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Sri Lanka set for presidential election amid crisis
Sri Lanka is moving closer to finding a new president, with four politicians named as contenders in Wednesday’s election. But the economic crisis that sparked the resignation of the former president continues, with people struggling to buy food and fuel. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo. 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:…
What's the way out of Sri Lanka's political crisis? | Inside Story
Sri Lanka’s political turmoil is deepening. Instead of resigning on Wednesday as promised, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Singapore via the Maldives. Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a nationwide curfew. Sri Lankans say these developments are unacceptable. Is there a way out of the crisis to prevent a power vacuum? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Kabir Hashim – Sri Lankan opposition Member of Parliament and…
Why the war in Ukraine is causing a global food crisis | Start Here
Ukraine is usually one of the world’s biggest exporters of grain, but the war has changed that. What’s going on? And why has it got the UN warning about famine? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW 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/ And let us…
How the global cost-of-living crisis could affect Japan – BBC News
People globally are facing a cost-of-living crisis, but in Japan shoppers have been used to decades of stable or falling prices. The country now faces rising prices, which is a big deal, partly because people’s wages haven’t gone up since the 90s. Japan hit its inflation target of 2% in April this year, almost a decade after it was set. But with much of it…
UK: Boris Johnson gov’t plunged into crisis as two ministers quit
Two of Britain’s most senior Cabinet ministers have quit, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership after months of scandals. Health minister Sajid Javid and finance minister Rishi Sunak announced their resignations on Tuesday, plunging Johnson’s government into crisis. Javid said he had lost confidence in Johnson’s ability to govern in the national interest after a series of scandals,…
India on Fire: Facing the Climate Crisis | 101 East Documentary
In India’s capital, New Delhi, mountains of rubbish are on fire. Blazes are breaking out in slums, residents are suffering heat stroke and dehydration, and there are shortages of electricity and water. This is life when an extreme heatwave hits. New Delhi and parts of northwest India have been facing unprecedented heat, with temperatures up to 10 degrees hotter than normal. 101 East meets the…
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World’s foremost index provider alone channelled US$3.7 billion into entities boosting People’s Liberation Army, says congressional report. [...]
US vetoed draft resolution recommending ‘State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations’. Britain and Switzerland abstained, while remaining 12 council members voted yes. [...]
Donald Trump said Thursday that Europe should give more money to Ukraine, days before US lawmakers are to vote on a long-delayed $61 billion aid package for the war-torn nation. [...]
