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  • Ukraine, Libya, Slovakia
    Russian strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine leave tens of thousands struggling in freezing winter. In Libya the assassination on Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the former Libyan leader. And an investigation into the murder of an investigative journalist in Slovakia.
    17 min
  • DENMARK - FRANCE - LEBANON
    In Denmark, Tom Carstensen reports on negotiations underway between the United States, Denmark and Greenland; Isabel Conway reports from the Alps, where the start of the year has seen an increasing number of fatal avalanches; And in Lebanon, Mary Fitzgerald tells us about the closure of the Beirut hotel
    18 min
  • AUSTRAILIA - EUROPE - SYRIA
    Australia's parliament voted for gun reforms and tougher action on hate speech While some European nations have already decided to join US president Donald Trump's controversial Board of Peace, others are still mulling it over A year on from the fall of the Assad regime in Syria the daily life of many Syrian people remains shaped by hardship
    15 min
  • CANADA - FRANCE - UK
    Canada plans to create a 300,000 strong civil defence force as the country worries about defense. Drug-related turf wars in Marseille has led to several deaths including some involving children. A setback for the British arms industry which was excluded from an EU financial assistance programme for countries to improve their defence capabilities.
    17 min
  • CZECH REPUBLIC - CAMEROON - INDIA
    Geopolitical tensions leave the leaders of Central Europe with a delicate balancing act. An uptick of online harassment and abuse against female journalists in Cameroon. Calls for an AI technology designed to protect elephants to be introduced throughout India.
    17 min
  • JAPAN - NIGERIA - DENMARK
    Japan face increasing tensions with China over the status of Taiwan; The Nigerian public has a mixed reaction to an airstrike on their country launched by the US; and relations worsen between the US and Denmark over Greenland.
    17 min
  • MAURITANIA - UK - TUNISIA
    Thousands of refugees fleeing violence in Mali are sheltering in a makeshift camp in the desert of Mauritania. The UK is planning for at least 100 additional data centres to be constructed by 2030. 15 years on from the Arab spring, Tunisians are marching and even rioting once again.
    15 min
  • UNITED STATES - ITALY - LIBYA
    The US's ICE agency cracks down on the famously liberal sanctuary city of Boston; In Italy, the court case that has captured the nation's attention; and after 14 years of investigations, the Hague is a step closer to bringing Libya's war criminals and human rights abusers to justice.
    16 min
  • SYRIA - CZECH REPUBLIC - INDIA
    A year on from the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, questions remain over the country's future; The new prime minister of Czechia faces a difficult balancing act as his new coalition is formed tomorrow; With the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan fractured, India is poised to take advantage
    18 min
  • UKRAINE - TUNISIA - FRANCE
    How Kyiv keeps the lights on as the Ukrainian capital faces into a fourth winter of war; Tunisian authorities have recently detained several migrant women, including mothers and babies; and the French government has imposed strict new measures on retailer Shein
    18 min

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