On 26 December 2004, Boxing Day, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of northwest Sumatra under the Indian Ocean, unleashing a devastating tsunami. It killed an estimated 228,000 people across more than a...
More than 20 African countries held elections this year
More than 20 African countries held presidential or parliamentary elections in 2024. Ruling parties were often the winners, but traditional power dynamics appear to be shifting in some African nations. The continent is...
Syria authorities say 1 million captagon pills torched • FRANCE 24 English
Syria’s new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on December 25, including one million pills of captagon, whose industrial-scale production flourished under ousted president Bashar al-Assad. #Syria...
Questions over cause of deadly plane crash in Kazakhstan
There are growing questions about what caused a plane crash in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people on Christmas Day. Officials say children were among the 29 people to be rescued from wreckage found near the city of Aktau...
Dozens survive deadly Kazakhstan plane crash | BBC News
Dozens of people have survived a plane crash involving 67 people in Kazakhstan, local officials say. Kazakh authorities said 38 people were killed in the crash. The plane was en route to Russia but was diverted due to...
How disaster prepared are countries in case of a tsunami? | DW News
Countries in Southeast Asia are marking 20 years since a massive tsunami swept ashore, killing more than 220,000 people. In 2004 a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia’s western coast, unleashing the tsunami...
‘There won’t be any forgiveness’: France 24 reports from Ghouta • FRANCE 24 English
In 2013, the Assad regime carried out a devastating chemical weapons attack in areas surrounding Syria’s capital, Damascus. In Ghouta, like in much of Syria, the ousting of Assad was a bittersweet moment. France...