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In Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, Israel is waging a covert conflict, and that's over water. In this episode of Pinch Point, we look at how Israel uses water as a strategic aim and a weapon of war.

The 50-minute documentary 50 Years of Forgetting explores the enduring impact of the Vietnam War on the lives of contemporary Vietnamese. Prompted by a letter from an American veteran, filmmaker Mai Huyen Chi embarks on a personal and national investigation.

It's been another night of bloodshed in Gaza as the Israeli military targeted tents sheltering displaced Palestinians. The latest strikes have killed at least 23 Palestinians. At least 10 people, including children, were killed in Khan Younis. Fires broke out after Israel bombed a tent camp in the southern city.

Held annually on April 17, Palestinian Prisoner’s Day is a national day dedicated to the freedom of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons and support for their rights. This year, Palestinian Prisoner’s Day – which is typically marked by rallies and other events – comes as Israel continues to crack down on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, amid its w...

A court in the US is threatening to hold the White House in contempt, for ignoring a judge's order to halt deportation flights of migrants to El Salvador. A legal permanent US resident is currently in prison after being wrongly transported there, even though he hasn't been convicted of a crime. The White House is refusing to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back, despite a Supreme Court order.

Attacks on judges and threats to defy the courts -- increasing tension between the Trump administration and the US judiciary. Some believe it's a constitutional crisis; others say the president is simply doing what he promised voters. How serious is all this -- and what's at stake?

From scientists to students, travellers to the US are being stopped, searched and sometimes sent home for what is on their phones. What is the new reality at US borders under President Donald Trump – and how should you navigate it?

After three years of poor rainfall, in 2018, Cape Town announced drastic action to avoid running out of water completely. In this film, three activists fight for "water justice" and expose the socioeconomic divide and the environmental "cracks" in South Africa's water management system. In Cape Town’s "Day Zero" water crisis in 2018, Faeza Meyer fought against water cut-offs affecting poor communi...

Is Donald Trump ripping up the rule book on global politics? And what does that even mean?

A trio of nameless statues buried in the archives of the Australian Museum triggers a great-granddaughter's quest to honour her ancestors and reclaim their life stories. In 1925, Australia's Census declared Aboriginal people a "dying race". The Australian Museum commissioned three statues of Aboriginal people: a child, a man and a woman, exhibited as nameless objects to be studied. The woman was N...

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says Israel will not allow any humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. In a statement, Katz added no preparations are being made to bring supplies into the strip. He said the blockade was a way of putting pressure on Hamas. Israel has blocked food, medicine and other critical supplies from entering the strip for more than a month. Aid agencies say there are concerns of...

The Israeli prime minister’s calculations remain as they were before as he drags on the fighting and killing in Gaza, says Dan Perry, Israeli affairs analyst and the former regional editor of the Associated Press news agency in the Middle East. “Netanyahu has clearly decided that he can’t let his government fall, which it probably would if he ends the war, even in exchange for the hostages,” Perry...

Algeria has ordered a dozen French officials to leave the country within 48 hours, increasing diplomatic tension between the two countries. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot asserted on Monday that the order is linked to the recent arrest of three Algerian nationals suspected of kidnapping a high-profile critic of the Algerian government in Paris last year.

Hamas' military wing, the Qassam Brigades, claim the site holding US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander was hit by an Israeli strike, raising concerns after recent proof of life. Alexander is an Israeli soldier who was taken captive during the October 7 attacks. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded his release - Alexander is the last American being held in Gaza. believed to be alive. A to...

US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama want the same things in the Middle East, argues Steven Cook, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations: “disentangling the US from its foreign adventures”. Cook tells host Steve Clemons that Trump wants a deal with Iran, and may be pressuring Israel to end its war on Gaza before his proposed trip to the Gulf region next month. Ther...

Sudan has been in conflict for two years now. The military has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and has made gains in recent weeks. Regional countries have been supporting different sides. But, what's the impact on neighbouring countries? And is there a risk this conflict can spread?

Women and girls in Gaza “suffer triply”, says the UN Population Fund regional director for Arab states, Laila Baker. “They suffer with their own health – with many of the health facilities and the infrastructure almost completely brought to a halt, … with medication and supplies being denied. Their malnutrition is also at risk, and they also are the caretakers for their families, so they put their...

Sudan’s two-year war, a power struggle between the army and the paramilitary RSF, has triggered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, displacing 13 million people. In Darfur, an RSF siege has blocked aid for over a year, starving hundreds of thousands as villages face systematic burning and looting. Atrocities—including mass killings, sexual violence, and ethnic attacks—likely amount to crimes...

Sudan’s civil war has entered its third year. The Sudanese military has retaken the capital, Khartoum, but fighting is escalating in Darfur, where the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group is attacking the country’s largest camp for displaced people. As the humanitarian crisis deepens, is there any hope for peace?

Gun violence in Sweden has surged dramatically over the past three decades, largely fuelled by gang culture in marginalised communities, many of which are home to immigrants. Critics argue that government policies have contributed to the isolation of minority groups, with rising inequality and poverty serving as underlying catalysts for this violence. Will these escalating acts of violence irrepar...

Every ten minutes, a woman or girl is killed by someone she knows, according to the UN. Femicide is a global issue that we can’t afford to ignore. So what’s really behind it? And more importantly, how can it be stopped?

Another Columbia University student has been arrested for his activism in support of Palestine. Mohsen Mahdawi is set to be deported. The Palestinian student is a legal permanent US resident and was arrested in Vermont during his interview to obtain full citizenship.

The Palestinian group has now issued an official statement with its position on the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal after a senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera that the group had rejected any clauses that would see it forced to disarm. Hamas said that its leadership was “studying, with great national responsibility, the proposal it received from the mediating brothers, and will submit its respons...

Israel bombs one the last working hospitals in Gaza, a place where usually treatable health conditions can now mean death. Targeting health facilities is a war crime, yet, it still happens. So, what's the impact of Israel's attacks on patients and doctors?

Betar US claims responsibility for giving names of pro-Palestinian activists, including Mahmoud Khalil, to the Trump administration. We examine Betar’s roots, reach, and the institutions that surround it. Who’s backing this group, and why are students its latest target?