Kherson after the Russians

Pascale Harter introduces dispatches from Ukraine, the occupied West Bank, Pakistan and the USA.

Jeremy Bowen was in Kherson shortly after the Russian withdrawal, but he found that even after liberation, suspicion and division fostered during the occupation of the city were still on locals’ minds.

For Palestinians living in the hamlets of Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank, there’s concern as the new Israeli government takes shape. Yolande Knell spoke to villagers worried that some far right politicians want to evict communities like theirs.

Samira Hussain attended one of the many political rallies which former PM Imran Khan held on his March to Islamabad, and met him again after an assassination attempt a fortnight later - wounded, but determined to continue his political fight.

And New York City is cleaning up its garbage disposal rules, to fight a population explosion - of rats. The Mayor has a plan to tackle the problem, but there's still plenty around for any rodent to nibble, finds Laura Trevelyan.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production Co-Ordinator: Iona Hammond