It was the year that Donald Trump caused chaos with tariffs, Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the US government, Angela Rayner was forced to resign, and Gary Lineker left the BBC. Here we take a look at some of the people who made the headlines in 2025

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As President Donald Trump weighs action against Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro, experts warn that intervention could trigger a violent, yearslong insurgency