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World Service,18 Feb 2026,49 mins

Tributes paid to US civil-rights activist Jesse Jackson

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People have come together to pay tribute and say prayers in Chicago for the American civil rights pioneer, Jesse Jackson, who has died aged 84. We remember the man considered by many as one of America's most influential black figures with his friend for decades, Congresswoman Maxine Waters. We look at the decision by the Israeli government to approve a plan for land registration in the occupied West Bank and what it means. And the chief executive of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, is scheduled to give evidence in a Los Angeles court later today. It's a landmark civil trial that looks at the impact of social media on young people. Presenters: Anne Soy and James Copnall. (Photo: Civil-rightleader Jesse Jackson. Credit: Cheney Orr/Reuters).

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