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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 “to revive the hope of peace and a two-state solution.” But Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move won’t “bind Israel in any way.” 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’s 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