US Vice President JD Vance visited Israel alongside Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner to assess progress on the Gaza ceasefire. Vance said the truce implementation was “going very well” but stressed that reconstruction and security must come first before deciding Gaza’s long-term governance. Witkoff described the US-led ceasefire coordination centre in Israel as a model for future peace efforts. Kushner said progress was being made on retrieving Israeli captives’ remains and praised coordination with the UN on aid delivery. Vance ruled out any US troops in Gaza and said Hamas must disarm, adding that lasting peace would take time and patience.

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The U.S.-China trade war heats up as the Dutch government seizes Nexperia — a Chinese owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands — under pressure from the Trump administration. What are the implications of this trade war on Europe and the rest of the world? This week, Vijay Prashad joins Amanda Yee to discuss the latest escalation in the U.S.-China trade war, the EU’s deepening dependency on the U.S. at the expense of its economic interests, and how China has come to dominate the rare earths global supply chain.

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Sudan researcher Mosaab Baba discusses the deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan, where UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have besieged North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, cutting off food and aid to over 260,000 civilians. Baba explains how the UAE’s military backing has fueled a war that’s already killed more than 150,000 people and displaced millions facing extreme hunger.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins the show to discuss his call for a general strike against Trump’s “tyranny” and the greed of the ultra-rich at the massive No Kings Day protest in Chicago last weekend. Johnson will explain how the demonstration was a powerful rejection of the federal government’s “Operation Midway Blitz” against the city and why uniting working people and strategically withholding labor is essential to fighting back and transforming the country.

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The US has forced Israel to end its war on Gaza, but now the challenge is “to be engaged every single day, several times a day” to make sure the ceasefire holds, says Israeli American activist Gershon Baskin, the cofounder of Alliance for Two States.

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Two years of Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed nearly 68 thousand Palestinians—including 20 thousand children. For now, the bombing campaign has largely halted. But the Israeli military's actions in the past 24 months were livestreamed, documented, and archived in unprecedented detail. In September, a United Nations Commission of Inquiry found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza. And this week South Africa stated the ceasefire will NOT affect its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. But the ICJ lacks the resources to carry out arrests unless UN member countries decide to act. So, will Israel be held accountable, or will impunity become the new norm?

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Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters are declaring victory this week after President Andry Rajoelina fled the country and Colonel Michael Randrianirina declared himself president. This comes after young people led weeks of anti-government protests. But with military leaders taking control and government institutions suspended, is this really the change Madagascar's Gen Z wants for their country?

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This decisive decade demands unprecedented action to address humanity’s greatest challenge. With global access, this three-part series examines the real consequences of climate change for our civilisation, through the rest of the 21st century and beyond. Irish journalist Philip Boucher-Hayes visits climate hotspots, from Greenland’s melting glaciers to sub-Saharan Africa’s weather extremes, from the flooding of agricultural land in Bangladesh to the thaw of the Siberian permafrost. He meets experts and witnesses who explain the interconnectivity of the world’s fragile ecology, as we reach tipping points from which there may be no return.

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US President Donald Trump says his Gaza ceasefire deal will bring peace to the Middle East. Some 20 world leaders, including Trump, signed the agreement at a special summit in Egypt on Monday. The deal outlines the steps both Hamas and Israel must take to maintain the ceasefire and end the war. But it doesn't quite address the bigger question of what happens in Gaza beyond the next few months? What about Israel's larger occupation? and the establishment of a viable Palestinian state? How will Trump's plan address these important issues?

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From remote polar regions to the depths of the Amazon, one group of chemicals can be found almost everywhere. PFAS - per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - have caused one of the most widespread contamination crises in history. They're known as Forever Chemicals because they don't biodegrade, staying and accumulating in our bodies and in the environment. And they're toxic, with exposure linked to a list of health problems, including cancer.

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