Colin Sheridan's A to Z of 2026

From America's 250th anniversary to Zohran Mamdani — via data centres, Eurovision, and fish kills — Colin Sheridan recites an alphabet of moments we will witness in the coming year

US president Donald Trump turns up several times in Colin Sheridan's A-Z of newsmakers for 2026. Picture: Alex Brandon/AP

A  — America at 250

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”.