Israel has announced it's expanding it's operations in southern Lebanon with the IDF explicitly told to raise villages in the south like they did in Rafah and Beit Hanoun in Gaza, where residential areas were largely flattened. 

As the United States contemplates putting boots on the ground in Iran, China is sitting quietly on the sidelines; its oil imports are flowing freely and its investing billions in renewable energy, EVs and batteries. 

Genetic testing on bones found in graves in Turkiye indicates that domesticated dogs were widespread in western Eurasia as long as 16,000 years ago.

It’s been described as a war of choice but as US President Donald Trump is discovering and the world is suffering through, the war in Iran won’t follow America or Israel’s timetable. The ABC’s global affairs editor, Laura Tingle and the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald Michael Koziol analyse the first month of the war. 

‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ — it’s a cliche, but for some its real life and its hard. Barnaby Howarth is one of the ABC’s most loved colleagues, he shares his story of miraculous transformation.  

Judy Horacek is about to launch from the page to the stage at the Melbourne Comedy festival this weekend, she's the oldest rookie on the ticket.

With the United States now sending thousands more troops to the Middle East, and no peace deal in sight, despite the invective, it’s worth asking - is Washington stumbling into a forever war with Iran?

And at what point does this conflict begin to weaken the US president and his sway over the Republican party?

Guests:

• Laura Tingle, ABC Global Affairs Editor
• Michael Koziol, US correspondent for the Nine Newspapers

Everyday, all around us, there are people who’ve endured grief and suffering and yet continue to thrive, proving that what doesn't kill you, can make you stronger.

These stories have been collected in a new book called Stories of Miraculous Transformation, compiled by American author and podcaster Trunnis Goggins II. This book also happens to feature the stories of one of the ABC's own members of staff, Barnaby Howarth.

Guests:

• Trunnis Goggins, author and podcaster
• Barnaby Howarth, resilience coach, podcaster and ABC autocue operator

Can a much-loved cartoonist and illustrator make the jump from the page to the stage? 

Judy Horacek is about to find out. 

Two court judgements in the US this week have seen  eta fined hundreds of millions dollars for enabling social media addiction and wilfully ignoring paedophiles roaming on their platforms. The Stanford Social Media Lab is helping Australia evaluate the effectiveness of it's ban for under-16s. It's founding director Jeff Hancock says the momentum is going against social media giants. 

Myanmar has descended into a daily struggle of life and death as the military junta continues to wage war against the people in a desperate bid to maintain its grip on power. The United Nations special rapporteur Tom Andrews says  the people of Myanmar feel forsaken by the world. 

Dame Sarah Mullally has been formally installed as Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first female spiritual leader of the world’s 85 million Anglicans faithful. But has her enthronement truly smashed the stained glass ceiling? 

The government says the early signs show Australia's world-first social media ban for children is working, but the picture is far from settled, with strong evidence plenty of teenagers are still finding ways around age checks. 

She brings all the love and compassion that you’d expect from a spiritual leader, but the first female Archbishop of Canterbury has already been spurned by some of her flock, including senior clerical leaders.