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{{Short description|Current calendar year}} {{About year|2025}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Events by month|2025|prefix=Portal:Current events/}} <!--Don't put annual image collage here - this year hasn't ended yet! Feel free to edit [[Draft:2025 collage]] instead--> {{Year nav|2025}} {{C21 year in topic}} {{Year in various calendars|year=2025}} {{Year article header|2025}} So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the [[Sudanese civil war (2023–present)|Sudanese civil war]], and the [[Gaza war]]. Internal crises in [[Bangladesh post-resignation violence (2024–present)|Bangladesh]], [[Ecuadorian security crisis|Ecuador]], [[2024–2025 Georgian constitutional crisis|Georgia]], [[German economic crisis (2022–present)|Germany]], [[Haitian crisis (2018–present)|Haiti]], [[Constitutional crisis in Somalia|Somalia]], and [[2024 South Korean martial law crisis|South Korea]] continued into this year, with the latter leading to [[Yoon Suk Yeol]]'s [[Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol|arrest]] and [[Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol|removal from office]]. == Events == === January === [[File:Polish EU Presidency 2025 Logo (non-verbose).svg|thumb|Logo of [[2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union|Polish Presidency]] of the Council of the European Union which began on January 1]] [[File:2025 Tibet earthquake aftermath.png|thumb|Collapsed house in [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] after the [[2025 Tibet earthquake]]]] [[File: Palisades Fire (54254471791).jpg|thumb|The [[Palisades Fire]] burning a structure on January 8 during the [[January 2025 Southern California wildfires|2025 Southern California wildfires]]]] [[File:Zoran Milanović February 2020 (cropped - 2).jpg|thumb|[[Zoran Milanović]] is re-elected in the [[2024–25 Croatian presidential election]] on January 12]] [[File:Alexander Lukashenko at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in 2024 (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|[[Alexander Lukashenko]] is declared to be the winner in the [[2025 Belarusian presidential election]] on January 26, securing his seventh term in a called [[sham election]] by international bodies. Lukashenko is the only [[president of Belarus]] since the office's creation in 1994]] [[File:DeepSeek logo.svg|thumb|On January 27, following the announcement and release of [[DeepSeek (chatbot)|DeepSeek]], a Chinese [[large language model]] and competitor to [[OpenAI]]'s [[ChatGPT]], chip giant [[Nvidia]] loses almost $600 billion of its value, the biggest drop for a single company in U.S. [[stock market]] history.]] * [[January 1]] ** Poland [[2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union|takes over]] the [[Presidency of the Council of the European Union|Presidency]] of the [[Council of the European Union|Council]] of the [[European Union]], after [[2024 Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union|the Hungarian presidency]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sekmistrz |first=Paweł |date=3 January 2025 |title=Poland takes over the presidency. Prime Minister on "difficult 6 months"(Polska przejmuje prezydencję. Premier o "trudnych sześciu miesiącach".) |url=https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2025-01-03/inauguracja-polskiej-prezydencji-w-ue/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=Polsat News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 January 2025 |title=PM Donald Tusk at the opening of the presidency: Europe is lucky(Donald Tusk na inauguracji prezydencji: Europa ma szczęście) |url=https://tvn24.pl/polska/polska-prezydencja-w-radzie-unii-europejskiej-oficjalna-inauguracja-przemowienie-premiera-donalda-tuska-st8245824 |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=TVN24}}</ref> ** [[Bulgaria]] and [[Romania]] complete the process of joining the [[Schengen Area]], lifting land border controls.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2025 |title=Borders open: Bulgaria and Romania celebrate joining Schengen Area |url=https://www.euronews.com/video/2025/01/01/borders-open-bulgaria-and-romania-celebrate-joining-schengen-area |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Euronews}}</ref> ** Liechtenstein [[LGBTQ rights in Liechtenstein|becomes]] the 37th country to legalize [[Same-sex marriage in Liechtenstein|same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/liechtenstein-legalizes-same-sex-marriage-in-near-unanimous-vote/ |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Politico |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101120554/https://www.politico.eu/article/liechtenstein-legalizes-same-sex-marriage-in-near-unanimous-vote/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ** [[Ukraine]] halts the transportation of many Russian gas supplies through the country following the expiration of a five-year transit deal, while also becoming a state party in the [[International Criminal Court]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 January 2025 |title=Russian gas supply to Europe via Ukraine halted after transit deal expires |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/russian-gas-supply-to-europe-via-ukraine-halted-after-transit-deal-expires |access-date=1 January 2025 |publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-01 |title=Ukraine becomes ICC member state |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3943923-ukraine-becomes-icc-member-state.html |access-date=2025-01-01 |work=Ukrinform |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101102357/https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3943923-ukraine-becomes-icc-member-state.html |url-status=live }}</ref> **Fifteen people are killed (including the perpetrator), and 57 others are injured during a [[2025 New Orleans truck attack|vehicle-ramming and shooting attack]] in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn4x88455qpt|title=Ten dead after vehicle drives into large crowd in New Orleans, authorities say|work=BBC News|date=1 January 2025|access-date=1 January 2025|archive-date=January 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101122504/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn4x88455qpt|url-status=live}}</ref> **Thirteen people are killed and three more injured in [[2025 Cetinje shootings|a shooting]] in [[Cetinje]], Montenegro.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2025-01-01 |title=At least 10 killed and 4 more wounded in Montenegro shooting |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/at-least-four-killed-and-four-more-wounded-in-montenegro-shooting |access-date=2025-01-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> * [[January 4]] – The [[Chancellor of Austria]], [[Karl Nehammer]], announces his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-04 |title=Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail |url=https://apnews.com/article/austria-politics-talks-collapse-2e4ce6802617c2ac7a6d28f4842df38e?user_email=e9f48e73570f5cab7ad06984b27d44ccc37c48900cb185b6237ae9993409c977&utm_medium=APNews_Alerts&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=NewsAlert_Jan04_2025_02:01PM&utm_term=AP%20News%20Alerts |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> * [[January 6]] **[[Indonesia]] becomes the [[Member states of BRICS|tenth member]] to join [[BRICS]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indonesia joins BRICS group of emerging economies |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/indonesia-joins-brics-group-of-emerging-economies |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-06 |title=Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations |url=https://apnews.com/article/brazil-brics-indonesia-membership-c05b0c8e2ae493f9046479e62a45d8fa |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> **[[Prime Minister of Canada|Canadian Prime Minister]], [[Justin Trudeau]], announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister and [[Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada|Leader of the Liberal Party]]. The decision came after declining approval ratings and a [[2024-2025 Canadian political crisis|internal cabinet crisis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Truduea says he's not the right choice to lead party in next election, promises to resign as PM |url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-news-conference-1.7423680 |access-date=2025-05-22 |author=Catherine Tunny|website=[[CBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Trudeau faces frustrated MPs after Chrystia Freeland's shock resignation |url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-faces-frustrated-mps-after-chrystia-freeland-s-shock-resignation-1.7411380 |access-date=2025-05-22 |author=John Paul Tasker |website=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> * [[January 7]] ** [[2025 Tibet earthquake|A 7.1 magnitude earthquake]] strikes the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[Southwestern China]], killing at least 126 people, whilst another 338 are injured.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 January 2025 |title=China earthquake: Dozens dead as tremor strikes Tibet |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rqg95n9n1o |access-date=7 January 2025 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-07 |title=At least 95 killed as magnitude-6.8 earthquake hits China's Tibet region |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/people-killed-as-magnitude-6-8-earthquake-hits-china/104792224 |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> ** [[Greater Los Angeles]] experiences [[January 2025 Southern California wildfires|the most destructive wildfires in its history]], fueled by strong winds and prolonged drought conditions. Over 13 000 structures are destroyed, including most of [[Sunset Boulevard]]. At least 29 deaths are reported, while 180 000 people are evacuated, with fires continuing for days.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5y81zyp1ext |title=Los Angeles wildfires approach Hollywood sign, with Sunset Boulevard 'in ruins' |date=7 January 2025 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC News |access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-10 |title=California wildfires live updates: 179 000 under evacuation orders; L.A. County sheriff says some areas look 'like a bomb was dropped' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/wildfires/live-blog/california-wildfires-live-updates-deadly-blazes-spread-hollywood-hills-rcna186927 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> * [[January 8]] – Eighteen gunmen and a soldier are killed in an [[2025 N'Djamena attack|attack]] on the [[Official residence#Chad|presidential palace]] in [[N'Djamena]], the capital of [[Chad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Attack on Chad's presidential palace leaves 19 dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/chad-presidential-palace-deadly-97638ecd7ad4e55a27955ad705f31bdb |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=AP News |date=January 9, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> * [[January 9]] – The [[Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces]], [[Joseph Aoun]], is [[2022–2025 Lebanese presidential election|elected]] the 14th [[president of Lebanon]] by [[Parliament of Lebanon|parliament]], ending the power vacuum that lasted over two years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-09 |title=Joseph Aoun: Lebanon's respected army chief turns new president |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250109-lebanese-parliament-elect-army-chief-joseph-aoun-as-president-in-second-round |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> * [[January 10]] – The European [[Copernicus Climate Change Service]] reports that [[2024]] was the world's hottest year on record, and the first calendar year to pass the symbolic threshold of [[1.5-degree target|1.5 °C]] of [[global warming]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7575x8yq5o |title=2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit |date=10 January 2025 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC News |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> * [[January 11]] – [[Al-Bayda gas station explosion|A gas station explosion]] in [[Al Bayda Governorate|Al Bayda]], Yemen, results in 40 deaths and dozens of others injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2025 |title=Yemen: Death toll from Al Bayda gas station explosion rises to 40 |url=https://en.yemenshabab.net/sections/NEWS/Locals/yemen--death-toll-from-al-bayda-gas-station-explosion-rises-to-40 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |publisher=Yemen Shabab Net |language=en}}</ref> *[[January 12]] – [[2024–25 Croatian presidential election]]: [[Zoran Milanović]] is re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 January 2025 |title='Croatia's Trump' Milanović confirmed as president of the Republic. |url=https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/01/13/croatias-trump-milanovic-confirmed-as-president-of-the-republic/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=[[eunews]] |language=en}}</ref> *[[January 13]] – [[C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)]], a [[non-periodic comet]], reaches perihelion, and is dubbed ''The Great Comet of 2025''.