Voters in Benin will head to the polls on Sunday to elect members of parliament. The electoral commission has approved seven political parties to contest the vote. Among them is the opposition Democrats party, which won a constitutional court case in November to allow its candidates to run. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Cotonou, Benin. 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 #Benin #Polls #Election #Elections #Parliament #Cotonou
Peru’s top prosecutor has appointed a special unit to investigate the killings of 28 people during protests in December. Several men and children were killed in the city of Ayacucho when the army opened fire to protect the airport. Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez reports from Ayacucho, Peru. 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 #Peru #Protests #Ayacucho #Army #Justice #Killing
The Horn of Africa and East Africa are experiencing the longest droughts in 40 years. Millions of people are at risk of starvation. Together with high prices, the conditions are limiting farmers’ efforts to grow crops, raise livestock and buy food. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Turkana in northwest Kenya. 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 #Africa #EastAfrica #Drought #Starvation #Farmers #Aid
M23 rebels have handed back control of a military base to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has part of a pledge to withdraw from territory it seized in recent months. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi 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 #DRC #M23 #Rebels #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #War #Conflict #Military
After five days of a chaotic political stalemate, Republican Kevin McCarthy has been elected speaker of the US House of Representatives. McCarthy’s bid was blocked by hardline Republican party members who repeatedly voted against him. But after fifteen ballots he managed to capture the speaker’s gavel. He did, however, have to make major concessions to the hardliners, revealing once again, a fractious Republican party. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports fromCapitol Hill in Washington, DC. 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 #McCarthy #UnitedStates #HouseofRepresentatives #SpeakeroftheHouse #Republicans #Politics
Russian state media says a 36-hour ceasefire ordered by President Vladimir Putin has begun. Ukraine has rejected the move, saying that Russia wants to use Christmas as a cover, a sentiment echoed by Washington. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. 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 #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #War #Military #NATO
The Philippines is battling record inflation. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr says it is out of control. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila, the Philippines. 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 #Philippines #Filipino #inflation #Prices #Family #Food
The United Nations Security Council has held an emergency meeting on the recent developments at the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied east Jerusalem. On Tuesday, Israel’s new security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the mosque compound, an intrusion that was widely condemned. Al Jazeera Diplomatic Editor James Bays reports from UN headquarters in New York City, the US. 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 #Palestine #Jerusalem #UnitedNations #UN #SecurityCouncil #BenGvir #Israel #AlAqsa
‘Don’t leave home,’ that is the message from government authorities in Mexico’s Culiacán city, the capital of Sinaloa state. Armed men have attacked the airport and sealed off the city after the arrest of a powerful cartel leader, Ovidio Guzman. He is a son of the imprisoned former Sinaloa drug lord El Chapo. Flights have been cancelled, schools are shut and at least three people have been killed. Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reports from Mexico City, Mexico. 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 #Mexico #Violence #ElChapo #Guzman #Airport […]
Chinese authorities have urged people to limit the number of trips and gatherings ahead of the Lunar New Year due to a surge in COVID-19 infections. But China have stopped short of banning travel altogether. Hospitals and crematoriums are under pressure. The World Health Organization says hospital admissions and deaths are being under-reported. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. 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 #COVID #COVID19 #Outbreak #WHO #Coronavirus #Infection
