Beyond the US election: Seven stories that shaped the Americas in 2024
Al Jazeera
The region has faced economic crises, a disputed vote in Venezuela, gangs in Haiti and cartel violence in Mexico.
The presidential election in the United States has dominated global headlines for much of the past year.
From opinion polls to rallies and the barbs traded on the campaign trail, all eyes were turned to the showdown between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump on November 5.
Since Trump’s decisive victory, much of the world has shifted its focus to analysing what the former US president has planned for his second term in office, set to begin in January.
But 2024 has not only been about Trump and American politics.
The past year saw a slew of critical developments in countries around the world, from Israel’s deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip to the devastating war in Sudan and the recent ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Department of the Treasury calls cyberattack a ‘major incident’, accuses China-backed hackers.
A record number of Indian fisherfolk were arrested by Sri Lanka in 2024 amid depleting catch in Indian waters.
Here are the key developments on the 1,042nd day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The five-year gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine expired on Wednesday as Kyiv refuses to extend the deal amid war.
Officials say all 179 victims from deadliest crash on South Korean soil have been identified.
Israeli media announced the army may stay past the 60-day agreed upon withdrawal date.
Chief of Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials warns that anyone blocking arrest can be prosecuted.
Jakarta has banned sales of the iPhone16 and Google Pixel under regulations that require phones to use local components.
President José Raúl Mulino offered a moment of silence for the late US leader Jimmy Carter, who helped engineer the canal’s return.
Cultivation of banned drug brings relative riches to farmers willing to risk conflict with the law.
A sea of people wearing black, waiting for the remains of their loved ones, throng Muan’s airport, two days after crash.