The Take
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Pakistan and the Taliban’s uneasy peace
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pakistan and Taliban-led Afghanistan have agreed to a ceasefire after some of the worst cross-border violence in years. Relations have soured over Isl...
Why is Trump targeting antifa under terrorism laws?
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US is charging two men allegedly associated with antifa with "terrorism.” The case follows President Donald Trump’s executive order to...
Inside Israel’s war of imprisonment against Palestinians
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of Palestinians have been freed under a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel – but many more remain in Israeli prisons. As arres...
Why is Israel still restricting aid to Gaza?
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A fragile ceasefire is in effect and the living Israeli captives are back home, but Israel is continuing to restrict humanitarian aid into Gaza. With ...
Brief: Israel violates ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: nine days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza. Palestinians and Israelis celebrated the return of family a...
Another Take: What a match in Amsterdam says about Israel’s future in football
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on November 12, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from ...
Will Madagascar’s coup overshadow its Gen Z revolution?
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters are declaring victory this week after President Andry Rajoelina fled the country and Colonel Michael Randrianirina...
Why the Nobel Peace Prize sparked fury in Caracas
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is furious after the Nobel Peace Prize went to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. She dedicated her aw...
What Jared Kushner’s Middle East diplomacy means for Gaza
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jared Kushner, billionaire real estate scion, is shaping Gaza’s future. Why is the US President’s son-in-law at the heart of the Gaza ceas...
Trump’s deal brought captives home. What’s next for Gaza?
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a deal that was long awaited, but will it bring peace? The exchange of Palestinians and Israelis marked the strongest sign yet that a cease...
As Palestinians return to ruins, will Trump’s ceasefire hold?
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After two years of genocide and only days into a new ceasefire, Palestinians are returning to Gaza City to find devastation: no homes, power, or famil...
Brief: Palestinians hope for aid, return home as ceasefire holds
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: After a ceasefire that began on Friday, many Palestinians in Gaza are going home as both sides wait for an expected release of prisoners an...
Another Take: October 7 - Al Jazeera investigates
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on March 28, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from tha...
Amid ceasefire, Omar El Akkad on the politics that betrayed Gaza
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Acclaimed author Omar El Akkad writes a powerful reflection of Western hypocrisy over Gaza in his book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Agains...
What does life look like for Gaza, two years into a genocide?
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gaza has faced relentless bombs and hunger for two years. Families struggle to live, children grow up in fear and hope feels distant. We speak to Al J...
The objects Gaza’s women refused to leave behind
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The smallest belongings can become the most powerful relics. As Palestinians are forced to flee again and again within the Gaza Strip and beyond, peop...
Two years after October 7: Israel’s reckoning
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
With Gaza in ruins, will US media name the crime?
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite a UN inquiry and multiple human rights organizations finding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, Western news outlets are still reluct...
Brief: Israeli attacks continue as ceasefire talks start again
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Hamas responded positively to Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal as both sides said there were still details that needed to be worked out. I...
Another Take: Two hurricanes in two weeks – life after Milton and Helene
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on October 14, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from t...
Why did the US government shut down?
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US federal government is closed for business. Democrats and Republicans in Congress failed to agree on a budget to keep the government open. But o...
The US military’s MAGA makeover
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News anchor turned Secretary of Defense, summoned US military leaders from around the world to present a new, “anti-woke&rdq...
Why NYC’s Zohran Mamdani doesn’t fit racial boxes – and that’s the point
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zohran Mamdani, born in Uganda and raised in New York, is in the lead to become the city’s next mayor. His complex identity has sparked debate i...
How a livestreamed femicide rocked Argentina
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Femicides, corruption scandals, and economic pain are all shaking Argentina. President Javier Milei, facing protests and poor provincial election resu...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: where are the missing detainees?
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of migrants have vanished from official records after being held at Florida’s so-called “Alligator Alcatraz,” leaving famil...
Brief: Netanyahu at UN, Lebanon marks Nasrallah assassination
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly as Israel continued its destruction of Gaza City. Lebanon marked one year since Israel...