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Joe Rao |date=2025-01-27 |title=Why Comet G3 (ATLAS) will be 'remembered as the Great Comet of 2025' (photos) |url=https://www.space.com/the-universe/comets/why-comet-g3-atlas-will-be-remembered-as-the-great-comet-of-2025-photos#:~:text=Comets-,Why%20Comet%20G3%20(ATLAS)%20will%20be%20'remembered%20as%20the,Comet%20of%202025'%20(photos)&text=%22There%20is%20little%20question%20that,kind%20seen%20since%20Comet%20McNaught.%22 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Dickinson |first1=David |last2=Today |first2=Universe |title=Will Comet G3 ATLAS perform at perihelion? |url=https://phys.org/news/2025-01-comet-g3-atlas-perihelion.html |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=phys.org |language=en}}</ref> * [[January 14]] – [[February 2]] – The [[2025 World Men's Handball Championship]] takes place in [[Croatia]], [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]]. It is won by [[Denmark men's national handball team|Denmark]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 IHF Men's Handball World Championship |url=https://www.visitnorway.com/event/2025-ihf-mens-handball-world-championship/426599/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111173738/https://www.visitnorway.com/event/2025-ihf-mens-handball-world-championship/426599/ |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |access-date=11 November 2024 |website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 8, 2024 |title=Host cities and schedule announced for the 2025 IHF Men's World Championship |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/host-cities-and-schedule-announced-2025-ihf-mens-world-championship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113013251/https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/host-cities-and-schedule-announced-2025-ihf-mens-world-championship |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |access-date=11 November 2024 |website=[[International Handball Federation]]}}</ref> * [[January 15]] ** The [[President of South Korea]], [[Yoon Suk Yeol]], is successfully [[Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol|arrested]] after a second attempt by police following [[2024 South Korean martial law crisis|a martial law]] declaration and [[Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol|successful impeachment motion]] last December.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Korea: Authorities arrest president Yoon Suk Yeol after dramatic hours-long standoff |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4g317rj49zt |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> ** [[Gaza war]]: [[Israel]] and [[Hamas]] approve a [[2025 Gaza war ceasefire|ceasefire agreement]] that intends to end the war, exchange Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and allow in international aid. It took effect on January 19.<ref>{{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}}</ref> ** [[Colossal Biosciences]] and [[University of Melbourne]] create the world's first [[artificial womb]] in [[marsupial]]s as part of their project toward [[de-extinction]] of the [[thylacine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-15 |title=Thylacine De-Extinction Achieves Mid-Gestation Marsupial Embryo Development In Artificial Uterus |url=https://www.iflscience.com/thylacine-de-extinction-achieves-mid-gestation-marsupial-embryo-development-in-artificial-uterus-77640 |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=IFLScience |language=en}}</ref> * [[January 16]] ** [[Blue Origin]] successfully launches its [[heavy-lift launch vehicle]], [[New Glenn]], on its first attempt, though fails to land its first stage booster as intended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drake |first=Nadia |title=Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Finally Takes Flight |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-finally-takes-flight/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Scientific American |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-16 |title=Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight |url=https://apnews.com/article/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-jeff-bezos-2466fb0e114a09d88a46f71a1e647d50 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> ** The [[2025 Vanuatuan general election]] is held.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-10 |title=Vanuatu snap election to be contested by 217 candidates |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/538610/vanuatu-snap-election-to-be-contested-by-217-candidates |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> ** The [[National Liberation Army (Colombia)|National Liberation Army]] (ELN) launches [[2025 Catatumbo clashes|multiple attacks]] in the [[Catatumbo region]], northeastern Colombia. More than 100 people are killed during the clashes.<ref name="fr24">{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2019 |title=Colombia's new drug trafficking war puts civilians in danger, HRW warns |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190809-civilians-danger-colombia-fighting-trafficking-catatumbo-armed-gangs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814110316/https://www.france24.com/en/20190809-civilians-danger-colombia-fighting-trafficking-catatumbo-armed-gangs |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |access-date=August 15, 2019 |website=France 24 |language=en |agency=Reuters}}</ref> * [[January 18]] ** 98 people are killed in [[2025 Suleja fuel tanker explosion|a fuel tanker explosion]] near [[Suleja]], Niger State, Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nigeria: eksplozja przewróconej cysterny z paliwem |url=https://strazacki.pl/akcje/swiat/nigeria-eksplozja-przewroconej-cysterny-z-paliwem-2/ |publisher=Strażacki |access-date=21 January 2025 |language=pl |date=21 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 20, 2025 |title=Nigeria Tanker Blast Death Toll Rises To 98 |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/nigeria-tanker-blast-death-toll-rises-to-98-b556c73c |access-date=January 20, 2025 |publisher=[[Barrons]] |language=en}}</ref> ** Two [[Qadi|Sharia judges]] are [[2025 assassination of Iranian Supreme Court judges|assassinated]] in their rooms at the [[Supreme Court of Iran]] in capital [[Tehran]]. The gunman injured two other people and committed suicide after the attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gambrell |first=Jon |date=2025-01-19 |title=Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions |url=https://apnews.com/article/iran-judges-killed-unrest-77ea3a0bdc2c0ff36725a03f609f40c1 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> * [[January 19]] – [[Gaza war]]: [[2025 Gaza war ceasefire|A ceasefire]] goes into effect, lasting until an [[March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip|Israeli surprise attack]] on 18 March.<ref>{{Cite web |title='We deserve life': Gaza ceasefire comes into force after 15 months of war |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/19/israel-hamas-ceasefire-takes-effect-in-gaza |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> * [[January 21]] – 78 people are killed after a [[2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire|fire]] breaks out in a hotel in the ski resort of [[Kartalkaya]], Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kartalkaya'da otel yangını: 66 kişi hayatını kaybetti, dört kişi gözaltında|url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/c5y6p433665o |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=BBC News Türkçe|date=January 21, 2025 |language=tr}}</ref> * [[January 23]] ** [[Micheál Martin]] is re-elected prime minister ([[Taoiseach]]) of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] by [[Dáil Éireann]] for a second non-consecutive term.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wallace |first1=Nicholas |last2=Basińska |first2=Kinga |title=Micheál Martin po raz drugi premierem Irlandii |url=https://www.euractiv.pl/section/demokracja/news/micheal-martin-po-raz-drugi-premierem-irlandii/ |publisher=euractiv |access-date=24 January 2025 |language=pl |date=24 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Martin briefs new Cabinet following election as Taoiseach| first = Fiachra| last = Ó Cionnaith| date = 2025-01-23| website = RTÉ News | url = https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0123/1492389-politics-dail-taoiseach/}}</ref> ** [[LGBTQ rights in Thailand|Thailand]] becomes the 38th country and the first in [[Southeast Asia|Southeastern Asia]] to legalize [[Same-sex marriage in Thailand|same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Przełom w Tajlandii. Ponad 200 par tej samej płci zawarło związek małżeński |url=https://kobieta.onet.pl/wiadomosci/przelom-w-tajlandii-ponad-200-par-tej-samej-plci-zawarlo-zwiazek-malzenski/821fcwk |publisher=Onet |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=pl |date=23 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Head |first1=Jonathan |last2=Doksone |first2=Thanyarat |last3=Aemocha |first3=Panisa |title=The long road to legalise same sex marriage in Thailand |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge7g93xjw9o |publisher=BBC News |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=en |date=23 January 2025}}</ref> * [[January 24]] ** [[Storm Éowyn]] hits [[Ireland]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Record high wind speeds of {{convert|183|kph|abbr=on}} are recorded in Ireland, while over a million homes are left without power.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Płachta |first1=Arkadiusz |title="Największy cyklon od pokoleń" — Eowyn — uderzył w Europę. Dramatyczna sytuacja w Irlandii |url=https://podroze.onet.pl/aktualnosci/niszczycielski-cyklon-eowyn-uderzyl-w-europe-dramatyczna-sytuacja-w-irlandii/p2b139l |publisher=Onet |access-date=24 January 2025 |language=pl |date=24 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Matoga |first1=Jan |title=Sztorm stulecia. Eowyn zbliża się do Wielkiej Brytanii |url=https://www.rmf24.pl/pogoda/news-sztorm-stulecia-eowyn-zbliza-sie-do-wielkiej-brytanii,nId,7898363#crp_state=1 |publisher=RMF |access-date=24 January 2025 |language=pl |date=24 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pope |first1=Conor |title=Ireland weather updates: Red warning for Storm Éowyn ends in 25 counties but dangerous conditions, power cuts persist |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2025/01/24/storm-eowyn-live-updates-status-red-warning-ireland-met-eireann-power-outages-transport/ |publisher=The Irish Times |access-date=24 January 2025 |language=en |date=24 January 2025}}</ref> ** A series of ongoing [[2025 Southeast Europe retail boycotts|boycotts]] in Southeastern European countries took place of several retail stores in that region, in response to raised food prices and alleged price fixing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Maria |date=February 13, 2025 |title=Why Eastern European countries are boycotting supermarkets |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/wave-of-discontent-over-food-prices-spreads-through-eastern-europe/ |access-date=February 16, 2025 |website=Euractiv}}</ref> * [[January 25]] – The [[Dacians|Dacian]]-era [[Helmet of Coțofenești]], on loan from the [[National History Museum of Romania]], [[2025 Drents Museum heist|is stolen]] along with three other gold artifacts from the [[Drents Museum]] in [[Assen]] by thieves who broke into the museum using explosives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theft in Netherlands of ancient golden helmet leaves Romania distraught |url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-cotofenesti-helmet-heist-romania-0a6dbb8e742c0a5315244fc47761b7cb |work=[[AP News]] |date=28 January 2025}}</ref> * [[January 26]] – The [[2025 Belarusian presidential election]] is held,<ref>{{cite web |title=Belarus to Hold Next Presidential Election on Jan. 26 |website=[[The Moscow Times]] |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/23/belarus-to-hold-next-presidential-election-on-jan-26-a86783 |access-date=23 October 2024 |language=English |date=23 October 2024}}</ref> with incumbent [[Alexander Lukashenko]] ([[Independent politician|independent]], but of the [[Belaya Rus]] alliance) being re-elected.