamic-republic-says-president-yahya-jammeh|title=The Gambia now an Islamic republic, says President Yahya Jammeh|author1=Staff|author2=agencies|date=11 December 2015|website=The Guardian|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120190047/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/12/gambia-now-an-islamic-republic-says-president-yahya-jammeh|archive-date=20 November 2017|url-status=live}}Rifai, Ryan (12 December 2015) [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/gambia-president-declares-islamic-statehood-151212153025585.html "Gambia's president declares Islamic statehood"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712112633/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/gambia-president-declares-islamic-statehood-151212153025585.html |date=12 July 2016 }}. Al-Jazeera. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
16 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |The ICJ cedes {{convert|3|km2|abbr=on}} to Costa Rica, resolving part of the San Juan River border dispute with Nicaragua.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/costa-rica-nicaragua-border-dispute-icj-international-court-of-justice|title=Judges side with Costa Rica in territorial dispute with Nicaragua|last=AFP|date=16 December 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220035/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/costa-rica-nicaragua-border-dispute-icj-international-court-of-justice|archive-date=21 October 2017|url-status=live}}
rowspan=4|201617 Marchstyle=text-align:left |Kurdish held areas in North-eastern Syria declare the establishment of an autonomous federal government called the Democratic Federation of Rojava – Northern Syria or Rojava.
5 Aprilstyle=text-align:left |After four days of fighting, Azerbaijan reconquers {{convert|8|–|20|km2|abbr=on}} of territory controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since 1994.
2 Maystyle=text-align:left |The Czech Republic changes its official English short-form name to Czechia.{{cite web|title=Vláda schválila doplnení jednoslovného názvu Cesko v cizích jazycích do databází OSN|date=5 May 2016 |url=https://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/udalosti_a_media/archiv_zprav/rok_2016/tiskove_zpravy/x_2016_05_02_vlada_schvalila_czechia.html|language=cs|website=Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí České republiky|access-date=28 August 2018|trans-title=The government has approved the addition of one-word Czech name in foreign languages to UN databases|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828220431/https://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/udalosti_a_media/archiv_zprav/rok_2016/tiskove_zpravy/x_2016_05_02_vlada_schvalila_czechia.html|archive-date=28 August 2018|url-status=live}}
1 Julystyle=text-align:left |Australia incorporates Norfolk Island within its domestic institutions and laws, implementing a March 2015 decision to revoke the territory's self-governing status.{{cite web |url=http://regional.gov.au/territories/norfolk_island/reforms/index.aspx |title=Norfolk Island reform |publisher=Regional.gov.au |access-date=17 July 2016 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829233024/http://regional.gov.au/territories/norfolk_island/reforms/index.aspx |archive-date=29 August 2016}}
rowspan="14" |2017rowspan=2 |18 Januarystyle=text-align:left |Syria's lease of Khmeimim Air Base to Russia is amended from having no time limit to 49 years, renewable for subsequent 25-year periods beginning in 2066.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/world/middleeast/russia-turkey-syria-deal.html|title=Russia Signs Deal for Syria Bases; Turkey Appears to Accept Assad|website=The New York Times|last1=Nordland|first1=Rob|date=20 January 2017|access-date=15 September 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108070741/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/world/middleeast/russia-turkey-syria-deal.html|url-status=live}}
style=text-align:left |Syria signs a lease granting Russia sovereign jurisdiction over the naval base at the port of Tartus for 49 years, renewable for subsequent 25-year periods beginning in 2066.{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/new-russia-syria-accord-allows-up-to-11-warships-in-tartus-port-simultaneously/a-37212976|title=New Russia-Syria accord allows up to 11 warships in Tartus port simultaneously|work=Deutsche Welle|date=20 January 2017|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060100/https://www.dw.com/en/new-russia-syria-accord-allows-up-to-11-warships-in-tartus-port-simultaneously/a-37212976|url-status=live}}
19 Januarystyle=text-align:left |Military forces of Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Togo, and Nigeria, members of the ECOWAS group, launch an invasion of The Gambia to enforce the results of the 2016 Gambian presidential election.
