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1 month ago | sbs.com.au | Bermet Talant |Darren Mara

Watch Dateline's latest episode from Lebanon — a country emerging from the ashes of war with Israel and asking what's next 25 March at 9.30pm on SBS or SBS On Demand. Standing in a field of rubble of what used to be his home, Mohamad Sabra can't hold back his tears and anger. Before the war, life in Lebanon was difficult but peaceful, even as . Mohamad ran a business importing goods from Türkiye, and his wife Dina worked for a United Nations agency for refugees.

2 months ago | sbs.com.au | Bermet Talant

Elon Musk called it "a criminal organisation". Donald Trump said it "has been run by a bunch of radical lunatics". After more than six decades of helping countries worldwide and weathering bipartisan efforts to slash its budget, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) may be facing permanent closure.

Jul 23, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Jennifer Luu |Matt Gazy |Bermet Talant

This article contains distressing content and references to suicide. It's a balmy winter morning when we meet up with Jayden Summerfield, an 18-year-old metalworker, at the shed where he works in Toowoomba, Queensland. Today he's making beds for a new prison that’s under construction near the rural town of Gatton. “It feels kind of ironic that I’m making the things for jails when I’ve just come from them,” he tells The Feed. Jayden has never been to an adult prison.

Apr 27, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Agnes Teek |Bermet Talant

Watch Born Big on 30 April at 9:30pm on SBS and In Port Deposit, Maryland, a small town some 120km from Washington DC, a family sits down for dinner. Ham, broccoli and potatoes — a standard meal. But for Lexi, her portion of food is far less than what the rest of the family eats. She cuts up her smaller portion into even smaller pieces. "It's easier for me to digest so it's easier on my stomach," Lexi says. Lexi is 13. She has Class 3 obesity, a chronic condition known as morbid obesity.

Nov 22, 2023 | sbs.com.au | Bermet Talant

On Tuesday evening, just as the Israeli government convened to deliberate a deal with Hamas to free 50 hostages, Maayan Zin took a double dose of sleeping pills and went to sleep. The wait was agonising, and she decided to disconnect from everything. She woke up with a sore back but to reassuring news: Israel’s government had for a four-day ceasefire and the release of 50 women and children held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners.