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More than 50 countries, 20 non-governmental and philanthropic organisations and a series of multinational companies are pledging this week to put children's rights at the heart of their policies and actions. A pact is being agreed upon at the Paris Peace Forum, where the rights of children are taking centre stage.

A leading commentator on Iran says the country sees the results of the US midterm elections as giving them a golden opportunity for a sweet deal. Paymon Azmoudeh from Forward Global was speaking amid conflicting statements from the key players about whether there will be further US military action in Iran. President Donald Trump says that renewed strikes on Iran are "highly unlikely" if talks progress. However, Iran's foreign minister says the midterms have brought a ⁠pause to mediators' work.

What is life like for a newly born, premature or sick baby? These are the questions tackled by a French journalist in her first ever book. Clémentine Goldszal asks what it means to be rushed from the delivery room to the neonatal intensive care unit, and what is means to enter the world before you are ready. Goldszal's book is entitled "Newborn: Inside the World of Neonatal Care". She spoke to us in Perspective.

The literary director of the English-language Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company says that the shop has achieved such notoriety that invitations to authors to appear there are usually accepted. Adam Biles says the shop enjoys inviting both famous authors to speak there, as well as debut authors who deserve the exposure. Adam hosts the events himself, and over the years has interviewed hundreds of different literary figures of varying notoriety. Many of the shop's guests speak to us in Perspective before or after their appearances. We spoke to Adam in Perspective.

With the vast majority of French high schools reopening despite calls for new blockades, and the number of people attending weekend demonstrations down for the third week in a row, are the protests in France beginning to die out? We spoke to one political expert who says he believes they will, saying it is difficult to see who people are protesting against, given that the government has no majority in parliament.

In this edition of Perspective, we focus on the tragic train collision that killed at least 68 people in Spain on Wednesday. We're joined by Nicholas Kingsley, executive editor of Railway Gazette International.

In this edition of Perspective, we focus on the results of the election in Israel. For analysis, we speak to Yossi Mekelberg, senior consulting fellow at Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Programme. He tells us there is "no clear winner" from the country's pivotal vote.

In this edition of Perspective, we try to figure out what happens behind the closed doors of the Chinese Communist Party's plenum meeting. At the heart of the discussions will be President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power. For analysis, we're joined by Jean-François Di Méglio from the Asia Centre think tank.

Concerns are mounting as Ethiopia and Eritrea inch closer to war. With Ethiopia now having taken control of the border town of Zalambessa, the fear is that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will send his troops into Eritrea. In Perspective, we spoke to Martin Plaut, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London.

From Cape Verde to London and beyond, Amadeo Carvalho is a self-taught, London-based contemporary visual artist putting Black identity, memory and heritage at the heart of his work. Blending painting, poetry and photography, his art explores the stories, silences and connections that shape who we are. This weekend, his powerful collection "Portraits of Absence" arrives at the AKAA Art Fair here in Paris, where it will be exhibited by the curatorial platform Casa Vicência. He spoke to us in Perspective.

In Perspective, we spoke to the Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge, the first man to reach the North Pole unassisted by animals or vehicles. He is also the first person ever to reach the North and South Poles and the summit of Mount Everest on foot. His book "The North Pole: The History of an Obsession" has just come out in French translation.

French President Emmanuel Macron is making a three-day visit to the Gulf states focused on fuel supplies and strategic ties. The French leader will first visit Kuwait before heading to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar. The Elysée Palace said Macron would seek commitments for additional deliveries of diesel and petrol that could increase supplies available to France.

To discuss the ongoing conflict between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed coalition, we speak to Jules Grange Gastinel, a researcher at France's CNRS research body specialising in the Houthi movement. He tells us why the conflict has escalated and what the Houthis want.

A new documentary from our sister channel France Télévisions explores US President Donald Trump's relentless crackdown on immigration and the agency carrying it out – United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE. "ICE : La chasse a l'homme", or "A Manhunt Named ICE" interviews agents and also some of the people who lives have been turned upside down by ICE operations. In Perspective, we spoke to the film's co-writer Marine Pradel.

This Tuesday evening sees the start of the sixth edition of France's Lebanese Film Festival. The festival opens at the Elysées Lincoln cinema in Paris, with Nadim Tabet's supernatural thriller "In This Darkness I See You". This year's edition will also feature a retrospective of the work of actress and director Nadine Labaki, including her Oscar-nominated film "Capernaum". In Perspective, we spoke to festival president Sarah Hajjar.