29 Januarystyle=text-align:left |The Islamic Republic of The Gambia changes its name back to the Republic of The Gambia.{{cite web|title=Adama Barrow removes Islamic from Gambia's name|url=https://www.naij.com/1085177-adama-barrow-removes-islamic-gambias-name.html|date=29 January 2017 |last=Adegun |first=Aanu|website=Naij|access-date=29 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129123855/https://www.naij.com/1085177-adama-barrow-removes-islamic-gambias-name.html|archive-date=29 January 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/adama-barrow-removes-islamic-gambias-official-name-1603686|title=Adama Barrow removes 'Islamic' from The Gambia's official name|first=Vasudevan|last=Sridharan|date=29 January 2017|website=International Business Times|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220749/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/adama-barrow-removes-islamic-gambias-official-name-1603686|archive-date=21 October 2017|url-status=live}}
21 Februarystyle=text-align:left |The unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic changes its name to the Republic of Artsakh after a constitutional referendum.{{cite news |url=http://www.rferl.org/a/nagorno-karabakh-referendum-azerbaijan-armenia/28323000.html |title=Azerbaijan's Breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Holds 'Illegal' Referendum |publisher=Radio Free Europe |date=21 February 2017 |access-date=20 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223040655/http://www.rferl.org/a/nagorno-karabakh-referendum-azerbaijan-armenia/28323000.html |archive-date=23 February 2017 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://armenianweekly.com/2017/02/21/artsakh-votes-for-new-constitution-officially-renames-the-republic/ |title=Artsakh Votes for New Constitution, Officially Renames the Republic |publisher=The Armenian Weekly |date=22 February 2017 |access-date=20 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222223223/http://armenianweekly.com/2017/02/21/artsakh-votes-for-new-constitution-officially-renames-the-republic/ |archive-date=22 February 2017 |url-status=live }}
29 Marchstyle=text-align:left |Turkey and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army complete the Operation Euphrates Shield from the Islamic State and the Syrian Democratic Forces, establishing the Northern Syria Security Belt.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PolicyNote59-Gurcan.pdf|title=Assessing the Post–July 15 Turkish Military|website=Washington Institute|year=2019|last1=Gurcan|first1=Metin|access-date=7 October 2020|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028181832/https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/uploads/Documents/pubs/PolicyNote59-Gurcan.pdf|url-status=dead}}
9 Aprilstyle=text-align:left |Following a referendum, the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia changes its name to the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania.{{cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/10/a-breakaway-regions-referendum-brings-georgia-new-iteration-of-old-challenges/|title=An Occupied Region's Referendum Brings Georgia New Iteration of Old Challenges|website=Foreign Policy|last1=Tamkin|first1=Emily|date=10 April 2017|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=21 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021185828/https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/10/a-breakaway-regions-referendum-brings-georgia-new-iteration-of-old-challenges/|url-status=live}}
18 Maystyle=text-align:left |The United States establishes a Al-Tanf (U.S. military base) effectively under its control, conducting its only attack on pro-government Syrian ground forces of the Syrian civil war to prevent their advancing into the area.
5 Junestyle=text-align:left |Montenegro joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the alliance's seventh enlargement.
24 Junestyle=text-align:left |Egypt transfers Sanafir Island and Tiran Island to Saudi Arabia.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/24/world/middleeast/egypt-abdel-fattah-el-sisi-tiran-sanafir.html|title=Egyptian President Agrees to Cede 2 Islands to Saudi Arabia|newspaper=The New York Times|date=24 June 2017|access-date=14 September 2020|via=Reuters|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060115/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/24/world/middleeast/egypt-abdel-fattah-el-sisi-tiran-sanafir.html|url-status=live}}
20 Julystyle=text-align:left |Iraqi government forces, allied militias and the Peshmerga, supported by the US-led Joint Task Force and Iran, complete the reconquest of Mosul from the Islamic State.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/world/middleeast/mosul-isis-survivors-rights.html|title=In Mosul, Revealing the Last ISIS Stronghold|first=Ivor|last=Prickett|work=The New York Times|date=1 August 2017|access-date=5 November 2017|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060058/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/world/middleeast/mosul-isis-survivors-rights.html|url-status=live}}
10 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The Generalitat of Catalonia passes a declaration of Independence from Spain which is soon suspended on 30 October of the same year.
16 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The Iraqi National Army retakes control of Kirkuk from the Kurdistan Regional Government.
17 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The Syrian Democratic Forces, supported by the US-led Joint Task Force, complete the reconquest of Raqqa from the Islamic State.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41646802|title=Raqqa: IS 'capital' falls to US-backed Syrian forces|website=BBC News|date=17 October 2017|access-date=7 October 2020|archive-date=23 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123170027/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41646802|url-status=live}}
rowspan=9 |20181 Januarystyle=text-align:left |Belgium and the Netherlands exchange territory along the Meuse River, swapping Belgian Presqu'ile de L'llal and Presqu'ile d'Eijsden for Dutch Presqu'ile Petit-Gravier; the Netherlands gains a net {{convert|0.1|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Staudenmaier|first=Rebecca|title=Belgium And Netherlands Swap Land In The New Year|date=1 January 2018|website=Deutsche Welle|url=http://www.dw.com/en/belgium-and-netherlands-swap-land-in-the-new-year/a-41988494|access-date=1 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103000700/http://www.dw.com/en/belgium-and-netherlands-swap-land-in-the-new-year/a-41988494|archive-date=3 January 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/11/28/Netherlands-to-grow-247-acres-in-land-swap-with-Belgium/9481480343727/|title=Netherlands to grow 24.7 acres in land swap with Belgium|website=UPI|last=Cone|first=Allen|date=28 November 2016|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022032632/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/11/28/Netherlands-to-grow-247-acres-in-land-swap-with-Belgium/9481480343727/|archive-date=22 October 2017|url-status=live}}
2 Februarystyle=text-align:left |The ICJ awards the Laguna Los Portillos and its barrier beach to Nicaragua and the remainder of the disputed territory on Isla Portillos to Costa Rica.{{cite web|title = Map: Costa Rica & Nicaragua Settle Border Dispute in Court.|date = 3 February 2018|website = Polgeonow.com|url = http://www.polgeonow.com/2018/02/nicaragua-costa-rica-border-dispute-ruling-icj-2018.html|access-date = 4 February 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072738/http://www.polgeonow.com/2018/02/nicaragua-costa-rica-border-dispute-ruling-icj-2018.html|archive-date = 5 February 2018|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}
24 Marchstyle=text-align:left |Turkey and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army complete the conquest from the Kurdish People's Protection Units of over {{convert|2000|km2|abbr=on}} of Afrin, which is added to their Northern Syria Security Belt.
