2016: the year in review

Syrians are evacuated from a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards rebel-held territory in the west of Aleppo's province on December 16, 2016. Russia announced it was negotiating with the Syrian opposition and seeking a nationwide ceasefire, as the evacuation of civilians and fighters from the last rebel-held parts of Aleppo entered a second day. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor of the war, estimated some 8,500 people had left so far, including around 3,000 rebel fighters. Syrian state media reported a figure of around 8,000. STRINGER / AFP

Aleppo, migrant crises, Muhammad Ali’s death and persistent terror attacks on Turkey capital Istanbul all left sad landmarks on 2016.

It was not all doom and gloom as American-Cuban relationship entered a more cordial phase after over 50 years of acrimony, and of course, the return of 21 Chibok girls on October 13, 2016, rekindled of hope of safe return of others still in captivity.

So were polls-defying triumphs of Brexit and American billionaire Donald Trump.

As we begin 2017, take a look at these global events and a few others that shaped 2016 and may define what 2017 will look like.

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