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Skrzypiński |first1=Dawid |title="Wybory" prezydenckie na Białorusi. Są wyniki exit poll |url=https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/zagranica/news-wybory-prezydenckie-na-bialorusi-sa-wyniki-exit-poll,nId,7899975 |publisher=Interia |access-date=27 January 2025 |language=pl |date=26 January 2025}}</ref> * [[January 27]] – Global technology shares outside China fall sharply in response to the release of [[DeepSeek]]'s [[DeepSeek (chatbot)|chatbot]], a Chinese competitor to [[OpenAI]]'s [[ChatGPT]]. Chip giant [[Nvidia]] loses almost $600 billion of its value, the biggest drop for a single company in U.S. stock market history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/27/tech-shares-asia-europe-fall-china-ai-deepseek|title=Global tech shares fall as China AI chatbot DeepSeek spooks investors|date=27 January 2025|website=The Guardian|access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/nvidia-sheds-almost-600-billion-in-market-cap-biggest-drop-ever.html|title=Nvidia sheds almost $600 billion in market cap, biggest one-day loss in U.S. history|date=27 January 2025|website=[[CNBC]]|access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> * [[January 29]] ** [[2025 Potomac River mid-air collision]]: A United States Army [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|Black Hawk]] helicopter with three occupants on board, collides with a [[Bombardier CRJ700]] operated by [[PSA Airlines]] with 64 occupants on board in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States. There are no survivors.<ref name="CNN-Jan30">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-01-30 |title=Live updates: Plane crash near Washington, DC; Reagan National Airport takeoffs and landings halted |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/plane-crash-dca-potomac-washington-dc-01-29-25/index.html |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9kdgzj91o|title=What we know so far about Washington DC plane crash|date=30 January 2025|website=[[BBC News]]|access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref> ** [[Ahmed al-Sharaa]] is appointed as the [[president of Syria]], after a one-month vacancy following the [[fall of the Assad regime]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Czurczak |first1=Aleksandra |title=Zmiany na szczytach władzy w Syrii. Mianowano tymczasowego prezydenta |url=https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/zagranica/news-zmiany-na-szczytach-wladzy-w-syrii-mianowano-tymczasowego-pr,nId,7902348 |publisher=Interia |access-date=31 January 2025 |language=pl |date=30 January 2025}}</ref> <!--DO NOT use past tense. Your text should be in present tense, consistent with ALL other year entries--> === February === [[File:20250210 AI ACCIONES HUMANITARIAS DE PNC EJERCITO DE GUATEMALA Y CONRED PUENTE BELICE 0010.jpg|thumb|Members of the [[Armed Forces of Guatemala|Guatemalan Army]] and [[National Civil Police (Guatemala)|National Civil Police]] participating in the search and rescue efforts following the [[2025 Guatemala City bus crash|Guatemala City bus crash]] on February 10]] [[File:President Ukraine Zelenskyy, President USA Trump and JD Vance in Oval Office, Feb. 28, 2025.jpg|thumb|[[2025 Trump–Zelenskyy meeting|The meeting]] between [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]], [[Donald Trump]], and [[JD Vance]] in the [[Oval Office]] on February 28, where Trump and Vance argued with Zelenskyy, increasing diplomatic tensions between their countries]] *[[February 4]] **[[China–United States trade war]]: China announces export controls and increased tariffs on certain American imports in retaliation for Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 4, 2025 |title=China hits back as Trump's tariffs go into effect |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/business/china-us-trade-retaliation-hnk-intl/index.html |access-date=February 4, 2025 |publisher=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref> ** At least 11 people are killed (including the perpetrator) and another 15 are injured after a [[Örebro school shooting|gunman opens fire]] at an [[Komvux|adult education centre]] in [[Örebro]], Sweden, the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krupa |first=Jakub |date=2025-02-04 |title=Sweden shooting: five people shot at education centre in Örebro by attacker police believe is among the injured – latest updates |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/04/sweden-school-shooting-orebro-latest-updates-live-news |access-date=2025-02-04 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweden school shooting latest: Five people shot at campus in Orebro |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c206q444zx3t |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> **US President Donald Trump announces that the United States will take control of the [[Gaza Strip]] in an agreement with [[Israel]], and that the U.S. military will be in charge of Gaza's reconstruction.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Madhani|first1=Aamer|last2=Goldenberg|first2=Tia|last3=Miller|first3=Zeke|title=Trump won't rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees 'long-term' US ownership|url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-washington-ceasefire-1c8deec4dd46177e08e07d669d595ed3|website=Associated Press|date=5 February 2025|access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Holland|first1=Steve|last2=Spetalnick|first2=Matt|last3=Mason|first3=Jeff|title=In shock announcement, Trump says U.S. wants to take over Gaza Strip|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-netanyahu-set-pivotal-talks-middle-east-agenda-2025-02-04|website=Reuters|date=5 February 2025|access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Trump says US will 'take over' the Gaza Strip and 'level' it|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/04/benjamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-israel-gaza-middle-east-ceasefire-latest-live-news?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-67a2aa298f08c953e11c0cc7#block-67a2aa298f08c953e11c0cc7|website=The Guardian|date=5 February 2025|access-date=5 February 2025|language=en-GB}}</ref> * [[February 9]] ** The [[Baltic states]] complete [[Baltic states synchronization with CESA|synchronization of their power grids]] with [[Continental Europe Synchronous Area|continental Europe's grid]], disconnecting from [[IPS/UPS|Russia's grid]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bardzo długie i drogie pożegnanie z poradziecką technologią. Kraje bałtyckie w końcu połączą się z Europą |url=https://tvn24.pl/biznes/najnowsze/litwa-lotwa-i-estonia-polacza-sie-z-europejska-siecia-elektroenergetyczna-st8295566 |website=TVN24 |publisher=TVN |access-date=20 February 2025 |language=pl |date=7 February 2025}}</ref> ** [[2025 Liechtenstein general election]]: The [[Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)|Patriotic Union]] led by [[Brigitte Haas]] remains the largest party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Landtagswahlen 2025 - News |url=https://www.landtagswahlen.li/news/16 |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=www.landtagswahlen.li |language=de}}</ref> *[[February 10]] – [[2025 Guatemala City bus crash|A bus falls off a bridge]] over the [[Las Vacas River]] in [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala, killing at least 55 people, and seriously injuring 9 others.<ref name=f24(es)>{{Cite web |url= https://www.france24.com/es/américa-latina/20250210-al-menos-50-muertos-en-guatemala-tras-la-caída-de-un-autobús-desde-un-puente |title= Al menos 55 muertos en Guatemala tras la caída de un autobús desde un puente |date=February 10, 2025 |website=France 24 |language=es |access-date=February 11, 2025}}</ref> * [[February 12]] **[[Konstantinos Tasoulas]] is elected [[President of Greece]] by the [[Hellenic Parliament]] after four rounds in the [[2025 Greek presidential election]].<ref>[https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/1261471/konstantinos-tasoulas-elected-new-president-of-greece/ Konstantinos Tasoulas elected new president of Greece]</ref> ** [[Klaus Iohannis]] resigns as [[President of Romania]], making him the first Romanian president to do so post-[[Romanian revolution|revolution]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Președintele Klaus Iohannis a anunțat că demisionează din funcție: "Pentru a scuti România de această criză" |url=https://observatornews.ro/politic/presedintele-klaus-iohannis-face-declaratii-de-presa-de-la-ora-1410-609560.html |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=Observator News |language=RO}}</ref> * [[February 15]] – [[Mahamoud Ali Youssouf]] is [[2025 African Union Commission Chairperson election|elected]] as the [[chairperson of the African Union Commission]].<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/djiboutis-foreign-minister-elected-top-african-union-post-2025-02-15/ Djibouti's foreign minister elected to top African Union post] [[Reuters]]</ref> * [[February 17]] – [[2025 Indonesian protests]]: A series of ongoing nationwide protests are held following the enactment of a [[Indonesian National Armed Forces Law#2025 revision of Indonesian National Armed Forces Law|legislation increasing military involvement in civilian government roles]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Syarifudin |first=Taufiq |date=17 February 2025 |title=Massa Mahasiswa Aksi Indonesia Gelap di Patung Kuda Terus Bertambah |trans-title=Mass of 'Dark Indonesia' Action Students at the Horse Statue Continues to Grow |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-7782635/massa-mahasiswa-aksi-indonesia-gelap-di-patung-kuda-terus-bertambah |access-date=17 February 2025 |website=[[Detikcom]] |language=id}}</ref> * [[February 18]] **Following a constitutional reform, [[Nicaragua]] becomes a [[diarchy]] with spouses [[Daniel Ortega]] and [[Rosario Murillo]] as [[Co-presidents of Nicaragua|co-presidents]].<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/nicaragua-congress-gives-final-approval-sweeping-constitutional-reforms-2025-01-30/ Nicaragua's Ortega expands power as reforms win final approval]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nicaraguan government is cementing total control of the state and violating rights, UN experts warn |url=https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-nicaragua-democracy-ortega-murillo-constitution-75b7e8a05ea68c783999007754657810 |website=AP News |access-date=13 March 2025 |date=27 February 2025}}</ref> **[[Vladimir Putin]] announces that [[Russia]] and the [[United States]] have officially agreed to restore [[Russia–United States relations|diplomatic relations]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 18, 2025 |title=US, Russia agree to restore diplomatic missions as first step in Ukraine war talks |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us-russia-agree-restore-diplomatic-missions-first-step-ukraine-war-talks-2025-02-18/ |access-date=February 20, 2025 |publisher=Reuters |language=en}}</ref> A [[February 2025 United States–Russia summit in Saudi Arabia|four-hour summit between the US and Russia]] is held in Saudi Arabia. **[[Egypt]] announces the discovery of [[Thutmose II]]'s [[Tomb of Thutmose II|tomb]] by a joint British-Egyptian team, the first royal tomb to be discovered since [[Tutankhamun]]'s in 1922. It is the 15th and final [[pharaoh]] tomb from the [[Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt]] to have been found by archeologists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-19 |title=Thutmose II: First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ym30v356po |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shawkat |first=Ahmed |date=2025-02-18 |title=Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's was found over a century ago - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/egypt-discovery-king-thutmose-ii-ancient-royal-tomb/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Efn|The tomb was discovered in 2022, but the official announcement was made in February 2025.