蜜芽传媒

Pascale Harter introduces correspondents' dispatches from the occupied West Bank, Brazil, South Korea and Russia.

When the UK government recognised a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it was acting 鈥渢o revive the hope of peace and a two-state solution.鈥� But Israel鈥檚 prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move won鈥檛 鈥渂ind Israel in any way.鈥� Our Middle East Correspondent, Yolande Knell has been to Bethlehem to hear what Palestinians there think of their present conditions - and future plans.

In Brasilia's Presidential Palace - a masterpiece of modernist architecture - Ione Wells recently met President Luis Ignacio (Lula) da Silva, as he contemplates a re-election run next year. His predecessor, and rightwing arch-rival, Jair Bolsonaro now faces a hefty prison sentence after his conviction for plotting a military coup. But Bolsonaro remains a potent force in Brazil's deeply polarised politics.

City authorities in South Korea's capital, Seoul, have launched a five-year plan to tackle a growing epidemic of loneliness. As more and more South Koreans remain single and childless, the number of people living alone - and sometimes socially isolated - has burgeoned. So a cluster of new social spaces, designed in the style of the city鈥檚 ubiquitous convenience stores, have been set up to encourage more socialising. Jake Kwon paid one a visit.

And: forget about Eurovision - Moscow would prefer you tune into Intervision! As Russia was banned from participating in the Eurovision song contest after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Putin decided to revive his country's own Soviet-era song-fest. Steve Rosenberg was there for the fevered preparations - and the lavish show.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production co-ordinator: Rosie Strawbridge