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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would not oppose Europeans if they want to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to provide security guarantees in the event of a peace deal. "Having troops over there would be fine, I wouldn't object to it at all," Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach.

The deadline for a complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon has come and gone. Tens of thousands of families displaced by 14 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah are making their way back to their homes. Israel says it will enforce the ceasefire, but will also act against any Hezbollah threat. So, how will Lebanon's new leadership grapple with Israel's partial withdrawal? And is Hezbollah likely to return to fighting if an Israeli presence continues?

Sudan's Foreign Ministry says the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have killed 433 civilians, including children, in attacks over the past three days. The fighters reportedly targeted villages around al-Gitaina in White Nile State, south of the capital, Khartoum. Al-Gitaina was the first city captured by the RSF in December 2023. The RSF and the Sudanese army have been engaged in a power struggle since April 2023.

In Madrid, gay men say targeted police raids and humiliating strip searches are on the rise, defying Spain’s image as a leader in LGBTQ rights. Authorities claim it is part of a drug crackdown, but activists insist deep-rooted homophobia is driving the arrests. What is behind these allegations, and what does it mean for queer communities across Europe?

Did Israel use the Lebanon ceasefire as a cover to solidify its military presence? A digital investigations unit, Sanad, uncovers Israeli violations despite an agreement that was supposed to end attacks.

Alon Liel, former director general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, says the Arab world and the rest of the international community have yet to present an alternative to the Israeli-backed US plan for Gaza. “As long as you don’t have an alternative plan and the only plan is Trump’s, it is helping the government of Israel to act accordingly,” he told Al Jazeera from Tel Aviv. Liel said a plan from Arab leaders must clearly outline the roles of Palestinian and Arab countries, as well as the rest of the world, in the rebuilding and running of Gaza. “Opposition to the Trump plan is not enough in words. You have to agree on an alternative and back it in a way that you have the logistics and financing,” he said. He pointed out that Egypt is interested in moving quickly due to the potential damage it could suffer from the ramifications of Trump’s plan.

A team of Israeli negotiators is in Cairo to discuss the continued implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israel is still blocking the entry of mobile shelters and heavy equipment into the strip, which was agreed under the deal. With more than 70 percent of buildings in Gaza destroyed, Palestinians need bulldozers to clear the rubble and recover thousands of bodies buried beneath the ruins. Convoys of trucks carrying mobile homes and tents are waiting at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza. Tess Ingram, a spokesperson for UNICEF, has just returned from a two-week visit to Gaza, where she spoke with many children about their experiences amid the rubble of their homes and deteriorating weather conditions.

After 15 months of war, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza under the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Hani Mahmoud, a resident of northern Gaza, says their return is a defiant rejection of displacement, including Trump’s Gaza takeover "plan".

Megan Garcia says her teenage son, Sewell Setzer III, died by suicide after developing a harmful attachment to an AI companion chatbot. She has filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, accusing the company of negligence.  In this episode of Now You Know, Megan looks back on some of the warning signs other parents might find useful as they navigate this digital age. We also speak to one of her lawyers, Meetali Jain, about this unique case.

A decades-old dispute between India and Bangladesh revolves around the distribution of the waters of the transboundary Teesta River. Bangladesh wants a larger share than it currently has and is pushing for a billion-dollar megaproject to go ahead. But relations between Dhaka and New Delhi are at an all-time low since the ousting of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August. So what's holding up the project? Why is the Indian state of West Bengal opposed to it? And how is China involved?