}}{{importance inline|date=February 2025}} * [[February 19]] – [[Croatia]] completes the process of joining the [[European Economic Area]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.efta.int/about-efta/legal-documents/eea-legal-texts | title=EEA Legal Texts {{pipe}} European Free Trade Association }}</ref> * [[February 23]] – [[2025 German federal election]]: After being pushed forward as a result of the [[2024 German government crisis]], the centre-right [[CDU/CSU]] becomes the largest party, with big gains from the far-right [[Alternative for Germany|AfD]], resulting in a second-place finish.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wybory parlamentarne w Niemczech. Są oficjalne wyniki ze wszystkich okręgów |url=https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/swiat/wybory-w-niemczech-sa-wyniki-ze-wszystkich-okregow/lkl69le |website=Onet |date=February 24, 2025 |access-date=1 March 2025 |language=pl}}</ref> * [[February 25]] – An [[Antonov An-26]] of the [[Sudanese Air Force]] [[2025 Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-26 crash|crashes]] in a residential area, near the [[Wadi Seidna Air Base]]. All 17 occupants onboard and 29 people on the ground die.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Antonov An-26 , Tuesday 25 February 2025 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/480713 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref> * [[February 28]] – [[2025 Trump–Zelenskyy meeting|A meeting]] between the [[President of The United States]], [[Donald Trump]], and the [[President of Ukraine]], [[Volodomyr Zelenskyy]] takes place at the [[White House]]. Trump and the [[Vice President of the United States]], [[JD Vance]] sharply criticise Zelenskyy, raising questions about the support for [[Ukraine]], the proposed end to the [[Russo-Ukrainian War|war]], as well as the country's future in general.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=McArthur |first1=Tom |last2=Lukiv |first2=Jaroslav |title=Trump accuses Zelensky of 'gambling with World War Three'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dejydynngo|website=BBC News|date=28 February 2025 |access-date=28 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref> <!--DO NOT use past tense. Your text should be in present tense, consistent with ALL other year entries--> === March === [[File:Blue Ghost Mission 1 rendering.jpg|thumb|A rendering of [[Blue Ghost Mission 1]] which landed on March 2]] [[File:Mark Carney portrait May 2025 (4).jpg|thumb|In the [[2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election]], [[Mark Carney]] becomes the leader of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] on March 9, becoming the [[Prime Minister of Canada]] five days later]] [[File:Remains of night club in Kochani after the fire VOA-full.jpg|thumb|Remains of the Pulse nightclub in [[Kočani]], North Macedonia, where a [[Kočani nightclub fire|fire]] took place on March 16, killing 60 people and injuring 195 others ]] [[File:Протесты в Анкаре из-за задержания Имамоглу.jpg|thumb|[[2025 Turkish protests|Anti-government protests]] break out across Turkey following [[Arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu|the arrest]] of Istanbul mayor [[Ekrem İmamoğlu]] by [[General Directorate of Security (Turkey)|the national police]] on March 19]] [[File:2018-10-17 Boxing lightweight Boys' –60 kg at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Victory ceremony (Martin Rulsch) 2.jpg|thumb|[[Kirsty Coventry]] is [[144th IOC Session|elected]] as first female and first African [[President of the International Olympic Committee]] on March 20]] * [[March 2]] – [[Firefly Aerospace]] becomes the first commercial company to successfully [[Moon landing|land]] on the [[Moon]] with no technical issues, with its [[Blue Ghost Mission 1]].<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2025-03-02 |title=Striking images show Blue Ghost Mission 1's successful moon landing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/02/private-firefly-aerospace-spacecraft-blue-ghost-makes-successful-upright-moon-landing |access-date=2025-03-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US firm Firefly achieves its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/2/us-firm-firefly-achieves-its-first-moon-landing-with-blue-ghost-spacecraft |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> * [[March 3]] – The [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] pauses [[List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|military aid to Ukraine]], following the [[2025 Trump–Zelenskyy meeting|Oval Office meeting]] with [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy|Zelenskyy]] the previous week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine after Oval Office argument with Zelensky, White House official says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/politics/trump-administration-ukraine-aid/index.html |date=2025-03-03 |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> * [[March 4]] – [[Colossal Biosciences]] creates [[Woolly mouse|woolly mice]] as part of [[Revival of the woolly mammoth|de-extinction efforts for the woolly mammoth]].<ref>{{Citation |last1=Chen |first1=Rui |title=Multiplex-edited mice recapitulate woolly mammoth hair phenotypes |date=2025-03-04 |url=https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.03.641227v1 |access-date=2025-03-05 |publisher=bioRxiv |language=en |doi=10.1101/2025.03.03.641227 |last2=Srirattana |first2=Kanokwan |last3=Coquelin |first3=Melissa L. |last4=Sampaio |first4=Rafael Vilar |last5=Wilson |first5=Raphael |last6=Ganji |first6=Rakesh |last7=Weston |first7=Jacob |last8=Ledesma |first8=Alba |last9=Beebe |first9=Jessie}}</ref>{{Efn|The mice were born in October 2024, but they were not disclosed to the public until March 2025.}} * [[March 5]] – [[Sudan]] files an application against the [[United Arab Emirates]] before the [[International Court of Justice]], alleging violations of the [[Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide]] by the UAE through its support for the [[Rapid Support Forces|RSF]], which is responsible for the [[Masalit massacres (2023–present)|genocide in Darfur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sudan takes UAE to world court over 'complicity in genocide' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w1nzpg5dgo |date=2025-03-03 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref> * [[March 8]] – More than 1000 people, including civilians, are reported [[2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites|killed in a crackdown]] by [[Syrian caretaker government|Syrian transitional government]] security forces in the [[Alawites|Alawite]] region, described as the country's worst violence for years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=More than 1000 killed in Syrian crackdown on Alawite region, war monitor says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hundreds-killed-syrian-crackdown-alawite-region-war-monitor-says-2025-03-08/ |date=8 March 2025 |access-date=9 March 2025 |website=Reuters|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Syrian security forces accused of killing hundreds of civilians |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crknjgrd3geo |date=9 March 2025 |access-date=9 March 2025 |website=BBC News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kędzior |first1=Jakub |title=Krwawe walki w Syrii. Dramatyczny bilans strat, giną głównie cywile |url=https://wiadomosci.radiozet.pl/swiat/krwawe-walki-w-syrii-dramatyczny-bilans-strat-gina-glownie-cywile |publisher=Radio Zet |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=pl |date=9 March 2025}}</ref> * [[March 8]]–[[March 17|17]] – The [[2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games]] is held in [[Turin]], Italy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-12 |title=Nomination open for Torino 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games |url=https://www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/news/3821019/nomination-open-for-torino-2025-special-olympics-world-winter-games |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Special Olympics Great Britain |language=en |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217132314/https://www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/news/3821019/nomination-open-for-torino-2025-special-olympics-world-winter-games |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[March 9]] – [[2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election]]: Former [[governor of the Bank of Canada]] [[Mark Carney]] becomes the leader of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]], becoming the [[Prime Minister of Canada]] five days later. He succeeds [[Justin Trudeau]], who resigned on 6 January.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curry |first=Bill |date=2025-03-09 |title=Mark Carney elected Liberal Leader in landslide victory |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-party-to-select-new-leader-ending-justin-trudeaus-nearly-12/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-swearing-in-pm-cabinet-1.7482871|title=Carney sworn in as prime minister with a reworked cabinet filled with new faces|first=John Paul|last=Tasker|publisher=CBC|date=March 14, 2025|access-date=March 14, 2025}}</ref> * [[March 11]] ** The former [[President of the Philippines]], [[Rodrigo Duterte]], is [[Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte|arrested]] in the [[Philippines]] after being served an [[International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines|arrest warrant]] from the [[International Criminal Court]] for [[crimes against humanity]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1245792 |title=ICC warrant served: Palace says Duterte now under police custody |work=Philippine News Agency |last1=Esguerra |first1=Darryl John |date=March 11, 2025 |access-date=March 11, 2025 }}</ref> ** [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] militants [[2025 Jaffar Express hijacking|blow up railway tracks and hijack]] the [[Jaffar Express]] train bound from [[Quetta]] to [[Peshawar]] taking 450 people hostages including both security personnel and civilians.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pakistan train hijack: Militants threaten to 'execute' hostages; over 400 onboard|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pakistan-balochistan-train-hijack-militants-threaten-to-execute-hostages-450-onboard-101741695180503.html|access-date=2025-03-11|website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> ** [[2025 Greenlandic general election]]: The center-right [[Democrats (Greenland)|Democrats]] become the largest party, defeating the incumbent [[Inuit Ataqatigiit]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jozwiak |first=Rikard |date=2025-03-09 |title=Greenland Elections: Go American, Stay Danish, Or Go It Alone? |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/greenland-elections-denmark-america-trump/33340963.html |access-date=2025-03-09 |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |language=en}}</ref> * [[March 12]] – [[2025 Belizean general election]]: The incumbent [[People's United Party]] wins a second term in a landslide victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keme-Palacio |first=Benita |date=2025-03-05 |title=General Elections 2025: An Election Like No Other - Channel 5 Belize |url=https://edition.channel5belize.com/general-elections-2025-an-election-like-no-other/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |language=en}}</ref> * [[March 16]] ** A [[Kočani nightclub fire|fire breaks out]] in a nightclub in [[Kočani]], North Macedonia, killing at least 59 people and injuring 155 others.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70wdedp20wo | title=North Macedonia nightclub fire claims more than 50 lives in Kocani | date=March 16, 2025 }}</ref> ** [[Keith Rowley]] resigns as [[Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago]] after nine years in office, and is succeeded by [[Stuart Young]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-26 |title=Trinidad and Tobago PM to resign on March 16 - Jamaica Observer |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/02/26/trinidad-tobago-pm-resign-march-16/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.jamaicaobserver.