Rula Shadid, an expert on refugee law and co-director of the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (@rabetbypipd), joins Centre Stage to discuss the global perception of Palestine and the complicity of Western nations in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. She highlights how international silence enables Israel’s atrocities and sustains its illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.

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A disturbing 'cyber kidnapping' scam is targeting Chinese students around the world, forcing them to fake their own abductions for ransom. In December 2023, 17-year-old Chinese student Kai Zhuang disappeared in the United States. His family received ransom demands and a photo of him in distress. Days later, he was found hiding in Utah’s mountains.

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Hasina – 36 Days in July tells the inside story of Sheikh Hasina’s final days in the summer of 2024 as a bloody protest swept through a nation and ended a political dynasty. Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has obtained secret phone calls that reveal the brutal orders which left over a thousand student protestors lost their lives and tens of thousands badly wounded. Sheikh Hasina’s ruthless plans to crush a student protest for jobs are exposed in a series of covert recordings made by her own spy network. A surveillance network that tracked even her closest allies and, in a final twist, Sheikh Hasina herself. The I-Unit takes you inside the prime minister’s palace during the final chaotic hours of a government that ruled Bangladesh with an iron grip for 15 years.

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Born from the ashes of World War Two, UNESCO was founded with a bold mission: to build peace through culture, education and science. Now one of its founding members -- the United States -- is, once again, withdrawing from the UN agency because of what it calls an 'anti-Israel bias'. Critics say the move reflects a deeper shift: a retreat from multilateral diplomacy and a rejection of international norms. They also say it raises questions about the US commitment to global leadership and co-operation. So, what are the real motives behind Washington’s decision?

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Sayfollah Musallet, a US citizen, was killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on July 11 — days before his 21st birthday. His death is one of nearly 1,000 killings involving settlers this year, and his American citizenship has helped draw rare calls for a US investigation. Could this case shift how Washington responds to West Bank settler violence?

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Palestinians are dying from hunger in Gaza. Those who have survived Israel's relentless war so far, now in immediate danger of starvation. Desperate people queuing for food, gunned down by Israeli and US contractors. Is Israel implementing a strategy of genocide by starvation?

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Mexico City has seen an influx of foreign renters, including those calling themselves digital nomads. This has led to increasing housing prices, displacement of residents, changes to the city’s culture – and growing protests. How is Mexico City’s fight mirroring a global crisis of gentrification?

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Starvation or bullets. That’s the grim choice facing many in Gaza today. Since late May, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has led aid distribution, operating just four centres, compared with the UN’s former network of more than 400. At least 900 Palestinians have been killed in attacks at these GHF sites. Critics say GHF is nothing but a front for genocide, offering a deadly illusion of help. As Gaza’s people scrape for food, they face an impossible question: Risk the “death trap” for a few sacks of flour, or watch loved ones starve?

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A protest in London is being held which includes around 200 people dressed in red. Protesters are standing behind a “Red Line” banner-that represents the lines crossed by Israel's military in Gaza. They are demonstrating against atrocities inflicted on Palestinians. Each person is holding an item which represents what is being lost; such as the death of children, lack of healthcare, destroyed homes and the ongoing starvation.

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Protests against the UK ban on Palestine Action - and its designation as a terrorist goup. The government acted after military aircraft were vandalised at an airbase. Critics say the ban is excessive and an attack on freedom of speech. So what are the implications?

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