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The global institutions meant to safeguard a rules-based order and respect for international law are in peril. Amnesty International is raising the alarm, saying the system is failing. This time around, Donald Trump has made it clear he intends to write his own rules, leaving the rest of the world unsure of where it stands. Leaders are gathering at the Munich Security Conference, where they'll discuss the most stubborn ongoing conflicts. Is the idea of mutually agreed rights and wrongs becoming irrelevant? And what does Trump's 'America First' agenda mean for the future of our international institutions?

Mohammed el-Kurd was first known for defending his home against Israeli settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem. Now, he’s known globally for his writing about how the rest of the world perceives Palestinians. In his new book, he breaks down the ‘perfect victim’ myth and how it seeks to control the Palestinian narrative.

Sami al-Arian, director of the Center for Islam and Global Affairs at Istanbul Zaim University, told Al Jazeera that Israel has not been “fulfilling” their part of the ceasefire deal, which is to allow six hundred aid trucks to enter the Gaza Strip every day.

US Vice President JD Vance gives a speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany. The US vice president says “there is nothing more urgent than mass migration.” He adds that the Trump administration “is very concerned with European security and believes that we can come to a reasonable settlement between Russia and Ukraine”.

The world is facing multiple crises simultaneously: Climate change, the rise of authoritarian movements, and the exploitation of labour from the Global South, among others. Professor of philosophy and politics at the New School, Nancy Fraser, says "it can’t be a coincidence" - at the root of it all is capitalism. So how do resistance movements build a power big enough to fight back? And will it take a fundamental restructuring of society?

Americans have long grappled with a healthcare system controlled by private insurers and burdened by soaring costs and bureaucratic claim denials. But the recent shooting death of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has reignited public anger, laying bare deep-seated frustrations with an industry widely seen as putting profits before patients.

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been charged as the primary suspect in the killing of 848 people during last year's uprising. It's been six months since Muhammad Yunus and his interim government took her place, after 16 years of PM Sheikh Hasina's tight control. She fled to India while under investigation for crimes against humanity, leaving behind deeply politicized institutions that must now be rebuilt.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting Trump, hoping—amongst other things—to negotiate lower tariffs compared to those the President is imposing on other countries.

After a closed-door meeting, Trump and Modi have taken to their White House podiums to share the results of their discussions. Trump began by praising Modi and saying he aimed to  ”deepen every aspect of our partnership and our friendship”.

They were seen as a restrained response to Donald Trump’s tariffs against China. Beijing’s retaliatory duties on nearly $14bn in United States imports have come into effect. That’s after Donald Trump recently fired the opening salvo in a trade dispute. Trump has slapped an additional 10 percent tariff on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese imports. But, despite the tit-for-tat measures, tensions between the world’s two largest economies appear to be restrained – for now – leaving room for negotiations. Trump wants to shut down the United States Agency for International Development, (USAID) the US’s main foreign aid agency. And he’s halted aid to South Africa. Is aid being weaponised?