19 Aprilstyle=text-align:left |The Kingdom of Swaziland changes its name to the Kingdom of Eswatini.{{cite web |title=The World Factbook – What's New |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/whatsnew.html |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |access-date=11 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611064949/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/whatsnew.html |archive-date=11 June 2018}}
30 Aprilstyle=text-align:left |The United Arab Emirates occupy the Yemeni archipelago of Socotra, amidst an ongoing civil war.
14 Maystyle=text-align:left |The United Arab Emirates return control of the occupied Socotra archipelago to Yemen, amidst an ongoing civil war.
6 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |The Democratic Federation of Rojava – Northern Syria changes its name to the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
9 Julystyle=text-align:left |Ethiopia ends its occupation of Badme and returns the town to Eritrea following a peace summit, ending their twenty-year border conflict.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/peace-uncertainty-ethiopia-eritrea-deal-190708115216882.html|title=Between peace and uncertainty after Ethiopia-Eritrea deal|website=Al Jazeera|last1=Gebreselassie|first1=Elias|date=9 July 2019|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922142252/https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/peace-uncertainty-ethiopia-eritrea-deal-190708115216882.html|url-status=live}}
16 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |Georgia moves its legislative capital from Kutaisi back to Tbilisi.{{cite web|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2018/2674|title=New Constitution of Georgia comes into play as the presidential inauguration is over|website=Agenda.ge|date=17 December 2018|access-date=7 July 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127083537/https://agenda.ge/en/news/2018/2674|url-status=live}}
rowspan=6|201916 Januarystyle=text-align:left |Burundi moves its capital from Bujumbura to Gitega.{{cite web|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/burundi-to-change-its-capital-city-1410560|title=Burundi to change its capital city|work=The EastAfrican|date=17 January 2019|access-date=19 October 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060052/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/burundi-to-change-its-capital-city-1410560|url-status=live}}
12 Februarystyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Macedonia changes its official and constitutional name to the Republic of North Macedonia as part of the Prespa agreement (2018), under which Greece will no longer veto the country's accession to NATO and the EU.{{Cite web|url=https://vlada.mk/node/16763?ln=en-gb|title=Announcement of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia for entry into force of the Final Agreement, Constitutional Amendments and Constitutional Law for Implementation of Amendments |work=Government of the Republic of North Macedonia |date=12 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213025155/https://vlada.mk/node/16763?ln=en-gb |archive-date=13 February 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/macedonia-vote-rattles-government-in-neighbor-greece/2019/01/11/5d31e88e-15a4-11e9-ab79-30cd4f7926f2_story.html |title=Europe: Macedonian lawmakers set to vote to change country's name |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=11 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113162131/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/macedonia-vote-rattles-government-in-neighbor-greece/2019/01/11/5d31e88e-15a4-11e9-ab79-30cd4f7926f2_story.html |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=dead |first1=Konstantin |last1=Testorides |first2=Nicholas |last2=Paphitis |agency=Associated Press}}
rowspan="2"|23 Marchstyle=text-align:left |Kazakhstan changes the name of its capital from Astana to Nur-Sultan.{{cite web |title=Қазақстан Республикасының астанасы – Астана қаласын Қазақстан Республикасының астанасы – Нұр-Сұлтан қаласы деп қайта атау туралы |url=https://www.akorda.kz/kz/legal_acts/decrees/kazakstan-respublikasynyn-astanasy-astana-kalasyn-kazakstan-respublikasynyn-astanasy-nur-sultan-kalasy-dep-kaita-atau-turaly |website=Akorda |access-date=17 September 2022 |language=kk |date=23 March 2022 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921214846/https://www.akorda.kz/kz/legal_acts/decrees/kazakstan-respublikasynyn-astanasy-astana-kalasyn-kazakstan-respublikasynyn-astanasy-nur-sultan-kalasy-dep-kaita-atau-turaly |url-status=live }}
style=text-align:left |The Syrian Democratic Forces, supported by the US-led Joint Task Force and the Iraqi and Syrian governments, conquers the last territory controlled by the Islamic State in Syria or Iraq, though it continues as an insurgency.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47678157|website=BBC|title=Islamic State group defeated as final territory lost, US-backed forces say|date=23 March 2019|access-date=7 October 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060100/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47678157|url-status=live}}
29 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |Turkey and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army complete the conquest from the predominantly-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces of a {{convert|4820|km2|abbr=on}} "safe zone", expanding their Northern Syria Security Belt.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/8/turkeys-operation-peace-spring-in-northern-syria-one-month-on|title=Turkey's Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria: One month on|website=Al Jazeera|last1=Uras|first1=Umut|date=8 November 2019|access-date=7 October 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060127/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/8/turkeys-operation-peace-spring-in-northern-syria-one-month-on|url-status=live}}
27 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |Turkey and the Libyan Government of National Accord sign a maritime boundary treaty, establishing exclusive economic zones which are rejected by Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, and the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-libya/turkey-signs-maritime-boundaries-deal-with-libya-amid-exploration-row-idUSKBN1Y213I|title=Turkey signs maritime boundaries deal with Libya amid exploration row|website=Reuters|last1=Butler|first1=Daren|last2=Gumrukcu|first2=Tuvan|date=28 November 2019|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=10 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210180603/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-libya/turkey-signs-maritime-boundaries-deal-with-libya-amid-exploration-row-idUSKBN1Y213I|url-status=live}}

2020s

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rowspan=7|2020

|31 January

style=text-align:left |The United Kingdom withdraws from the European Union, entering a transition period in which it continues under EU laws and institutions until 31 December.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-50838994|title=Brexit: What is the transition period?|work=BBC News|date=1 July 2020|access-date=19 October 2020|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131215049/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-50838994|url-status=live}}
27 Marchstyle=text-align:left |North Macedonia joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the alliance's eighth enlargement.
6 Auguststyle=text-align:left |Egypt and Greece sign a maritime boundary treaty, establishing exclusive economic zones in the Mediterranean Sea which overlap with the claims made by Libya and Turkey in November 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-greece/egypt-and-greece-sign-agreement-on-exclusive-economic-zone-idUSKCN252216|title=Egypt and Greece sign agreement on exclusive economic zone|website=Reuters|date=7 August 2020|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928134756/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-greece/egypt-and-greece-sign-agreement-on-exclusive-economic-zone-idUSKCN252216|url-status=live}}
18 Auguststyle=text-align:left |A coup d'état overthrows the government of Mali.
23 Octoberstyle=text-align:left | The Second Libyan Civil War officially ends with a nationwide ceasefire agreement brokered by the United Nations between the warring factions.
27 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |Beginning of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War between Azerbaijan, Armenia, and the disputed Republic of Artsakh.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54324772|title=Armenia-Azerbaijan: Why did Nagorno-Karabakh spark a conflict?|date=12 November 2020|quote=The latest conflict broke out on 27 September.|access-date=15 February 2023|archive-date=18 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218181034/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54324772|url-status=live}}{{Cite journal |last1=Gamaghelyan |first1=Philip |last2=Rumyantsev |first2=Sergey |date=2021-10-26 |title=The road to the Second Karabakh War: the role of ethno-centric narratives in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |url=https://www.schoeningh.de/view/journals/casu/9/3/article-p320_8.xml |journal=Caucasus Survey |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=320–336 |doi=10.1080/23761199.2021.1932068 |s2cid=237801805 |issn=2376-1202 |quote=On September 27, 2020, the three-decades-long Nagorno-Karabakh conflict erupted into war. |access-date=15 February 2023 |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817024050/https://www.schoeningh.de/view/journals/casu/9/3/article-p320_8.xml |url-status=live }}
10 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |Armenia and Azerbaijan impose a ceasefire ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War; by 15 December the Republic of Artsakh surrenders over 72% of its territory to Azerbaijan, and Russian forces are deployed to the remainder.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Krummapper/status/1341496263464919041|title=MapperKrumm|website=Twitter|date=22 December 2020|access-date=24 December 2020|archive-date=14 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514060304/https://twitter.com/krummapper/status/1341496263464919041|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/nagorno-karabakh-village-cease-fire-taghavard//31008167.html|title=Shots Ring Out: On The Front Line In A Divided Karabakh Village|work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=18 December 2020|access-date=24 December 2020|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108072301/https://www.rferl.org/a/nagorno-karabakh-village-cease-fire-taghavard/31008167.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/14/12/2020/5fd74f2c9a7947af9e013574|title=Shootings resumed in Karabakh over disputed villages|work=RBK TV|language=ru|date=14 December 2020|access-date=31 December 2020|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129045338/https://www.rbc.ru/politics/14/12/2020/5fd74f2c9a7947af9e013574|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aysor.am/ru/news/2020/12/15/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%86-%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BD-%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%90%D1%80%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%85/1784988|title=Residents of the Mets Shen village of the Shusha region left their homes, only the leader of the community remained in the village, and Khin Shen – in the Azerbaijani environment|website=Aysor.am|language=hy|date=15 December 2020|access-date=31 December 2020|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021053923/https://www.aysor.am/ru/news/2020/12/15/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%86-%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BD-%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%90%D1%80%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%85/1784988|url-status=live}}
rowspan=11 |2021

|1 February

style=text-align:left|The Tatmadaw overthrows the elected government of Myanmar after baselessly alleging electoral fraud in the 2020 general election.{{cite news |last1=Goodman |first1=Jack |title=Myanmar coup: Does the army have evidence of voter fraud? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/55918746 |access-date=15 April 2023 |work=BBC News |date=5 February 2021 |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817024123/https://www.bbc.com/news/55918746 |url-status=live }} Military rule is restored after 10 years of civilian rule. Start of mass protests and a civil war.
