Inflation is top of mind for voters heading into 2024’s election. That could make the Federal Reserve subject to pressure from politicians. The Fed has held interest rates at restrictive levels as incumbent President Joe Biden touts his economic performance. During his time in office former President Donald Trump criticized the Fed for restricting economic…
Ivory Coast is the world’s biggest producer of cocoa but farmers there now prefer rubber. They say it’s cheaper to farm and takes up less manpower. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Ivory Coast’s biggest city on how this trend could mean higher chocolate prices at your local supermarket. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow…
Russia launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv days after Ukraine claimed it struck a Russian Sukhoi Su-57 deep inside Russia, and the radars of Russian S-400, S-300 in Crimea. How far will Russian President Vladimir Putin go in his punishment of Ukraine? Will NATO be hit next? #russiaukrainewar #nato #putin About Channel: WION The…
Jamal Eldeen Sayid Awad is a Sudanese man who lives just outside of Khartoum. He describes what happened when Rapid Support Forces came to his house of 40 years, in his own words. 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our…
Andrew Forrest, founder of the philanthropic Minderoo Foundation, is offering to build a secure gate system on the Israel-Gaza border that he says could allow thousands of tons of food aid to be delivered each day and ward off mass starvation in Gaza. #CNN #News
A fire has ripped through a residential building in Kuwait, killing at least 49 people. The building was filled with labourers, mostly from India. Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports. 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download…
When Sam Altman co-founded OpenAI in 2015, the generative AI industry was niche. Altman helped create the tech company with the mission of developing AI for the benefit of humanity, but he has seen massive commercial success with the viral Chat-GPT and splashy new products like Sora and GPT-4o. WSJ looks at how he turned…
No major breakthough in Hamas and Israel signing a proposed ceasefire. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Doha discussing it with Qatar’s Prime Minister. Blinken says some of the changes proposed by Hamas were not ‘workable’. Al Jazeera’s White House correspondent Kimberly Halkett is at Washington, DC for more, Hamdah Salhut is standing…
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have responded to a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. They’ve sent their reply to the Qatari and Egyptian mediators. The exact wording hasn’t been disclosed, but they say it is ‘responsible and positive’. Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary has the latest in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza. Subscribe to our…
A barrage of rockets from Lebanon has been fired at various locations in northern Israel. Some projectiles reached the Meron air base and the outskirts of the city of Tiberias, causing fires and damage. Hezbollah has claimed the responsibility for the attacks. The group says the rockets were fired in retaliation for an overnight attack…