CBS Year in Review: Top World News Stories of 2021

JANUARY:

In January, Joe Biden was inaugurated as our 46th president; just two weeks after supporters of former President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

FEBRUARY:

In February, the United States formally re-joined the Paris Climate Agreement, an international treaty aimed at limiting global warming.

MARCH:

The container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, holding up billions in trade. The ship was freed six days later.

APRIL:

In April, a Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering...