U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are slated to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco. The two leaders are expected to talk about a range of topics including nuclear armaments and trade. The talks have been emphasized after Secretary of the Treasury Dept. Janet Yellen made remarks on how the U.S. “does not seek to decouple from China”, but should be considerate of its stance on human rights and national security. China Beige Book Co-Founder and CEO Leland Miller joins Yahoo Finance to discuss U.S.-China relations as well as the challenges the Biden administration has in its policies toward […]
Demonstrators put up red stained hands and placards in the air behind Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Washington, DC. The anti-war protest was when Blinken and Austin testified to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Biden’s request for 106 billion US dollars to fund ambitions plans for Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou-Castro is at the Capitol Hill for the latest 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 #UnitedStates #Hamas #AntonyBlinken #GazaWar #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaHumanitarianAid #IsraelAttack #OperationSwordsOfIron #alaqsaflood
As pleas for a ceasefire in Gaza grow louder, there is a palpable sense of urgency at the United Nations. But the Security Council remains divided, struggling to find a unified voice as the turmoil drags on. With UN officials warning of a breakdown of civil order in Gaza, On Monday, members of the Security Council gathered for yet another emergency meeting on the war. The UN refugee agency for Palestinians tells the Security Council that forced displacement is taking place in Gaza, and Israeli attacks on civilians there are collective punishment. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from the UN Headquarters in New York. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow […]
Rallies in support of Palestinians and an immediate ceasefire have taken place in New York City and Washington, DC. In New York, hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators gathered at Grand Central Station, with pro-Palestinian rallies growing in size as the conflict in Gaza continues. In Washington, DC, protesters in front of the White House chanted slogans denouncing the war, calling for an end to the conflict, and an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. These protests reflect the escalating global concern for the ongoing violence in the region. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Washington, DC on the rallies that took place across the US. Subscribe to our […]
The United Nations Security Council has again failed to take action on the Israel-Hamas conflict despite a deepening humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. Russia and China on Wednesday vetoed a United States resolution that called for a humanitarian pause to allow humanitarian aid access, the protection of civilians and a stop to arming Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip. A rival text put forward by Moscow then failed to draw sufficient support. The US had toned down an initial draft released over the weekend after diplomats expressed shock at its failure to recognise the humanitarian crisis and its bold statement that Israel had a […]
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has renewed his demand for a ceasefire in Gaza and said that international law was being violated in the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas. Israel has bombarded the besieged Gaza Strip relentlessly since October 7, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel, killling at least 1,400 people according to Israeli authorities. Speaking before the 15-member UN Security Council on Tuesday, Guterres pleaded for civilians to be protected and warned that the fighting risked a wider conflagration in the region. Guterres also criticised Israel without naming it, saying, “protecting civilians does not mean ordering more than one million people to […]
The United States has finalised its United Nations Security Council resolution. It calls for all measures necessary such as ‘humanitarian pauses’ and allows for ‘humanitarian access to Gaza’. A key sticking point has been the call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas – which does not appear in the US resolution. It is not yet clear when the Security Council will vote on the resolution although it is understood that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend the UN meeting on Wednesday. This is the third draft resolution issued since the conflict began. Previous ones by Russia and Brazil were vetoed. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo joins us live […]
We’ve been getting reports of a drone and rocket attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase that hosts US and other international forces in western Iraq. According to the Reuters news agency, multiple blasts were heard inside the base. Ain al-Asad air base is located in the western Anbar province. Meanwhile in a separate incident, US Navy has intercepted 3 missiles in the Northern Red Sea. The Pentagon says they believe this was a Houthi attack launched from Yemen and that preliminary evidence suggests the drones and missiles were potentially heading towards Israel. Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdelwahed is in Baghdad, Iraq and Patty Culhane in Washington DC monitoring the latest developments. […]
The human rights organisation Jewish Voice for Peace says that 500 people were arrested at their protest against “Israel’s ongoing oppression of Palestinians” in Washington DC on Wednesday. The protestors sat on the floor of the lobby of the US Congress building, unfurling a large banner that said ceasefire as they were surrounded by police. “We shut down Congress to draw mass attention to the US complicity in Israel’s ongoing oppression of Palestinians,” the group said. The US Capitol Police said it cleared the rotunda, around one hour ago, and that it is still processing arrests. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow […]
A mourning father in Gaza says a final goodbye to his two sons as he’s taken to see each of their bodies one by one. They were killed in an Israeli air strike while out fetching water. 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
