Has South Africa’s ANC failed to live up to its promises?
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2024/4/27/has-south-africas-anc-failed-to-live-up-to-its-promises?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 8:52 PM
South Africa is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its first democratic election.
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Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/iraq-criminalises-same-sex-relationships-with-maximum-15-years-in-prison?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 8:38 PM
The law is backed mainly by Shia Muslim parties who form the largest coalition in Iraq's parliament.
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Hamas releases video of two Israeli captives held in Gaza
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/hamas-releases-video-of-two-israeli-captives-held-in-gaza?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 7:05 PM
The two men, identified as Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, send love to their families and ask to be released in the video.
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Twenty Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion: PM
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/twenty-cambodian-soldiers-killed-in-ammunition-base-explosion-pm?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 3:55 PM
The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred at an army base in Kampong Speu province, Hun Manet says.
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Pro-Palestine student protests spread in second week of demonstrations
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/pro-palestinian-student-protests-spread-in-second-week-of-demonstrations?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 1:39 PM
Large-scale demonstrations take place in US universities and on European streets amid arrests and clashes with police.
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Ramaphosa hails ANC record as South Africa marks 30 years of democracy
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/ramaphosa-hails-anc-record-as-south-africa-marks-30-years-of-democracy?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 1:28 PM
President Ramaphosa lauds South Africa's achievements under his party's leadership since the end of apartheid in 1994.
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From LA to NY, pro-Palestine college campus protests grow strong in US
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/4/27/from-la-to-new-york-student-protests-in-support-of-palestine-grow-strong?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 1:11 PM
Students keep protesting at universities across the US as law enforcement steps in to remove protesters from campuses.
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‘Left to bleed out’: Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/israeli-forces-shoot-dead-two-palestinians-in-occupied-west-bank?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 12:59 PM
Two Palestinian youths shot dead and 20 arrested as Israeli forces continue deadly crackdown in the occupied West Bank.
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The Abu Ghraib abuse scandal 20 years on: What redress for victims?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/the-abu-ghraib-abuse-scandal-20-years-on-what-redress-for-victims?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 11:51 AM
Two decades since images of Iraqi men being abused by US soldiers shocked the world, victims still seeking justice.
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Maroof’s ’emotional’ farewell captures legacy for Pakistan women’s cricket
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/4/27/maroofs-emotional-farewell-captures-impact-on-pakistan-womens-cricket?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 11:43 AM
Trailblazing former Pakistan women's cricket captain Bismah Maroof says 'emotional' farewell was for team and family.
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South Africa’s post-apartheid democracy is sustained by protest
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/4/27/south-africas-post-apartheid-democracy-is-sustained-by-protest?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 11:33 AM
Elections are important for democracy, but political and social mobilisations are crucial.
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Russia and Ukraine target each other’s energy sectors
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/russia-ukraine-target-each-others-energy-sector?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 11:09 AM
Moscow has renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities, drawing retaliatory attacks on refineries by Kyiv.
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Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad night attack
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/iraqi-tiktok-star-om-fahad-shot-dead-in-baghdad-night-attack?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 10:08 AM
The influencer, who had hundreds of thousands of followers, had been sentenced to six months in prison last year.
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Sudan: A savage war and toxic information battle
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-listening-post/2024/4/27/sudan-a-savage-war-and-toxic-information-battle?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 9:43 AM
Domestic rivalries and external players pollute the Sudanese information space.
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‘Free at last’: When South Africa voted in democracy, kicked out apartheid
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/4/27/thirty-years-of-freedom-failed-dreams-and-hope-for-a-better-south-africa?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 9:41 AM
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reflects on April 27, 1994 and the lessons from the transition from apartheid to democracy.
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Is the crackdown on US university campuses a threat to free speech?
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2024/4/27/is-the-crackdown-on-us-university-campuses-a-threat-to-free-speech?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 9:24 AM
Hundreds of students and academics have been arrested during rallies opposing Israel's war on Gaza. 
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Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/yemens-houthis-damage-oil-tanker-shoot-down-us-drone?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 8:43 AM
MV Andromeda Star suffers damage and MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down in latest escalation by the Houthis.
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‘Legitimate to fight occupiers’: Meeting a ‘terrorist’ fighting the US
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/legitimate-to-fight-occupiers-meeting-a-terrorist-fighting-the-us?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 8:23 AM
Abu Ala al-Walai, leader of Iraqi armed group KSS, tells our correspondent that the Islamic Resistance will prevail.
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US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of $6bn defence aid
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/us-to-provide-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine-as-part-of-6bn-defence-aid?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 8:18 AM
New weapons seen as crucial as Kyiv faces dire battlefield conditions, ammunition shortage amid Russian military gains.
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South Africa: 30 years after apartheid, what has changed?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/south-africa-30-years-after-apartheid-what-has-changed?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 7:00 AM
Big socio-political gains have followed apartheid but the legacy of racism and segregation is still starkly visible.
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Hamas receives latest Israeli proposal amid efforts to revive Gaza talks
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/hamas-receives-latest-israeli-proposal-amid-efforts-to-revive-gaza-talks?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 5:57 AM
Palestinian group says it is 'open to any ideas' but sticks to its demand that a deal must permanently end the Gaza war.
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Columbia University’s Shafik rebuked over Gaza crackdown but avoids censure
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/columbia-universitys-shafik-rebuked-over-gaza-crackdown-but-avoids-censure?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 5:07 AM
University oversight panel says president undermined freedoms by allowing New York police to break up Gaza protest.
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US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/27/us-returns-ancient-artefacts-looted-from-cambodia-indonesia?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 3:43 AM
New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m.
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Jobless engineers, MBAs: The hidden army of Indian election ‘consultants’
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/4/27/jobless-tech-savvy-engineers-mbas-are-problem-solvers-of-indian-elections?traffic_source=rss
April 27, 2024, 3:01 AM
These ‘politically neutral problem solvers’ do short stints in political campaigns and are valued for their data skills.
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Generation gap: What student protests say about US politics, Israel support
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/26/generation-gap-what-student-protests-say-about-us-politics-israel-support?traffic_source=rss
April 26, 2024, 9:35 PM
Experts say growing protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term.
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