Kate Adie presents stories from Ukraine, Ecuador, the US, Ghana and Italy
Donald Trump's pre-election promise to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours failed to materialise, and this week the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US was willing to walk away from talks if a Russia-Urkraine ceasefire deal is not agreed soon. James Waterhouse reports from Sumy, where at least 35 people were killed last weekend, and reflects on how Ukraine is now more vulnerable than ever.
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa was returned to power in a decisive election win last weekend. His popularity is built around his 'iron fist' approach to crime - though murder rates remain stubbornly high. Ione Wells heard about the scale of the challenges ahead in the president's war on drugs.
The deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García from Maryland to a super max prison in El Salvador has proven a flash-point in America's debate on immigration - and Donald Trump's battle with the judiciary. Nomia Iqbal reflects on the US President's attempts to test the limits of the executive.
The Sahel region of Africa has recently been described as the ‘epicentre of global terrorism’ according to the Global Terrorism index, and there are fears that increasingly complex smuggling networks are feeding the violence. Ed Butler has been to the border between northern Ghana and Burkina Faso.
Eighty years ago the Second World War in Italy was drawing to a close, and as allied forces raced to liberate cities, the port of Trieste was briefly occupied by Yugoslav communists who handed out violent punishment to locals. Tony Grant finds the ghosts of the past still stalk the city.
Series producer: Serena Tarling Production coordinators: Sophie Hill & Katie Morrison Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
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