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Pascale Harter introduces stories from the Middle East, the US state of Georgia and the town of Copacabana in Bolivia.

Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon goes on – but where might it end? Jeremy Bowen has been talking to young Israelis and Palestinians about how they see their future - and he was struck by their near-total lack of trust.

The partisan divisions of American politics are often on show in the southern swing state of Georgia. Debate over climate change can be particularly rancorous. Jordan Dunbar recently met church leaders and Republican politicians trying to keep conversation going about green energy – even if they have to use different words.

And on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Rebecca Root witnesses a ritual embodying Bolivia’s mix of indigenous Andean and Christian belief systems. Outside one of the country’s oldest churches, vans, cars and buses line up each morning for a priest's blessing – meant to protect both passengers and vehicles on the road.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production Coordinator: Katie Morrison

Image: Girls walk past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)