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Hezbollah has been left out of the 24-member cabinet after the US drew 'a red line'. And the group has lost its veto power, known as blocking third in parliament. So, can Hezbollah remain a political force in Lebanon? And will the departure and shift in the political landscape bring about reforms?

Sylvia Wynter was a radical philosopher from the Caribbean who explored modern history from the perspective of slavery, the Middle passage and plantation economics. In this animated documentary short, Wynter calls on us to rethink the very notion of what it is to be human. A film by Marcela Pizarro, Stefania Sottile and Pomona Pictures. Voices: scholar, Dr. Sophia Azeb and Greta Mendez, dancer. This film is part of a series, Race Historicised: Epistemologies of Colour, that delves into the archives of Black intellectual thought, to showcase the work of towering figures who have contributed to the anti-racist struggle, in both theory and action.

Syria's economy is in ruins after nearly 14 years of war, crippling sanctions, and deep-rooted corruption. The transitional government promises economic reforms, foreign investment, and reconstruction. But is a true economic renaissance possible with a collapsed currency, soaring inflation, and ongoing international sanctions? How will the new administration tackle these challenges? Syria's new finance minister, Mohammed Abazeed, talks to Al Jazeera.

The Israeli military has finished its withdrawal from the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza. The move was agreed as part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Private security contractors are now monitoring the crossing, which divides north and south Gaza. The change now allows for Palestinians and aid trucks to move freely through the crossing in both directions.

The Israeli military has expanded its assault on the occupied West Bank, where its forces have been raiding the Nur Shams refugee camp. They opened fire on a Palestinian family in the camp, killing an 8-month pregnant woman and critically injuring her husband. Israeli forces have announced a curfew. The troops have been using Bulldozers to destroy roads and buildings in the camp. Palestinian fighters say they're confronting the Israeli military in Tulkarem. Since the Gaza ceasefire was announced last month, Israel has increased the frequency and intensity of its raids across the occupied West Bank and particularly in the north of the territory. Israeli assaults have displaced more than 26,000 Palestinians from their homes in Jenin and Tulkarem.

A total of 183 Palestinians have been released from Israeli prisons and three Israeli captives have been freed in Gaza, in the fifth swap as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the images of three freed captives in Gaza are “shocking”. “The shocking images that we have seen today will not go unaddressed,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement after Hamas fighters brought the three pale-looking captives onto a stage. Speaking about the frail, disoriented appearance of today’s freed Israeli captives, Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, said, “People are starving in Gaza. Children are dying of malnutrition. Because Netanyahu has weaponised hunger and famine.” He added: “Zionism is responsible for turning Israelis into occupiers, the torturers, the racists.”

senior political analyst Marwan Bishara highlights the irony in Israeli outrage over the weight loss of three captives, calling it more than just absurd or cynical—it is, as Israelis themselves might say, the ultimate 'chutzpah'. He emphasizes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who now expresses concern over the captives' health, is being pursued by the International Criminal Court for using hunger as a weapon of war in Gaza, where countless Palestinians, including children, have died from starvation and malnutrition. Bishara also suggests that the testimonies of Palestinians released from Israeli prisons—many describing them as torture chambers—are unlikely to gain attention in the Western world.

The executive orders are still coming thick and fast. The latest? Sanctions on the International Criminal Court. President Donald Trump says the ICC abuses its power, taking 'illegitimate and baseless' actions against the US and its ally, Israel. He also says its investigators are a threat to national security. So, how will this affect the only court with the ability to prosecute genocide and war crimes? And is the very concept of a rules-based international order under threat?

It’s an alarming moment in US politics. Developments have been fast and furious, with Donald Trump flooding the news space at a rate journalists find hard to handle. His plan for an American takeover of the Gaza Strip, the reshaping of federal agencies and the unchecked power handed to Musk all beg a question: Who is really running the country?

Emotional scenes are taking place outside the European Hospital in Gaza’s southern Khan Younis as dozens of prisoners exited buses after being released by Israel. Hussein Alhaj Hassan, a healthcare worker taken by Israeli forces, had a tearful reunion with his mother after spending a year in incarceration. He pulled up his pant legs to reveal large scars he said were the result of beatings while in custody.