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.
