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Just months after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Syria has been rocked by an eruption of violence. Coastal towns have turned into killing fields, with forces aligned with the government accused of massacring hundreds of civilians from religious minorities. The Syrian online space is also littered with misinformation - part of an information war that is inciting sectarian fear and deepening divisions, in a country still raw from years of civil war and decades under a brutal regime.

A UN investigation concludes Israel carried out genocidal acts by destroying Gaza's main fertility clinic and maternity hospitals. Israel has rejected the report, which also alleges sexual violence. What are the implications? And will there be accountability?

How did Serbia’s students prompt a national movement for change? They’re leading countrywide protests after a railway station collapse killed 15 people last November. The protests have grown beyond demands for resignations, calling for structural change. Will they pull it off?

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has made his first appearance at the International Criminal Court (ICC) as investigations into alleged crimes committed during his war on drugs continue.

Pro-Palestine activist and Columbia University graduate, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested this week by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for helping lead protests at the university against the genocide in Gaza. Khalil, a legal permanent US resident, is being held at a detention facility in Louisiana and faces deportation. The arrest is part of Trump's directives around anti-Semitism on college campuses, he also claimed, “This the first [arrest] of many to come.” The move has sent shockwaves throughout the United States with critics raising the alarm on the erosion of constitutional rights. So how far will Trump’s crackdown on free speech go?

Despite a ceasefire signed in January, Israel has imposed a blockade on humanitarian aid and cut off electricity to Gaza this month in an attempt to exert pressure on Hamas and secure the release of more captives. International rights groups have condemned Israel’s moves as violations of international law. But is this where the reach of the law ends? What impact could global institutions meant to uphold the law have?

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the front while Washington's diplomatic drive to end the Ukraine war intensifies. US officials are in Moscow - after winning Ukrainian backing for a 30-day ceasefire. Is the war nearing an end - and what are the obstacles?

Several Jewish organisations are protesting at Trump Tower in New York - in support of detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. Police have arrested several protesters. Dozens of Jewish demonstrators are inside the building - and chanting slogans in support of Palestine. Mahmoud Khalil is a Columbia University student who remains in detention, as the US government tries to deport him, for his role in campus protests in support of Palestine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that he supports the US push to stop the fighting, but some issues need to be discussed. Putin said any ceasefire should lead to long-lasting peace and would have to deal with the root causes of the conflict. Putin said that he agrees to an end to this conflict, but there has to be a long-term solution. He said that he needs to speak to US President Trump as he has several questions and concerns regarding this deal moving forward. He also said monitoring the violations of a ceasefire is going to be very complicated. He also said some issues require research on both sides.

What led to the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent pro-Palestine activist at Columbia University? Although he is a United States permanent resident, Khalil is facing deportation. The Trump administration says it's part of a broader effort to combat anti-Semitism, but critics see a chilling attack on political speech, with deportation being used as a weapon to silence dissent. US President Donald Trump says Khalil is the first of many to come. What happens next?