This year has been eventful. It’s hard to remember what happened in October, let alone the first half of the year. From Brexit to COVID-19, the news has been dominated by macabre headlines. Here is a month by month a recap of what happened in 2020.
January The new decade did not have a slow start. The year commenced with the death of Qasem Soleimani. He was a major Iranian general, and his assassination by the USA caused outrage both within the USA and Iran. Many countries called for a de-escalation of tensions. Iran responded by launching missiles aimed at U.S. bases in Iraq. One of these hit Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, a civilian passenger flight to Kyiv. All 176 people on board perished.