Ahmed al-Sharaa’s high-stakes bid to remake Syria
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time in nearly 60 years, a Syrian leader speaks at the UN. It was a symbolic moment for a nation long-isolated from the international st...
Inside the TikTok deal: the politics of the algorithm
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok’s feed is famous for knowing users better than they know themselves. Now, a US deal could put that power in the hands of Trump allies and...
Why Eswatini said yes to US deportees
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US has now struck deals with five African countries to accept deportees convicted of crimes. The individuals aren’t sent to their countries ...
Will Europe boycott Israel?
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Madrid to Brussels, protesters are turning sports, culture, and trade into flashpoints over Israel’s war on Gaza. Europe’s leaders ar...
What is the future of US dissent in the post-Charlie Kirk era?
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A wave of firings has followed since the killing of controversial right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. From TV hosts and journalists to professors, criti...
Brief: US veto on Gaza at UN, Palestinians take refuge in dumps
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Displaced Palestinians are forced to live on garbage dumps. The US again vetoed a UN resolution to end the war on Gaza. An update on Dr. Hu...
Another Take: How Antifa hysteria took over the US
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on September 30, 2020. None of the dates, titles, or other referenc...
The White House Peace Vigil is dismantled – why?
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For 44 years, 24 hours a day, a symbol of dissent has stood across from the White House – often considered the longest act of political protest ...
How is China using AI in the classroom?
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence education now starts at the age of 6 in China. The Ministry of Education has rolled out new guidelines to teach AI at every gr...
Israel razes Gaza City as UN commission declares genocide
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel launched a major ground offensive in Gaza City, where around 900,000 people are living. It follows weeks of bombardment, destroying residential...
Has France become ungovernable?
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
France is facing a test for its latest prime minister. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu must steer the country through political chaos, debt, and stri...
After bombing Qatar, why did Israel strike Yemen?
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel has intensified its strikes in Yemen, targeting the Houthi leadership and plunging capital Sanaa into deadly chaos. The attacks have killed doz...
Brief: Qatar hosting summit, Palestinians returning to Gaza City
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: displaced Palestinians are returning to Gaza City. Fallout continues after Israel attacked Qatar. A flotilla of ships bound for Gaza was at...
Another Take: Deadly pager attacks leave Lebanon in shock
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on September 18, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from...
What Charlie Kirk’s death says about political division in the US
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shot while answering a question about mass shootings, outspoken gun-rights advocate and conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed on a university ...
Why is Gen Z protesting in Nepal?
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Curfews, soldiers in the streets, and a prime minister’s resignation. After a social media blackout and years of corruption claims, Nepal erupte...
Why did Israel strike Doha?
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Missiles hit Doha as Israel targeted Hamas leaders amid ceasefire efforts. Qatar called it a breach of sovereignty. With global condemnation mounting,...
Can the UN stand up to Donald Trump on Palestine?
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As leaders arrive in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, key Palestinian voices are missing. The US has refused visas for 80 Palestinian...
Inside the Haitian hospital on the front line of war
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Haiti’s capital, doctors work under fire as armed groups close in. With most hospitals shut, Tabarre is one of the last still open. Patients ...
Brief: Israel leveling Gaza City, Hind Rajab film wins award
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Israel is demolishing parts of Gaza City. Israel has destroyed 90% of Gaza's schools. A film about Hind Rajab is honored at the Venice Film...
Another Take: The story of Hind Rajab
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on Saturday, Feb 18, 2025. None of the dates, titles, or other references ...
After the earthquake: what lies ahead for Afghanistan?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A devastating earthquake has deepened Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis. With entire villages collapsed and rescuers struggling to recover people trap...
Will Lebanon disarm Hezbollah?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hezbollah is under pressure to lay down its arms, as part of a US-backed plan. Lebanon’s government has asked the army to draft a proposal by th...
What does survival look like inside Gaza City?
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inside Gaza City as the Israeli military escalates its takeover, Al Jazeera continues to report from the ground on the day-to-day reality for more tha...
Why is Bangladesh saying it can no longer host Rohingya?