12 Maystyle=text-align:left|Azerbaijani soldiers cross several kilometers into Armenia in the provinces of Syunik and Gerharhunik, occupying about 41 square kilometers (16 sq mi) of Armenian territory.{{Cite news |title=As Azerbaijan pushes advantage against Armenia, Russia's role again under scrutiny {{!}} Eurasianet |url=https://eurasianet.org/as-azerbaijan-pushes-advantage-against-armenia-russias-role-again-under-scrutiny |access-date=2022-09-02 |newspaper=Eurasianet |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117213222/https://eurasianet.org/as-azerbaijan-pushes-advantage-against-armenia-russias-role-again-under-scrutiny |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title=Armenia and Azerbaijan in new border crisis {{!}} Eurasianet |url=https://eurasianet.org/armenia-and-azerbaijan-in-new-border-crisis |access-date=2022-09-02 |newspaper=Eurasianet |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514133123/https://eurasianet.org/armenia-and-azerbaijan-in-new-border-crisis |url-status=live }}
24 Maystyle=text-align:left |A coup d'état overthrows the leadership of Mali.
25 Julystyle=text-align:left |The Tunisian President Kais Saied conducts a self-coup.
15 Auguststyle=text-align:left |The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan collapses, while the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan governed by the Taliban restores its power in Kabul, ending the 2001–2021 War in Afghanistan. Fifteen days later, the United States Armed Forces complete their withdrawal from the country.
5 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |A coup d'état overthrows the government of Guinea. A military junta is established.
12 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The International Court of Justice rules in favor of Somalia in its dispute with Kenya over a maritime border rich in gas and oil. Kenya does not recognize the ruling.{{Cite news|date=12 October 2021|title=ICJ rejects Kenya case in Somalia maritime border row|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58885535|access-date=2022-01-08|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108052702/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58885535|url-status=live}}
25 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |The Sudanese military take control of the government in the 2021 Sudanese coup d'état.
3 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |Qatar and Saudi Arabia demarcate their border, expanding Qatar's territory to include the southern shore of the Khor Al Adaid.{{Cite news|date=4 November 2021|title=Qatar completes border demarcation with Saudi Arabia|work=Doha News|url=https://www.dohanews.co/qatar-completes-border-demarcation-with-saudi-arabia/|access-date=9 November 2021|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009210536/https://dohanews.co/qatar-completes-border-demarcation-with-saudi-arabia/|url-status=live}}
30 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |Barbados becomes a republic, severing ties with the British monarchy and ceasing to be a Commonwealth realm, but still remaining a part of the Commonwealth of Nations.{{Cite news|date=30 November 2021|title=Barbados becomes a republic and parts ways with the Queen|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-59470843|access-date=2021-11-30|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130120934/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-59470843|url-status=live}}
1 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan sign a border agreement, swapping the Andijan Reservoir with {{convert|13,868|ha|abbr=on}} of Uzbek border lands.{{Cite news |date=1 December 2021|title=Kyrgyz and Uzbek Presidents Sign Border Agreements Into Law |website=The Diplomat |url=https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/kyrgyz-and-uzbek-presidents-sign-border-agreements-into-law/ |access-date=14 March 2025}} {{Cite news |date=15 June 2024|title=In Kyrgyzstan, Kempir-Abad Case Ends in Acquittal |website=The Diplomat |url=https://thediplomat.com/2024/06/in-kyrgyzstan-kempir-abad-case-ends-in-acquittal// |access-date=14 March 2025}}
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|5 January

style="text-align:left" |Civil unrest in Kazakhstan leads to the deployment of Collective Security Treaty Organization peacekeepers.{{Cite web |last=Kucera |first=Joshua |date=2022-01-05 |title=CSTO agrees to intervene in Kazakhstan unrest |url=https://eurasianet.org/csto-agrees-to-intervene-in-kazakhstan-unrest |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Eurasianet |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106060108/https://eurasianet.org/csto-agrees-to-intervene-in-kazakhstan-unrest |url-status=live }}
