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Hello,
I'm James Kimarasami and this is the Correspondents' Lookahead to 2026 here on the BBC World Service.
Over the next hour,
I'm going to be speaking to BBC Correspondents around the world about the people and places,
the trends and technology that they're going to be keeping an eye on over the next 12 months.
Much of that will be shaped by what has already happened in 2025.
We entered the year still focused on the wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan.
Now people are worried about conflict spreading further.
Topics like trade, technology,
migration and the health of democracy have helped to shape politics around the world.
So will they continue to be the hot button issues for the year ahead?
And of course,
one of the biggest stories of 2025 has been the return of Donald Trump to the White House,