In death, as in life, Silvio Berlusconi dominates the headlines. He was a man whose legacy across media, popular culture and politics is not confined just to Italy. Contributors: Roberto D’Alimonte – professor, LUISS Guido Carli University Serena Danna – deputy director, Open Paolo Gerbaudo – reader in digital politics, King’s College London Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli – Milan correspondent, Financial Times On our radar: Donald Trump’s legal charges are piling up, but his campaign for re-election is still on. Flo Phillips discusses how the former US president has been using his numerous legal battles as fodder for his re-election campaign and the media attention he has been attracting. Truth-telling in […]
Ethnic violence has engulfed India’s northeastern Manipur state since early May. More than 100 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced. India has deployed thousands of security personnel. Manipur has suffered ethnic tension and conflicts involving armed separatist movements for decades. But now it’s experiencing its worst violence since the 1990s. How did the 2021 coup in neighbouring Myanmar add to the tension? And can New Delhi end the conflict? – 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 #InsideStory #Ethnicviolence #India #Manipur
China’s economy showed further signs of weakness in May. Industrial output and retail sales both missed forecasts. Beijing is expected to increase its efforts to boost the economy to try to shore up its post-COVID-19 recovery. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. – 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 #economy
Followers of a doomsday cult in Kenya have appeared in court. They’re charged with attempted suicide which is a criminal offence there. Around 65 people rescued from the Shakahola Forest say they’re on hunger strike while their leader faces various charges. Paul Mackenzie is accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death to – in his words- ‘meet Jesus’. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi joins us live from Nairobi, Kenya for the latest updates. – 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 #Kenya #cult #pastorPaulMackenzieNthenge
Imran Khan is the cricket star, turned prime minister, turned ex-prime minister, who’s at the centre of a political storm in Pakistan. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann looks at his life and career, to explain how he became so popular – and so divisive. 01:07 – Who is Imran Khan? 02:17 – Khan’s political beginnings 02:58 – Pakistan’s political history 03:46 – Khan and the military 05:00 – Khan’s time in office 08:01 – Khan’s ouster 08:20 – Khan fights back 09:12 – Legal cases against Khan 10:31 – Pakistan’s political future This episode features: Farzana Shaikh – Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House Uzair Younus – Director, Pakistan Initiative, Atlantic […]
Argentina’s annual inflation rate now stands at 114 percent `more than 100 percent. That means the prices of some basic goods have more than doubled in the past 12 months. The numbers from Argentina’s Bureau of Statistics also reveal that four in every ten people have been thrown into poverty. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Florencia Varela in Buenos Aires Province where many must get creative to make ends meet. 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/ #Argentina #ArgentinaEconomicCrisis #ArgentinaInflation
Leaders at the Regional Africa Summit in Djibouti have given themselves 10 days to stop the conflict in Sudan amid fears it could destabilise the region. Delegates from Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia and Kenya have been tasked with meeting the two warring parties involved. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Djibouti. – 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 #Africa #RegionalSummit #LeadersSummit
Authorities in north-eastern Philippines have put more villages on an evacuation watch as fears grow of a major volcanic eruption. Mount Mayon began spewing gas and rocks earlier in the week. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Albay province, 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/ #Philippines #MayonVolcano #AlJazeeraEnglish
Four children found alive after 40 days in the Colombian jungle have been reunited with their relatives. The eldest sibling is 13, the youngest, just one year old. Colombian President Gustavo Petro said they survived like ‘children of the jungle’. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota, where the youngsters are recovering in hospital. – 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 #Clomboa #ColombiaPlaneCrash #Reunion
More than 6,000 villagers have been forced to leave rural communities within a six-kilometre (3.7-mile) radius of the Mayon volcano’s crater in northeastern Albay province in the Philippines. Officials on Saturday said thousands more need to be moved to safety from the permanent danger zone amid another threat: monsoon rains that could be unleashed by an approaching typhoon. Authorities warned that Typhoon Guchol, which is approaching the Philippines from the Pacific but is projected to skirt the archipelago, may still dump heavy rains – unwelcome news for those living near Mayon’s slopes. “There’s a typhoon and floodwaters may rush down Mayon and swamp this village. That’s one of our fears,” […]
