Protests continue across Peru even after the new leader, Dina Boluarte, has sworn in her cabinet. Police have been out in force as supporters of former President Pedro Castillo demanded his release. Castillo was impeached and arrested on Wednesday. Demonstrators are now calling for early elections. Al Jazeera’s @MarianaSanchez 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 #politcs #protests
The largest dam removal operation in US history is due to begin in California. It is part of a wider trend with almost 60 dams torn down in the past two decades. Now, after decades of negotiation and bureaucratic delay, the Iron Gate Dam is going to be torn down. The process will take several years and will be the largest dam removal in US history. This latest operation is not just about the environment. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Hornbrook, California. – 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/ #California #IronGateDam #KlamathRiver
“It is time to turn this pain into action”. That is the message from US President Joe Biden after 19 young children and two adults were killed in a school shooting in Texas. The assault by a lone teenage gunman is the deadliest at an American school in a decade. The 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde before he was killed by law enforcement, officials said. Investigators say the suspect was armed with a handgun, an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and high-capacity magazines. Once again the attack prompted calls for greater gun control across the US. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports. – Subscribe to […]
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has lifted a mandatory lockdown imposed in the country’s capital and a nearby town, after the measure spurred widespread criticism, anger and fresh protests in the streets of Lima. Castillo had late on Monday ordered residents to remain in their homes between 2am and 11:59pm local time in an effort “to re-establish peace and internal order” amid nationwide protests over rising fuel and food prices. “We will with immediate effect remove this [curfew]. We call on the Peruvian people to be calm,” Castillo said on Tuesday afternoon, alongside Congress President Maria Alva, as he cut the curfew short just after 5pm local time (10:00 GMT). Al […]
El Salvador’s President has threatened to increase punishments for hundreds of imprisoned gang members with gang violence surging. A state of emergency is in place and rights groups say President Nayib Bukele is fighting brutality with brutality. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman 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/ #ElSalvador #NayibBukele #ElSalvadorGangCrackdown
A powerful winter storm packing heavy snow and high winds has pummeled the United States East Coast, forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights as severe weather alerts were sounded across the region of nearly 70 million people. With blizzard warnings in effect, cities including New York and Boston bore the brunt of the storm on Saturday morning, but the far-reaching system also hit the mid-Atlantic. Freeze alerts were raised as far south as Florida, where the National Weather Service (NWS) warned of “scattered to isolated falling iguanas from trees” as plunging temperatures temporarily paralysed the large lizards, which can weigh up to 20 pounds (9kg). Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo […]
AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless service near some airports in the United States after the nation’s largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause massive flight disruptions. The decision from the telecommunication companies arrived Tuesday as the administration of US President Joe Biden tried to broker a settlement between the telecom companies and the airlines over a rollout of new 5G service, scheduled for Wednesday. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Chicago’s O’Hare International airport. – 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/ #FAA #Boeing #5G
A left-wing legislator who rose to prominence during anti-government protests in Chile has been elected the country’s next president. With almost 99 percent of polling stations reporting, Gabriel Boric won 56 percent of the votes, compared with 44 percent for his conservative opponent, Jose Antonio Kast. In a model of civility that broke from the polarizing rhetoric of the campaign, Kast immediately recognised defeat, tweeting a photo of himself on the phone with his opponent congratulating him on his “grand triumph”. At 35, Boric is set to become Chile’s youngest-ever president. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Santiago, Chile. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: […]
The leader of a coalition of Haitian gangs is asking the US to help him overthrow the government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The head of the G9 gang Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier said he wanted Haiti’s elite gone. He had previously said he would ensure the safe passage of fuel trucks gangs had blocked if Henry was removed. Gangs in Haiti have become more politically assertive since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July which has plunged the country into further lawlessness. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Haiti #HaitiGangs […]
The leader of a group of nine Haitian gangs, commonly referred to as G9, says his members are not responsible for kidnapping 17 foreign missionaries. The head of the group marched through Port-au-Prince, flanked by hundreds of residents in defence of his armed groups. Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reports Port-au-Prince, Haiti. – 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 #Haiti #kidnappings
