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 after 11 years in prison. She shares her experience of survival, and why she’s speaking out now: to seek justice for herself and for the countless women who endured Syria’s brutal prison system.

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 would not spend any time behind bars. A judge ruled that two years of her sentence would be served under house arrest with an electronic tag, and the remaining two years suspended. Her conviction has thrown the French far-right into disarray and has likely scuppered her 2027 bid to become president.

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 to prove military proportionality. Nice stressed that firing where civilians are present is prohibited unless justified – a standard unmet here. The incident, he argued, reflects a pattern of ignoring legal obligations toward medics. His analysis exposes the hollowness of Israel’s defence under scrutiny. These remarks come amid escalating scrutiny of Israel’s Gaza conduct. The case underscores the urgent need to enforce protections for aid workers in conflict zones.

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 Gaza, the impact of aid funding cuts, and addressing racism accusations against the organisation. As crises escalate and trust in institutions fades, can the world still care for those who need it most, or is compassion collapsing with the system?

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 leave the Rafah area, warning of possible attacks.

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 running for public office for five years. That would rule her out of the 2027 French election.