23 Januarystyle="text-align:left" |A coup d'état overthrows the government of Burkina Faso.
21 Februarystyle="text-align:left" |Russia recognizes the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic from Ukraine, the first UN member to do so. Most countries continue to recognize these territories as part of Ukraine.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60468237|title=Russia recognises Ukraine separatist regions as independent states|work=BBC|date=21 February 2022|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224151156/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60468237|url-status=live}}
24 Februarystyle=text-align:left |Russia launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including troops from its military crossing from Belarus and the mostly unrecognised Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic.{{Cite web |title=Russian forces launch full-scale invasion of Ukraine |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/24/putin-orders-military-operations-in-eastern-ukraine-as-un-meets |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=aljazeera.com |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224053027/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/24/putin-orders-military-operations-in-eastern-ukraine-as-un-meets |url-status=live }}
31 Maystyle=text-align:left |The Republic of Turkey changes its official English name to the Republic of Türkiye.{{cite news|title=Turkey changes its name in rebranding bid|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61671913|website=BBC News|date=2 June 2022|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602110511/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61671913|url-status=live}}
11 Junestyle=text-align:left |Denmark and Canada agree to partition the disputed Hans Island, following negotiations.{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-and-denmark-reach-settlement-over-disputed-arctic-island/ | title=Canada and Denmark reach settlement over disputed Arctic island, sources say | newspaper=The Globe and Mail | date=10 June 2022 | last1=Chase | first1=Steven | access-date=20 August 2022 | archive-date=12 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612214859/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canada-and-denmark-reach-settlement-over-disputed-arctic-island/ | url-status=live }} Both sovereign states cease to be single land border sovereign states while Greenland gains its first land border.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arctictoday.com/canada-denmark-agree-on-a-landmark-deal-over-disputed-hans-island/|title=Canada, Denmark agree on a landmark deal over disputed Hans Island|first=Martin|last=Breum|date=13 June 2022|access-date=20 August 2022|archive-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615042147/https://www.arctictoday.com/canada-denmark-agree-on-a-landmark-deal-over-disputed-hans-island/|url-status=live}}
26 Auguststyle=text-align:left |Russian peacekeepers leave the Lachin corridor. Azerbaijan regains control of Zabukh, Sus, and Lachin.{{Cite news |title=Azerbaijan retakes control of three Karabakh settlements {{!}} Eurasianet |url=https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-retakes-control-of-three-karabakh-settlements |access-date=2022-09-14 |newspaper=Eurasianet |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103040611/https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-retakes-control-of-three-karabakh-settlements |url-status=live }}
17 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |Kazakhstan changes the name of its capital from Nur-Sultan back to Astana.{{Cite web |date=13 September 2022 |title=President: Kazakhstan's capital will again be called Astana |url=https://apnews.com/article/kazakhstan-astana-almaty-nursultan-nazarbayev-kassym-jomart-tokayev-35b9eaf32822927d43c49639504c700e |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=AP NEWS |archive-date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108064638/https://apnews.com/article/kazakhstan-astana-almaty-nursultan-nazarbayev-kassym-jomart-tokayev-35b9eaf32822927d43c49639504c700e |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Қазақстан Республикасының елордасы – Нұр-Сұлтан қаласының атауын Қазақстан Республикасының елордасы – Астана қаласы деп өзгерту туралы |url=https://www.akorda.kz/kz/kazakstan-respublikasynyn-elordasy-nur-sultan-kalasynyn-atauyn-kazakstan-respublikasynyn-elordasy-astana-kalasy-dep-ozgertu-turaly-1782825 |website=Akorda |access-date=17 September 2022 |language=kk |date=17 September 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006093654/https://akorda.kz/kz/kazakstan-respublikasynyn-elordasy-nur-sultan-kalasynyn-atauyn-kazakstan-respublikasynyn-elordasy-astana-kalasy-dep-ozgertu-turaly-1782825 |url-status=live }}
22 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |A series of border clashes break out between Azerbaijan and Armenia that last until 24 September. Azerbaijan occupies multiple strategic heights in the border area inside Armenia.
29 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |Russia recognizes the independence of Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast from Ukraine as a precursor to annexation.{{Cite web |date=29 September 2022 |title=Putin signs decrees paving way for annexing Ukraine territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/29/putin-to-sign-treaty-annexing-territories-in-ukraine-kremlin-says |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929200211/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/29/putin-to-sign-treaty-annexing-territories-in-ukraine-kremlin-says |url-status=live }}
rowspan="2" |30 Septemberstyle=text-align:left |The occupied Ukrainian territories of the Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast, including the mostly unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, are annexed by Russia following disputed referendums that the United Nations have deemed illegal under international law.{{cite web | url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1128161 | title=So-called referenda in Russian-controlled Ukraine 'cannot be regarded as legal': UN political affairs chief | date=27 September 2022 | access-date=30 September 2022 | archive-date=28 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928072533/https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1128161 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-63077272 | title=Ukraine war latest: Putin declares four areas of Ukraine as Russian | work=BBC | date=30 September 2022 | access-date=30 September 2022 | archive-date=29 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129232321/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-63077272 | url-status=live }} At the time of annexation, Russia did not control all of the territory that it claimed, with significant portions remaining under Ukrainian control. The recognition of Donetsk PR, Luhansk PR, Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast as independent states (by Russia and others) is nullified as a result of their accession to Russia.
style=text-align:left |A coup d'état overthrows the government of Burkina Faso, the second in the country within a year.
