Tag: Al Jazeera

(Portugal) Portugal to hold presidential election as COVID cases surge (Al Jazeera)

People are only allowed to leave home for essential work or trips and to vote under Portugal’s current lockdown. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/portugal-to-hold-presidential-election-as-covid-19-cases-surge

(UK/USA) Johnson, Biden discuss climate change, COVID-19 (Al Jazeera)

British PM ‘looks forward to deepening alliance’ with the US in first phone call with Biden since his inauguration. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/johnson-biden-discuss-climate-change-covid-19

(USA) Senate Republican warns Trump impeachment could set precedent (Al Jazeera)

John Cornyn says ‘former Democratic Presidents’ could be impeached if Senate moves ahead with Donald Trump’s trial. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/senate-republican-warns-trump-impeachment-could-set-precedent

(Central African Republic) Spectre of conflict threatens the future of CAR ‘sandfishers’ (Amaury Falt-Brown

Sand extraction provides a lifeline to many in impoverished CAR, but the industry faces a growing threat of violence. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/spectre-of-conflict-threatens-the-future-of-car-sandfishers

(Tunisia) Tunisia: Protests continue against police brutality, corruption (Al Jazeera)

Tunisians march against police brutality, inequality, as government bans gatherings amid surge in COVID-19 cases. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/tunisia-protests-continue-against-police-brutality-corruption

(Russia) What is Alexey Navalny’s endgame? (Leonid Ragozin, Al Jazeera)

But can his political project succeed while the West continues to be openly hostile to Russia? https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/23/navalny-has-become-putins-main-challenger

(International Development Cooperation) It is time to rethink international development cooperation (Hatice Karahan, Al Jazeera)

Developed countries have to fulfil their commitments to provide foreign aid and ensure its effectiveness. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/23/its-time-to-rethink-international-development-cooperation

(Russia) Russia arrests hundreds amid nationwide pro-Navalny protests (Al Jazeera)

Supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny demand his release, defying bitter cold and a ban on protests. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/russia-cracks-down-on-protest-against-navalnys-arrest

(Rural Colombian Groups/USA) Rural Colombian groups seek help from new US gov’t amid violence (Steven Grattan, Al Jazeera)

Rural Indigenous and Black communities continue to live in fear as armed groups vie for control of territory. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/rural-colombian-groups-seek-help-from-new-us-govt-amid-violence

(USA/Canada) Biden to meet Trudeau next month to discuss pandemic response (Al Jazeera)

Canadian prime minister was the first foreign leader to speak with the new US president in a call highlighting ‘enduring’ ties between two neighbours. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/biden-trudeau-to-meet-next-month-collaborate-on-pandemic-respon

(USA/Afghanistan) Biden administration to review US-Taliban deal (Al Jazeera)

Under a February 2020 deal, US forces are to leave Afghanistan by May 2021 in exchange for counterterrorism guarantees. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/biden-administration-to-review-us-taliban-deal

(Somalia/Ugandan Army) Ugandan army says it killed 189 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia (Al Jazeera)

Al-Qaeda-linked fighters killed after troops raided their hideouts in southern Somalia. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/ugandan-army-says-it-has-killed-198-al-shabab-fighters-in-somalia

(Tunisia) ‘Social justice and work’: Tunisians rise up again (Al Jazeera)

Demonstrators tell Al Jazeera the revolution’s promises 10 years ago have not translated into a just society. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/tunisia-economic-woes-at-the-heart-of-new-anti-govt-protests

(DR Congo) DR Congo lawmakers file motion of no confidence in PM Ilunga (Al Jazeera)

At least 300 out of the 500 members of the National Assembly’s lower house have signed the motion. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/dr-congo-lawmakers-file-motion-of-no-confidence-in-pm

(Libya) Ocean Viking ship rescues hundreds of migrants off Libya coast (Al Jazeera)

A total of 374 migrants have been rescued in two days, said SOS Mediterranee, which operates Ocean Viking aid vessel. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/ocean-viking-ship-rescues-hundreds-of-migrants-off-libya-coast

(Lebanon/Israel) In Lebanon, Israeli warplanes terrify a traumatised population (Anchal Vohra, Al Jazeera)

Violation of Lebanese airspace by low-flying Israeli jets brings back memories of the deadly explosion at Beirut’s port. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/in-lebanon-israeli-warplanes-terrify-a-traumatised-population