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bangladesh has sheltered more than a million Rohingya refugees for eight years, since they fled ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Now, the government says ...
Is US healthcare still using racist medical practices?
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a new kidney could save your life, every minute counts. When Jazmin Evans discovered she could have received a kidney four years earlier, she was...
Brief: Israel kills more journalists, UN to end Lebanon mission
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Palestinians in Gaza City are fleeing Israel's offensive with nowhere to go. Israel killed more Palestinian journalists. The UN has voted t...
Another Take: What led to the assassination of a Colombian politician?
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on June 19, 2025. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that...
How Israeli spy veterans are shaping US big tech
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unit 8200, Israel’s elite cyber-intelligence division, has long been compared to the US National Security Agency. Its veterans are now embedded ...
Why are US warships going to Venezuela?
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of US troops are on warships heading to Venezuela’s coast. President Donald Trump says the move is part of his administration’s ...
Why is Trump going after the Smithsonian museums?
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Smithsonian museums are now the focus of a review ordered by US President Donald Trump targeting exhibits on slavery, immigration and LGBTQ histor...
Famine has been declared in Gaza. Will anything change?
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Famine has been declared in Gaza City and surrounding areas, with more than half a million Palestinians facing “catastrophic conditions,” ...
How did Lula da Silva cut Amazon deforestation in half?
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office more than a year ago, he pledged to end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030. He’s...
Brief: UN monitor declares Gaza famine as Israel advances in Gaza city
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Israel continued to attack north Gaza. A UN-backed agency declared famine in Gaza as Israeli soldiers pushed further into Gaza City. It is ...
Another Take: Why hasn't Pakistan recovered from its catastrophic floods?
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on February 22, 2023. None of the dates, titles, or other references from ...
Why are Sudanese refugees returning home despite the civil war?
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly two and a half years into Sudan’s war, millions remain displaced. Yet some refugees are making the difficult choice to return home, despi...
What’s behind Israel’s ground push into Gaza City?
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel’s ground push into Gaza City comes as Hamas accepts a ceasefire deal brokered by Egypt and Qatar. Palestinians are being forced south in ...
Why did Trump deploy the National Guard in Washington, DC?
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of National Guard troops and federal agents are now on the streets of Washington, DC. US President Donald Trump says it’s to fight &ldq...
Twitch to politics: Hasan Piker on Gaza and the US right-wing
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With nearly three million Twitch followers, Hasan Piker is one of the internet’s biggest political streamers. He blends humor, culture, and masc...
The children abandoned by South Korea’s adoption policy
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world’s largest diaspora of international adoptees comes from South Korea. Among them are mixed-race children who were forcibly sent for ado...
Brief: Starvation in Gaza continues, New settlement announced
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Israel continued to attack north Gaza. An Israeli minister announced an aggressive plan to build settlements. Palestinian journalists in Ga...
Why is Trump meeting Putin in Alaska?
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the Alaska summit hold for Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin? The two presidents will meet Friday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk...
Why countries back Palestinian statehood but arm Israel
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia is joining a growing list of countries saying they will recognize Palestine as a state - a move Palestinians and their advocates warn is sym...
What is the future of journalism in Gaza?
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza since October 7, 2023. Inside the enclave, reporters feel abandoned by the very world they&...
Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza again. Who will bear witness?
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Five Al Jazeera journalists, including correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, were killed in an Israeli strike on a press tent in Gaza. T...
When AI agents take the lead, do humans lose control?
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI agents are taking charge. They’re booking appointments, managing your inbox, and handling tasks with minimal input. They promise convenience,...
Brief: Israeli plans for Gaza City, Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Israel announced plans to occupy Gaza City. An NGO has called US-backed aid distribution sites in Gaza "orchestrated killing". Lebanon's go...
Another Take: In Tanzania, the Maasai may lose their land – again
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on July 11, 2022. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that...
Can Brazil convict Bolsonaro and stand up to Trump?
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brazil’s former president is under house arrest after its Supreme Court found Jair Bolsonaro had violated social media and political messaging r...
