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Analysis: 50 US troops face brain injuries after Iran strikes

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The Pentagon now says 50 US troops in Iraq have been diagnosed with “traumatic brain injuries” after the Iranian missile strikes earlier this month on the military facility where they were based. The United States originally announced that nobody had been hurt in the strikes that were in retaliation to the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. But last week, the Pentagon said 34 people had been injured and that some were still receiving treatment. US President Donald Trump was criticised following a news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he appeared to minimise their symptoms implying they had “headaches” that were not “serious”. Richard […]

Protesters leave US embassy compound in Baghdad

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Determined to carry their fight into the new year, protesters kicked 2020 off with a march from the city’s central park. Thousands of demonstrators, mostly dressed in signature black attire, started out peacefully along the six-lane main road from Victoria Park to the downtown business district. Al Jazeera’s Simona Foltyn has more from Baghdad. – 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 #Iraq

‘It’s nice to be free’: Otis on re-entering society | Al Jazeera Close Up

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After 44 years behind bars, Otis comes out to try and rebuild his life in a world that seems to have changed completely. When Otis Johnson was 25 years old, he was sentenced for the attempted murder of a police officer. Forty-four years later, at the age of 69, he was finally released, having served an additional eight months for a juvenile shoplifting charge from when he was 17. Leaving the prison, Johnson was given an ID, documentation of his criminal history, $40 and two bus tickets. Johnson had lost contact with his family during his time in prison, so he relied on Fortune Society, a nonprofit that provides housing […]

Boeing crisis: CEO fired in bid to restore confidence in brand

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CEO Dennis Muilenburg has been sacked because a change of leadership was necessary to restore public confidence, says Boeing. The company suspended production of the 737 Max aeroplane less than a week ago and has lost more than $8bn after the fatal crashes of Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air. Boeing is facing lawsuits over the accidents and European regulators have refused to give the green light to the jet so it can fly. Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan 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/ #Boeing #737MAX #DennisMuilenburg

Why are clothing brands shifting production to Bangladesh?

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More winners are emerging from the US-China trade war. To avoid the effects of the trade war, Chinese factories are relocating elsewhere in Asia. Bangladesh’s large workforce and low wages give it a competitive edge in this labour-intensive industry. Bangladesh is seeing a boom as businesses shift production but workers say they are struggling to survive on the government-set minimum wage. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury 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 #USChinaTrade #Bangladesh

Iran’s Zarif arrives for surprise G7 talks, no plan to meet US

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Iran’s top diplomat has arrived in France for surprise talks at the G7 summit, an official announced, as US President Donald Trump appeared to brush aside French efforts to mediate with Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif landed on Sunday in the French seaside town of Biarritz, where leaders of the G7 nations – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan – are holding their annual gathering. French President Emmanuel Macron, the host of this year’s G7 summit, has been leading efforts to defuse tensions triggered by Trump’s decision to exit the internationally-brokered 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions against Tehran. Al Jazeera’s […]

🇺🇸 The six words that got Marc Lamont Hill fired from CNN | The Listening Post

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Last week, CNN contributor Marc Lamont Hill delivered a speech at the United Nations in support of Palestinian self-determination and equal rights. Less than 24 hours later, CNN was done with him. When you boil it down, he was fired for the use of six words: ‘from the river to the sea’ – a reference to the territory of historical Palestine, situated between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean prior to the creation of Israel in 1948. The reference was deemed anti-Semitic. “When Marc Lamont Hill says ‘a free Palestine from the river to the sea’, he is acknowledging that Palestinians aren’t just clustered in the West Bank and Gaza […]

🇺🇳 US’ Nikki Haley isolated as UN proposal to condemn Hamas voted down | Al Jazeera English

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Two resolutions on the escalation of violence at the Gaza-Israel border have failed at the UN Security Council. Since March, Israeli soldiers have shot dead at least 121 Palestinians who have been protesting for the right to return to their homeland. The US vetoed a Kuwait-backed resolution calling for the protection of Palestinians. The US then failed to muster a single vote of support for its resolution condemning Hamas. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from the UN. – 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/

Pulling strings: Sinclair Broadcast’s ‘fake news’ scandal | The Listening Post

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The Sinclair Broadcast Group has come under fire following the spread of a video showing anchors at its stations across the United States reading a script criticising “fake” news stories. Typically, the Sinclair editorials do not make much of an impact. But when Timothy Burke, a video editor in Tampa, Florida, collected 44 versions of that editorial – from 44 local news markets, and lay them side by side, allowing Americans to play them back, word for word, the effect was chilling. The reaction was: just what is Sinclair? Unlike Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, Sinclair does not own a national news network so its brand is not that well […]

Pakistan-US relationship: A double game? – UpFront

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Earlier this month it was revealed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) suspected its Islamabad station chief may have been poisoned by Pakistan’s military intelligence service, the ISI, following the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden. While the reports have not been confirmed, some say such level of suspicion points to growing distrust between the two countries. Those within US intelligence argue Pakistan is playing a “double game” by saying it supports the US’ role in the region, while also supporting the Taliban. Pakistani officials have denied these long-standing allegations, while others believe double games are essential because their interests do not always align with those of the […]