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Kolkata, India — Amirul Laskar has been out of a job for the past three months, since the jute mill where he was employed shut operations citing losses. The 40-year-old worked at the Delta Jute Mill in Manikpur village, about 20km (12 miles) from Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state. Since he lost his job, he has struggled to run his household and pay for food as well as the other needs of his parents, wife and 18-month-old daughter, he told Al Jazeera. “Such disruptions had happened three to four times last year also, when work was suspended for a…

EXPLAINERAmal Clooney was on the panel that advised the ICC prosecutor who applied for arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders.Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), released a statement on Monday saying he had applied for arrest warrants for top leaders of Israel and Hamas whom his team suspects of committing war crimes and “crimes against humanity” during and since the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7 last year in which about 1,140 people were killed. Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, which has continued for more than seven months…

PodcastPodcast, The TakeThe Iranian president’s death after a helicopter crash pushes the country into an election during a turbulent time. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, along with the foreign minister and six others. Now, the government will have to carry out elections during a turbulent moment for Iran and the region. How will Raisi’s death play out? In this episode:  For more: The Take: What will happen to Julian Assange if he is extradited? The Take: Are Israeli officials under threat of ICC prosecution? Episode credits: This episode was produced by David Enders, Zaina…

Iranians are observing the second of five days of public mourning announced by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Iranians have gathered in Tabriz, the capital of the East Azerbaijan province, to mourn at a farewell procession for President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other people in the helicopter, including crew members, were also killed in the crash. On Tuesday, tens of thousands of mourners, waving Iranian flags and portraits of the late president, set out from a central square in the northwestern city where Raisi was headed when his helicopter…

Mokhber led the Iranian supreme leader’s multibillion-dollar charitable conglomerate for 14 years.Mohammad Mokhber is Iran’s interim president now after late President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials were confirmed killed in a helicopter crash and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved his accession to the role. The former first vice president held an extraordinary meeting with judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the parliament speaker, on Monday morning. As per the constitution, the three must set things in motion for a new presidential election to be held within 50 days. Mokhber will remain interim president until then. “We will…

NewsFeedThe first images of the crash site in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province show the burned-out wreckage of part of the helicopter that was carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and seven other passengers who have all been confirmed dead.Published On 20 May 202420 May 2024 Source link

NewsFeedIsraeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to quit the government if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t provide a clear plan for what happens after the war on Gaza.Published On 19 May 202419 May 2024 Source link

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NewsFeedA helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and the foreign minister has crashed in a remote area in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. Search and rescue efforts have been hampered by bad weather.Published On 19 May 202419 May 2024 Source link

The Israeli army has stepped up attacks across Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinians in the central part of the besieged enclave, as US national security adviser Jake Sullivan travelled to Israel to hold talks with senior officials. Sullivan was expected to press Israeli leaders on Sunday to take a more targeted approach in the country’s Gaza offensive and avoid a wider-scale assault on the southern city of Rafah. He met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and was also expected to hold discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has vowed to move forward with the Rafah offensive despite warnings from…