Should ancient traditions guide our societies today? Across the world, societies are divided between holding onto long-standing traditions and embracing new ways of living. Some say we’ve drifted too far from the values that once gave our lives meaning, while others argue those old systems don’t fit in with the modern world.

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New York’s new Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won amid Islamophobic attacks, and is set to become the city's first Muslim mayor. He pledged to serve all communities, and to challenge US President Trump's policies. His win is being compared to that of London’s Muslim Mayor Sadiq Khan, a counterweight to then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Are city mayors the new resistance to right-wing governments?

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From embracing Zionism as a Holocaust survivor to becoming a vocal critic of Israeli policies, renowned author and doctor Gabor Maté reflects on the evolution in his thinking, on trauma as a driving force behind Zionism and Israel, and on how collective Jewish trauma has been exploited by Israel to justify its war in Gaza.

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China and the US have agreed to ease their trade war...for now. Concessions from both, with some of the most painful measures put on hold for a year. So, what tactics did each side use in the battle between the world's two biggest economies? Will they work? And what's the longer-term outlook - agreement, or more trouble ahead?

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A coalition of ethnic armies and civilian militia forces are fighting a civil war against Myanmar’s military rulers, who seized power through a coup in 2021. Through unearthed documents, rare testimonies from defectors, and never before seen frontline footage, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit goes beyond the battlefield to expose what is really happening in the wartorn Asian nation. From forced conscription to brutal interrogation centers, this documentary “War with the Junta” examines the changing conflict dynamics and desperate tactics that the generals are perpetrating to stay in power. Myanmar’s military government has a history of perpetrating human rights abuses against the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities. The violent crackdown after the coup was the catalyst for war, uniting battle-hardened ethnic armies fighting for greater autonomy with a burgeoning pro-democracy movement. Hundreds of armed groups are now engaged in warfare across Myanmar, raising concerns that this highly militarized nation could fracture.

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India’s southern city of Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore, is famous for making the nation a global software hub, leading to rapid urbanisation. But it has another claim to fame: snakes. More than 30 species of snakes can be found in the metropolis, including the highly venomous Russell Viper, King Cobra, and Spectacled Cobra, leading to dozens of deaths every year.

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US President Donald Trump threatens Nigeria with military action, claiming Christians are being persecuted. The government and Christian groups in Nigeria deny this, saying armed groups have killed people of all faiths. So what's behind Trump's claims? And what's the security situation?

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The United States and China have declared a truce in the trade war launched by US President Donald Trump in April, argues Evan Medeiros, former US National Security Council director for China. Medeiros tells host Steve Clemons that the deal reached between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump resolves the urgent trade issues between the two sides - tariff rates, soya beans and rare earth minerals - but China “remains committed to ensuring that Russia doesn't lose” in Ukraine. The US has more than 200,000 soldiers surrounding China, Medeiros adds, but Washington knows that “nobody wants to choose between the US and China.”

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This major investigative documentary examines the facts surrounding the murder of Palestinian American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, as she was reporting in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, in May 2022. It sets out to discover who killed her - and after months of painstaking research, succeeds in identifying the Israeli sniper who pulled the trigger. It gets through the smokescreens of both the Israeli and US governments and reveals how the close political relationship between them frustrated efforts to obtain justice at the time.

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America's longest government shutdown is becoming more painful by the day. 40 million people are now struggling to get food More than a million federal workers haven't been paid. And flights are getting disrupted. Congress is locked in a standoff over a bill to fund government services, with Democrats demanding an extension to tax credits that make health insurance cheaper for millions of Americans.

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