World Report

As the 13 year old civil war in Syria flares up again, what role is Turkey playing and what are the interests of the country's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan? In Canada there is concern over the threat by Donald Trump to impose tariffs from goods crossing the border. In France birth rates have fallen to levels last seen at the end of WWII.

Over 1.2 million displaced Lebanese began to return home after a ceasfire was announced between Israel and Hezbollah. In Mexico the country's new president Claudia Sheinbaum faces a battle to contain cartel violence, and in Thailand, animal welfare groups want greater protections for the Asian elephant.

The air pollution crisis has escalated across South Asia, with both India and Pakistan grappling with alarming levels of smog. In Norway a strict minimum wage is to be enforced to limit social media use. In the Czech Republic one of the world’s oldest airlines made its final flight, bringing to a close just over 100 years of aviation history.

Climate change is believed to be changing the way wildfires in California are spreading. In Ukraine there are concerns over the election of Donald Trump as US President and in Italy scientists believe over 2,000 people who died when the ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D may have been misidentified.

Thousands of domestic workers from Senegal employed in Lebanon remain trapped in the war torn country. In the Maldives there is evidence that coral bleaching can be reversed. In Canada three cigarette giants are facing a historic settlement of 32-billion dollars, and in Singapore people caught taking drugs may be forced to undergo mandatory rehab.

Over 6-million people in Ukraine are using an Air Raid Warning app. In Italy researchers claim to have made a breakthrough that confirms the authenticity of the shroud of Turin. In Australia politicians have called for a reexamination of the disappearance of 60 women. In Germany a World War II bunker has been repurposed as an eco friendly hotel.

Despite a bombing by Israel, the government run hospital in Nabatieh is still operating, with staff and their families having moved in. In France a study is taking place of the Catacombs to establish how many are buried there. In Cameroon mystery surrounds the whereabouts of President Paul Biya, and in Ibiza, lizards are becoming endangered.

In the Czech Republic time is running out for women to apply for compensation after being coerced into sterilisation. Uzbekistan is now an emerging tourism destination after suffering reputational damage due to child labour. The Australian government plans to cap enrolments of overseas students & in Romania, the famous blue Danube is in trouble.

As fighting continues in Ukraine the population is struggling to access basic needs. In Italy a painting found by a junk collector is an original Picasso. In Canada a doctors organisation has apologised to the indigenous peoples. In the US Kamala Harris praises women's clubs as generations of black female college graduates smash the glass ceiling.

In Lebanon people live in fear of their lives after a series of attacks by Israel in response to rocket attacks by Hezbollah. Both Copenhagen and Stockholm was in the past week - hit by attacks on Israeli embassies. In Tunisia presidential elections take place this weekend, and in Ukraine a major tech conference went ahead despite the ongoing war.