London
CNN
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The sun is setting on 2024, but the consequences of its many events will be felt around the world well into next year and beyond.
This year, Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza escalated and spilled over to Lebanon, where Israel waged a war on Hezbollah until a shaky ceasefire was agreed last month. In Syria, rebels finally toppled Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive this month, and Russia’s war in Ukraine entered its third year.
But it is voters’ choices, in what was a record year for national elections, that will likely have the biggest impact on global prosperity in 2025 — most notably, the reelection of former US President Donald Trump.
“There’s a lot of frustration out there at how the global economy is…
