Bad weather has caused damage in several regions across Lebanon. In the north, heavy rainfall flooded plains, trapped families in their homes and destroyed camps for Syrian refugees. This is becoming a yearly occurrence, blamed on global climate change, and also poorly maintained infrastructure and bad governance. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Akkar in…
Ecuador is experiencing unprecedented levels of violence. The most visible attack was on a TV station during a live broadcast last week. President Daniel Noboa says the country is in a state of war with gangs. But is it one that he can win? In this episode: – Alessandro Rampietti, Al Jazeera English Andes Correspondent…
Desperately needed medicine and other humanitarian aid have started to enter Gaza. Israel and Hamas reached a deal on Tuesday, brokered by Qatar and France. The agreement will send aid supplies to civilians in Gaza and provide medicine for captives held by Hamas. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us…
“It’s a tent. I came to find my family in pieces.” A Palestinian father recalls an Israeli attack on his family’s tent in central Gaza that killed three of his children after they were displaced from the north. 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…
A dramatic shift by North Korea. It is tearing up its goal of unification with the South – a policy in place for decades. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un also said his country does not want war – but won’t avoid one either. So what’s behind his surprise move? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Ji-Yeon…
Police clashed with thousands of people gathered to protest the jailing of Indigenous rights activist Fail Alsynov in Russia’s far eastern region of Bashkortostan. The Indigenous rights activist, was convicted of inciting ethnic hatred and sentenced to 4 years in a penal colony. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us…
She’s best known as a singer with an explosive voice, who’s sold more than 50 million records and earned two Grammys, and an actress with dozens of TV appearances, including her own ’90s sitcom, Out All Night. But these days, Patti LaBelle—the Godmother of Soul (and Mariah Carey’s real-life godmother)—is just as focused on her…
While airline stocks have not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, passengers have returned in record breaking numbers. 2023 was Denver International airport’s busiest year on record, with an estimated 78 million passengers for the year. The airport, which opened in 1995, was originally built to handle 50 million passengers per year, but now that number is…
In the Gaza Strip, heavy Israeli bombardment struck extensively, encompassing land, air, and sea assaults. The southern region bore the brunt, particularly Khan Younis and Rafah city. Overnight, Rafah’s central area and Shaboura refugee camp faced bombings, resulting in 23 fatalities, including four children, and over 10 critically injured. The most devastating impact occurred in…
Venice, Italy, spent about $6 billion on MOSE – a mobile floodgate system that can block high tides from inundating the city. But these storm surge gates won’t be enough. Fifty years ago, the lowest point in Venice, St. Mark’s Square, only flooded forty times a year. Now, it floods 250 times a year. From…