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It\\u2019s 40 years since Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands \\u2013 or the Malvinas \\u2013 as they are known in Spanish. Nearly 1,000 soldiers were killed in the war \\u2013 more than 600 of whom were Argentinian. Katy Watson spoke to people about what happened in the war and how relations between the two countries have changed\\nAn estimated quarter of a million Russians have fled their homeland since the invasion of Ukraine. An estimated 35000 have relocated across Russia's southern border to Georgia. The capital Tbilisi is a melting pot of several nationalities \\u2013 all escaping the war. Rayhan Demytrie has spent the past week meeting some of them\\nThe island of Taiwan may have its own constitution and a democratically-elected government \\u2013 but its legal status remains contested. China sees it as a breakaway state, which it has vowed to retake by force if necessary. As events have unfolded in Ukraine, it has left Taiwanese asking if Beijing would follow a similar course to that of Moscow, says Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.\\nPeople in Serbia are going to the polls this weekend \\u2013 for presidential and parliamentary elections, with relations with Russia firmly on the agenda. In the run up to the vote, executives from Russian Railways were among guests as Serbia\\u2019s president opened the first phase of a new, high speed train line. Guy De Launey was on board\\nThe first round of the French presidential elections is just one week away \\u2013 but, much like the UK, the news bulletins have been focused on the war in Ukraine. The polls all predict that President Emmanuel Macron will hold on to power \\u2013 so, no change is expected, which is in itself something of a change, says Hugh Schofield.

Presenter: Kate Adie\\nProducer: Serena Tarling\\nEditor: Hugh Levinson