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From Our Own Correspondent: Kosovo and the new world of war

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25 years on from Serbia's withdrawal from Kosovo, how has the nature of conflicts changed?

As Kosovo marks 25 years since the withdrawal of Serbian troops, Jeremy Bowen reflects on how the nature of conflicts have changed following recent trips to Ukraine and Gaza.

Kate Adie presents stories from Kosovo, the US, East Jerusalem, Ghana and El Salvador

Its 25 years this week since Serbian forces withdrew from Kosovo. Jeremy Bowen went back for the anniversary celebrations and reflects on how conflicts have changed in the 21st century.

All eyes were on Wilmington in the US State of Delaware this week where a jury took just three hours to deliver a guilty verdict in the case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter on three felony counts. Bernd Debusmann Jr followed the twists and turns of the case and considers what ramifications the verdict might have on Joe Biden’s run for a second term in office.

Visitors to the Old City in East Jerusalem have dropped sharply since the Israel-Gaza war began in October. And there’s increased tension between the different communities inside the Old City Walls.  Emily Wither spoke to Palestinian and Jewish business owners about how the on-going conflict is impacting their daily lives.  

Millions of people in the UK were born outside the country. But what's involved in taking the plunge and making your life anew in another land?  Elaina Boateng recently spoke to her mother  about what had motivated her to leave her West African homeland of Ghana in the eighties– and her reflections on how it had changed when she returned.

And finally, El Salvador's coffee industry took a pounding during years of civil war and natural disasters like rust disease which ruined crops and sent prices plummeting, But the country’s 18,000 coffee farmers have embraced agroforestry – a farming technique which integrates trees with crops or pasture, as Jane Chambers discovered.

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