At least 111 people have been killed in an earthquake in northwest China. Most of the deaths were in Gansu province, with others reported in neighbouring Qinghai The magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred late on Monday evening. Rescuers have been trying to reach people trapped in the affected villages. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu joins us live…
A volcano in southwest Iceland erupted after weeks of intense earthquake activity and the evacuation of thousands from the area. The Reykjanes Peninsula is experiencing a fissure eruption instead of an explosive eruption, where lava is basically oozing from cracks in the ground. This runny magma can severely damage infrastructure as it can widely spread…
Space scientist and MacArthur Fellow Moriba Jah talks about the moment that turned him into an activist and why he focuses on interconnectedness, empathy and stewardship. Interview recorded Sept. 29, 2023. ——– Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Become a Quicktake Member for exclusive perks: http://www.youtube.com/bloomberg/join Bloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on today’s…
Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war. The new report cites the blocking of aid, destruction of infrastructure and public statements by Israeli officials as evidence of this accusation, considered to be a war crime. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on…
Local officials blame a fall in the distribution of food aid and a prolonged drought for the deaths of over 600 people in the last few weeks in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The United Nations says 1.2 million children suffer from acute malnutrition in the country. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe…
A commemoration has been held for the late Al Jazeera journalist, Samer Abudaqqa. He was killed in an Israeli drone strike on Gaza on Friday. Friends and colleagues gathered in the Occupied West Bank to pay their tributes. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports from Ramallah. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish…
In a video posted on Telegram by Hamas’s armed wing, 79-year-old Haiem Bery says the elderly captives have chronic illnesses and are “living in very harsh conditions”. Bery added that the captives do not want to be killed “as a direct result of Israeli air strikes”. “We do not understand why we have been abandoned…
Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas official, is holding a news conference shortly after one given by the Israeli and American defence chiefs. He played a video showing Hamas fighters targeting Israeli troops behind a tank with a rocket-propelled grenade. It also showed disabled Israeli military bulldozers being towed away through Gaza. “These are the invaders…
In Rafah, in the south of Gaza, families of displaced Palestinians are struggling to find food for their newborns. Crucial items like diapers and milk have become expensive — or impossible to find. Al Jazeera’s Ibtissem Guenfoud 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…
After more than two months of war and siege, more chaotic scenes at the Rafah Crossing, as people fight to get desperately-needed humanitarian aid. Before the war, 850 trucks entered the strip every day. That ended when Israel imposed a complete blockade . Israel has temporarily reopened the route through Karam Abu Salem for the…