Month: March 2024

A court in Bangladesh has banned the adoption of elephants to protect them from exploitation. Rights groups say this will stop the animals being tortured while being trained. But conservationists say laws aren’t enough. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Garo Hills, on the border with northeastern India. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us…

On Tuesday the EU will launch a multi-billion dollar plan they hope will better prepare Europe for war. The upgrade of Europe’s defence industry comes as NATO holds its largest exercise since the Cold War. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Korzeniewo, Poland. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us…

The fight for control of Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid support forces has killed at least 13,000 people in the past 10 months. Local responders say the actual death toll is much higher. Continuous fighting has meant bodies are being buried in the streets. Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan reports from Omdurman, Sudan….

Omar Shakir, Human Right Watch’s director for Israel and Palestine, said attacks by Israeli forces on people seeking aid in Gaza were part of a “decades-long pattern” of deadly abuses against Palestinians. From the “routine killings of Palestinians” in the occupied West Bank to the killing of people seeking food aid in war-torn Gaza was…

The UN General Assembly has held back-to-back meetings on Gaza, as efforts there to alleviate the suffering of civilians falter. Aid organisations say conditions for Palestinians in the strip have reached breaking point. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports the United Nations, New York. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us…

Iran has announced the results of last week’s parliamentary elections. The Interior Minister says 25 million ballots were cast — that’s a record low turnout of under 41 percent. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Tehran, Iran. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website:…

US Special Envoy, Amos Hochstein, has been visiting Beirut for talks aimed at ending the escalating fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Hochstein says he is pushing for a lasting security arrangement. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check…