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rampersad |first=Sharlene |date=2025-03-14 |title=Young to be sworn-in as prime minister on March 17 |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2025/03/14/young-to-be-sworn-in-as-prime-minister-on-march-17/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[March 18]] ** Israel [[March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip|launches]] widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the [[Gaza Strip]], killing at least 591 people, including children, ending the [[2025 Gaza war ceasefire|ceasefire agreement]] reached in January.<ref>{{cite web|title= Israel kills 71 in predawn attacks on Gaza; Netanyahu warns of 'fierce' war|url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/3/20/live-israel-kills-70-in-gaza-netanyahu-warns-of-fierce-war-expanding|website=Al Jazeera|date=18 March 2025}}</ref> ** The [[President of Somalia]], [[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]], survives [[Attempted assassination of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud|an attack on his convoy]] by [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]], killing at least 10 people.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/somalia-alshabab-bombing-attack-9a71d32b66cfc677da6edaa73359ef9b?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share A roadside bomb in Mogadishu targeted the president's convoy, Somalian government says]</ref> * [[March 19]] – [[2025 Turkish protests|Nationwide protests]] erupt across [[Turkey]] following the [[Arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu|arrest]] of the mayor of [[Istanbul]], [[Ekrem İmamoğlu]], on charges of corruption and terrorism.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 March 2025 |title=Protests erupt in Turkey after Erdogan rival arrested |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yren8mxp8o |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2025 |title=Hundreds arrested in third night of Turkey protests |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20l4xexp7go |access-date=22 March 2025 |work=BBC}}</ref> * [[March 20]] – [[Kirsty Coventry]] is elected as the 10th, first female and African [[President of the International Olympic Committee]] in the first round of voting in the [[144th IOC Session]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cy4v91e3e1wo Coventry elected first female IOC president as Coe beaten]</ref> * [[March 21]] ** A major power outage causes [[Heathrow Airport]] in [[London]] to completely shut down, with disruption expected to last for days, affecting thousands of flights around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How air travel worldwide is being disrupted after fire near UK's Heathrow Airport |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/21/travel/air-travel-disruption-london-heathrow-fire/index.html |date=21 March 2025 |access-date=21 March 2025 |website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> ** [[2025 Curaçao general election]]: The incumbent [[Movement for the Future of Curaçao|MFK]] wins an absolute majority in parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caribbean countries going to the polls in 2025 {{!}} Loop Trinidad & Tobago |url=https://tt.loopnews.com/content/caribbean-countries-going-polls-2025 |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Loop News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vordev |date=2025-03-11 |title=Curaçao elections scheduled for March 21, 2025 |url=https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/main/curacao-elections-scheduled-for-march-21-2025/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.curacaochronicle.com}}</ref> ** South Korea experiences one of its [[March 2025 South Korea wildfires|worst wildfires]] in modern history; over 87 000 hectares of land are destroyed in [[South Gyeongsang Province]], killing at least 28 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2025 |title= At least 24 dead in South Korea's 'worst ever fires' |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lp365pd1go.amp |access-date=March 26, 2025 |website=BBC|language=en}}</ref> * [[March 28]] – A 7.7-magnitude [[2025 Myanmar earthquake|earthquake]] occurs in [[Myanmar]], resulting in 5 413 killed and 11 402 injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-28 |title=Powerful quake in Southeast Asia kills several, Myanmar declares state of emergency |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/strong-earthquake-central-myanmar-panic-bangkok-2025-03-28/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=www.reuters.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Massive Myanmar earthquake causes widespread destruction with dozens trapped in collapsed Bangkok building |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4gex01m7n5t |date=28 March 2025 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=BBC|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=M 7.7 - 2025 Mandalay, Burma Earthquake |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pn9s/executive |date=28 March 2025 |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=[[USGS]]|language=en}}</ref> * [[March 31]] – The [[Caribbean guilder]] is introduced, replacing the [[Netherlands Antillean guilder]] as the currency for [[Curaçao]] and [[Sint Maarten]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://exch.centralbank.cw/functions/banknotes-coins/caribbean-guilder/frequently-asked-questions |access-date=2024-06-30 |publisher=[[Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten]] |location=Willemstad}}</ref> <!--DO NOT use past tense. Your text should be in present tense, consistent with ALL other year entries--> === April === [[File:Exoplanet K2-18 b (Illustration).jpg|thumb|Possible biosignatures are discovered in the atmosphere of exoplanet [[K2-18b]] (artistic impression of planet)]] [[File:Smoke billowing from Shahid Rajaee port explosion, 26 April 2025.jpg|thumb|Smoke billowing after the [[Port of Shahid Rajaee explosion]] on 26 April]] [[File:Funerali Papa Francesco (54476283082) (cropped).jpg|thumb|The [[Death and funeral of Pope Francis|funeral of Pope Francis]] in [[Vatican City]] on 26 April]] [[File:Madrid blackout – Preciados Street, April 2025.jpg|thumb|View from [[Madrid]]'s [[Calle de Preciados|Preciados Street]] towards [[Callao Square]] during the [[2025 Iberian Peninsula blackout]] on 28 April, with Preciados still dark while Callao has partial power restored]] * [[April 1]] – [[Fram2]] launches aboard a [[SpaceX]] [[Falcon 9]] rocket, becoming the first [[Human spaceflight|crewed spaceflight]] to enter a [[polar orbit|polar]] [[retrograde orbit]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |first=Jonathan |last=McDowell |author-link=Jonathan McDowell|user=planet4589 |number=1906922678067560513|title=First Space Force orbit data for Fram-2 out , showing it in a 202 x 413 km x 90.01 deg orbit|note=0.01° means it entered Retrograde orbit too}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Josh Dinner |date=2025-04-01 |title=SpaceX launches private Fram2 astronauts on historic spaceflight over Earth's poles |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-private-fram2-astronauts-on-historic-spaceflight-over-earths-poles |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=2025-04-01 |title=SpaceX launches Fram2 private astronaut mission |url=https://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-fram2-private-astronaut-mission/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[April 2]] – US President [[Donald Trump]] issues [[Tariffs in the second Trump administration|sweeping trade tariffs]] on many countries, including a 10% baseline tariff for all imports.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Al Jazeera Staff |title=Five key takeaways from Trump's 'Liberation Day' reciprocal tariffs |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/4/3/five-key-takeaways-from-trumps-liberation-day-reciprocal-tariffs |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=Trump tariffs list: The US global tariffs plan at a glance |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jxrnl9xe2o |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> * [[April 3]] – [[Hungary]] withdraws from the [[International Criminal Court]] after [[Israeli Prime Minister]] and accused war criminal [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] lands in [[Budapest]] for a state visit, in defiance of the [[International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli leaders|International Criminal Court's arrest warrant]] against him.<ref name="israel">{{Cite web |date=3 April 2025 |title=Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c807lm2003zo |access-date=3 April 2025 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref> * [[April 4]] – [[Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol]]: The [[Constitutional Court of Korea]] unanimously upholds Yoon's impeachment in an 8–0 vote, officially removing him from office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service (KOCIS) |first=Korean Culture and Information |title=Court upholds impeachment motion against President Yoon : Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea |url=https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/policies/view?articleId=269283 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.korea.net |language=en}}</ref> * [[April 7]] – Colossal Biosciences showcases [[Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi|three grey wolves]] that are [[genetically modified]] to exhibit the characteristics of the [[dire wolf]].<ref name="RD">{{Cite magazine |last=Kluger |first=Jeffrey |date=2025-04-07 |title=The Return of the Dire Wolf |url=https://time.com/7274542/colossal-dire-wolf/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref> * [[April 8]] – During a concert performance by [[Rubby Pérez]] in [[Santo Domingo]], a [[Jet Set nightclub roof collapse|nightclub roof collapses]], killing at least 231 people, including Pérez, and injures more than 200 others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanno |first=Sophie |date=2025-04-10 |title=More than 200 dead after Dominican Republic nightclub disaster, as search for survivors ends |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/americas/dominican-republic-nightclub-roof-collapse-update-intl/index.html |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |title=Casi cien fallecidos y gran conmoción por el desastre en la discoteca Jet Set |url=https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/sucesos/2025/04/09/discoteca-jet-set-decenas-de-fallecidos-y-gran-conmocion-por-desastre/3066031 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Diario Libre |language=es}}</ref> * [[April 12]] – [[2025 Gabonese presidential election]]: Incumbent transitional President [[Brice Oligui Nguema]] wins a full term. The election is the first since the [[2023 Gabonese coup d'état]], and was preceded by a [[2024 Gabonese constitutional referendum|constitutional referendum]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news | date=2025-04-13 | title=Gabon coup leader wins election by huge margin | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp31kxg35dro | access-date=2025-04-14 | website = BBC | language=en}}</ref> * [[April 13]] – [[October 13]] – [[Expo 2025]] is held in [[Osaka]], Japan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-11-23 |title=Osaka Is World Expo 2025 Host |language=en-US |work=Japan Forward |url=http://japan-forward.com/osaka-is-world-expo-2025-host/ |url-status=live |access-date=2018-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190317040627/http://japan-forward.com/osaka-is-world-expo-2025-host/ |archive-date=March 17, 2019}}</ref> * April 13 – [[2025 Ecuadorian general election]]: Incumbent president [[Daniel Noboa]] is re-elected for a full term.