Ukraine's defiance in Pokrovsk

Pascale Harter introduces correspondents' stories from eastern Ukraine, Australia, Hong Kong and Jordan.

Russian forces have tried to capture the city of Pokrovsk for nearly two years, but Ukrainian forces say they're still resisting the advance, helped by Ukraine's innovative arms industry. Jonathan Beale met battle-scarred troops at a command centre and visited a secret munitions factory making the sort of long-range weapons the West has hesitated to supply to Kyiv.

The media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been convicted of ‘colluding with foreign forces’ under Hong Kong's controversial national security law. Mr Lai had been accused of violating the law for his role in pro-democracy protests and through his newspaper, Apple Daily. Danny Vincent followed the case and was in court as the verdict was handed down.

The images of two gunmen opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi beach in Sydney have shocked the world - and shaken Australia's sense of itself. 15 people were shot dead and dozens more were injured in the country's worst mass shooting for nearly three decades. Katy Watson has been speaking to members of Sydney's Jewish community.

The Kingdom of Jordan prides itself on being an oasis of calm in a turbulent neighbourhood - and on its plethora of historic sites. It's been trying to draw more religious tourists, in particular, to places mentioned in the Old and New Testaments. But recent conflicts all around it meant fewer travellers making their way along its ancient paths. Sebastian Usher recently walked some of its trails, and looked over breathtaking, but divided, landscapes.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production Co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
(Image: Destroyed apartment buildings that remain in a residential district in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. Credit: Taras Ibragimov/Suspilne Ukraine/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)