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Israel is becoming increasingly isolated internationally.

But how much do Israelis themselves realise this? And how is the country responding? I asked BBC Monitoring's Middle East expert, Shana Oppenheimer, who's based in Jerusalem.

There's certainly concerns of isolation.

And I think that, you know, that started with looking at the way that Israel was conducting itself in the Gaza Strip, the very devastating death toll there and the humanitarian crisis.

No, that rhetoric has really dropped from Israeli political discourse, both in terms of what's happening on the ground and the way that Israeli settlements have really expanded into parts of the West Bank, and in terms of rhetoric from some of the Israeli politicians who are seen as more moderate.

A two-state solution is a non-starter.

BBC Monitoring Middle East expert Shana Oppenheimer speaking to me from Jerusalem.

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We ask, can victims of Assad's brutal reign find redress when some of the regime's most notorious figures remain beyond the reach of Syrian courts? I'm Krasy Ivanova-Tvik, and this is the Global Jigsaw from BBC Monitoring, where we look at the world through the lens of its media, exploring the narratives, the propaganda, and the disinformation.

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Here's Tess Malinder-Heron from BBC Monitoring's Middle East desk.

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The far right Sweden Democrats saw their support fall, but some results have yet to be declared.

BBC Monitoring's Matilda Velin has been following developments.

She says it may take a while before we get a definitive result.

A government might take longer than an initial election result because there's eight parliamentary parties in Sweden, and the way that they collaborate with each other makes ground for who they approve as the prime minister.

I've been discussing all that with Mina Al-Lami.

She's BBC Monitoring's chief jihadist media analyst, and we began with the significance of 9/11 for the global jihadist movement.

9/11 really put Al-Qaeda on the map in an unprecedented way, and it was really the, the sheer audacity and the scale of the attacks, it kind of created this shock and awe effect.

And for some Muslims who already were receptive to jihadist ideas, or maybe they held a se- similar worldview or the same narratives, that kind of in a way generated a fascination with Al-Qaeda and drew some towards the group.

And of course, Al-Qaeda was there.

They, the Taliban harbored Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden, and you know, they, they suffered the consequences of that.

That was Mina Al-Lami, BBC Monitoring's chief jihadist media analyst, uh, with her thoughts on the evolution of the global jihadist movement in the years following the 9/11 attacks.

That's about it for this edition of News Hour, but we're gonna end the program back in the United States with some of the sounds and the words from today's 9/11 memorial events on the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has since commented that trilateral talks are still possible, but said it's too soon to name a location or time.

For more on this, we are very grateful to bring in BBC Monitoring's Chief Analyst Vitaly Shevchenko.

Vitaly, it's so good to have you back with us on Morning Report.

Is there any possibility, do you think, of trilateral talks?

We ask who are the evacuators and why do they risk their lives to save others? Welcome to The Documentary from the BBC World Service.

I'm Krassi Ivanova-Twigg, and this is The Global Jigsaw from BBC Monitoring, where we look at the world through the lens of its media, exploring the narratives, the propaganda, and the disinformation.

Let's go back to the 24th of February, 2022, when Russian tanks rolled across the border into Ukraine heading for Kyiv.

Not long afterwards, we began hearing about daring attempts to get people to safety from the villages and towns near the front line.

Four and a half years later, evacuations are still happening but getting less media attention.

Civilians are still trapped between life and death along the 1,000-kilometer-long front line.

BBC Monitoring's chief analyst, Vitaly Shevchenko, who is himself Ukrainian, recently returned from the country.

He was in touch with evacuators there.

The coup added Guinea-Bissau to a growing list of West African countries under military rule.

I spoke to my colleague with BBC Monitoring, Evelyn Washavre.

She first explained how the country got here.

Well, previous governments, including the government led by former President José Mário Vaz and former President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, have attempted to amend the constitution.

And will it lead to a long-term political stability beyond the elections?

So it's hard to say if this referendum will bring a long-term stability because while there seems to have been a longstanding consensus that Guinea-Bissau needs a constitutional reform, the calls for boycotts and the low voter turnout seem to point to a rejection of the way in which this referendum is being managed or conducted.

Many thanks to my colleague, Evelyne Wa Shavi from the BBC Monitoring Unit.

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And there's also been a crackdown on social media reports about the disaster.

Kerry Allen is our China analyst at BBC Monitoring, and I asked her what's actually been reported inside China about the disaster.

Well, this has been a major story since this incident happened back on the twenty-sixth of August.

But it doesn't feel as though much media has changed over the last few days.

I mean, bear in mind China has- More than a billion people online.

So if, if something's posted that really puts the frighters on, um, criminal charges can be brought, and people can face between three and seven years in prison.

That's the BBC's Kerry Allen there from BBC Monitoring.

And, uh, earlier we were hearing about the hydroelectric power tunnels in Nepal, uh, where it's hoped there could be survivors.