The Paris Agreement, a legally binding international treaty on climate change enters into force. It was originally adopted by 196 Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France. on December 12, 2015. Its overarching goal is to hold “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and pursue efforts “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.” More
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Donald Trump is elected as President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton.
The Colombian government and FARC sign a new, revised deal which is ratified by the Colombian Congress.
The Zimbabwean military initiates a coup d'état, leading to the resignation of President Robert Mugabe after 37 years in power.
The 100th anniversary of the end of World War I is commemorated worldwide.
SpaceX launches its Starship prototype for the first time on a suborbital flight.
Joe Biden is elected as the 46th President of the United States, defeating incumbent President Donald Trump.
Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech announce positive results from their COVID-19 vaccine trial.
Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is assassinated near Tehran, leading to tensions in the region.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully collects a sample from the asteroid Bennu.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) concludes in Glasgow, Scotland, with commitments to address climate change. The summit resulted in the Glasgow Climate Pact, which included an agreement to "phase down" coal power and fossil fuel subsidies. The pact was also the first UN climate deal to explicitly mention these fossil fuels.
Mount Semeru in East Java, Indonesia erupts on November 19, 2025, spewing ash plumes and triggering evacuations in nearby areas. The eruption produced dangerous avalanches of hot gas, ash forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate to temporary shelters. The eruption caused damage to homes and infrastructure but no casualties were reported
Mount Semeru had recent previous eruptions in Januay, April and May of 2023. More