$25 billion, that's how much the US has spent on the war against Iran so far. Most of that was used for missiles and bombs.
That revelation came as a House Armed Services Committee is taking place on Capitol Hill.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing for President Donald Trump's request to increase America's defense budget request for 2027.
The Pentagon is asking Congress to approve a $1.5 trillion budget for defense.
Members from both parties are also questioning Hegseth about the American resources used to start a war with Iran.

Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane for more from Capitol Hill.

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Russian drone strikes have hit three locations in Ukraine.
The overnight attacks killed three people and injured another 20.
There are reports of houses and cars damaged.
And Russian drones hit the city of Izmail in the Odesa region, damaging a hospital.
Early reports suggest there are casualties.

Firefighters in Russia say a large fire at an oil refinery in Tuapse is now under control.
The facility has been on fire periodically for more than a week - after a series of Ukrainian attacks.
Hundreds of emergency responders are working to extinguish the flames.
The damaged facility has caused oil spills to flow onto nearby beaches along the Black Sea.

A Ukrainian drone attack has hit another Russian oil refinery.
The oil facility in the city of Perm was targeted, sending columns of fire and smoke into the air.

Al Jazeera’s Audrey MacAlpine has more from Kyiv and Yulia Shapavalova is monitoring developments from Moscow.

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An inside look at Chornobyl, 40 years after the disaster. The exclusion zone remains radioactive - now shaped by war. From deserted cities to returning wildlife and rising military risk, what’s unfolding there today raises urgent questions about nuclear danger and what the future might hold.

In this episode: 

- Nils Adler, Al Jazeera Journalist

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, and Chloe K. Li, with Spencer Cline, Tuleen Barakat, Catherine Nouhan and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Tamara Khandaker and Noor Wazwaz.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our editorial intern is Tuleen Barakat. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.

Russia says it hopes the UAE's decision to leave OPEC won't spell the end of the oil-producing group.
The UAE announced it will depart the oil-producing bloc on Friday, after nearly 60 years of membership.
It paves the way for the country to raise production from 3.6 million to up to five million barrels a day.
Russia, the second-largest crude producer in OPEC+, says it will stay in the group.
The Iran war has disrupted global energy supplies.
OPEC is holding a meeting at its headquarters in Vienna to discuss the latest data on the oil and gas industry.

Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen is there for the latest updates.

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The Israeli military has launched more attacks across southern Lebanon, despite a US-brokered ceasefire.
Lebanon's army says one of its soldiers and his brother were killed by an Israeli attack in Bint Jbiel.
Earlier, Israeli fighter jets attacked multiple towns, hitting several homes.
Five members of one family were killed when a strike destroyed a residential building in the south.
Israeli forces are continuing to violate the truce on a daily basis.
Hezbollah has responded by firing rockets into Israel and the areas in Southern Lebanon occupied by Israeli forces.

Al Jazeera’s Heidi Pett has the latest from Tyre, southern Lebanon and Nour Odeh is following developments from Ramallah, occupied West Bank.

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More than six months after a US-brokered ceasefire took effect in the Gaza Strip, Palestinians say Israeli forces continue to violate the agreement with daily attacks.
The latest strike killed Ibrahim Saqr, a paramedic and father of two, as he headed to work in northern Gaza.
Medical officials say at least 17 paramedics have been killed in the north since the truce began, with journalists, civil defence teams and police also targeted, including four officers killed a day earlier.
Artillery shelling in central areas and naval fire along the coast have also been reported, with at least 823 Palestinians killed since the ceasefire took effect.
Residents describe deepening despair, with no reconstruction, no return to homes and no Israeli withdrawal implemented on the ground.
Humanitarian aid remains far below agreed levels, with only around 150 of the promised 600 daily trucks entering mostly carrying commercial goods. Fuel and spare part shortages are pushing vital services to the brink, with hospitals at risk of losing oxygen supplies and incubators, and sewage systems in Khan Younis no longer functioning.

Al Jazeera's Hind Khoudary reports from Gaza City

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Lebanon's president Joseph Aoun is facing criticism for holding direct talks with Israel and supporting a ceasefire that many displaced people say has failed to stop Israeli attacks.
More than a million Lebanese remain displaced, with some accusing the government of allowing Israel to continue striking perceived threats and occupying southern land.
Aoun defends the negotiations, saying those who took Lebanon to war for foreign interests committed treason, and aims to end the state of war with Israel.
Political divisions are deepening as the US pushes for peace and Hezbollah's disarmament, which the group rejects.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon.