<ref name="advance1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-ecuadors-conservative-incumbent-and-a-leftist-lawyer-advance-to-presidential-runoff/|title=Ecuador's conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff {{pipe}} WRIC ABC 8News}}</ref> * [[April 15]] – A motorized wooden boat capsizes after catching fire in the [[Congo River]] near the town of [[Mbandaka]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], killing at least 148 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-19 |title=At least 148 people die after boat catches fire in Congo, media reports say |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/least-148-people-die-boat-catches-fire-congo-media-reports-say-rcna201961 |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2025-04-18 |title=Congo boat disaster death toll rises to 148, with more than 100 still missing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/congo-boat-disaster-death-toll-rises-to-148-with-more-than-100-still-missing |access-date=2025-04-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=At least 148 people die after boat catches fire in Congo |url=https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-148-people-die-after-boat-catches-fire-in-congo-13351462 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=Sky News}}</ref> * [[April 17]] – The [[atmosphere]] of [[K2-18b]], a candidate [[Ocean world|water world]] located 124 [[light-year]]s away, is found to contain large quantities of [[dimethyl sulfide]] and/or [[dimethyl disulfide]] – two compounds that, on [[Earth]], are only known to be produced by life.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2025 |title=Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39jj9vkr34o |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=BBC News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2025 |title=Scientists hail 'strongest evidence' so far for life beyond our solar system |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/17/scientists-hail-strongest-evidence-so-far-for-life-beyond-our-solar-system |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=The Guardian |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Czart |first1=Krzysztof |url=https://www.urania.edu.pl/wiadomosci/czy-na-planecie-k2-18-b-istnieje-zycie-biologiczne |title=Czy na planecie K2-18 b istnieje życie biologiczne? |website=Urania |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=pl |date=17 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Madhusudhan |first1=Nikku |last2=Constantinou |first2=Savvas |last3=Holmberg |first3=Måns |last4=Sarkar |first4=Subhajit |last5=A. A. Piette |first5=Anjali |last6=I. Moses |first6=Julianne |title=New Constraints on DMS and DMDS in the Atmosphere of K2-18 b from JWST MIRI |journal=The Astrophysical Journal Letters |date=17 April 2025 |volume=983 |issue=2 |pages=L40 |doi=10.3847/2041-8213/adc1c8 |doi-access=free |arxiv=2504.12267 |bibcode=2025ApJ...983L..40M }}</ref> * [[April 21]] – [[Pope Francis]], head of the Catholic Church since 2013, [[Death and funeral of Pope Francis|dies]] at the age of 88. World leaders pay tribute. Many countries have declared [[National day of mourning|national mourning]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 April 2025 |title=Pope Francis dies aged 88 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/crknlnzlrzdt |access-date=21 April 2025 |website=BBC News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Żałoba po śmierci papieża. Te kraje oddadzą hołd Franciszkowi |url=https://www.tvp.info/86314814/zaloba-narodowa-po-smierci-papieza-franciszka-ktore-kraje-wprowadzazalobe-narodowa-lista |publisher=TVP |access-date=27 April 2025 |language=pl |date=23 April 2025}}</ref> * [[April 22]] – Militants affiliated with [[The Resistance Front]] [[2025 Pahalgam attack|open fire]] on a group of tourists at the [[Baisaran Valley]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India, killing 26 and injuring at least 20.<ref name="jaz">{{Cite web |title=Gunmen kill at least 26 in Indian-administered Kashmir: Police |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/22/gunmen-open-fire-on-tourists-in-indian-administered-kashmir |access-date=22 April 2025 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> * [[April 26]] ** The [[Death and funeral of Pope Francis|funeral of Pope Francis]] is attended by delegations from 164 different countries of the world, including 82 leaders, and 250 000 members of the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=W pogrzebie papieża wzięło udział setki tysięcy wiernych. Zobacz nagranie |date=April 26, 2025 |url=https://tvn24.pl/swiat/pogrzeb-papieza-franciszka-setki-tysiecy-wiernych-na-placu-swietego-piotra-zobacz-nagranie-st8432400 |publisher=TVN |access-date=27 April 2025 |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Makarewicz |first1=Błażej |title=Tak wyglądał pogrzeb papieża Franciszka w Watykanie. Zobacz galerię zdjęć |date=April 26, 2025 |url=https://wiadomosci.radiozet.pl/swiat/tak-wygladal-pogrzeb-papieza-franciszka-w-watykanie-zobacz-galerie-zdjec |publisher=Radio Zet |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wojciech |first1=Rogacin |title=Ponad 160 delegacji na pogrzebie Papieża Franciszka |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/pl/papiez/news/2025-04/ponad-160-oficjalnych-delegacji-na-pogrzebie-papieza-franciszka.html |publisher=Vatican News |access-date=27 April 2025 |language=pl}}</ref> ** An [[Port of Shahid Rajaee explosion|explosion]] in the [[Port of Shahid Rajaee]], [[Bandar Abbas]], Iran, kills at least 70 people and injures more than 1200.<ref>{{cite web |title=Potężna eksplozja w strategicznym porcie. Wielu zabitych, setki rannych |date=April 27, 2025 |url=https://tvn24.pl/swiat/iran-potezna-eksplozja-w-strategicznym-porcie-handlowym-wielu-zabitych-setki-rannych-st8432743 |publisher=TVN24 |access-date=27 April 2025 |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Orłowski |first1=Marcin |title=Potężna eksplozja w irańskim porcie. Rośnie liczba ofiar, ponad 800 rannych |date=April 27, 2025 |url=https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/zagranica/news-potezna-eksplozja-w-iranskim-porcie-rosnie-liczba-ofiar-pona,nId,21397948 |publisher=Interia |access-date=27 April 2025 |language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stępien |first1=Marta |title=Wielka eksplozja w irańskim porcie. Wiadomo, jak doszło do wybuchu |date=April 27, 2025 |url=https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/zagranica/news-wielka-eksplozja-w-iranskim-porcie-wiadomo-jak-doszlo-do-wyb,nId,21398001 |publisher=Interia |access-date=27 April 2025 |language=pl}}</ref> ** At least 11 people are killed and at least 20 others are injured in [[2025 Vancouver car attack|a vehicle-ramming attack]] at the annual [[Lapu Lapu Day]] festival in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanno |first=Lucas Lilieholm, Ross Adkin, Sophie |date=2025-04-27 |title=Suspect charged with murder over Vancouver Filipino festival car ramming, police say victims were aged five to 65 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/americas/canada-car-ramming-filipino-festival-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Austen |first1=Ian |last2=Isai |first2=Vjosa |last3=Watkins |first3=Ali |last4=Young |first4=Jin Yu |date=2025-04-27 |title=At Least 11 People Killed After Car Plows Into Vancouver Filipino Festival |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/world/asia/vancouver-festival-vehicle-ramming-deaths.html |access-date=2025-04-28 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * [[April 28]] ** A widespread [[2025 European power outage|power outage]] affects [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] for hours. [[Andorra]] is affected for few seconds while southern [[France]] is lightly affected.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brezar |first=Aleksandar |date=28 April 2025 |title=Breaking news. Spain, Portugal and parts of France hit by massive power outage |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/28/spain-portugal-and-parts-of-france-hit-by-massive-power-outage |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Euronews}}</ref> ** [[2025 Canadian federal election]]: The [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]], led by [[Mark Carney]], wins reelection for a fourth time, forming a minority government.<ref name="C16">{{cite web |date=May 3, 2007 |title=An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act |url=https://www.parl.ca/documentviewer/en/39-1/bill/C-16/third-reading/page-27?col=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626012317/https://www.parl.ca/documentviewer/en/39-1/bill/C-16/third-reading/page-27?col=2 |archive-date=June 26, 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=June 25, 2024 |publisher=LegisINFO |format=}}</ref> ** [[2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election]]: The [[United National Congress|UNC]] wins a majority government, defeating the incumbent [[People's National Movement|PNM]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-03-25 |title=Trinidad and Tobago to hold early elections in late April |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trinidad-tobago-hold-general-elections-april-28-2025-03-18/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website = Reuters |language=en}}</ref> * [[April 30]] **The [[2025 Caymanian general election|2025 Caymanian Islands general election]] is held.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Cayman Islands General Election |url=https://caymanresident.com/election |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Cayman Resident |language=en}}</ref> **The [[Ukraine–United States Mineral Resources Agreement]] is signed, providing an economic incentive for the US to continue to invest in Ukraine's defence and reconstruction, in exchange for access to the war-torn country's energy and mineral resources.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US and Ukraine sign long-awaited natural resources deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ypw7pn9q3o |date=30 April 2025 |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> ===May=== [[File:2025-02-23 Bundestagswahl – Wahlabend CDU by Sandro Halank–070.jpg|thumb|On 6 May, following his political alliance [[CDU/CSU]] wins the most seats in the [[Bundestag]] during the [[2025 German federal election]], [[Friedrich Merz]] is elected [[Chancellor of Germany]] in the second round of parliamentary voting, the first occurrence since [[World War II]]]] [[File:Pope Leo XIV 1 (cropped 3x4).png|thumb|Robert Francis Prevost is elected as [[Pope Leo XIV]] in the [[2025 papal conclave]] on 8 May, becoming the first [[North America]]n, [[Peruvians|Peruvian citizen]] and [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] pope in the [[history of the Catholic Church]]]] [[File:Johannes JJ Pietsch - Federal Chancellery - 2025-05-19 - SRO6120-ARW (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|Austrian singer [[JJ (singer)|JJ]] wins the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2025]] on 17 May with the song "[[Wasted Love (JJ song)|Wasted Love]]"]] [[File:President Nicușor Dan Official Portrait (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Nicușor Dan]] wins the [[2025 Romanian presidential election]] on 18 May]] * [[May 3]] ** [[2025 Australian federal election]]: The incumbent [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] led by [[Anthony Albanese]] wins reelection, increasing their majority.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adler |first=Nils |title=Albanese's Labor Party projected to win as Australia vote count under way |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/3/australia-election-results-2025-live-pm-albanese-faces-off-with-dutton |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Dhanji |first1=Krishani |last2=Cassidy |first2=Caitlin |last3=Touma |first3=Rafqa |last4=Doherty |first4=Ben |last5=Dhanji (now) |first5=Krishani |last6=Doherty (earlier) |first6=Ben |date=2025-05-03 |title=Australian federal election 2025 live: Labor wins election; Anthony Albanese to be returned as Australia PM; Peter Dutton set to lose Dickson – latest news and updates |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/03/australian-federal-election-2025-live-news-today-anthony-albanese-labor-peter-dutton-liberal-coalition-greens-polls-vote-odds-results-politics-latest-updates |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ** [[2025 Singaporean general election]]: The incumbent [[People's Action Party]] led by [[Lawrence Wong]] wins reelection in a landslide, retaining a supermajority government.