Rté - World Report

The casualty list continues to rise in Lebanon following Israeli strikes on Beirut. In Czechia towns and villages asses the damage following the devastating Storm Borris floods, while in France some familiar Irish groups are among 450,000 attending a unique political festival.

Thousands people across Turkey have protested over the murder of eight-year-old Narin Güran. In Canada former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting four women in Toronto, and in Australia employees have for the first time, been given the right to ignore their bosses outside of working hours.

The rape and killing of a woman in Calcutta and an official report on how men in the Kerala film industry demand sexual favours from women has led to protests demanding justice. The President of the Canary Islands is seeking the help of EU parliament in dealing with incoming migrants. In Tunisia controversy surrounds the arrest of Sonia Dahmani.

Swedish and Danish police are uniting in a bid to crack down on gangs, with membership to certain motorbike groups also banned. Political crisis in Tunisia as journalists, civil society figures and activists are arrested, and Canada’s temporary foreign workers policy under the microscope as UN calls it a breeding ground for contemporary slavery.

An outbreak of Mpox in central Africa is spiralling out of control, with Congo the worst hit country. In Brazil investigations continue into a plane crash in which 62 people died, and we look at the deadliest migration route in the world - from a rescue boat on the Central Mediterranean.

Thousands have been evacuated from Ukraine’s side of the Kursk border as bombing has intensified since the country's forces went into Russian territory. In Australia, the government is about to bring in legal protections aimed at helping the surfing industry, while water companies in the UK are putting pressure on the government as funds dry up.

A pro-democracy movement in Bangladesh has evicted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from office and forced her to take refuge in India. In Tunisia, a typhoid epidemic looms at migrant camps in the South & in Canada an indigenous group has appealed to a human rights commission over the lack of action in tackling mercury contamination for their people.

As the war in Gaza enters it's tenth month, analysts say a 'slower' war has been continuing for years in the in the Israeli occupied West Bank. In Australia the mystery of what happened to the MV Noongah has been solved, and in Nigeria a spate of attacks by female suicide bombers has caused widespread death and destruction and shocked the nation.

In Slovakia president Petr Pellegrini has hinted he may take reciprocal measures against Ukraine, after Kyiv halted the transit of crude oil from Russia to Central Europe. In India a religious guru has refused to take responsibility for a stampede causing 121 casualties, and in Israel some Kibbutzim remain uninhabited after October attacks.

A look at the Republican National Convention which took place in Milwaukee this week. In Nigeria, Cameroon's elite forces have rescued 300 people taken hostage by Boko Harem, and in Denmark a rise in far right activity has resulted in Danish courts imposing tougher sentences on those convicted of encouraging others to engage in terrorist acts.

France is bracing itself for a day of high drama as voters go to the polls for a second round of voting for the National Assembly. In Lebanon migrant workers live precarious lives, often on poor wages and with an uncertain immigration status. In Canada an international team has discovered the wreck of the last ship belonging to Ernest Shackleton.

Slovakia’s public broadcaster is due to be closed on Monday, as the country’s populist nationalist government claims it lacks objectivity, meanwhile in Jordan there are concerns over how the war in Gaza is affecting tourism, and violent scenes in Kenya as protestors hit the streets to rally against a controversial finance bill.

The UK’s new rules on voting means that one British woman who has been in the US for 60 years may be able to cast her ballot in the July election, while in the UAE a major project in carbon extraction could prove to be a game-changer in helping to reduce emissions, and in Cuba, Guantanamo Bay remains open despite Biden’s efforts to wind it down.

The Nigerian government is under pressure as prices have been skyrocketing. In Jerusalem Gazans who were in hospital when the war broke out no longer have home to go to, and in the UK universities face financial woes as the country’s migration policy has led to international students enrolling elsewhere.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a third term term in office today. In Lebanon wine makers face myriad challenges including an existential crisis due to climate change. In Paris the suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis is becoming a rapidly growing new epicentre of contemporary French art.

General elections in India, the world's biggest democracy, have ended after six weeks with the result eagerly anticipated. In the UK questions have been raised about the future of the London Stock Exchange as more companies delist in favour of trading in the US. In Australia, wine prices have plummeted due to glut of wine on global markets.

Internet providers in East Africa have been inundated with complaints from service users about poor connectivity after damage was caused to under-sea cables. In Israel peace activists who lost loved ones in the October 7th attacks have been returning to their work, and in Canada the country has been mourning the death of the writer Alice Munro.

The arrest of a lawyer and media personality live on television in Tunisna has received international attention. In Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo crime is soaring as they have been forced to rely on informal miltia groups for security, and in China increase use of public transport has meant people are turning away from the bicycle.

A mother’s desperate appeal has mobilised Indians to raise 3.8 million Euros as blood money to save an Indian man from execution in Saudi Arabia. In Canada the PM has promised to increase defence spending, and in Paris concerns have been expressed about the future for Catholic private schools due to plans being led by the city's socialist mayor