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Pakistan's mass deportation of Afghans is part of a nationwide crackdown to expel foreigners- whether they are living there legally or illegally. The government says it all boils down to its national security. Tensions have surged between the neighbours since the Taliban regained control in 2021. Rights groups say deporting refugees will make a dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan even worse. W...

Myanmar’s earthquake epicentre in Sagaing remains devastated, with collapsed bridges, paralysed emergency services, and widespread structural damage. While some areas miraculously avoided fatalities, others saw tragic losses—including nine children killed in a monastery school. Hospitals are overwhelmed, with hundreds of patients treated outdoors due to unsafe buildings and extreme heat. Aftershoc...

Israel’s expansion of its military assault is being done with the intention to “reoccupy Gaza” or at least parts of it, according to Gideon Levy, a columnist at the Israeli news outlet Haaretz. “Nobody can take seriously the Israeli claim that this [resumption of war] will bring … the release of the hostages. Because we know by now that [military] pressure does not save the hostages,” Levy told Al...

The powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar has been compounding the crises facing a country in an ongoing civil war. With thousands feared dead and aid in short supply, Myanmar faces a race against time to save survivors and rebuild in the aftermath.

Ukraine says a Russian drone attack has targeted its second-largest city Kharkiv has wounded at least eight people, three of them children. Emergency services said several businesses and homes were hit and caused major fires. The air force said Russia launched 74 drones across the country overnight.

Israel has amassed troops around Rafah, hours after the defence minister announced a major expansion of the military offensive in Gaza. Israel Katz says large areas will be seized and incorporated into Israel's security zones. Artillery fire and air strikes in the early hours of Wednesday have killed at at least 21 Palestinians across the strip. More than 1,000 people have been killed since Israel...

Taiwan is on alert as China continues large-scale military exercises around the self-governing island for the second day. Beijing says the war games are designed to practice precision strikes on Taiwan's key ports and energy facilities. On Tuesday the Chinese military surrounded the self-ruled island with planes and warships to practice blockading Taiwan, which Beijing considers part of China.

Wisconsin voters are choosing between Republican-backed Brad Schimel and Democrat-backed Susan Crawford in a pivotal supreme court race. As a key swing state, the outcome reflects public sentiment on Trump’s early presidency. The court’s decisions on redrawing congressional districts could impact midterm elections and threaten the Republican majority. It also rules on crucial issues like abortion...

US Democratic Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest Senate speech, speaking for more than 24 hours on the floor to protest President Trump’s actions during his second term.

Pakistan says it will begin deporting hundreds of thousands of Afghans next week after a deadline for them to leave the country expired on Monday. Afghans make up the largest group of migrants in Pakistan, but the government says many are there illegally. Over the past two years, between September 2023 and February 2025, a systemic government crackdown on Afghan nationals has resulted in the expul...

Convicted of fraud and barred from public office. The end of the road it would seem for Marine Le Pen's presidential ambitions. She may appeal - but that is not likely to allow her to run for the presidency in two years' time. What are the implications?

If the sharing of private chats of top United States intelligence officials with a reporter “were a part of an episode of Veep [a satirical US TV series], I wouldn’t have believed it”, former Pentagon official Alex Wagner says. The chats touched on Yemen, Europe, and other foreign and domestic policy concerns. Wagner and military affairs journalist Kevin Baron tell host Steve Clemons that the inad...

Shattering months of uneasy calm, Israel bombed Beirut for the first time since November’s truce with Hezbollah. The strike came after rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory — the second such incident in a week. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged the army to arrest those responsible, calling it a threat to national security. With tensions reigniting on both sides, will peace...

Could Libya solve its political problems by revisiting a decades-old agreement that once brought its warring tribal factions together in national reconciliation? Since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been in a constant state of turmoil. Now, poet Ahmed al-Terkawi and composer Hanan al-Ruwaie embark on a creative project together to seek inspiration from Libyan history - s...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to host China's Foreign Minister in Moscow later on Tuesday. Wang Yi is also set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The two countries have strengthened ties in recent years. The war on Ukraine will likely top the agenda.

Israel has carried out an air strike on the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Plumes of smoke were seen rising from damaged buildings. At least 3 people have been killed and 4 others injured, that's according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The Israeli military says it struck a Hezbollah target, accusing the group of planning an imminent attack against Israel.

When the Assad regime fell in December 2024, opposition forces opened prison doors across Syria. For many, Assad’s demise was both a shock and a moment of long-awaited freedom. Yet for those who had endured years of torture, the scars – both physical and emotional – remain. How did they survive the unimaginable? On this week’s episode of Now You Know, we talk to Maysaa Al Hassan. She was freed aft...

Iran's Supreme Leader has warned of a forceful response if the US or its allies bomb his country. That follows a threat made by US president Donald Trump if there is no deal on Tehran's nuclear programme. How dangerous is this stand-off - and can a solution be found?

A French court has imposed a jail sentence on far-right leader Marine Le Pen and barred her from seeking public office after it found her guilty of embezzling European Union funds. The Paris court ruled on Monday that Le Pen used more than 3 million euros ($3.3m) of European Parliament funds to pay members of her National Rally (RN) party. Le Pen was also given a four-year prison sentence but woul...

Jeffrey Nice, the former lead prosecutor of Slobodan Milošević at the UN war crimes tribunal, condemned Israel’s killing of 15 Gaza emergency workers as a ‘shocking event’, dismissing its Hamas camouflage claim as a ‘bare assertion’ given their clear Red Crescent markings. He emphasised that attacking specially protected humanitarian personnel violates international law, noting that Israel failed...

Hassan Diab, a Lebanese-Canadian professor, has spent nearly 20 years defending himself against accusations of involvement in a 1980 bombing of the Copernic Street synagogue in Paris. The twists and turns of his case raise serious questions about justice, accountability, and the possibility of a wrongful accusation.

Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, provides more than 16 million medical consultations every year, often in the world’s most dangerous places. But even this Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation is sounding the alarm: the global humanitarian system is falling apart. MSF Secretary-General Christopher Lockyear talks to Al Jazeera about working in war zones like Sudan and Gaz...

Since reclaiming office, Trump has adopted a more hardline stance on immigration, ramping up pressure on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to significantly increase deportation numbers. In this episode, we delve into the pushback against these policies, analyse how these shifts are transforming US immigration laws, and explore the broader human and economic effects on US society.

Israeli forces are attacking Palestinians observing the second day of Eid al-Fitr in Gaza. An overnight air strike targeted a house in the town of Abasan al-Kabira near Khan Younis in the south of the Strip. Several people have been killed. The wounded, including children and the elderly, have been taken to hospital. Israel's army has also issued forced evacuation orders for all Palestinians to le...

Far-Right leader Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzlement of public funds when she was a Member of the European Parliament. Le Pen, the National Rally (RN) party, and two dozen party figures are accused of diverting over $3.3 million of European Parliament funds to pay France-based staff. The defendants say the money was used legitimately Le Pen could face jail, a fine and be barred from r...