US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held “candid, substantive, and constructive” talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing, the State Department said. Sunday’s talks marked the start of the highest-level trip by a US official to China in nearly five years as the rival superpowers aim to stabilise strained relations. “The Secretary emphasized the importance of diplomacy and maintaining open channels of communication across the full range of issues to reduce the risk of misperception and miscalculation,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. Blinken invited Qin to Washington, DC to continue discussions, added Miller. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow […]
At least nine people have been killed in the latest clashes between members of rival ethnic groups in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, police said, as security forces pressed on with a hunt for illegal weapons. Violence between members of the Kuki ethnic group, who mostly live in the hills, and Meiteis, the dominant community in the lowlands, erupted on May 3, sparked by resentment over economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education reserved for hill people. Al Jazeera’s Raheela Mahomed 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/ #India […]
Thousands of security personnel are on high alert in the northeast Indian state of Manipur. At least 60 people were killed and 35,000 others displaced in riots and ethnic violence last week. Authorities say the situation is under control, but tribal leaders say things are far from normal. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury 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/ #India #Manipur #IndiaEthnicRiots #ManipurViolence #ManipurClashes #AlJazeeraEnglish
The Kenyan cult leader accused of urging his followers to starve themselves to death has appeared in court in the coastal town of Malindi. Paul Nthenge Mackenzie – and eight co-accused – face several charges including murder, “terrorism” and kidnapping. Police have exhumed 109 bodies so far, with the Red Cross estimating hundreds more are still missing. Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel 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/ #Kenya #PastorPaulMackenzie #MalindiCult #MalindiSect #Malindi
People in Uzbekistan are voting on a constitutional referendum that could allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to extend his rule by 14 years. If Sunday’s referendum passes, presidential terms would be lengthened from five to seven years. The change would allow the 65-year-old Mirziyoyev to serve two more terms and extend his time in power until 2040. Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel 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/ #Uzbekistan #UzbekistanReferendum #Uzbekistan Constitution #ShavkatMirziyoyev #UzbekistanReferendum #UzbekistanVotes
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia would suspend participation in the New START Treaty, the last central pillar of post-Cold War nuclear arms control between Moscow and Washington, which limits their strategic nuclear arsenals. Signed in 2010, the New START Treaty caps the number of strategic nuclear warheads that the United States and Russia may deploy and the deployment of land- and submarine-based missiles and bombers to deliver them. Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett 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/ #Russia #UnitedStates #NewSTARTTreaty #USRussiaNuclearTreaty #NuclearArmsControlTreaty
Four objects have been shot down over US and Canadian airspace in the past week. One of those was the Chinese balloon officials in Washington, DC, have said the balloon was a spying device deployed by Beijing to surveil sensitive areas. The high-profile imbroglio has drawn attention to so-called “spy balloons” and the seemingly old-fashioned technology’s role in modern espionage. Al Jazeera’s Alex Gatopoulos, looks at why balloons are still useful as tools for spying in the modern age. 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/ #US #Chine #Canada #SpyBalloons #Explainer #SurveillanceBalloons […]
People in the Republic of Cyprus have begun voting for their eighth president in the ethnically divided island’s 63-year history as an independent state, with three frontrunners. Heralding the end of two terms for incumbent conservative President Nicos Anastasiades, some 561,000 Greek Cypriots are eligible to vote in the election on Sunday after a campaign dominated by issues such as corruption, labour disputes related to accelerating inflation, irregular migration, and a deadlocked peace process with estranged Turkish Cypriots who live in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett 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 […]
What remains of a post-Cold War nuclear arms control agreement, negotiated between the US and Russia, may now be in jeopardy. Washington accuses Moscow of violating the New START Treaty by banning inspections. The treaty is set to expire in 2026. Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim reports on what some fear could be a significant shift in strategy on nuclear weapons. 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/ #UnitedStates #Russia #NewSTARTTreaty #USRussiaNuclearTreaty #NuclearArmsControlTreaty
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for “calm” and “de-escalation” between Israelis and Palestinians while reiterating Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to Israel. In a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, Blinken reaffirmed that the administration of US President Joe Biden will push forward with normalisation efforts between Israel and Arab states, to “integrate” the country into the region. In his first visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories since Netanyahu’s far-right government took office late last year, the top American diplomat also heaped praise on the US-Israel alliance. Al Jazeera’s James Bayes reports from occupied East Jerusalem. Subscribe to our […]
