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Millions of young workers are turning away from traditional retirement plans, arguing that the system no longer reflects today’s economic realities. Gen Z isn’t interested in climbing the corporate ladder—instead, they’re forging their own paths. But can they ever truly retire? With soaring costs, job instability, and an uncertain economy, traditional pensions feel like a relic of the past. Does Gen Z need to prepare for a lifetime of work?

US President Donald Trump says he plans to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine on Tuesday. He's been speaking to reporters onboard the Presidential plane - Air Force One. Trump says there's what he's calling a “very good chance” to end the war in Ukraine. Pressure has been mounting on Putin to accept the US-backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, which has already been approved by Kyiv last week.

The US declares the South African ambassador 'persona non grata' - citing his criticism of the Trump administration. South Africa expresses regret at the expulsion of its envoy, but is taking no action in return. Can relations be repaired?

Ahmad Abu Riziq, the founder of the Gaza Great Minds Foundation, an initiative started during the war to continue children’s education, says the situation in Gaza City is currently “catastrophic”. “The entire infrastructure in Gaza is totally destroyed and people are suffering every day,” he told Al Jazeera, highlighting the lack of clean water for the territory’s population. Abu Riziq said the water available is often contaminated with sewage water, while the lack of fuel due to Israel’s blockade is making the process of cleaning it even more difficult.

Israeli analyst Akiva Eldar says Netanyahu has different priorities from Trump regarding the ceasefire deal. “President Trump wants to have it both ways,” he said, adding that he wanted to “satisfy both the Saudis and the Arab League”. Netanyahu may end up missing the former US administration, which he used to often “ignore”, Eldar said, adding that, under Trump, “it’s a different ball game.” He said he understands Trump’s administration would “follow the money”, which is with Saudi Arabia and the Arab League and not Israel. He added that the far right in Israel has also put the Israeli PM under pressure at home and has managed to “demonise” phase two of the ceasefire deal, which has become a “red line” for Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Netanyahu’s former minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Far from being a tragedy for Africa, the demise of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the hands of President Donald Trump's administration should be cause for celebration, argues Arikana Chihombori-Quao, the former ambassador of the African Union to the US. Chihombori-Quao tells host Steve Clemons that USAID doesn’t have much to show for its decades of education and healthcare projects in Africa and often destabilised countries under the guise of environmental, human rights or social justice agendas.

In Trump’s America, immigration enforcement isn’t just policy - it’s a spectacle. With ICE raids increasingly staged for the cameras, and journalists given front-row access to capture dramatic arrests, is it law and order or a made-for-TV performance?

Three decades after war tore Bosnia and Herzegovina apart, its fragile peace is under threat. Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik has defied state authority, escalating a political standoff that many see as the most serious challenge yet to the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement. With the country’s future hanging in the balance, Talk to Al Jazeera speaks to Haris Silajdzic, Bosnia’s wartime prime minister and a key negotiator of the deal that ended the war. Could the agreement that brought peace now be unravelling?

Two Palestinian boys, 7-year-old Ibrahim and 13-year-old Omar, were arrested by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and detained for 12 hours under harsh conditions. Stripped to their underwear, beaten, and left bruised, they were interrogated before being released. Upon their return to the besieged Jenin refugee camp, they discovered their grandmother’s funeral—she had been shot by an Israeli sniper during the raid. Traumatised and withdrawn, the boys now struggle to process the ordeal. Their experience reflects a broader pattern: over 350 Palestinian minors are held in Israeli jails, with hundreds prosecuted annually. Since the start of 2025, 17 minors have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank, underscoring the generational trauma of occupation.

The US Middle East envoy proposes a way to keep the ceasefire going in Gaza. But the original deal remains stuck in the first phase, with no progress towards a permanent solution. So what is the actual state of play - and the risks of more war?