French rescue workers have found four bodies in the rubble of buildings in the southern city of Marseille that collapsed in an explosion, the mayor says. Judicial authorities will identify the victims, firefighters said in a statement on Monday, which also noted “particular difficulties” in searching for missing residents. Authorities previously said that several people were believed missing after Sunday’s explosion, which destroyed two residential buildings and caused a third to partially collapse. The cause of the blast is still unknown. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands 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: […]
The US Department of Justice is investigating how dozens of classified intelligence documents ended up on the internet. The alleged secret files reveal that the United States spies on its allies, as well as its adversaries. They also paint a grim assessment of Russia’s military capability in the ongoing war in Ukraine. 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 #Ukrainewar #intelligencefiles
Police and the fire department have warned people in Hamburg, Germany, to close their windows after a large fire engulfed several warehouses and sent black, chemical-laden smoke drifting over the city. About 140 people were evacuated on Sunday, and it is not yet clear how dangerous the situation is, a police spokesperson said. A fire department spokesperson said it had reduced the threat level somewhat even though the fire was still burning at midday (10:00 GMT) but that people should remain indoors with their windows closed. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands 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/ […]
Israel’s government is openly breaking with the US for the first time, Noam Chomsky told Al Jazeera, adding that far-right officials like Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich “are simply telling the United States, get lost.” 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
After a week of high tensions and violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing another wave of protests against his government. His attempt to overhaul the legal system sparked the largest demonstrations in the country’s history. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Tel Aviv. – 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 #Israel #IsraelProtests #IsraelPoliticalCrisis #BenjaminNetanyahu #IsraelJudicialOverhaul #IsraelUSTies
Argentina is tackling a severe economic crisis. Government figures show more than 18 million people are unable to cover their basic food needs. Rising inflation and a sluggish economy have left more people homeless. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hoda-Yan 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/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Argentina #Economy #EconomicCrisis #Crisis #Government #Needs
Representatives from the United States and the UK were among four diplomats to walk out of a UN Security Council meeting called by Russia on Wednesday. Moscow is the rotating President of the Security Council. It initiated the informal meeting to discuss what it calls the transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia. The West says they were abducted. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from the UN headquarters in New York. 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/ #UNSC #UnitedNations #Russia #UkraineWar #UkrainianChildren #MariaLyoyaBelova
Pakistan’s government is “running scared” of elections and is “willing to even violate the constitution,” former prime minister Imran Khan told Al Jazeera. 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
The husband of Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of a police investigation into the finances of their Scottish National Party (SNP), UK media reported. In a statement on Wednesday, Police Scotland said they had taken a 58-year-old man into custody for questioning over the party’s “funding and finances”. The Guardian and the BBC reported that the man was Peter Murrell, the husband of the former Scotland leader, Sturgeon. The police investigation is looking at what happened to more than 600,000 pounds ($748,920) raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017, which was supposed to have been ring-fenced for spending on that issue but was missing […]
Finland has formally joined NATO in a ceremony at its headquarters in Brussels. The historic moment comes less than a year after Helsinki asked to join the military alliance, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow has warned of countermeasures to what it sees as security threats created by Finland’s membership. 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/ #Finland #NATO #Russia #militaryalliance
