Paul Moss

Because it is remarkable to see these two linked in the way that they have been.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Bibi Netanyahu, was meeting with Donald Trump on Monday at Donald Trump's residence, Mar-a-Lago.

Presumably this is something that emerged from their discussions.

It hardly seems a coincidence that the sanctions have been issued now.

For Venezuela, sanctions may not exactly sound like the biggest threat it faces from the US right now.

The country has seen tankers boarded off its coast and boats have been targeted by airstrikes as part of what the US claims is an effort to stop drug smuggling.

Then on Monday, Donald Trump said the US had hit a Venezuelan port.

which he claimed was used to load drug-smuggling boats.

That would certainly mark an escalation of hostilities.

And yet, as our Latin America correspondent Will Grant explains, the new measures announced on Tuesday will still be seen as significant.

Will Grant.

Poland is, in many ways, you'll have to excuse the near pun, a deeply polarised society.

Many among its younger, urban-based population have values which would be considered progressive by any European standards.

But in rural areas, the country's more conservative Catholic tradition still holds sway.

One issue which has proved particularly polarising is LGBT relationships.

And now the government in Warsaw has sent a bill to Parliament to legalise civil unions for couples living together.

And that would include same-sex relationships.

Anna Aslam reports.

This bill would allow any two people, regardless of gender, to sign a cohabitation contract, which would let them access each other's medical information, inherit assets and jointly file taxes, among other benefits.

However, it would not allow couples to share surnames or adopt children.