11 Octoberstyle=text-align:left |Israel reaches an agreement with Lebanon on a US-brokered deal solving a dispute over their maritime boundaries.{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-and-lebanon-reach-historic-agreement-on-maritime-borders/ar-AA12Po7o | title=Israel says historic agreement made with Lebanon on maritime borders | website=MSN | access-date=11 October 2022 | archive-date=13 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013030245/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-and-lebanon-reach-historic-agreement-on-maritime-borders/ar-AA12Po7o | url-status=live }}
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|4 April

style=text-align:left |Finland joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the alliance's ninth enlargement.
15 Aprilstyle=text-align:left | A war breaks out in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Both sides claim control over key sites, including Khartoum International Airport and the Presidential Palace.
7 Maystyle=text-align:left |Syria is readmitted to the Arab League after being suspended since 2011.https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/arab-league-set-readmit-syria-relations-with-assad-normalise-2023-05-07/#:~:text=CAIRO%2C%20May%207%20(Reuters),a%20move%20criticised%20by%20Washington {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510060518/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/arab-league-set-readmit-syria-relations-with-assad-normalise-2023-05-07/#:~:text=CAIRO%2C%20May%207%20(Reuters),a%20move%20criticised%20by%20Washington |date=10 May 2023 }}.
26 Julystyle=text-align:left |A coup d'état overthrows the government of Niger.
30 Auguststyle=text-align:left | A coup d'état overthrows the government of Gabon.
20 Septemberstyle=text-align:left | The unrecognized Republic of Artsakh begins negotiations to reintegrate into Azerbaijan after a renewed military offensive.
7 Octoberstyle=text-align:left | Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas launch a large-scale invasion and offensive against Israel from the Gaza Strip, triggering the Gaza war.
27 Octoberstyle=text-align:left | Israel launches a counter-invasion of the Gaza Strip.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/podcasts/the-daily/israel-invasion-gaza.html | title=Israel's Invasion Begins | work=The New York Times | date=30 October 2023 | last1=Tavernise | first1=Sabrina | last2=Cheung | first2=Jessica | last3=Harper | first3=Sydney | last4=Bonja | first4=Rachelle | last5=Novetsky | first5=Rikki | last6=Willens | first6=Patricia | last7=Chow | first7=Lisa | last8=Ittoop | first8=Elisheba | last9=Lozano | first9=Marion | last10=Wood | first10=Chris | access-date=31 October 2023 | archive-date=30 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030142018/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/podcasts/the-daily/israel-invasion-gaza.html | url-status=live }}
6 Decemberstyle=text-align:left | The unrecognized State of Chinland declares independence from Myanmar after the Chin National Front ratifies their constitution. Camp Victoria is the capital.{{cite web | url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-column/the-first-chin-written-constitution-a-new-template-for-self-determination.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226164950/https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-column/the-first-chin-written-constitution-a-new-template-for-self-determination.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2023-12-26 | title=The First Chin-Written Constitution: A New Template For Self-Determination? | website=The Irrawaddy }}{{cite web | url=https://myind.net/Home/viewArticle/chinese-backed-rebels-in-myanmar-declare-new-country-on-indias-eastern-border | title=Chinese-backed rebels in Myanmar declare new country on India's eastern border | website=MyIndMakers | access-date=2 February 2024 | archive-date=17 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817024056/https://myind.net/Home/viewArticle/chinese-backed-rebels-in-myanmar-declare-new-country-on-indias-eastern-border | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last1=Doman | first1=Mark | last2=Brettell | first2=Thomas | last3=Palmer | first3=Alex | last4=Davis | first4=Matt | last5=Henry | first5=Matt | title=In a remote enclave, a young resistance army is challenging the might of Myanmar's junta | website=ABC News | date=17 August 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-18/the-battle-for-chinland-in-myanmar/101292696 | access-date=17 May 2024 | archive-date=17 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817024129/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-18/the-battle-for-chinland-in-myanmar/101292696 | url-status=live }}
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|1 January

|style=text-align:left | The Republic of Artsakh is dissolved and reintegrates into Azerbaijan. Stepanakert yields to Baku as the capital.{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nagorno-karabakh-republic-will-cease-exist-jan-1-2024-nagorno-karabakh-2023-09-28/ | title=Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities | website=Reuters | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928103245/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nagorno-karabakh-republic-will-cease-exist-jan-1-2024-nagorno-karabakh-2023-09-28/ | url-status=live }}

7 Marchstyle=text-align:left | Sweden joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the alliance's tenth enlargement.{{cite web | url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_52044.htm | title=NATO member countries | access-date=19 March 2024 | archive-date=29 March 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329231751/https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_52044.htm | url-status=live }}
1 Aprilstyle=text-align:left | Puntland announces that it will temporarily operate as a functionally independent state from Somalia amid a dispute over Somali constitutional changes.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-01 |title=Puntland to Operate Independently From Somalia After Law Change |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-01/puntland-to-operate-independently-from-somalia-after-law-change |access-date=2024-04-02 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401203339/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-01/puntland-to-operate-independently-from-somalia-after-law-change |url-status=live }} Garoowe is the capital.
