At an emergency summit in neighbouring Nigeria, leaders of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have given Niger’s coup leaders one week to reinstate the president. The bloc says if they fail to do so, military action would be an option. Meanwhile, thousands of coup supporters gathered in the capital Niamey, and some attacked the embassy gates of the former colonial power France. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Niger #coup #army #mohamedbazoum #chad #france
Bangladesh police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at stone-throwing opposition party supporters blocking major roads in the capital Dhaka to demand the prime minister’s resignation. Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday set fire to buses and exploded petrol bombs, according to police and local media, as they demanded that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down and that the next election, expected early next year, be held under a neutral caretaker government. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh. 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/ #Bangladesh […]
More than 100 million people in the United States on Friday were living under hazardous heat conditions where the temperatures reached at least 37 degrees Celsius (99 degrees Fahrenheit). The heatwave that was over the US southwest has now moved to the northeast. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from Newark, New Jersey. 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/ #Newark #Heatwave #Heatwave2023 #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #AlJazeeraEnglish
Police in Bangladesh are cracking down on anti-government protests, firing tear gas and beating demonstrators on the streets of the capital Dhaka. Several prominent opposition leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have been detained while hundreds of their supporters have been arrested. Demonstrators are demanding the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. And want an interim government before a general election next year. Our correspondent, Tanvir Chowdhury joins is in Dhaka for the latest updates. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Bangladesh #protests
Dutch authorities say the fire on a car carrier off the coast of the Netherlands is finally receding. Salvagers have managed to board the vessel and attach new towlines. This should give them better control of the burning ship. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from the island of Ameland in the North Sea. 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/ #Netherlands #NorthSea #FremantleHighway #NordSee #Ameland #ElectricCars #EV #DutchCoastGuard #AlJazeeraEnglish
Thousands of supporters of several opposition alliances have held a mass sit-in. They are demanding the government’s resignation, the release of jailed opposition members and new elections. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Bangladesh #protests
Police in Bangladesh have fired tear gas and rubber bullets during the latest anti-government protest. The opposition blames the government for soaring food and energy prices. They want the government to be replaced with a caretaker administration to ensure fair elections next year. Let’s get the latest from the capital Dhaka with our correspondent, Tanvir Chowdhury. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Bangladesh #protests #dhaka #police
Firefighters have contained a blaze on the Croatian Island of Ciovo, which has already burnt through more than 400 hectares (988 acres) of land. Local media reports say thick smoke from the fire reached Split, 15kms south of Ciovo. 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
State TV is naming a new coup leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani. This follows days of uncertainty after President Mohamed Bazoum was detained by Presidential guards on Wednesday. Lets bring in Ahmed Idris who’s following developments from Abuja in neighbouring Nigeria. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #BreakingNews #Niger #coup #army #MohamedBazoum #GeneralTchiani
On a stormy night in July 2005, South Sudanese rebel-leader-turned-Vice-President John Garang de Mabior was flying back to Sudan after a two-day visit to his longtime friend, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. An hour into the journey, his helicopter crashed in a remote mountain area, killing everyone on board. Air crash investigators concluded that bad weather and pilot error were the likely causes, but a range of theories have since emerged. Is it possible that the death of Garang was more than an unfortunate accident? Garang’s supporters, political opponents, and bodyguards, as well as journalists piece together the last days of his life. Connect with Al Jazeera World: ‣ YouTube: […]
