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Pascale Harter introduces insight and analysis from correspondents and reporters in Sudan, South Korea, Germany and Oman.

Lyse Doucet recently gained rare access to Sudan, where she met the remarkable Mama Nour. A steely woman, orphaned in childhood, she now provides refuge for other women and children amid Sudan's ongoing civil war, which the UN has called 'the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world'.

South Korea's president sent shockwaves across the world when he declared martial law earlier this week. Jake Kwon describes the moment the president made his announcement, and the swift, decisive response from both politicians and the South Korean people to stop him in his tracks.

Germany is facing snap elections in February, after the collapse last month of Chancellor Olaf Scholz鈥檚 three-way coalition. It will be an unusually chilly election season - usually campaigns are held over the summer. Damien McGuinness has been wondering if the degree of opulence of this year's festive decorations can tell us something about the political mood of the country.

And, we鈥檙e in the south of Oman, the Arab world鈥檚 oldest independent state. It鈥檚 fast becoming a popular tourist destination, luring travellers with its ancient culture and forests, foothills and sand dunes. We meet the women entrepreneurs challenging traditions, as they take visitors trekking into the mountains.

Producer: Sally Abrahams
Production Co-Ordinator: Katie Morrison
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

Image: Mama Nour runs a safe house for abused single women and orphans, and has fled along with those in her care. Credit: Joyce Liu/麻豆社