India’s Supreme Court scraps electoral bonds, calls it ‘unconstitutional’ The election funding system was challenged by opposition and activists on grounds that it hindered people’s right to know who gives money to parties. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees test of new surface-to-sea missiles Kim also ordered the North Korean military to boost its readiness near the western maritime border with South Korea. Prabowo Subianto claims victory in Indonesian presidential election Sample counts show defence minister winning about 58 percent of the vote in first round of presidential election. 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/ Download AJE […]
New Zealand has declared a national state of emergency, as a cyclone causes widespread damage. Hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes due to rising flood waters. With more heavy rain and high wind forecast, officials say rescue efforts are challenging Al Jazeera’s Laura Khan 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #NewZealand #storm
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced her resignation after five and a half years in office. When she was elected, Ardern was the world’s youngest female leader at 37 years old. Al Jazeera’s @AssedBaig looks back at her time in office. – 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 #NewZealand #primeminister #JacindaArdern
Heavy floods in New Zealand have forced hundreds of people to leave their homes. The city of Nelson has been hit the hardest. Further evacuations were ordered on Friday after 750mm of rain fell in three days. It could take years for New Zealand to recover from these floods. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hoda-Yan 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #NewZealand #Flood #Flooding #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Climate #Rain #Evacuation
Tonga is calling for “immediate aid”, with an urgent need for fresh water and food, as it assesses the damage caused by Saturday’s eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai. The volcano exploded in a massive eruption on Saturday – said to be the biggest since Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 – triggering a tsunami and blanketing the Pacific island nation in volcanic ash. The appeal came as experts detected another eruption at Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai.Australia and New Zealand on Monday sent surveillance flights to assess the damage in Tonga and said they were coordinating with the United States, France and other countries on the humanitarian response. Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle reports from Los Angeles […]
New Zealand’s prime minister has claimed a huge victory in the general election, cementing three more years in power. Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party has won more than half of the parliamentary seats. It is an unprecedented result that could see her govern without any coalition partners. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby 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 #NewZealand #Arden
In addition to sharing tributes online, people in the United States are surprised by how quickly New Zealand’s government appears to be moving on to the gun control debate after attacks on mosques in the country killed at least 50 people on Friday. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle 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/
