Nexus

Rudy Reyes is a former US Recon Marine who spearheaded missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. He and his team were involved in some of the heaviest battles in those countries. Now out of the military, Nexus speaks to Rudy about the pressures soldiers face in war; and after it. We also find out how he's encouraging fellow veterans to get involved in a new kind of mission.

A long awaited internal inquiry into Australia's military action in Afghanistan has found credible evidence that Australia’s special forces, including the SAS, unlawfully killed 39 Afghans; including prisoners, farmers and other civilians. In some cases, new recruits were commanded to get their first ‘kill’ by shooting people in their custody, a process known as ‘blooding’ Soldiers would also reportedly try to cover up their crimes with so-called ‘throwdowns’ by planting weapons and radios on the dead. As a result of this report there will be criminal investigations into a number of Australian soldiers. We analyse the fall-out with Heston Russell, a former Australian Special Forces Commander, Jawad Zawulistani, a human rights campaigner in Afghanistan and Luis Moreno Ocampo, the first prosecutor at the International Criminal Court.

Ethiopia's federal armed forces are advancing on Tigray region in the north of the country. Tigray may be smaller but it has many battle-hardened warriors. What will happen next? Why was PM Abiy awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 2019? And is Eritrea helping Abiy to defeat the Tigrayans? And what about the tens of thousands of refugees heading to Sudan? Nexus speaks to William Davison from International Crisis Group, Horn of Africa analyst Awol Allo and Dana Hughes from the UN refugee agency UNHCR.

President Trump, his campaign team and his lawyers are not giving up. This week they launched legal challenges in several states in a last-ditch attempt to hold onto the White House. Given that all the major news networks - even Fox - have declared Joe Biden the winner, is Donald Trump just screaming into the wind or does he have a chance of remaining president?

African Americans are the third largest voting group in the US. Their vote matters and for decades they have voted overwhelmingly one way; Democrat. However, more and more black Americans are breaking with tradition and crossing the aisle. Exit polls predict Donald Trump picked up 12% of the black vote, a big improvement on 2016. We find out why with Republicans; Carol Swain and Amazing Lucas and Democrats; Laika Vinson and John Eaves.

She's the youngest serving supreme court justice and was confirmed in the shortest period of time. She's a distinguished legal scholar and served as an appeals judge on the 7th circuit. What does Amy Coney Barrett's record tell us about her?

#President Trump's third supreme court justice nomination means six of the nine justices have been appointed by #Republican presidents. What does that mean for the balance of America's highest court? #Nexus

With just days to go until the election President Trump’s managed to squeeze another judge on to the Supreme Court, her name is Amy Coney Barrett and her swearing in has conservatives cheering and liberals virtually weeping. So who is Amy Coney Barrett and how will her confirmation affect the US Supreme Court?

There have been plenty of anti-government protests in Thailand in the past, but for the first time ever, we’re seeing people openly complaining about the monarchy. This is risky behaviour, because under the so-called Lese-Majeste law it’s a criminal offence to insult the Thai Royal family and could land you in jail for 15 years. So why do protestors feel so emboldened now? and what has them so upset? We explain the protests with Parit Wacharasindhu, the nephew of a former Thai Prime Minister, Thai activist Junya Yimprasert who is petitioning Germany's leaders to take action against the king (who spends a lot of time there) and finally, Pavin Chachavalpongpun the founder of the popular 'Royalist Marketplace' Facebook group where people can openly discuss the monarchy.​

During his three nights in hospital President Trump was given an experimental cocktail of antibodies called REGN-COV2. He was also given a steroid called dexamethasone, a course of the anti-viral drug remdesivir and a few other over-the-counter meds, but for the president the star of the show was definitely REGN-COV2 and he wants to make it available to ALL Americans. So what is REGN-COV2? And is it safe?