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Pascale Harter introduces correspondents' and reporters' stories from the United States, Ukraine, Indonesia and Morocco.

Citizens of Iran and nearby Gulf countries held their breath after US President Donald Trump threatened 'a whole civilisation would die' if a ceasefire wasn鈥檛 agreed. State Department correspondent Tom Bateman has been following the proclamations of an unpredictable Commander in Chief.

The 麻豆社's Vitaly Shevchenko is originally from Ukraine and recently returned home for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022. While there, he saw how the war has reshaped Kyiv, and how the town of Bucha is recovering from the massacre which took place at the start of the conflict.

In Indonesia, tourist hotspots and remote beaches alike are being hit by waves of plastic waste, with social media videos of floating rubbish tips going viral. Rebecca Henschke recently plunged into the plastic problem at first hand while snorkeling in once pristine waters.

The Amazigh are North Africa鈥檚 most-populous indigenous group, having inhabited the region for centuries before Arab migrations. With their own script, languages, and traditional customs, the Amazigh also have their own calendar. Peter Yeung travelled to a village in the Atlas Mountains to welcome in the year 2976.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison

(Image: President Donald Trump conducts a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)