Gianni Infantino has given President Trump the new Fifa Peace Prize

Fifa President Gianni Infantino has given President Trump the new Fifa Peace Prize at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington DC. It was widely expected that Mr Trump, who arrived at the ceremony with Infantino and has made several public appearances with him in recent months, would receive the award.

Also on the programme: Dozens of cultural artifacts belonging to indigenous communities across Canada are returningl after being held by the Vatican for the last century; and we hear from Dilhan Fernando, the chief executive of a Sri Lankan tea business, about the impact of the devasating floods there.

Joining presenter Owen Bennett-Jones to discuss these stories and more are Jacquelin Magnay, Europe correspondent for the Australian newspaper, and Emadeddin Badi, a Senior Fellow at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump is presented with the Fifa Peace Prize award by Fifa President Gianni Infantino in Washington DC.Credit: Sam Corum/PA Wire)