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Russia fired 34 missiles on Ukraine in an overnight attack on April 27. The barrage targeted Ukraine’s energy sector and reportedly damaged four power plants. The missiles were hit in Lviv, Kharkiv and other regions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 21 of the 34 missiles were downed and once again made a passionate appeal to western backers for more air support. Watch this video for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

After Amazon and Google signed a $1.2bn contract to launch Project Nimbus, providing cloud technology to the Israeli government and the military, tech workers started to notice more Israeli use of artificial intelligence against the Palestinian people. Many of those engineers have become activists for “No Tech for Genocide”, including Zelda Montes, who was one of the dozens of Google staff who were recently fired for protesting against their company’s involvement with Israel. Montes and tech entrepreneur Paul Biggar, who founded Tech for Palestine, tell host Steve Clemons why they refuse to build technology used for oppression, surveillance, warfare and apartheid.

Massive protests erupt across US campuses and European thoroughfares, marked by arrests and confrontations with law enforcement. Al Jazeera's reporters are on the ground, providing live coverage from key US cities including Atlanta, Washington DC, and New York.

More than 200 days into Israel’s war on Gaza, the death toll has surpassed 34,000 while more than 77,000 Palestinians have been wounded. Amid the destruction and ongoing violence, the United Nations appointed Sigrid Kaag as its senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza. With her experience navigating the European Union’s varied positions on the conflict, Kaag leads crucial relief efforts. As the world waits for a ceasefire and an end to the violence, the question arises: "What will ‘the day after’ look like for Gaza, once the war is over?"

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters gathered outside the Defence Ministry and Tel Aviv Museum, with families of captives joining nightly protests. Demonstrations surged in recent months amid calls to end the Gaza war and Netanyahu's resignation. The diverse crowd reflects waning support for Netanyahu ahead of potential elections, where polls suggest he could face defeat.

Restoring the independence of state-owned news outlets in Poland has not exactly gone according to plan. Ryan Kohls on Donald Tusk’s media overhaul in the country.

Students at US universities protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza have pledged to continue occupying school grounds despite growing efforts by university leaders and police to clear the demonstrations. As the protests that began at Columbia University in New York spread outside the United States, demonstrators nationwide are demanding that schools slash financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling Israel’s nearly seven-month war on Gaza that has killed at least 34,388 people and 77,437 others. Decisions to call in law enforcement to remove protesters have led to hundreds of arrests in various universities. They have also prompted faculty members at California, Georgia and Texas universities to initiate or pass largely symbolic votes of no confidence in their leadership. But the tensions pile pressure on school officials, who are already scrambling to resolve the protests with graduation ceremonies set for next month.

Guests attending the annual White House Correspondents dinner were greeted with chants of 'shame on you', by protesters opposed to President Biden's handling of the war. The US president has spoken at the annual White House Correspondents’ dinner, offering a toast to “press freedom and democracy” but making no mention of Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed at least 97 journalists. Many also demanded members of the media boycott the event in support of the 142 Palestinian journalists killed by Israeli forces.

Student-led protests and encampments against the war in Gaza are continuing for a second week in the US. They're demanding their universities drop financial ties to Israel.

Tens of thousands of people have been marching in London in support of Palestinians and against the war on Gaza. A counter-march has been cancelled, citing security concerns. But a smaller event by a group called 'Enough is Enough', which supports Israeli actions, is still going ahead in central London. Ben Jamal is the campaign director of Palestinian Solidarity movement that organized the rally. He says that accusations of anti-semitism on protesters are baseless.

Tens of thousands of people have rallied in cities across Australia demanding action to end gender-based violence. The protests are in response to a sharp increase in the number of women being killed.

Hamas on April 27 released a video showing two hostages who were taken on October 7, 2023. The hostages, in the undated video, identified themselves as Keith Siegel and Omri Miran. The hostages said they were hoping for a deal to secure the release of all captives. Following Hamas' video, hostages' families issued a fresh appeal to the Netanyahu government. Watch for more. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

