World Report

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 hotelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 hardshipSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canada plans to create a 300,000 strong civil defence force as the country worries about defense. Drug-related turf wars in Marseille has led to several deaths including some involving children. A setback for the British arms industry which was excluded from an EU financial assistance programme for countries to improve their defence capabilities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geopolitical tensions leave the leaders of Central Europe with a delicate balancing act. An uptick of online harassment and abuse against female journalists in Cameroon. Calls for an AI technology designed to protect elephants to be introduced throughout India.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Japan face increasing tensions with China over the status of Taiwan; The Nigerian public has a mixed reaction to an airstrike on their country launched by the US; and relations worsen between the US and Denmark over Greenland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.