World Report

Russell Padmore, a London reporter covering the Bank of England, talks about plans to put wildlife on future banknotes and the public reaction. Mary Fitzgerald, Marseille correspondent, discusses local politics and the far-right’s strong showing in the municipal vote. Elisabeth Altman, field reporter in Tunisia, reports on more than 1,000 commercial ships stranded north of the Strait of Hormuz and the crews’ urgent humanitarian needs.

Rosalind Dee, field reporter on a lone bottlenose dolphin in Venice and its environmental implications. Sally Hayden, investigative journalist on attacks harming medical workers and legal fallout in Lebanon. Rob Cameron, radio reporter on Viktor Orbán’s hard-fought election and alleged foreign disinformation. They discuss wildlife in Venice, frontline humanitarian suffering, and shifting political forces in Hungary.

In Lebanon, more than one million have been displaced due to Israeli air strikes and land incursions; In Laos, the Government is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a communist state; and in Vatican City, Michelangelo's masterpiece, The Last Judgement, is set to be cleaned for the first time in 30 years.

In Japan, restrictions may limit the first female Prime Minister; vigilance is required in Tenerife after a cluster of small earthquakes; and a notorious detention centre that housed thousands linked to the so-called Islamic State closes.

In Ukraine, Kharkiv marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion; in Cuba, fuel shortages, hyperinflation and mass emigration are placing enormous pressure on residents; and in Turkey, it's the first anniversary of the Kurdish insurgents' decision to abandon violence.

In India, a scourge of toxic air pollution has caused top athletes to withdraw from tournaments in Delhi; the planned refurbishment of the British Houses of Parliament could cost €18bn and force politicians to leave for 20 years; and thousands of Nigerian refugees are returning home from Cameroon.

Gabriela Mazzones Rojo, Caracas-based journalist on political prisoners and human rights. Rory Mulholland, reporter on migration and policing in Mayotte. Dan Karpinchuk, Toronto reporter on Canada–US relations and the Gordie Howe Bridge. They discuss prison releases and amnesty uncertainty in Venezuela. They cover deadly maritime policing and migrant crossings in Mayotte. They examine threats to the Windsor–Detroit bridge and political fallout in Canada.

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.

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

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