The world’s biggest annual migration has begun in China. A record nine billion journeys are expected to take place during the next 40 days. It’s hoped the Lunar New Year travel boom will boost the slowing economy. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find…
Supporters of Palestinians in the Netherlands marched to the International Court of Justice in The Hague to hear the ruling on the war on Gaza. Some were relieved that Israel has been ordered to take all measures to prevent genocide. But many were disappointed that the judges did not order Israel to stop the conflict….
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza but stopped short of calling for a ceasefire South Africa had requested. The court did not rule at this stage on the core of the case brought by South Africa – whether genocide has occurred in…
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to the court’s decision. He called the ruling a ‘disgrace’. Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel Hamid reports from Tel Aviv. 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 AJE Mobile…
When Russia’s military deployed its TOS-1A ‘vacuum bomb’ that sucks the oxygen out of the air, analysts said Ukraine’s best defense was to destroy the weapons before Russian troops could use them. Human rights advocates are pushing to restrict the TOS-1A, as some experts are arguing it could harm civilians in urban areas. So what…
In this interview, Dan Perry, Former Head of the Associated Press in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, provides a thought-provoking analysis of Israel’s recent encounter with the International Court of Justice. Discussing the ICJ’s directive for Israel to implement six measures aimed at preventing genocide, Perry underscores the challenging position this places Israel in,…
Tourism is down, many businesses are empty, and the economic costs of Israel’s war on Gaza are mounting. With a $15bn increased war budget and military spending reaching new heights under Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, how long can Israel’s economy withstand the fight? In this episode: – Nimrod Flaschenberg, Writer and Activist Episode credits: This episode…
“You must immediately move“ Israel tells hundreds of people in Khan Younis, including those already displaced, to move further south as the army continues to expand its offensive in the area. 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:…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a controversial Hindu temple in the city of Ayodhya. The shrine was built on grounds where a mosque stood for centuries. That was destroyed by Hindu activists in 1992. In elections in 2014, Modi campaigned with a promise to build a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Ram,…
The International Court of Justice has set out a number of provisional measures that require Israel to act to prevent a genocide in Gaza, but it did not order a ceasefire as it delivered its ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us…