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Al Jazeera hosted a panel discussion on the US-Iran stalemate with two guests: Rob Geist Pinfold, Lecturer in International Security at King's College London, and Zohreh Kharazmi, Associate Professor at the Faculty of World Studies at the University of Tehran.
Rob Geist Pinfold argued that neither side wants a return to direct conflict.
The US is "feeling the pinch" with gas prices at a four-year high, while Iran needs time to regroup after military degradation. However, neither wants to be the first to compromise. He noted that the IRGC has consolidated its power, functioning as a "shadow state," and has incentives to prolong the conflict. Ordinary Iranians are paying the price, with the IMF forecasting Iran's economy will contract significantly. He cited up to 30,000 killed in recent protests over dire economic conditions.
Zohreh Kharazmi countered that Western media overestimates Iran's economic problems. She argued that 200 million barrels of floating oil have been sold, and Iran's new security paradigm in the Strait of Hormuz has broken sanctions structures. She dismissed reports of mass protests as "fabricated lies," accusing the West of inflating casualty numbers to "whitewash what Israelis did in Gaza." She insisted that decision-making is collective via the Supreme National Security Council, not dominated by the IRGC, and that millions of Iranians continue to show support for the Islamic Republic nightly.
Both agreed the IRGC does better in conflict, but disagreed sharply on whether ordinary Iranians support or suffer from that dynamic.

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A digital rights organisation has found that Meta is allowing Israeli settler groups and anti-Palestinian influencers to monetise content on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, despite violating the company's own rules.
Groups such as Hilltop Youth, which is sanctioned by the EU, UK, Australia and Canada for violent attacks on Palestinians, maintain monetised accounts on Meta's platforms.
Meanwhile, Meta has removed thousands of Palestinian accounts, including those of journalists documenting Israel's war on Gaza, and prohibits monetisation of any Palestinian accounts.
Rights groups say the disparity reflects systematic bias rather than a technical issue.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports from Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.

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International flights have resumed at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport after 57 days of suspension amid a fragile ceasefire. The resumption comes with both pessimism and optimism, as the ceasefire could either lead to lasting peace or another round of confrontation. While the main airport reopens, Mehrabad Airport and several other airports across the country sustained attacks, and multiple civilian aircraft were damaged.
On US President Donald Trump's claim that Iran is in a "state of collapse" and wants the Strait of Hormuz opened, Tehran says the door for diplomacy is "ajar" — ready to negotiate but not under imposed conditions — while maintaining military readiness for any scenario. Unlike previous talks limited to the nuclear dossier and sanctions, current negotiations involve war reparations, security assurances, frozen assets, the Strait of Hormuz, and the US naval blockade.

Al Jazeera's Tohid Asadi reports from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport.

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Four Indonesian soldiers are due to stand trial in Jakarta over an acid attack on prominent activist Andrie Yunus, who suffered severe burns to a quarter of his body.
The assault occurred after Yunus had recorded a podcast criticising the military's growing influence in Indonesian society.
An investigation linked the four soldiers to the attack, but activists accuse the armed forces of a wider campaign to intimidate critics and say trying the case in a military court lacks transparency.
Rights groups have called on President Prabowo Subianto, a retired general, to launch an independent investigation.

Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports.

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Mexico has deployed 4,000 soldiers to the western states of Nayarit and Jalisco after violence erupted on Monday following the capture of a man believed to be a possible successor to “El Mencho,” Mexico’s most wanted drug lord, who was killed in February in a military operation. The arrest of Audias Flores Silvia, alias “The Gardener,” prompted gunmen to torch vehicles and shops. For years, the capture or killing of cartel leaders has been framed as a major victory in Mexico’s war on drugs.

Al Jazeera’s Julia Galiano reports.

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Britain’s King Charles III has used a speech in front of the United States Congress to pledge NATO unity and call for support for Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing invasion.

The address on Tuesday came during the royal’s four-day visit to the US, with the US-Israel war with Iran, US President Donald Trump’s criticism of NATO, and trade tensions between the longtime allies looming large.

Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Capitol Hill.

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Four days after unprecedented attacks across Mali, the military leader has addressed the nation, calling for unity and resilience and saying the situation is under the junta's control. But the threat is far from over. Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have issued a warning to civilians in the capital, saying they're beginning a total siege of Bamako.

Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports.

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The US Department of Justice has charged former FBI director James Comey with threatening President Donald Trump, citing a social media image of seashells arranged as “86” and “47”.

Prosecutors say “86” is US slang for “to get rid of”, and allege the post amounted to a call for the assassination of the 47th president; a warrant has been issued.

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The United Nations warns large parts of South Sudan are on the brink of famine. More than 73000 people are now facing catastrophic levels of hunger. Aid agencies say the crisis is being driven by conflict, displacement, and economic decline.

Al Jazeera’s Aksel Zaimovic reports.

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