South Africa to hold general election on May 29
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/south-africa-to-hold-general-election-on-may-29?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 7:13 PM
Ruling ANC faces a tough challenge to retain its majority in seventh election since the end of the apartheid system.
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All you need to know about Major League Soccer 2024 and its Messi mania
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/2/20/messi-mania-grips-major-league-soccer-as-new-north-american-season-begins-football?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 7:09 PM
The Messi effect, biggest players, league breakdown and everything else you need to know about Major League Soccer.
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US vetoes UN resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/2/20/us-vetoes-un-resolution-calling-for-immediate-gaza-ceasefire?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 6:57 PM
The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
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Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border in protest against grain imports
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/polish-farmers-block-ukraines-border-in-protest-against-grain-imports?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 5:31 PM
Farmers are angry at what they say is unfair competition from cheaper imports from Poland's war-torn neighbour and ally.
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‘Israel’s apartheid must end,’ South Africa says at ICJ hearing
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/israels-apartheid-must-end-south-africa-says-at-icj-hearing?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 4:44 PM
International Court of Justice to hear from 52 countries on legality of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories.
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US vetoes another UN Security Council resolution urging Gaza war ceasefire
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/us-vetoes-another-un-security-council-resolution-urging-gaza-war-ceasefire?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 4:37 PM
Majority of members voted to call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza that has killed more than 29,000.
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Why does an archipelago off the coast of Argentina belong to the UK?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/why-does-an-archipelago-off-the-coast-of-argentina-belong-to-the-uk?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 4:27 PM
David Cameron is first British foreign secretary to visit the Falkland Islands in 30 years.
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South Africa urges court to find Israeli occupation illegal
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/2/20/south-africa-urges-court-to-find-israeli-occupation-illegal?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 3:48 PM
South Africa urged the ICJ to find that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal.
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Photos: Long winter for Morocco quake survivors
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/2/20/photos-long-winter-for-morocco-quake-survivors?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 2:37 PM
Authorities say 3,000 people died during the September 8 earthquake, which damaged more than 60,000 dwellings.
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WHO ‘shocked’ by what they found at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/2/20/who-shocked-by-what-they-found-at-gazas-nasser-hospital?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 2:15 PM
After days of being refused entry by Israeli forces, a team of UN doctors was allowed into Nasser Hospital in south Gaza
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Four Egyptian officials back on trial in Italy over death of Giulio Regeni
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/four-egyptian-officials-back-on-trial-in-italy-over-death-of-giulio-regeni?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 1:36 PM
Italy’s top court decided last year to proceed with the trial against the four officials, who will be tried in absentia.
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What’s fuelling the deadly cholera outbreak in Southern Africa?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/whats-fuelling-the-deadly-cholera-outbreak-in-southern-africa?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 1:15 PM
Unchecked border movement and poor sewage systems have a new partner in wreaking havoc: climate change
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‘Let me finally see my son’: Navalny’s mother demands body from Putin
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/let-me-finally-see-my-son-navalnys-mother-demands-body-from-putin?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 1:00 PM
Kremlin says widow Yulia's accusations that Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent are 'unfounded and vulgar'.
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How is Israel’s arms industry profiting from the war on Gaza?
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-stream/2024/2/20/how-is-israels-arms-industry-profiting-from-the-war-on-gaza?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 1:00 PM
The war on Gaza seems to be a testing ground for Israel’s new weaponry, with devastating effect.
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Children collect spilled flour from the ground after Gaza aid chaos
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/2/20/children-collect-spilled-flour-from-the-ground-after-gaza-aid-chaos?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 12:43 PM
A video of children collecting flour off the ground shows how serious the hunger situation is in Gaza.
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Ten years ago Russia annexed Crimea, paving the way for war in Ukraine
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/crimea-anniversary-war-ukraine?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 12:07 PM
Russia's annexation of the peninsula was not recognised by any nation except Moscow.
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Who is Julian Assange? Will the WikiLeaks founder be extradited to the US?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/who-is-julian-assange-will-he-be-extradited-to-the-us?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 11:44 AM
The London High Court hearing will determine whether Assange is extradited to the US after his decade-long legal battle.
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Haiti President Moise’s widow, ex-PM among 50 charged in his assassination
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/haiti-president-moises-widow-ex-pm-among-50-charged-in-his-assassination?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 10:21 AM
Leaked document claims first lady allegedly conspired with former PM to kill the president and replace him herself.
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The Day Before October 7
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/pinch-point/2024/2/20/the-day-before-october-7-2?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 10:16 AM
What was the mood in Gaza like before the current war broke out?
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Israeli police push back protesters demanding deal on Gaza captives
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/2/20/israeli-police-push-back-protesters-demanding-deal-on-gaza-captives?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 9:59 AM
Israeli police grappled with protesters marching to the house of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Namibia, Gaza and German hypocrisy on genocide
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/2/20/namibia-gaza-and-german-hypocrisy-on-genocide?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 9:55 AM
Clearly, Germany has learned nothing from its long history of genocidal violence.
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Julian Assange appeals in ‘most important press freedom case in the world’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/julian-assange-appeals-in-most-important-press-freedom-case-in-the-world?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 9:52 AM
A court will decide if Julian Assange may appeal extradition to the US, where relatives say he could die in jail.
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Russia arrests dual US citizen for Ukraine-linked ‘treason’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/russia-detains-dual-us-citizen-for-ukraine-linked-treason?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 9:36 AM
The unnamed woman is accused of raising funds that benefitted the Ukrainian armed forces.
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South Korea trainee doctors walk out in protest against reforms
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/south-koreas-trainee-doctors-walk-out-in-protest-against-reforms?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 9:07 AM
Work stoppage follows mass resignations and caused major delays to surgical procedures and treatment.
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Ukraine PM calls for long-range missiles to fight back Russia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/20/ukrainian-prime-minister-calls-for-new-sanctions-on-moscow?traffic_source=rss
February 20, 2024, 8:33 AM
Shmyhal says delays in providing long-range artillery, missile equipment is 'main danger for us on the battlefield'.
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