Thailand’s influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been taken to prison after returning from his 15 years in self-imposed exile. He was arrested and sentenced to 8 years in jail shortly after landing back in the country. 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 App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Video shows prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir being arrested in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. She was detained a day after she had called the country’s military ‘terrorists’ and criticised them at a rally attended by hundreds of people. 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 App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Authorities in western Canada have implored tens of thousands of people to heed evacuation orders. They have warned of difficult days ahead as “severe and fast-changing” forest fires in the province of British Columbia intensified further. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane 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 website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Canada #CanadaWildfires #Yellowknife # YellowknifeEvacuation #AlJazeeraEnglish
Niger’s coup leader has proposed a three-year transition to civilian rule after meeting a delegation of West African leaders and warned that any attack on the country would “not be a walk in the park” for those involved. General Abdourahmane Tchiani, speaking on national television late on Saturday, gave no details on the planned transition of power, saying only that the principles for the move would be decided within 30 days at a dialogue to be hosted by the ruling military council. The junta is continuing to rally support in the capital and has called for a mass mobilisation in the face of threats of military action by ECOWAS. Al […]
Guatemala will hold national elections on Sunday. Experts have warned that the next administration will need to take urgent action to handle a malnutrition crisis among the country’s poorest communities. Analysts and local groups have said corruption is one of the driving forces behind worsening poverty and has led to waste while government assistance programmes fall short. Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo has more from Guatemala City. 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 App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Guatemala #elections #politics #malnutrition #poverty
There have been protests in Bangladesh after the death of jailed opposition leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee. 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 App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
More than 4,000 police and soldiers have raided a prison in Ecuador. They detained a convicted drug dealer and murderer suspected of ordering the killing of a presidential candidate. Other candidates are demanding stronger measures as Ecuador prepares for a snap election. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Quito, Ecuador. 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ecuador #FernandoVillavicencio #elections #assassination #crime
Sanctions imposed on Niger by West African regional bloc ECOWAS may cost Nigeria 1.3 billion dollars annually. Some analysts say the losses could be more than economic. The military coup now in its third week threatens to change relations between neighbours. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris 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 website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Niger #NigerCoup #ECOWAS #AfricanUnion #ECOWASEmergencySummit #NigerSanctions #AbdourahmaneTchiani #Tchiani #MohamedBazoum
Authorities in Ecuador have transferred the leader of a powerful gang accused of threatening a presidential candidate before he was slain to a maximum security prison. About 4,000 soldiers and police officers were involved in the dawn operation to relocate Adolfo Macias, also known by his alias, “Fito”, on Saturday. 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Ecuador #FernandoVillavicencio #elections #assassination #crime
NATO member Poland says is sending 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus. Tensions between Warsaw and Minsk – which is Russia’s ally – have been rising recently. Poland says two Belarussian helicopters briefly entered its airspace, last week. The government is also concerned about the border area since hundreds of Wagner mercenaries arrived in Belarus, as part of a deal that ended a mutiny in Russia in June. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid joins us now from Poland’s border with Belarus for the latest updates. 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: […]
