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Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters are declaring victory this week after President Andry Rajoelina fled the country and Colonel Michael Randrianirina declared himself president. This comes after young people led weeks of anti-government protests. But with military leaders taking control and government institutions suspended, is this really the change Madagascar's Gen Z wants for their country? Become a...

This decisive decade demands unprecedented action to address humanity’s greatest challenge. With global access, this three-part series examines the real consequences of climate change for our civilisation, through the rest of the 21st century and beyond. Irish journalist Philip Boucher-Hayes visits climate hotspots, from Greenland’s melting glaciers to sub-Saharan Africa’s weather extremes, from t...

US President Donald Trump says his Gaza ceasefire deal will bring peace to the Middle East. Some 20 world leaders, including Trump, signed the agreement at a special summit in Egypt on Monday. The deal outlines the steps both Hamas and Israel must take to maintain the ceasefire and end the war. But it doesn't quite address the bigger question of what happens in Gaza beyond the next few months? Wha...

From remote polar regions to the depths of the Amazon, one group of chemicals can be found almost everywhere. PFAS - per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - have caused one of the most widespread contamination crises in history. They're known as Forever Chemicals because they don't biodegrade, staying and accumulating in our bodies and in the environment. And they're toxic, with exposure linked to a...

Dr Mohammed Mustafa joins Centre Stage to talk about the horrific realities he witnessed during his volunteer postings in Gaza. The Australian emergency physician of Palestinian heritage witnessed first-hand Israel’s war on Gaza and discusses the immense pressure of making life-and-death decisions and what recognition of Palestinian statehood really means at this stage. Become a supporter of this...

Thousands of Palestinian prisoners — most of them detained without charge — have been released from Israeli jails as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Reunions saw a mix of joy and sadness after people heard about the conditions their loved ones endured. Electroshock devices, physical and sexual abuse, starvation and outbreaks of diseases. But several high-profile prisoners - including Marwan Bargh...

Gaza is often referred to as the world's largest open-air prison, trapped between Israel's blockade, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. The Rafah Border Crossing is the sole point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip: a strategic gateway to the outside world. But in 2007 Israel imposed an air, land, and sea blockade and the world narrowed for Gaza's 2.2 million Palestinians. Human Rights Watch says the...

From the air, it looks like a city erased. Entire neighbourhoods have vanished from the map two years since Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza began. What were once homes, schools, hospitals, factories and power plants have been reduced to debris and dust. Thousands of Palestinians are now returning to ruins or rubble in a place that has lost the very fabric of daily life. Become a supporter...

After two years of genocide and only days into a new ceasefire, Palestinians are returning to Gaza City to find devastation: no homes, power, or family. Now, days after US President Donald Trump announced a plan to end the war, he is set to arrive in the region. There is optimism, but questions remain. Namely, will this deal hold? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcas...

Beijing announced sweeping new export controls on rare earth minerals, just weeks ahead of the Xi-Trump meeting at this year’s APEC summit. This week, geopolitical analyst Arnaud Bertrand joins Amanda Yee to discuss this latest development in the trade war, its implications for the global economy and supply chains, and how Europe is becoming a battleground in rising U.S.-China tensions. Become a s...

It’s a deal that was long awaited, but will it bring peace? The exchange of Palestinians and Israelis marked the strongest sign yet that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is holding. With world leaders at a summit in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday, the stakes are high – and the path ahead is still uncertain. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth-...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is furious after the Nobel Peace Prize went to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. She dedicated her award to US President Donald Trump, who is reportedly pushing for regime change in Venezuela. What does the award mean for Maduro’s hold on power and Venezuela’s struggle for democracy? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the...

From rising suicide levels to surveys showing how Gen Z is the loneliest generation ever, we look at the reasons behind this global sentiment. We ask is the digital world helping — or hurting — our ability to truly connect? What happened to communities that support their members? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Dr. Ramzy Baroud, journalist, author, and editor of The Palestine Chronicle, joins the show to discuss the Gaza ceasefire and the collapse of Israel’s two-year genocide. Why has Tel Aviv accepted terms that undercut its own military goals? Baroud argues that while Gaza has suffered immense destruction and loss of life, the ceasefire represents a significant achievement. He says it wouldn’t have be...

US President Donald Trump made a last-minute trip to the Middle East on Monday, in the wake of the Gaza ceasefire deal. He landed in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh late on Monday after having flown in from Israel, where he addressed the Israeli Knesset. The first phase of Trump's 20-point ceasefire plan has now been completed. With Hamas releasing all 20 living Israeli captives in Gaz...

For the past couple of months, the billionaire father-son duo of Larry and David Ellison have been making deals involving major media brands. Having acquired Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, they appointed Bari Weiss - an outspoken supporter of Israel - as the network’s editor-in-chief. The moves by the Ellisons are not just about growing their media empire, but about shaping the narrati...

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are held in Israeli jails - most of them without charge. And with the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel centred on the release of detainees, about 2,000 of them are due to be released. But the mistreatment of detainees by Israeli forces has been documented for decades. So as well as international law, is Israel breaking its own laws in its arrest and treatme...

After two years of horrific and criminal genocide and assault on Gaza, there is now a ceasefire. Israel is committing more crimes against Palestinians, but mass public opinion has majorly shifted, changing the balance of forces. On the home front, the Trump White House is waging a war against immigrant families, and basic democratic rights. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker....

The release of nearly two thousand Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails begins after Hamas frees all 20 living Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip as part of the ceasefire deal. Families of many of the Palestinian prisoners and detainees being released by Israel under an exchange deal say their long-awaited freedom is bittersweet after they learned their loved ones would be deported to thi...

Israel has received the first seven captives released by Hamas and handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal. Thirteen more living captives are due to be released today. Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank wait for the release of nearly 2,000 people from Israeli jails as part of the agreement. Become a supporter of this podcast: htt...

The Hague Group is a new alliance of nations, primarily from the Global South, taking coordinated legal action to uphold international law and hold Israel accountable for its actions in Palestine. But will this effort bring real accountability? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Demilitarisation and no role for Hamas and other factions in the future governance of Gaza. That is part of US president Donald Trump's 20-point plan that led to the ceasefire deal. So what is next for Palestinian resistance movements? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Negotiations are due to begin in Cairo that the President of the United States says may bring about an end to the war on Gaza. Hamas has largely agreed to Donald Trump’s peace plan, but with major caveats. So has the Israeli Prime Minister. But the details have yet to be agreed, including on how Israeli forces withdraw and who will govern the strip. So is it possible to draw up a plan that all sid...

Arguing that some places in the United States – primarily those governed by Democratic officials – are rampantly crime-infested, President Donald Trump has been deploying military forces to cities from Los Angeles to Washington, DC. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

At the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi thanked US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Qatar and Turkiye for their mediation efforts, reaffirming support for a Gaza peace plan aimed at achieving a two-state solution. Trump hailed the Gaza ceasefire as “historic,” declaring that the war was over and aid was now reaching civilians. He praised Arab a...