Tens of thousands of Indian farmers have stormed the Mughal-era Red Fort complex in the national capital to demand the repeal of new farm laws, with the protest turning violent and resulting in at least one death. A “tractor rally” called by the protesting farmers in New Delhi on Tuesday saw them clashing with police who fired tear gas and launched a baton-charge as the protesters broke barricades to march to the heart of the city amid Republic Day celebrations. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hodayan reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ #AlJazeeraEnglish […]
0 Vietnam’s governing Communist Party is meeting to elect new leaders that will determine the country’s policies for the next five years. The Southeast Asian nation is one of the few remaining communist single-party states. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Vietnam
0 More than 200 people have been detained across the Netherlands while protesting against coronavirus lockdown rules. Police deployed to 10 cities on Sunday used water cannon to clear some of the crowds. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Netherlands #COVID-19 #Coronavirus
For more than 300 years, the Netherlands colonised what is now modern-day Indonesia and took thousands of cultural and religious artefacts. After years of negotiation, the Dutch government returned some items last year. Indonesian historians want more to be returned – but say it is a long and complicated process. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Jakarta. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Netherlands #Indonesia
0 The Philippines is looking to revive its dormant nuclear power plant to solve its energy crisis. Experts say it could reduce soaring power prices by up to 70 percent. The Bataan Nuclear Power plant was built in the 1970s and was the first in Southeast Asia. But it never opened. It was mothballed and past presidents have been hesitant to recommission it, saying that it was a reminder of the excesses of former President Ferdinand Marcos’ regime. Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alindogan reports from Bataan in the northern Philippines. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our […]
0 Google has threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia over plans by the government to make tech giants pay for news content. But Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told the company, “We don’t respond to threats.” Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Australia #Google
0 On the campaign trail, US President Joe Biden made it clear his formal plan for dealing with Iran would start with the simple step of rejoining the nuclear deal. But things have changed drastically since then and now that step might be more difficult than ever. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Tehran on where Iran-US relations stand. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Iran #US #JoeBiden
0 North Korea’s nuclear programme is one of the key foreign policy issues facing the new US administration. Washington’s approach to dealing with Pyongyang changed considerably during Donald Trump’s four years in office, but that did little to get the country to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from Washington, DC. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ #Biden #Inauguration2021 #NorthKorea
0 There have been running street battles between protesters and police for the fourth day in a row in Tunisia. Demonstrators have been gathering in several cities to vent their anger against the government. The coronavirus pandemic has crippled an already failing economy, which depends on tourism. And, a third of the country’s young people are without a job. Al Jazeera’s Priyanka Gupta reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ #Tunisia #TunisiaProtests #AlJazeeraEnglish
0 A nationwide internet blackout ahead of elections in Uganda has been partially lifted. Social media platforms are still blocked, and can only be accessed using virtual private networks, which bypass the restrictions. Now that President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner, it remains unclear how long the ban will continue. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from the capital, Kampala. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/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/ #UgandaElection #bringbackourinternet #UgVotes2021
