The Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin provide guns for hire in a murky global operation with links to Putin and the Russian state. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains who they are, what they do and why the war in Ukraine has shifted things. Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW 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/ #WagnerGroup #Prigozhin #UkraineWar #Ukraine #Russia #StartHere #AljazeeraEnglish
Rainforests in central Africa are rapidly disappearing due to logging and mining. It is one of the issues on the agenda at the One Forest Summit, under way in Gabon. The timber from these rainforests, now used to make furniture for people in wealthier countries, was once part of what has been called the planet’s “other lung” and a precious natural barrier to climate change. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Pande in Cameroon’s Congo River Basin, where he met the Indigenous Pygmy people who call the forest home. – 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 […]
Israeli police have fired stun grenades in Tel Aviv as scuffles broke out across the country amid a “day of disruption” protest as lawmakers ploughed ahead with judicial changes that opponents see as a threat to democracy. “Israel is not a dictatorship, Israel is not Hungary,” protesters blocking the main highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem shouted on Wednesday, waving blue and white Israeli flags. Police on horseback tried to stop demonstrators breaching barricades as traffic piled up. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports from the occupied East Jerusalem. 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 […]
Schoolgirls from 10 institutes in the Iranian capital Tehran have been admitted to hospital after a mysterious poisoning. The President has asked the Interior Ministry to investigate the matter. It is the latest in a spate of attacks that appear to be deliberate and have parents fearing for their children’s safety. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Tehran, Iran. 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/ #Iran #IranSchoolgirls #ToxicGasAttacks
Months after large parts of Mariupol were destroyed in one of the bloodiest battles of the war in Ukraine, Moscow has promised to rebuild the city. It is in a region that was annexed by Russia in September. The Kremlin says it will rehabilitate 1 million square metres of Mariupol. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid has more from Moscow, Russia. – 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 #Ukraine #Ukrainewar #Russia #Mariupol #reconstruction
Engineers have been painstakingly assessing the safety of buildings in northwestern Syria, which was devastated by earthquakes this month after years of conflict and bombardments that had already destroyed homes and hospitals. Since the first earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border region on February 6, hundreds of families in Idlib have been sheltering on agricultural land. Their homes were either flattened or so damaged that they were rendered uninhabitable. The Syrian Engineers Association in Idlib is working with the local administration to check buildings that are still standing after the earthquakes and thousands of powerful aftershocks. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish […]
In Nigeria there is growing concern at the slow pace of ballot counting after this past weekend’s election. Previous votes have been marred by corruption. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Jamjoom reports from Abuja, 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 #Nigeria #politics #elections #NigeriaElections2023 #NigeriaDecides2023 #NigeriaGeneralElection2023
Tensions between The Philippines and China have resurfaced in the past few weeks with China announcing it will push for a code of conduct in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. The Philippine Coast Guard says it is stepping up patrols in the area, where Chinese vessels continue to linger. Joint patrols with the US and Australia are also in the works. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila. 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/ #Philippines #SouthChinaSeaDispute #AlJazeeraEnglish
Several million people are thought to have left the affected provinces, presenting the Turkish government with the huge challenges of a shifting population. Rents have increased across Turkey as survivors from last week’s earthquakes began relocating to what is considered safer parts of the country. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from the city of Mersin, Turkey. 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/ #Turkiye #Turkey #TurkeyEarthquake #TurkiyeEarthquake #Antakya #Hatay #Mersin #PrayForTurkey
Senior Russian diplomat to the UN accuses Western countries, without providing evidence, of “cowboy” methods and “arm twisting” after 141 countries backed a UN General Assembly resolution demanding Moscow withdraw its troops from Ukraine. Ukraine’s armed forces will be ready when spring arrives to launch a counteroffensive against the Russian forces, said Ukrainian deputy military intelligence chief Vadym Skibitsky. Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has claimed forces of his Wagner group have captured the village of Yahidne, just north of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, a claim Ukraine’s military has dismissed, saying Russian offensives in the area have been unsuccessful. French President Emmanuel Macron said he will visit China in early […]
