Their relationship has long been defined by rivalry, competing ambitions and a disputed border. Now, India and China are resuming direct flights after a five-year suspension.

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A US military build-up and strikes on boats near Venezuela. President Donald Trump says he's targeting drug gangs - without presenting evidence. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he'll stand up to Washington- with his country now on high-alert. So, what's next?

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Syria has held its first parliamentary elections since the ousting of the Assad regime. But the poll wasn't open to the public. And some areas didn't get to vote. Instead, local committees selected members for two thirds of the seats in the newly created People's Assembly. The rest will be appointed by President Ahmed Al Sharaa. But despite some criticism, Syria's leader says these elections are necessary for the post-war transition and Syria's new constitution. So, after nearly 14 years of civil war, will this process lead to a democratic transition?

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Despite a UN inquiry and multiple human rights organizations finding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, Western news outlets are still reluctant to use the term. After nearly two years of bombardment and at least 65,000 Palestinians dead, will they change their tune on Israel?

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Two years after October 7, talks in Egypt could bring an end to the war in Gaza. Inside Israel, divisions are widening, isolation is deepening, and the cost of war is harder to ignore. What does this moment reveal about the country’s shifting sense of itself?

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The smallest belongings can become the most powerful relics. As Palestinians are forced to flee again and again within the Gaza Strip and beyond, people carry personal items that hold deep meaning. In this episode, we explore the stories behind those objects in the midst of a war many are calling genocide.

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Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have endured two years of relentless bombardment marked by forcible displacement, starvation, and the destruction of the enclave.

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The US plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza is designed, supervised and administered “primarily by people who are very staunchly pro-Israel,” and has little chance of delivering peace, argues Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University.

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As Syria turns the page after Bashar al-Assad's fall, the transitional government promises justice, truth, and rule of law. In his first interview since taking office, Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais tells Talk to Al Jazeera how his ministry preserved the regime's court archives from destruction and plans to prosecute crimes from the war years. But critics say the process is too narrow, focused only on Assad-era abuses, while violence and sectarian reprisals create new victims still awaiting accountability. Can post-war Syria deliver real justice?

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Paraguay is one of just 12 countries that maintains diplomatic ties with Taiwan, not China. But is Beijing using unofficial channels to extend its influence into the South American nation? In our three-year undercover investigation, we meet a shadowy Chinese businessman who says he is a proxy for Beijing, a claim that China denies. Our undercover researchers reveal that the alleged middleman has his own agenda.

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