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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 communities, Caroline Marx tackled sewage pollution in a local lagoon, and Nazeer Sonday defended precious groundwater from industrial developers. The film examines how market-driven water management increases the rich-poor divide and contributes to broader environmental issues in South Africa. It exposes the systemic problems behind the 2018 crisis – and the complex relationship between economic policies and access to this vital resource. It emphasises the need for sustainable solutions to growing environmental problems – and is a reminder of the importance of water management and conservation at a time of increasing climate uncertainty.

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 Nellie Bunjil, Irene Ridgeway's great-grandmother. Irene embarks on a journey to retrace Nanny Nellie's life and redisplay the statues, this time with her name, identity and dignity.

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 a full-blown famine taking hold.

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 told Al Jazeera from Tel Aviv. “Israel walked away from the deal it signed under pressure from the US in January, which would have ended the war,” he said, adding that Hamas does not wish to lay down its arms under any circumstances, either.

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 total of 59 captives remain held in the strip. Palestinians believe US interest in his release could pressure Israel towards an agreement. However, communication with his guards is reportedly lost, and his fate remains unclear. If confirmed killed, Palestinians fear losing leverage for a ceasefire, potentially prolonging violence in Gaza.

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. There is a “trust deficit” between Trump and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, adds Cook, and this explains why Trump told Netanyahu to “be reasonable” regarding Syria and Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.