19 Aprilstyle=text-align:left |Armenia cedes four abandoned villages along the border with Azerbaijan: Bağanıs Ayrım, Aşağı Əskipara, Xeyrimli, and Qızılhacılı.{{Cite web |last=Hayden |first=Jones |date=2024-04-20 |title=Armenia agrees to return 4 villages to Azerbaijan |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/armenia-agree-return-4-village-azerbaijan/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Politico Europe |publisher=Axel Springer SE |language=en-GB |archive-date=22 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422160455/https://www.politico.eu/article/armenia-agree-return-4-village-azerbaijan/ |url-status=live }}
25 Aprilstyle=text-align:left | A transitional government is established in Haiti after a gang war forces the resignation of the former prime minister following the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-25 |title=Haiti's prime minister resigns as council sworn in to lead political transition in violence-ravaged nation |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/25/americas/haiti-ariel-henry-resignation-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=CNN |first1=Duarte |last1=Mendonca |first2=Rob |last2=Picheta |language=en |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817024128/https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/25/americas/haiti-ariel-henry-resignation-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}
6 Julystyle=text-align:left | Officials from Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali meet in Niamey to sign a confederation treaty for the Alliance of Sahel States after recent takeovers by military juntas.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-06 |title=Junta-led Sahel states rule out return to West African economic bloc |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/junta-led-sahel-states-rule-out-return-west-african-economic-bloc-2024-07-06/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |work=Reuters |language=en |first= Boureima |last=Balima}}
1 Octoberstyle=text-align:left | Israel launches an invasion of southern Lebanon in an escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.{{Cite news |last1=Chao-Fong |first1=Léonie |last2=Belam |first2=Martin |last3=Gecsoyler |first3=Sammy |last4=Yerushalmy |first4=Jonathan |date=30 September 2024 |title=Middle East crisis live: Israel launches small raids across border amid reports Lebanese army is pulling back |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/30/israel-attacks-live-blog-lebanon-yemen-hamas-hezbollah-news-updates-middle-east-crisis |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}
3 October

|style=text-align:left| The United Kingdom agrees to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, excepting the Diego Garcia airbase, which will remain under joint British-American control for at least 99 years. The agreement was subject to finalization by a formal treaty by both countries, which a newly elected Mauritian government would reject in December.{{Cite web |title=UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}

27 Novemberstyle=text-align:left |Syrian opposition groups launch a major offensive, the first major offensive in the Syrian Civil War since the March 2020 Idlib ceasefire.
rowspan="2"| 8 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |The Syrian Arab Republic collapses after the Syrian opposition capture the capital city of Damascus.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-07 |title=Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family |url=https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=AP News |language=en}}
style=text-align:left |Israel launches an incursion into the Golan Heights,{{Cite web |date=2024-12-08 |title=Israel grabs land in Syria's Golan Heights, warns villagers to stay home |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/8/israel-seizes-buffer-zone-in-syrias-golan-heights-after-al-assad-falls |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Aljazeera |language=en}} marking its first invasion into a part of Syria since the Yom Kippur War.
17 Decemberstyle=text-align:left |The newly elected Mauritius government withdraws from their agreement with the United Kingdom, in which the UK agreed to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, asking for negotiations to be reopened.{{cite web |date=17 December 2024 |title=Blow for Starmer as Mauritius PM rejects Chagos deal and demands talks reopen |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-mauritius-chagos-islands-diego-garcia-b2665804.html |work=The Independent}}
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|19 January

style=text-align:left |Israel and Hamas begin a ceasefire agreement that was agreed upon on 15 January. The deal facilitated the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and allowed in international aid.{{Cite web |title=srael, Hamas reach ceasefire agreement designed to end 15-month Gaza war, official says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-reach-ceasefire-agreement-designed-end-15-month-gaza-war-official-2025-01-15/ |website=Reuters}} The ceasefire would be broken by Israel on 18 March.
29 Januarystyle=text-align:left |The Syrian Arab Republic is de jure dissolved by the Syrian transitional government.

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