In video, a look back at the significant events of the year 2024

The year ends with a series of significant events. In the Middle East, the situation was tense in 2024 with an escalation of conflicts and the fall of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Israel has carried out a major offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, while striking targets in Iran and Yemen without relaxing its operations in Gaza.

Politically, in the United States, Donald Trump has made a spectacular return to the American presidency. In France, the dissolution of the National Assembly by Emmanuel Macron led to early legislative elections, where the New Popular Front came first without obtaining an absolute majority. This impasse plunged the country into a political crisis, with François Bayrou appointed Prime Minister in mid-December after the resignation of Michel Barnier.

In France, several historic moments also punctuated the year, such as the inclusion of abortion in the Constitution. The reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, after five years of work, was also a moment of national emotion, as was the global success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

In a darker but equally striking register, Gisèle Pelicot has established herself as a figure of inspiration in 2024. At 72, this woman, at the heart of the Mazan rape trial, has transformed her fight into a symbol of courage and resilience. This historic trial, concluded on December 19 with the conviction of her husband for more than 92 rapes committed between 2011 and 2020, revealed the horror of domestic violence and moved the nation.

The year 2024 was also marked by devastating climate disasters. In Valencia, Spain, deadly floods claimed more than 200 lives, while an earthquake in Japan in January and Cyclone Chido in Mayotte in December caused extensive damage and many human losses.