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After nearly half a century in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL is preparing to withdraw as its final mandate approaches expiration.

Israel has rejected the deployment of another foreign force, arguing that border security should instead be handled directly with the Lebanese military. Lebanon, meanwhile, is making a last-ditch effort to secure another UNIFIL extension and is considering a French-Italian alternative if that fails.

RT’s Steve Sweeney examines UNIFIL’s controversial legacy, the competing proposals for what comes next, and the central question hanging over southern Lebanon: who will independently monitor Israeli actions once the international peacekeeping force is gone?

Climate activists rally against Norway's plans to build Europe's largest explosives plant.
NATO arms supplier 'Chemring Nobel' is behind the project and is set to start construction in a region on Oslo's Fjord.

And while the Norwegian government acknowledges there are environmental concerns, it has justified the plans by saying weapons were promised to Ukraine.

To discuss this, we speak with Oslo-based writer and political scientist, Pal Steigan.

Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon have intensified, killing civilians and destroying homes in a sharp escalation of violence.

RT’s Steve Sweeney reports from Nabatieh district, where residents describe fleeing their homes moments before Israeli strikes hit. At least 22 people were killed in the area over the weekend, including children and emergency workers.

Thousands of people in Gaza have been left injured and disabled amid the ongoing conflict, while access to essential medical equipment remains severely limited.

RT correspondent Charlotte Dubenskij visits a Palestinian village that has been completely flattened by Israeli forces.

RT correspondent Steve Sweeney examines why the Lebanese army remains unable to defend the country’s airspace despite decades of military support from the US. He looks at restrictions on weapons transfers, failed offers of Russian and Iranian air defense systems, and the role of Israel in shaping Lebanon’s military capabilities.

A Russian Orthodox priest tells RT about the recent discovery of fragments of St. Dmitry Donskoy’s relics during renovation work at Moscow’s Kremlin. He discusses the relics’ connection to Russia’s military history and says one relic was taken to areas where fighting is currently taking place to inspire Russian soldiers.

Around 1,700 Ukrainian troops have been encircled in the Kharkov region, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry, which says Ukrainian forces have made no attempts to break out.

RT senior correspondent Murad Gazdiev breaks down the battlefield situation, including Russian advances in the Sumy region and reports that forward Russian troops are now just two kilometers from Slavyansk.

Senior Nigerian Senator Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi speaks to RT during a visit to Moscow about expanding cooperation with Russia, including plans to rehabilitate and develop Nigeria’s railway infrastructure.

Former US Army officer Stanislav Krapivnik joins RT to assess the fighting in the Kharkov region and what the developing pocket could mean for the wider battlefield.