Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once joined her rivals in a fight to restore democracy but her long reign in power has been marked by arrests of opposition leaders, crackdowns on free speech and suppression of dissent. Analysts express uncertainty about the future, particularly Dhaka’s strained ties with the West. The US had a critical…
At least four people have been killed across Ukraine in what authorities describe as a large-scale Russian missile attack. Ukraine says 59 cruise and ballistic missiles were fired by Russian forces and it intercepted 29 of them. More than half managed to get through. However, Ukraine has not said if any of its military sites…
The Israeli military is continuing to pound Gaza, bombing central and southern areas of the territory. At least 249 Palestinians have been killed in the last day, according to Gaza’s health ministry. The few remaining staff at Al Aqsa Hospital in the centre of the strip say they can’t cope with the number of casualties….
It is the latest direct attack by Israeli forces on media workers. Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Al Dahdouh and a colleague were killed in an Israeli air strike on Hamza’s car. Why is Israel targeting so many journalists? And what’s the reaction of the world’s media? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Tim Dawson, Deputy Secretary General…
CNBC Marathon explores the economics of waste management and how the United States is solving its trash problem. In 2019, the North American waste management market reached $208 billion. Thanks to advancements in modern chemistry and support from municipal governments, landfills have seen astonishing financial success in recent years. Burning waste to make energy is…
An Israeli drone strike has killed a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon. Wissam al-Tawil, also known as ‘Jawad’, was deputy head of the elite Radwan force. Israel accuses al-Tawil of organising strikes against Israel in Galilee. 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:…
A door plug from a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft that blew out midair on Friday has been found in the US state of Oregon. No one was injured in the incident, which left a large hole in the side of the aircraft. The investigation has revealed pilots had warned of safety alerts days before the…
Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has won a fourth consecutive term, after the main opposition party and its allies boycotted Sunday’s polls. Here’s a look at the controversy surrounding it. 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…
At least six police officers have been killed and nearly two dozen others wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle during a polio vaccination drive in northwestern Pakistan. Officials told Al Jazeera the blast took place early morning on Monday in Bajaur, a tribal district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province neighbouring Afghanistan when Pakistan began…
Donald Trump’s civil-fraud trial is expected to come to a close in a Manhattan court this week. The former president’s reputation as a New Yorker, businessman and socialite is at the center of the trial, where he and his adult children face allegations that they falsified the value of their assets for millions in ill-gotten…