French election: Is it really Macron (and NATO) vs Le Pen (and Russia)?
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War hits Ukraine's farms: Russian invasion threatens world's breadbasket
Because of the Russian invasion, Ukrainian farmer Oleksandr Kyrychyshyn currently has access to only 600 of his 5,000 hectares and only one of his eight tractors. Almost all his farming machinery is on land occupied by the enemy. He knows that this year's harvest will bear no comparison to previous years. Liudmyla Kozyr, also a farmer, finds herself in a similar situation, adding that Ukraine's "black soil" normally feeds the country's population but also people "all over the world". She did not buy all the seeds that she needed before the war broke out and will now greatly struggle to do so.
Sarajevo siege survivor: War in Ukraine has 'revived trauma from the past'
The book is now available in French under the title "Le matin où j'aurais dû mourir".
China's zero-Covid policy: Shanghai struggles with tough sanitary measures
Also on this week's show, we take a closer look at the recent political turmoil in Pakistan. After nearly four years in office, Imran Khan is out as prime minister and back in the opposition. His replacement is Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of Khan's predecessor Nawaz Sharif.
Not so easy this time: Can Le Pen upset Macron in French run-off vote?
We ask about the momentum in the homestretch, a sizeable protest vote from the extremes and about the third man: veteran left-wing firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who fell just shy of leapfrogging Le Pen and who emerges from Sunday's first round as the uncontested leader of a more defiant left. Where will his votes go on April 24?
Rethinking the EU: The young Europeans reshaping a continent
A report by Xavier Chemisseur and Céline Schmitt.
French presidential run-off 'will be very challenging for Macron'
Andrew Smith has been joining us for Perspective every Monday leading up to the French presidential election, which continues with a second round on April 24.
Horror in Ukraine, lost hope for Khashoggi trial, Ketanji Brown Jackson's moment
Turkey announced this week that it is transferring to Saudi Arabia the trial of those accused of having a role in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. His killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, back in October 2018, sparked international outrage. Turkey's decision has raised fears that those responsible for the killing of the Washington Post columnist might never face justice for their crimes.