U.S. President Joe Biden roasted his rival Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents’ dinner. Biden called his rival a -six-year-old and also took a jibe at the hush money trial involving Stormy Daniels. The U.S. president also said that age is the only thing he has in common with Donald Trump and joked that his vice president actually endorses him. While Biden was met with rapturous applause, the night was overshadowed by huge anti-Israel war protests outside the venue. Watch the full video for all the details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Tech billionaire Elon Musk once again commented on the raging Russia-Ukraine war. Musk commented on the U.S. Government's assertion on Ukraine being able to win the war. Musk reacted to a statement by U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about Ukraine's capabilities. Watch for more. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Senior U.S. officials have raised doubts on Israel’s use of American weapons in war against Hamas, reported Reuters. Washington is studying Israeli claims that it’s using the U.S.-supplied weapons in Gaza legitimately. U.S. President Joe Biden had ordered Secretary of State Antony Blinken to submit a report to Congress. A joint submission by four bureaus of the State department in an internal memo has raised “serious concerns” about Israel’s potential violations. Watch this video for more information. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Hezbollah fired dozens of Katyusha rockets at northern Israel as part of the response to the Israeli attacks on civilian homes in southern Lebanon. The Iran-backed group said it launched dozens of rockets at the Israeli Military Base in Meron. The Israeli military said 26 rockets fired from Lebanon crossed the border during the attack. Watch this to know more. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Houthi rebels claimed to have shot down the US military's MQ-9 Reaper drone on April 27. The Yemeni rebels released footage of the alleged attack, showing a surface-to-air missile hitting the object in Yemen. The Iranian-backed militant group also showed the wreckage of the downed US drone to back its claim. Meanwhile, the US military admitted that its drone crashed in Yemen, but the role of the Houthis behind it is being probed. Watch INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Massive anti-Benjamin Netanyahu government protests erupted across Israel last night. This after Hamas' armed wing - Al-Qassam Brigades - dropped a new video showing two alive hostages. The protesters demanded that Netanyahu stop the war and resign. One protester even said that Israelis felt terrorised by the current leadership. In the video released by Hamas, the hostages had urged Israelis to continue their protests and mount pressure on the Israeli regime. Watch for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

The U.S. & Israel are reportedly working to block potential ICC arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Concerned Israeli officials have been trying to garner support from the Western allies. Israeli news agency 'Walla' reported that the Israeli PM is under "unusual stress" and made phone calls to int’l leaders, especially to the U.S. president Joe Biden. The report says the U.S. is part of the final push to prevent ICC from issuing the arrest warrant. Watch this to know more. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

The US military has begun working on its new 'doomsday plane'. The US Air Force on April 26 awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corp to develop a successor to the E-4B. The jet can withstand a nuclear blast and can allow the US President to lead the country in case of emergencies. Watch INTERNATIONAL NEWS

An Israeli soldier was injured in Hezbollah's revenge attack on northern Israel last night. Hezbollah said that it attacked Israel's Meron Air Base near the Lebanon border with "explosive drones and missiles" in retaliation to its cross-border strikes earlier that killed 3 people, including 2 of its members. The Lebanon-based and Iran-backed group also released a video showing how its projectiles created fireballs near Israeli targets. Watch for more details. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Israel stayed away from two important events hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh this week. Gaza war took centrestage at the World Economic Forum where Saudi's Finance Minister warned of negative impacts of the war on world economic sentiment. The kingdom's foreign minister also hosted a meeting of Arab nation's leaders. who stressed the need to end Israeli's war on Gaza and the importance to recognise the state of Palestine with occupied East Jerusalem as its capital. Watch. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

A top French politician has called for immediate halt to western funding to Kyiv, claiming Ukraine is one of the most corrupt nations on the planet. “Any euro sent to Ukraine prolongs the war and therefore causes unnecessary deaths, impoverishes us here, and has a strong chance of enriching the corrupt,” Florian Philippot who leads far-right party The Patriots said on X, formerly Twitter. Watch this video for more information. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

The Israel's war on Gaza sparked massive protests outside the venue of White House correspondents dinner in Washington on April 27. However, the Gaza war topic went unmentioned by participants inside. Instead, U.S. President Joe Biden used the annual White House correspondents’ dinner to make both jokes and grim warnings about Republican rival Donald Trump’s fight to reclaim the U.S. presidency. Watch this to know more. INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Speculations are rife that Israel and Saudi Arabia are holding normalization of ties talks amid the ongoing Gaza war. Makan public broadcaster reported on April 27 that an Israeli aircraft, previously used by Mossad and Shin Bet, arrived in Riyadh carrying top Israeli officials. Watch INTERNATIONAL NEWS