The Global Year of 2023

2023 was a year of great scientific progress, of environmental agreements, of peace talks and vaccination programs. But it was also a year of several large wars, demaning political focus to be split across the globe.
This is my attempt at summarizing 2023 in 22 minutes.
Pictured in thumbnail: Vladimir Putin, Bongbong Marcos, Lionel Messi, Queen Elizabeth II, Lata Mangeshkar and Serena Williams.
Small Circles Forward by Daniel Karlsson Lönnö 2024.
00:00 Intro
00:46 Israel and Gaza
02:29 Ukraine and Russia
04:26 Sudan
05:35 Nagorno-Karaback
06:06 Niger and greater Sahel
07:36 Venezuela and Guyana
08:02 Democratic Republic of Congo
09:13 Myanmar
10:10 Entertainment
12:26 General News and economy
14:35 Politics and elections
16:50 Science, medicine and environment
21:26 Outro
Music and sound effects from Epidemic Sounds:
"Baby's Room" by Brendon Moeller
"Elimination Round" by Philip Ayers
"Government Secrets" by Craft Case
"Last night, last night, last night" by Well then, Goodbye
"Low on Drama" by Craft Case
"The Farmhouse" by The Farmhouse
"The Investigation" by Howard Harper-Barnes
"There's something in the air" by Michael Rothery
"Waterborne" by Marten Moses
All downloaded from Epidemic Sounds. www.epidemicsound.com/
Photo rights:
Ukrinform TV/OPU/President.gov.ua, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
BBC News اردو, CC BY 3.0 via UA-cam
Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 via UA-cam
Luigino Bracci Roa desde Venezuela, CC BY 3.0 via UA-cam
Myanmar Now News, CC BY 3.0 via UA-cam
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Paolo V, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Agência Brasil, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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[@maximusexplorer9375]

Excellent year roundup - better than a lot of the coverage I've seen on the TV, well done.

[@SmallCirclesForward]

Thank you so much!

[@Gamma78.]

amaaazing videoo brother

[@explodingwolfgaming8024]

Yoooooo glad to see you again!

[@user-sh7ko2cu1p]

Excellent video

[@Noah-vb3rd]

Thanks for the video, you are one of the creators I respect the most because you are informed and read a lot

[@arenomusic]

Finally, a 2023 recap that wasn't compiled by AI.

[@SmallCirclesForward]

Gotta value that brain as long as it can do something better

[@gujjarbrand0874]

What is this New Price tablet panadol

[@avbokad]

🗓️🗓️🗓️

[@heheboiii3566]

Lots of conflicts and coup d'etat

[@ernestolago]

Javier Milei man of the year.