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Sri Lanka’s economic woes continue amid food, fuel shortages

Despite a leadership change in July, Sri Lankans are still dealing with long food and gas queues after months of protests over shortages. And amid the ongoing economic and political uncertainty, human rights groups have criticised President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government for continuing to keep protest leaders in jail. Al Jazeera’s @MinelleFernandez reports from Colombo, Sri Lanka. – 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 #SriLanka #protests

World Cup winners Argentina arrive in Buenos Aires to huge crowds

Jubilant crowds packed central Buenos Aires to celebrate the return of Argentina’s world-champion football squad. But the huge turnout also forced the team to trade their bus parade for a helicopter tour. Al Jazeera’s @TeresaBo reports from Buenos Aires, Argentina. – 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 #WorldCup2022 #WorldCup #Qatar2022 #Argentina

Land grabs threaten environment in Bangladeshi capital

During the past 20 years, land grabs in Dhaka have swallowed two-thirds of its ecologically important wetlands. As a result, the low-lying megacity has increasingly been flooded as climate change hastens extreme weather effects. Al Jazeera’s @TanvirChowdhury reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh. – 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 #Bangladesh #wetlands

Peru political crisis as poor communities demand change

Peru has been living through a political crisis since former president Pedro Castillo was impeached and jailed last week after attempting to dissolve Congress. But aside from the immediate causes of protests there are deeper underlying issues. Al Jazeera’s @JohnHolman went to Buena Vista, on the outskirts of the capital, to find out more. – 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 #Peru #politicalcrisis #poverty

Eight Palestinian migrants drown crossing Mediterranean

Funerals have been held in Gaza for eight young men who died trying to cross the Mediterranean. Relatives blame the Israeli blockade for forcing Palestinians to make the risky journey to Europe in search of work. Al Jazeera’s @Youmnael-Sayed reports from Gaza. – 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 #Gaza #migration #Israel

UK’s bid to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is ‘lawful’: High Court

The United Kingdom’s High Court has ruled the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal. The deportation policy was suspended in June, after a last-minute challenge. But the court also said the cases of eight asylum seekers due to be deported must be reconsidered. Al Jazeera’s @HarryFawcett reports from London, the UK. – 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 #UK #UnitedKingdom #Rwanda #migration

Kyiv under attack: Russia renews strikes as city tries to restore power

Kyiv says it shot down several drones on Monday as it works to restore power after previous strikes. Ukraine has been working to restore power to Kyiv after an attack on Friday damaged energy facilities. Friday’s attack was one of the biggest since war began and plunged multiple cities into darkness. Millions of people across Ukraine have had no heating or running water after Russian strikes. – 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 #Ukrainewar #Ukraine #Russia #Kyiv

Peru’s former President Castillo ‘wants violence to end’

A lawyer for Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo has told Al Jazeera he is willing to give up his demand to be reinstated if it will stop protests that have swept the country. Castillo was impeached and arrested on charges of rebellion and conspiracy this month. Protesters have been demanding his release and early elections. Al Jazeera’s @JohnHolman reports from Lima, Peru. – 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 #Peru #political crisis

‘We fought until the end’: French World Cup fans sing Les Bleus

For French fans watching the final back home, it was a tense two and a half hours that ended in heartbreak. After the game that went to extra time and a penalty shootout, they were left crushed as they absorbed the weight of the moment and what could have been. Al Jazeera’s @PaulBrennan reports from Paris, France. – 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 #WorldCup2022 #Qatar2022 #France #Argentina

Palestinian-French rights lawyer Hammouri deported by Israel

Israel has confirmed it has deported a Palestinian-French human rights lawyer, Salah Hammouri. His fight against deportation has been seen as an important test case of how Israel treats Palestinian activists. Al Jazeera’s @RobMcBride reports from West Jerusalem. – 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 #palestine #Israel #France #EastJerusalem #SalahHammouri