Iran is described as facing "water bankruptcy". What started as a slow-burning problem has now turned into a full-blown crisis. The capital region, home to more than 10 million people, could fail to meet the demand for water within weeks. No city has reached that point in recent human history, but some have come close. South Africa's Cape Town narrowly avoided hitting what is known as water "Day Zero" back in 2018. Since then, the world's climate has got warmer and drought conditions have got worse. Water shortages are threatening food security, fuelling conflict and already forcing millions of people to leave their homes. So will Tehran need to be evacuated? Is that even possible? And what can be done to address the water crisis there and elsewhere?

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Speaking at this year's COP30 in Brazil, UN chief Antonio Guterres called the inability to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius a "deadly moral failure". But does the same apply when it comes protecting the environment in conflict? Israel's two-year genocide on Gaza has created 61 million tons of rubble, with nearly a quarter contaminated with asbestos and other hazardous materials. And scientists warn Israel's use of water, food, and energy as weapons of war in the strip has left farmland and ecosystems facing irreversible collapse.

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Days after Shein opened its first location in Paris, France is threatening to ban the Chinese fast-fashion giant. The threat follows months of hand-wringing over Shein’s growing footprint in France, topped off by the discovery of child-like sex dolls and weapons from third-party sellers on its website. on its third-party online marketplace. With growing backlash, will the controversial company survive in Europe’s fashion capital?

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Is success really earned, or is meritocracy an illusion? We’re told that hard work pays off and talent rises to the top. But do we all really start from the same point? Around the world, debates continue over whether success is determined by ability and effort or by race, geography and class.

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Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest police raid in years left bodies in the streets and a city reeling. Officials called it a success, while residents called it a massacre. What really happened in the favela, who was targeted, and does this mark a turning point for state violence in Brazil?

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China has been Russia's largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years. But commerce between the two has slumped recent months, following pressure by Donald Trump. The US President has imposed sanctions and secondary tariffs on Moscow and its business partners, in his attempt to end the war in Ukraine. Russia and China are now pledging a joint response against what they say are "unilateral sanctions". Can they succeed?

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Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer has spent years using humor to face pain, break silence, and speak for a people under fire. In a moment of deep loss, he turns to the stage again. What can comedy still cut through?

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As Israel’s two-year war on Gaza has unfolded, Al Jazeera has told the story through its journalists on the ground, who’ve risked everything to bring the conflict to the world’s attention. This three-part series chronicles the network’s coverage and the personal toll on its staff, at least 10 of whom have been killed since the war began on October 7, 2023. It begins by following Gaza bureau chief Wael al-Dahdouh during the war’s first weeks as relentless bombing threatens his team and also claims the lives of his wife, children and grandson. The second episode moves south, following Al Jazeera’s Arabic and English correspondents as they report from tents amid the destruction, enduring further tragedy when al-Dahdouh's son Hamza and cameraman Samer Abudaqa are killed. The final part covers the war’s later months when more colleagues, including Ismail al-Ghoul and Anas al-Sharif, are killed. The series stands as a tribute to their collective courage, resilience and sacrifice.

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Governments around the world now owe nearly $100 trillion in public debt. That's almost double what they owed just a decade ago. The International Monetary Fund warns that by 2029, global debt will surpass 100 percent of the world's gross domestic product, meaning the world's borrowing could soon exceed the size of the entire global economy. But there is a stark contrast: Richer nations can - for now - still borrow at lower costs and keep spending while many poorer nations are running out of room to take on more debt.

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Trump’s tariffs are headed to the US Supreme Court as Washington and New Delhi pursue a trade deal. On the ground in India, export hubs are seeing cancelled orders, layoffs, and falling pay rates. As uncertainty deepens, what does this mean for factory workers?

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