Georgia’s ruling party has selected former football player Mikheil Kavelashvili as the country’s new president. It’s a blow to the hopes of pro-EU protesters who took to the streets kicking footballs and holding up red cards.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels. He spoke about cementing support for Ukraine, ahead of Donald Trump’s return as president. Blinken also discussed the entry of North Korean soldiers into combat against Ukraine and said Pyongyang’s involvement will receive a “firm response.” The US says most of the 10,000 North Korean soldiers assisting Russia are already operational in the Kursk region. And on Tuesday, North Korea ratified a landmark defence treaty with Russia. Domitilla Sagramoso is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of War Studies with King’s College London. She says the Russian military face many challenges integrating troops from North […]
Philippe Marliere, a French political scientist, says it’s likely that the far right in France will now try to absorb the conservative right, and in the process “dominate the right side of the political spectrum”. 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #PhilippeMarliere #EU #EuropeanUnion #2024EUElection #EUPolitics #France #MarineLePen #EmmanuelMacron #NationalRallyParty #MEP #RenaissanceParty #FrenchParliament
UK Foreign secretary David Cameron calls Iran’s attack on Israel “reckless and dangerous”, but when asked what the UK would do in the same situation, Cameron said the UK would respond with “very strong action”. 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UK #DavidCameron #Iran #IranAttacksIsrael #OperationTruePromise #IranianDrones #IranDroneAttacks #Israel #Tehran #IranIsraelTension #IranRevolutionaryGuard #IranArmy #IranSupremeLeader #DroneWarefare
The European Parliament has approved an overhaul of immigration policies that harden entry procedures for asylum seekers. The decision follows years of tensions and divisions and requires all member states to share responsibility. Charities and NGOs say the reforms will not help migrants and refugees, while far-right parties across Europe say it doesn’t go far enough. Al Jazeera’s Dominic Kane reports from Berlin, Germany. 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #EU #EuropeanUnion #Europe #EuropeMigrantCrisis #EUParliament #Migration #AsylumSeekers
Polish farmers block border, demand talk with leaders over low grain prices and unfair competition from Ukraine. Frustration continues to grow as farmers protest in over 180 locations, using their tractors and trucks to disrupt traffic and dump grain from Ukraine leaving it to spoil. The farmers are demanding that Prime Minister Donald Tusk and EU leaders address the issue of unfair competition from Ukrainian imports, which they say is crushing their business. Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Poland #farmers […]
Israel’s war on Gaza took centre stage at the African Union Summit — with strong words of support from the continent’s leaders. But breakthroughs in conflicts in Sudan, the DRC, and the Sahel remained elusive. Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports from Addis Ababa, 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #UnitedStates #Europe #boycott #sanctions #EU #reform #Ethiopia #Somaliland #Sudan #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #Sahel #AfricanUnion
China is worried that this war is going to spill into a wider conflict. On Monday, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi made two separate calls to the foreign ministers of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Speaking to Riyad al-Maliki, Wang said Beijing deeply sympathises with the difficulties of the Palestinian people. Wang condemned attacks on civilians. He said China is going to continue to provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people. During his phone call with Israel’s Eli Cohen, Wang urged Israel to do what it can to protect civilians. Wang said Israel has a choice between war and peace, and it is imperative that it must do everything it […]
A record number of people are making the dangerous journey by boat from Tunisia across the Mediterranean to Europe. Many of them are from poor and conflict-hit countries in sub-Saharan Africa. But an increasing number of Tunisians, trying to escape hunger and unemployment, are joining them Countries in Europe are alarmed. As part of efforts to stem the flow, they are offering an aid package of more than $1bn to help stabilise Tunisia’s economy. Rights groups are criticising the proposal, saying it compromises the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Julien Hoez, European Union affairs analyst Yasmine Akrimi, North Africa research analyst at the Brussels International […]
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has hosted world leaders in Bogota for a one-day conference to discuss the political situation in Venezuela, where critics accuse the administration of Nicolás Maduro of stifling opposition. Representatives from 19 countries and the European Union met in the San Carlos Palace on Tuesday, where Petro opened the meeting with a speech. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota, Colombia. – 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 #Colombia #Venezuela
