The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan, forecasting the South Asian country’s fragile economy will grow just 0.5 percent this year, down from 6 percent in 2022. The latest data on Pakistan’s ailing economy was released by the IMF on Tuesday, when it unveiled its World Economic Outlook report in Washington, DC. The coalition government of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is in talks with the IMF to receive a key tranche of a $6bn bailout package signed in 2019 by Sharif’s predecessor Imran Khan. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig 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 […]
After 23 years of severe drought, the Colorado River and its reservoirs have dwindled to alarmingly low levels. If they dry up even further, it could cut hydroelectric generation and water supplies over a vast area. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Los Angeles, the United States. – 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 #Colorado River #US #Drought
Video has emerged of a massacre carried out by the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in November. The United Nations reported that at least 170 people were killed in the eastern village of Kishishe. Those who survived have lived to tell the stories of the horrors they faced that day. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat has this report. – 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 #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Novembermassacre
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is in Somalia for what his office has described as a ‘visit of solidarity’ during the Muslim month of Ramadan. He says the international community has failed to help the country, as it faces its worst drought in decades. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Baidoa, Somalia. – 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 #Somalia #UnitedNations
Cuba’s government wants to revive the tourism sector with glossy new hotels. But families in the capital are living in ageing, dilapidated buildings. Inflation, the US blockade and mismanagement of the economy mean many people are forced to choose between having food on the table or a roof over their heads. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Havana, Cuba. 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/ #Cuba #CubaEconomicCrisis #Havana #OldHavanaHomes
People in Ethiopia’s Amhara region are protesting government plans to disband the local paramilitary force, which they fear would leave them defenceless. 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/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
One of Russia’s most active volcanoes, Shiveluch, has erupted, shooting a vast cloud of ash high into the sky and leaving villages covered in volcanic dust. An aviation warning has been issued for flights over Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. 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/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
China’s leader Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are scheduled to meet this week. Lula is expected to land in Shanghai on Tuesday. Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo takes a look at what is at stake at the high-profile meeting. – 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 #China #Brazil #Ukrainewar
Pentagon officials say the release of top-secret military intelligence, posted on social media, poses a serious risk to US security. Officials say the documents were formatted in a similar fashion to updates given to senior leaders. It could be the most damaging release of US government information since the 2013 publication of documents by WikiLeaks. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna 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/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #US #UnitedStates #Ukrainewar #intelligencefiles
China has warned that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and independence for Taiwan are “mutually exclusive” as it has concluded three days of live-fire drills near the self-governed island in response to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s recent trip to the United States. “If we want to protect peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, we must firmly oppose any form of Taiwan independence separatism,” Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a briefing on Monday. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride 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/ […]