The witnesses of the first nuclear bomb
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the threat of nuclear war today? With tensions on the rise, a new telling of firsthand accounts of the creation of the atomic bomb and the Man...
What Trump's tariffs mean for Shein and Temu shoppers
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are US tariffs about to end the ‘add to cart’ era? President Donald Trump’s move to end the de minimis exemption closes a loophole u...
From Amazon to the Gaza flotilla: the journey of an activist
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Labor activist Chris Smalls is back in the US after imprisonment and abuse by Israeli forces for joining the Handala Freedom Flotilla to Gaza. He tell...
Investigating Sheikh Hasina’s final days in Bangladesh
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A student uprising shook Bangladesh, toppling its most powerful leader. After 15 years in office, Sheikh Hasina’s grip on power broke under the ...
Targeted, killed, starved: journalists struggle in Gaza
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Almost two years in, the war in Gaza is the deadliest conflict for journalists ever. With no foreign journalists allowed in, Palestinian reporters on ...
Brief: US envoy visits Gaza, Hezbollah refuses to disarm
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US diplomats visited Gaza where Palestinians continue to die from an Israeli-imposed lack of food. Hezbollah said it would not disarm. It is day 667 o...
Another Take: Will Lebanon ever see justice for the Beirut port blast?
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on February 8, 2023. None of the dates, titles, or other references from t...
Beat the press: why Netanyahu sat down with the Nelk Boys
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tel Aviv nightlife and the Burger King order of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were among the talking points of a viral podcast interview w...
Trump’s “Woke AI” ban: can AI be free of bias?
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US President Donald Trump says AI is too “woke.” His executive order targets what he sees as liberal ideology in artificial intelligence t...
Why a so-called ‘honor’ killing in Pakistan has sparked national outrage
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
She was accused of having an affair. Then shot dead on camera, allegedly under orders from a tribal council in Balochistan. But only after the video o...
What is the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia?
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire after clashes along their disputed border, home to centuries-old temples and decades-old tensions. Th...
Gaza’s starvation crisis: when will it end?
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A choice between starvation or being shot at. That’s the decision many Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to make. More than 900 people have ...
Brief: Starvation deaths mount in Gaza, Israel intercepts Handala
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, airdrops of aid are once more injuring Palestinians in Gaza. Israel intercepted the Handala. It is day 660 of the war in Gaza, where at lea...
Another Take: Why are Bangladesh students protesting?
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on July 23, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that...
Why the US is collecting DNA from migrants
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DNA may be the new front line of immigration control. The US government has collected the DNA of more than 130,000 migrant children and teenagers, som...
Has media freedom in the US collapsed?
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US television network CBS seemingly handed President Donald Trump two major victories this week after announcing $16 million would settle his lawsuit ...
Settlers killed US citizen Sayf Musallet. Will there be justice?
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How the gentrification crisis is hitting Mexico City
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mexico City has seen an influx of foreign renters, including those calling themselves digital nomads. This has led to increasing housing prices, displ...
What do mass ICE raids mean for migrant farmworkers?
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As President Trump cracks down in the fields on immigration, and an ICE raid in California left one farmworker dead, US Agriculture Secretary Brooke R...
Brief: Ceasefire in south Syria, Gaza students sit for exams
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Syria's government has declared a ceasefire in southern Syria. Israel bombed Syria and Lebanon. Students in Gaza struggle to complete exams...
Another Take: What can humanity do about heatwaves?
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on June 13, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that...
Why is Taiwan training for war with China?
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taiwan’s annual war games simulating a real Chinese invasion are bigger than ever. As China continues to ramp up military pressure on the island...
Canary Mission: how has the site been used to target pro-Palestine activists?
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Canary Mission, an anonymous pro-Israel group and website, has been blacklisting pro-Palestinian students, professors and activists for more than 10 y...
Why is Israel escalating its strikes against Syria?
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel has targeted Syrian government forces in a wave of deadly airstrikes, at the same time as violence has gripped the southern province of Suwayda...
Eating our way out of climate collapse
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A third of greenhouse gas emissions come from the food industry, largely from meat, dairy and eggs. The international Plant Based Treaty aims to comba...