A week of remembrance, political upheaval and conflict
France 24’s weekly picture review captures 9/11 commemorations, an AfD regional election victory in Germany and a reported Houthi advance in Yemen.
Commemorations marking 25 years since the 11 September 2001 attacks were among the defining images in France 24’s review of the week. The attacks killed 2,996 people, according to the source.
The “Tribute in Light” installation illuminated the Manhattan skyline on 10 September, honouring those killed in the attacks. The anniversary was one of several international events documented in the visual retrospective.
In Germany, members of the far-right Alternative for Germany celebrated a breakthrough result in regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September. France 24 reported that the outcome could pave the way for the country’s first extreme-right state government since the Second World War.
The result also prompted protests across Germany, including a large rally in Berlin on 12 September. The source described the election as a development that sent shockwaves across Europe, while stopping short of saying the AfD had formed a government.
France 24 also reported that an offensive by Iran-backed Houthi rebels had brought Yemen’s Red Sea coast under their control. That territorial claim was not independently corroborated in the source package.
The gallery included further scenes from Ukraine, the occupied West Bank, south Lebanon, Thailand, India, the United States and international sport.
