If 2025 seemed like a big year for America, just wait and see what's coming next.
The past 12 months saw the US, thanks mainly to Donald Trump's return to the White House, dominate global headlines.
One minute, the US President was tanking world markets with his tariff policy, the next he was declaring peace in the Middle East. He unleashed a clampdown on migrants that delighted his followers but led to a quick erosion in civil rights. And the US Congress had its longest shutdown.
A series of events across America is expected to dominate the global news agenda again this year. Some will be celebratory; others could further polarise an already divided country.
Here is a look at what is coming up:
Semiquincentennial
This year America celebrates 250 years since the founding fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence and asserted the 13 American colonies to be free of Great Britain and the Crown.
A series of big-spectacle events is planned, culminating on July 4, America's Independence Day.
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