<ref>{{cite web | last=Koh | first=Fabian | title=GE2025: Parliament dissolved ahead of General Election; Nomination Day on Apr 23 | website=CNA | date=15 April 2025 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge2025-general-election-parliament-dissolved-5064316 | access-date=15 April 2025}}</ref> ** [[2025 Malian protests]]: Hundreds of demonstrators gather in [[Bamako]], [[Mali]], to protest the [[Politics of Mali|government]]'s proposed dissolution of political parties and extension of president [[Assimi Goïta]]'s mandate by 5 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawal |first=Shola |title='A step too far': Malians protest military gov't moves to hold on to power |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/8/malian-juntas-move-to-hold-on-to-power-sparks-rare-revolt |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> The protests mark the first pro-democracy demonstrations in the country since the regime took power in [[2021 Malian coup d'état|2021]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-05 |title=Hundreds of activists stage Mali's first pro-democracy rally in years since coups |url=https://apnews.com/article/mali-politics-democracy-demonstration-military-government-270461e6dd91784cb31bfb9f1172c0a4 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> *[[May 6]] **[[2025 German federal election]]: [[Friedrich Merz]] is elected [[Chancellor of Germany]] in the second round of parliamentary voting, hours after being defeated in the first round, a first in post-[[World War II|WWII]] German history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany's Merz elected chancellor in second round vote |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/6/germanys-merz-elected-chancellor-in-second-round-vote |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-06 |title=Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany's chancellor, hours after his historic defeat |url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-government-merz-coalition-98e9007ea41b8bbd36be8d09baefb632 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Merz fails to be elected Germany's chancellor in first parliament vote |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/6/merz-fails-to-be-elected-germanys-chancellor-in-first-parliament-vote |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> ** [[2025 India–Pakistan conflict]]: India launches several missiles into Pakistani territory in response to the [[2025 Pahalgam attack]] two weeks prior.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwyneele13qt India says it has launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir]</ref> * [[May 7]]–[[May 8|8]] – [[2025 papal conclave]]: 133 cardinal electors elect Robert Francis Prevost as [[Pope Francis]]'s successor, on the fourth ballot. He takes the name [[Pope Leo XIV]], and becomes the first pope from North America, the first with Peruvian or U.S. citizenship, and the first from the [[Order of Saint Augustine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 April 2025 |title=When Does the Papal Conclave Begin? |first=Emily |last=Burack |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a63882845/when-is-papal-conclave-2025/ |access-date=21 April 2025|website=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/world/europe/papal-conclave-date.html|title=Conclave to Choose New Pope Will Start May 7, Vatican Says|work=The New York Times |date=April 28, 2025 |last1=Bubola |first1=Emma }}</ref> * [[May 9]]–[[May 25|25]] – The [[2025 IIHF World Championship]] is held in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, and [[Herning]], Denmark, and [[2025 IIHF World Championship final|is won]] by the [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. men’s hockey team wins first standalone world championship since 1933 |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/iihf-world-championship-hockey-2025-final |date=May 25, 2025 |website=NBC Sports |language=en}}</ref> * [[May 11]] – [[2025 Albanian parliamentary election]]: The incumbent [[Socialist Party of Albania|Socialist Party]] led by [[Edi Rama]] wins reelection, retaining a majority government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: Albanian Parliament 2025 General |url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4563/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=www.electionguide.org |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101073743/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4563/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[May 12]] ** [[2025 Philippine general election]]: The ruling [[Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas]] alliance win a narrow majority of the seats in the [[2025 Philippine Senate election|Senate]], while one of its component parties [[Lakas–CMD]] wins the plurality of seats in the [[2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections|House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Aurelio |first1=Julie M. |last2=cbuban |date=2025-05-13 |title=Marcos talks unity with only 6 Alyansa Senate bets poised to win |url=https://www.inquirer.net/443383/marcos-talks-unity-with-only-6-alyansa-senate-bets-poised-to-win/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=Inquirer.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lalu |first=Gabriel Pabico |date=2025-05-13 |title=Lakas-CMD retains dominance in the House with 104 bets winning |url=https://www.inquirer.net/443255/lakas-cmd-still-dominant-house-party-with-104-bets-winning/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Inquirer.net |language=en}}</ref> ** The [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]] announces its dissolution after previously [[2025 PKK–Turkey peace process|declaring a ceasefire]] with Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czel3ry9x1do |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> * [[May 13]]–[[May 17|17]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2025]] is held in [[Basel]], Switzerland. [[Austria]]n contestant [[JJ (singer)|JJ]] wins with the song "[[Wasted Love (JJ song)|Wasted Love]]".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025 | title = Basel 2025 | publisher = Eurovision.tv | access-date = 28 September 2024 | archive-date = September 26, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240926011418/https://eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025 | url-status = live }}</ref> * [[May 18]] **[[2025 Portuguese legislative election]]: The incumbent [[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|Social Democratic Party]] led by [[Luís Montenegro]] wins an increased [[plurality (voting)|plurality]], but fails to achieve a [[majority]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre-right party wins Portuguese election as far right makes record gains |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/18/centre-right-party-on-course-to-win-in-portugal-as-far-right-make-record-gains |access-date=19 May 2025 |date=19 May 2025 |website=The Guardian |language=en }}</ref> **[[2025 Romanian presidential election]]: Following the annulment of the [[2024 Romanian presidential election|previous election]], [[Bucharest]] mayor [[Nicușor Dan]] wins in the second round, beating [[George Simion]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garguli |first=Deniz |date=2025-01-08 |title=Guvernul a decis data noilor alegeri prezidențiale din România. Vor avea loc în luna mai 2025 {{!}} SURSE • Alegeri 2024-2025 |url=https://b365.ro/guvernul-a-decis-data-noilor-alegeri-prezidentiale-din-romania-vor-avea-loc-in-luna-mai-2025-surse-553388/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=B365 |language=ro}}</ref> * [[May 25]] **The [[2025 Surinamese general election]] is held.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-10-15 |title=Suriname President Santokhi names date for general election |url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/suriname-president-santokhi-names-date-general-election|access-date=2025-01-01 |website=caribbean.loopnews.com}}</ref> **The [[2025 Venezuelan parliamentary election]] is held.<ref>{{cite web |title=Many Venezuelan voters, frustrated and disillusioned, skip election for lawmakers and governors |url=https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/05/25/venezuelans-to-vote-for-lawmakers-and-governors-as-opposition-asks-them-to-boycott-election/amp/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |author=''Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press'' |website=[[CityNews Channel|CityNews]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fewer Venezuelans vote amid boycott calls, fears of government repression |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2025/5/25/venezuelans-vote-amid-boycott-calls-and-fears-of-government-repression |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> === June === * [[June 1]] – The second round of the [[2025 Polish presidential election]] is being held.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Czowalla |first1=Anna |title=Wiadomo, kiedy odbędą się wybory prezydenckie. A kiedy ewentualna druga tura? |url=https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/wybory/prezydenckie/news-wiadomo-kiedy-odbeda-sie-wybory-prezydenckie-a-kiedy-ewentua,nId,7888391 |publisher=Polsat News |access-date=15 January 2025 |language=pl |date=13 January 2025}}</ref> == Predicted and scheduled events == * [[June 3]] – The [[2025 South Korean presidential election]] is scheduled to be held, following the [[impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Joyce|last=Lee|date=April 8, 2025|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-hold-snap-presidential-election-june-3-2025-04-08/|title=South Korea sets snap presidential election for June 3, drawing out contenders|location=[[Seoul, South Korea]]|publisher=[[Reuters]]|access-date=April 8, 2025}}</ref> * [[June 14]] – [[July 13]] – The [[2025 FIFA Club World Cup]] will take place in the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/club-world-cup/usa-2025/articles/teams-dates-venue-groups-draw-matches-tickets|title=FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Everything you need to know|date=December 16, 2024|access-date=December 31, 2024|website=FIFA.com}}</ref> * [[June 15]]–[[June 17|17]] – The [[51st G7 summit]] will take place in [[Kananaskis Improvement District|Kananaskis, Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada and the G7 |url=https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations-relations_internationales/g7/index.aspx?lang=eng |website=Government of Canada | date=October 19, 2015 |access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref> * [[June 24]]–[[June 26|26]] – A [[2025 The Hague summit|NATO summit]] will be held at the [[World Forum (The Hague)|World Forum]] in [[The Hague|The Hague, Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Netherlands to host 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague |url=https://www.nato.int/cps/is/natohq/news_225618.htm |website=North Atlantic Treaty Organization |access-date=18 January 2025 |date=24 May 2024}}</ref> * [[July 11]] – [[August 3]] – The [[2025 World Aquatics Championships]] will take place in [[Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/4725/world-aquatics-championships-singapore-2025|title=World Aquatics Championships - Singapore 2025|publisher=worldaquatics.com|access-date=December 31, 2024|archive-date=December 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231135421/https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/4725/world-aquatics-championships-singapore-2025|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[August 7]]–[[August 17|17]] – The [[2025 World Games]] will take place in [[Chengdu]], China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Your-City-Your-Country-2025-14|title=TWG 2025 Chengdu, CHN|website=theworldgames.org|access-date=December 31, 2024|archive-date=December 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231135421/https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Your-City-Your-Country-2025-14|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[August 17]] – The [[2025 Bolivian general election]] is scheduled to be held.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vision360.bo/noticias/2024/06/18/6531-el-tse-proyecta-que-las-elecciones-presidenciales-sean-en-agosto-de-2025|title=El TSE proyecta que las elecciones presidenciales sean en agosto de 2025|access-date=2024-08-18|website=Visión 360|language=es-BO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://unitel.bo/noticias/politica/elecciones-generales-el-17-de-agosto-estas-son-las-otras-fechas-claves-anunciadas-por-vocal-del-tse-PO12947019|title=Elecciones generales el 17 de agosto: Estas son las otras fechas claves anunciadas por vocal del TSE|access-date=2024-08-18|website=unitel.bo|language=es-BO}}</ref> * [[September 3]] – The [[2025 Saint Helena general election]] is scheduled to be held.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government |first=St Helena |date=2025-02-10 |title=General Election 2025 |url=https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/2025/press-releases/general-election-2025/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=St Helena Government |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[September 8]] – The [[2025 Norwegian parliamentary election]] is scheduled to be held.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/valgdagen-blir-8.-september-2025/id3037352/ | title = Valgdagen blir 8. september 2025 | trans-title = The election will be on 8 September 2025 | website = Government of Norway | date = 3 May 2024 | access-date = 18 June 2024 | language = nb | archive-date = January 1, 2025 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250101082707/https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/valgdagen-blir-8.-september-2025/id3037352/ | url-status = live }}</ref> * [[September 9]] – The [[Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly|80th session]] of the [[United Nations General Assembly]] will open in [[New York City|New York City, United States]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Opening dates of forthcoming regular sessions of the General Assembly and of the general debate : note / by the Secretariat |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3958441?v=pdf |website=United Nations Digital Library |access-date=18 January 2025 |date=2022}}</ref> * [[September 12]]–[[September 28|28]] – The [[2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship]] will take place in [[Pasay]] and [[Quezon City]] in the [[Philippines]].{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} * [[September 13]]–[[September 21|21]] – The [[2025 World Athletics Championships]] will take place in [[Tokyo]], Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/event-info|title=About the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.|date=January 6, 2025|access-date=January 6, 2025|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> * [[September 23]] – The [[International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines|confirmation of charges]] for alleged [[crimes against humanity]] committed by former [[President of the Philippines|Filipino President]] [[Rodrigo Duterte]] is scheduled to be presented by the [[International Criminal Court]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 14, 2025 |title=ICC sets Duterte confirmation of charges hearing Sept. 23 |url=https://globalnation.inquirer.net/267873/icc-sets-duterte-confirmation-of-charges-hearing-sept-23-interim-release-possible |access-date=March 15, 2025 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |language=en}}</ref> * [[September 27]] – The [[2025 Seychellois general election]] is scheduled to be held.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seychelles' government proposes fixed date of Sept. 27 for presidential and parliamentary elections in 2025 |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/20576/Seychelles'+government+proposes+fixed+date+of+Sept.++for+presidential+and+parliamentary+elections+in+ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.seychellesnewsagency.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Calendar {{!}} EISA |url=https://www.eisa.org/election-calendar/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.eisa.org |language=en-ZA}}</ref> * [[September 28]] – The [[2025 Moldovan parliamentary election]] is scheduled to be held.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alegeri parlamentare în Moldova |url=https://tribuna.md/2025/04/16/alegerile-parlamentare-vor-avea-loc-pe-28-septembrie/}}</ref> * [[October 3]] – [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg]], will [[Abdication of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|abdicate the throne]] in favor of his son [[Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Guillaume]], who will reign as Guillaume V.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-24 |title=Grand Duke Henri confirms date of retirement |url=https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/grand-duke-henri-confirms-date-of-retirement/31197975.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=[[Luxembourg Times]] |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229175844/https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/grand-duke-henri-confirms-date-of-retirement/31197975.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[October 3]]–[[October 4|4]] – The [[2025 Czech parliamentary election]] is scheduled to be held.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Soukup |first1=Jaroslav |title=Rozhodnuto. Volby budou na začátku října |url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/volby-do-poslanecke-snemovny-volby-budou-zacatkem-rijna-40520878 |website=Novinky |publisher=Jaroslav Soukup |access-date=13 May 2025}}</ref> * [[October 5]] – The [[2025 Cameroonian presidential election]] is scheduled to be held.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} * [[October 26]] – The [[2025 Argentine legislative election]] is scheduled to be held.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} *[[November 10]]–[[November 21|21]] – The [[COP 30]] summit will be held in [[Belém]], Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) |url=https://sdg.iisd.org/events/2025-un-climate-change-conference-unfccc-cop-30/ |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=SDG Knowledge Hub |language=en-US |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101013251/https://sdg.iisd.org/events/2025-un-climate-change-conference-unfccc-cop-30/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=One year before COP30, Belém transforms itself to host the Climate Summit |url=https://www.gov.br/secom/en/latest-news/2024/11/one-year-before-cop30-belem-transforms-itself-to-host-the-climate-summit |website=Federal Government of Brazil |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=12 November 2024}}</ref> * [[November 11]] – The [[2025 Irish presidential election]] will be held no later than this date. Incumbent president [[Michael D. Higgins]] is ineligible for re-election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matthews |first=Jane |date=2024-12-26 |title=We'll have a new President in the Áras next year — here are some names that might be running |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/presidential-election-aras-2025-6580025-Dec2024/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=TheJournal.ie |language=en |archive-date=December 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226230504/https://www.thejournal.ie/presidential-election-aras-2025-6580025-Dec2024/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[November 15]] – The [[2025 Haitian general election]] is scheduled to be held.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haiti leader says long-awaited general elections penned for November |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/haiti-leader-says-general-elections-planned-november-2025-01-29/}}</ref> * [[November 16]] – The [[2025 Chilean general election]] is scheduled to be held.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} * [[November 21]]–[[December 7]] – The [[2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup]] will take place in the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA Council takes key decisions on FIFA Member Associations and upcoming FIFA competitions |url=https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-takes-key-decisions-member-associations-upcoming-competitions |website=Inside FIFA |publisher=FIFA |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=3 October 2024 |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003231247/https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-takes-key-decisions-member-associations-upcoming-competitions |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[November 22]] – The [[2025 G20 Johannesburg Summit|G20 Johannesburg Summit]] will take place in South Africa, the first time a [[G20]] summit has been held in Africa.<ref>{{Cite news |title=G20 Leaders'Summit |url=https://g20.org/event/g20-leaders-summit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206074311/https://g20.org/event/g20-leaders-summit/ |archive-date=December 6, 2024 |access-date=2025-01-02 |language=en-ZA |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[November 26]]–[[December 14]] – The [[2025 World Women's Handball Championship]] will take place in [[Germany]] and [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IHF {{!}} 27th IHF Women's World Championship |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/events/27th-ihf-womens-world-championship |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.ihf.info}}</ref> *[[December 21]]–[[January 18]] – The [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations]] will take place in Morocco.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} === Date unknown === <!-- Please do not add claims by SpaceX that this will be the year humans land on Mars, as SpaceX is not an encyclopedic source --> * [[October]] – [[Timor-Leste]] will be the 11th member state of [[ASEAN]], being the first enlargement of ASEAN since Cambodia's entry in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 May 2025|title=Timor-Leste to be granted full Asean membership in October, says Malaysia PM Anwar|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/timor-leste-to-be-granted-full-asean-membership-in-oct-2025-pm-anwar|access-date=9 August 2020|website=[[The Straits Times]]}}</ref> *An [[Ecumenism|ecumenical meeting]] of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] and [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] at [[Nicaea]] is scheduled to be held to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the [[First Council of Nicaea|Council of Nicaea]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Peppard|first=Michael|date=30 May 2014|title=Nicea III in 2025?|url=https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/nicea-iii-2025|access-date=12 December 2015|publisher=Commonweal Magazine|archive-date=July 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708083604/https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/nicea-iii-2025|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Norway]] aims to ban the sale of all new [[Diesel fuel|diesel]] and [[petrol]] cars by this year.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Coren|first=Michael J.|date=7 August 2018|title=Nine countries say they'll ban internal combustion engines. So far, it's just words.|work=Quartz|url=https://qz.com/1341155/nine-countries-say-they-will-ban-internal-combustion-engines-none-have-a-law-to-do-so/|access-date=6 June 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043428/https://qz.com/1341155/nine-countries-say-they-will-ban-internal-combustion-engines-none-have-a-law-to-do-so/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=29 November 2019|title=Norway is electric|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/en/topics/transport-and-communications/veg/faktaartikler-vei-og-ts/norway-is-electric/id2677481/|access-date=9 August 2020|website=|publisher=Government of Norway|language=en-GB|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819235706/https://www.regjeringen.no/en/topics/transport-and-communications/veg/faktaartikler-vei-og-ts/norway-is-electric/id2677481/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Births == {{Main|Category:2025 births}} == Deaths == {{Main|Deaths in 2025}} == Nobel Prizes == Laureates for [[Nobel Prize]]s in the fields of [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]], [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]], [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]], [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]], and [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] will be presumably announced in October, with the awards ceremony taking place on 10 December 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Nobel Prize |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/about-the-nobel-prize/ |website=The Nobel Prize |access-date=1 January 2025 |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101060849/https://www.nobelprize.org/about-the-nobel-prize/ |url-status=live}}</ref> == See also == * [[List of elections in 2025]] == Notes == {{notelist}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{Portal bar|2020s|Current events}} {{Events by month links}} {{2020s}} {{DEFAULTSORT:2025}} [[Category:2025| ]]
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