FRANCE 24 highlights some of the week's top stories in pictures: earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand, protests following the arrest of Istanbul mayor and Erdogan opponent Ekrem Imamoglu, devastating wildfires in South Korea,

In the hours after a massive earthquake flattened buildings in Myanmar's Mandalay on Friday, survivors scrambled through the debris using their bare hands in desperate attempts to save those still trapped.

This week, local rallies took place for Israeli Apartheid Week and a devastating earthquake has struck Myanmar.

Myanmar’s ruling generals have form in exploiting natural catastrophes to gain military advantage. When the country was hit by Typhoon Yagi in 2024 and Cyclone Mocha in 2023, which brought deadly floods and winds,

The Lashio residents of Myanmar, who were displaced by fighting between the Junta and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), have called on China to stop interfering in the country's internal affairs.

The arrest on March 19 of Istanbul’s opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, on corruption charges his supporters say are false, sparked the most significant anti-government protests in Turkey in over a deca

Since 2021, the ruling military junta has severely restricted the internet and cut access to social media, digitally isolating the country.

Myanmar’s ruling military junta says many civilians have been killed and injured by today’s earthquake. Protests have been planned for Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Greenland.

More than two million supporters of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu took to the city's streets in protest demanding his release after being arrested on corruption charges.