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The most defining moments of 2016, according to 6 global leaders

Red and white balloons are released during the opening ceremony of newly built Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge, the third bridge over the Bosphorus linking the city's European and Asian sides in Istanbul, Turkey, August 26, 2016.

A look back at the events that defined 2016 – and they're not the ones you might expect Image: REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Stéphanie Thomson
Writer, Forum Agenda
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