The United States Federal Reserve is walking a tightrope. It wants to keep employment high and inflation low. But both are pointing in the wrong direction.

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Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist, bestselling author and niece of US President Donald Trump, joins Centre Stage to offer her analysis of her uncle’s influence on US politics, the evolution of the Republican Party and what the 2025 elections revealed about the state and future of US democracy. Mary Trump gained prominence with her bestselling book, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, and recently released Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir, offering a personal look at family and trauma behind the headlines.

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Artificial intelligence education now starts at the age of six in China. The Ministry of Education has rolled out new guidelines to teach AI at every grade level. For President Xi Jinping, AI is a priority. Will the toddlers of today be the tech titans of the future?

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An independent UN commission says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Mass killing and injuries, destruction of infrastructure and the creation of unliveable conditions are all part of the acts that make up the crime. And Israeli ministers have clearly demonstrated their intent through their statements, says the report. The commission has called upon Israel to stop and called on the rest of the world to stop aiding Israel’s genocide by selling it weapons. What does this say about the international community and its institutions?

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Israel launched a major ground offensive in Gaza City, where around 900,000 people are living. It follows weeks of bombardment, destroying residential buildings and forcing Palestinians to flee the city for what they fear may be the final time. As a United Nations inquiry adds to the findings that Israel’s war on Gaza is a genocide, what will regional powers do now?

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The United Nations General Assembly is due to hold debates next week. Crises including the Gaza genocide, Ukraine war and climate change are placing the world body under severe scrutiny. It is also facing pressure from the Trump administration. What role can the gathering of world nations play?

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With the internet shut off, Sheikh Hasina attempts to claw back the narrative. But as the uprising reaches its final days, it becomes clear that her cruel crackdown on the students has backfired. There’s no turning back. A fateful decision from Bangladesh’s most powerful institution puts Sheikh Hasina’s government on a glidepath to collapse.

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France is facing a test for its latest prime minister. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu must steer the country through political chaos, debt, and strikes. Will he be the one to keep the government standing and guide France toward stability, or will the crisis deepen?

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Nearly two years into Israel’s war on Gaza, a United Nations fact-finding mission has delivered its most damning verdict yet: genocide. Navi Pillay, chairwoman of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, says Israeli leaders’ statements and the destruction on the ground prove intent. Speaking to Hashem Ahelbarra in Geneva, she explains the commission’s findings, what legal consequences Israel could face and what must happen next.

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Israel has widened its military campaign beyond the Gaza genocide, launching deadly attacks on targets in Yemen, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and now Qatar - leaving the international community wondering, who is next?

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