Bangladesh: Sugar mill fire contaminates Karnaphuli river:
Three days after a massive fire destroyed over 100,000 metric tonnes of raw sugar in a factory in the port city of Chittagong, locals found liquid sugar and chemical waste flowing into a major river in Bangladesh. Watch to learn more about this all too familiar story of industrial waste ravaging water bodies!
Brazil: Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado accelerated dramatically in 2023
Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado area, a huge tropical grassland famed for its rich biodiversity, rose dramatically in 2023 and exceeded that of the rainforest.
Mexico: A boat capsizes in Oaxaca, Mexico, leaving eight Chinese migrants dead.
In Mexico, where a vessel overturned, and eight Chinese nationals were discovered dead on the country's southern coast. The prosecutor's office reported one man and seven ladies on board.
Pakistan Election 2024: According to Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N becomes the single largest party.
Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister of Pakistan, asserted on Friday that the PML-N, his party, had become the single largest party in the national elections. In an attempt to establish a coalition government, Nawaz Sharif has stated that he is in contact with Asif Ali Zardari of the PPP, Fazlur Rehman of the JUI-F, and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui of the MQM-P.
After being repeatedly attacked by rebel drones, the Junta in Myanmar withdrew from their position near the Thai border. Myawaddy, a vital trading outpost, has been taken over by junta forces. Once the vital border town was turned into a rebel and military Junta battleground, hundreds of refugees fled across the river frontier separating Myanmar from Thailand.
UK: Environmentalists demonstrate in front of GB News and paint a building black to symbolize oil
Members of the climate movement Extinction Rebellion demonstrated in front of the British broadcaster GB News' London offices, claiming that the company gets compensated for using fossil fuels. Watch to find out more!
Rising food prices lead to smuggling and protests in Nigeria as the country's predicament worsens.
Nigeria is on the verge of a food crisis as millions of people cannot pay for basic essentials due to smugglers' exaggerated pricing. Due to the circumstances, trade unions have called for rallies against the government's handling of the crisis. In the last year, food prices have increased by about 40%, making it difficult for many Nigerians to feed their families or themselves. The crisis shows no signs of abating, leaving the nation's future unknown.
Thousands of people assemble at Al-Aqsa Mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers.
The holy month of Ramadan is coming to a conclusion for Muslims in the Occupied Territories. At the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Occupied East Jerusalem, thousands of Palestinians have gathered for Eid prayers.
Political unrest in Haiti: Jimmy Cherizier, a gang leader
Al Jazeera was informed by one of Haiti's most influential gang leaders that he is prepared to intensify his assault on the nation's institutions. It comes after several weeks of bloodshed that have led to a humanitarian disaster.
Houthis claim that Israel's Gaza operation will be mirrored by Red Sea strikes.
Shortly after the leader of the group announced that the group was stepping up attacks on ships in the Red Sea and other waters, using new "submarine weapons" among other things, to mimic Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip, a Houthi official posted a statement on the social media platform X.
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