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Donald Trump dominated U.S. politics and global headlines in 2025, shaping debates on AI, economic policy and historical memory amid controversies over his administration’s actions.

The Guardian
The 2025 US economy – in charts: rising prices, hiring slowdown, rollercoaster growth

Looking at the government’s own report cards, how did the US fare under the first year of Trumponomics 2. 0? The US economy is thriving, according to Donald Trump: jobs are surging, prices are falling, wages are soaring. The government’s own official statistics paint a more complicated picture of 2025. “The Trump Economic Golden Age is FULL steam ahead, ” the president claimed on social media, after growth data for the third quarter of the year - covering July, August and September - was unexpectedly strong. Continue reading. . .

The 2025 US economy – in charts: rising prices, hiring slowdown, rollercoaster growth
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The Independent
Donald Trump’s wildest AI moments of 2025

Artificial intelligence continued to make waves in 2025 - nowhere was that more true than in the hands of the planet’s most powerful man.

Donald Trump’s wildest AI moments of 2025
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The Sidney Morning Herald
2025, a year best to forget? We never will

The year is marred by the horror of its closing month, yet other events will not escape our memory.

2025, a year best to forget? We never will
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The Independent
Watch the top 5 feel-good stories of 2025

The last year in the news has been one to remember.

Watch the top 5 feel-good stories of 2025
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Kathimerini
2025, the Year of Trump. Who Will Shape 2026?

2025 was undoubtedly the year of Donald Trump—and the confirmation that history can consist of a number of simultaneous developments, but certain individuals play a decisive role, whether for better or worse.

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El Pais
Six Thinkers Who Defined the Year 2025

They wrote essays, participated in the debate, and influenced the conversation. These are some of the minds whose ideas illuminated the year that is ending

Six Thinkers Who Defined the Year 2025
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de Volkskrant
Spanish government, so praised across the border, stumbles toward the end of 2025

Spanish government, so praised across the border, stumbles toward the end of 2025.

Spanish government, so praised across the border, stumbles toward the end of 2025
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Der Spiegel
Eight political wishes for 2026

What liberal-democratic observers would like to see happen for the new year to be somewhat successful. That is the situation on Sunday.

Eight political wishes for 2026
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VRT NWS
This was 2025 with an extra grandchild, a fictional lover, and the most morally charged speech ever

2025 is almost over. We look back month by month at a turbulent year for many royal houses. From families that are expanding to families longing for reconciliation, from serious health crises to second chances.

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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Historical revisionism under Trump: 2026 will be a big year for the USA

US President Trump is trying to rewrite the country's history as a heroic tale. Reminders of crimes and slavery are erased, museums are under pressure. And in the jubilee year, the president crowns himself with a monument.

Historical revisionism under Trump: 2026 will be a big year for the USA
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The Independent
Stories that shook 2025: Politics, music and viral moments

From historic firsts to shocking tragedies and viral pop-culture moments, 2025 captured the world’s attention.

Stories that shook 2025: Politics, music and viral moments
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Tages-Anzeiger
Pop culture retrospective: Twenty things in 2025 no one saw coming

Zero points for Switzerland at Eurovision, a musical revenge porn, and a tipping button that moralizes us. 2025 was full of pop culture surprises. An overview.

Pop culture retrospective: Twenty things in 2025 no one saw coming
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