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World Service,18 Feb 2026,49 mins

Tributes continue to pour in for Jesse Jackson

Newsday

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People are mourning the death of Jesse Jackson, a leader of America's civil-rights movement. He was a protege of Martin Luther King in the 1960s and ran twice for president. We go to South Africa and ask how he is being remembered there. Peru's congress has removed the incumbent president, Jose Jeri, just four months into his term. He was accused of undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman and appointing nine women to his government, with questions being asked about their qualifications. And the Iranian Foreign Minister says the United States and Iran have made good progress in Geneva talks. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo:Civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson.Credit: Keith Bedford/Reuters).

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