From Our Own Correspondent - Palestinian lives in the occupied West Bank

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Kate Adie presents stories from the occupied West Bank, the US, Brazil, South Korea and Russia.

The UK, France, Canada and Australia announced formal recognition of a Palestinian state - 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 in the occupied West Bank to speak to Palestinians about their doubts and demands for the future.

At the UN General Assembly this week, Donald Trump gave a scathing speech, claiming UN predictions on climate change were wrong while criticising its assistance of asylum seekers. Mr Trump has never been shy in attacking his political opponents – but it's a trend that seems to have stepped up a gear since he returned to the White House, says Anthony Zurcher in Washington.

Our South America correspondent, Ione Wells, recently met the Brazilian president, Lula Da Silva, as he contemplates a re-election run next year. His arch-rival, Jair Bolsonaro faces a hefty prison sentence following his recent conviction for plotting a military coup - though remains a potent force among Brazil's conservatives.

In South Korea's capital, Seoul, authorities have launched a new initiative aimed at tackling a growing loneliness epidemic via a cluster of new community centres, designed in the style of the city’s ubiquitous convenience stores. Jake Kwon paid a visit.

Russia was banned from participating in the Eurovision song contest after its invasion of Ukraine, and so President Putin decided to revive the Soviet-era song-fest Intervision. Steve Rosenberg was in Moscow for the final.

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Published on Saturday, 27th September 2025.

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