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Frequency: 1 episode/1d. Total Eps: 56

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French president vows European support for Ukraine

Friday, October 16, 2026 • Duration 47:27

French president Emmanuel Macron has vowed Europe will continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, at a time in which tensions are growing between Kyiv and Washington. We get the latest news from the EU summit in Brussels.

Also in the programme: we hear from the occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlers continue to violently attack local Palestinians; and we look at Elon Musk's newly unveiled flying car: is he a boy with a toy or is this the start of something new? A futurist weighs in.

(Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron speaking at the second day of the European Council summit in Brussels. Credit: O. Matthys / EPA / Shutterstock).

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Israeli settlers attack West Bank olive harvesters

Friday, October 16, 2026 • Duration 43:51

Dozens of masked Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the village of Abu Falah in the occupied West Bank.

The settlers beat and threw stones at villagers and burned olive trees and cars, while two people were taken to hospital. We'll hear from a Palestinian olive farmer who has suffered an attack.

Also in the programme: Donald Trump hits out again at Volodomyr Zelensky, while the Ukrainian president praises what he calls the "real leaders" of Europe; we'll hear from a student protester in Albania, as violence rocks the streets of the capital; and will Tesla's new flying car really get off the ground?

(Photo shows Palestinian families harvesting their olive trees following a settlers' attack in Abu Falah in the West Bank. 16 October 2026. Credit: Atef Safadi/EPA)

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Romania accuses Russia of attacking Black Sea tankers

Thursday, October 15, 2026 • Duration 47:16

Romania has accused Russia of carrying out an attack on an oil tanker in the Black Sea. Seven crew members remain missing in the latest of a spate of drone attacks on merchant shipping off the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania. We hear from the Romanian foreign minister, Oana Țoiu.

Also on the programme: we speak to the lawyer of one of the seven Cornell University students accused of sexually assaulting a classmate; and we go to a Republican heartland in Iowa, where there is speculation the state could flip to the Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections.

(Picture: The tanker Wine Trader that caught fire in Romanian territorial waters, released October 15, 2026. Credit: Romanian Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS)

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Zelensky says strikes on Russia will resume

Thursday, October 15, 2026 • Duration 47:27

Russia has made fresh claims of Ukraine attacking Russian infrastructure, after the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said that strikes on the country would resume. Ukraine had previously paused strikes at the request of US president Donald Trump. We will also hear how Starshield works after the security network faced restrictions in its activity inside Ukraine.

Also in the programme: Retired US generals call for the planned live-streamed execution of Nidal Hasan to be cancelled; and why have garbage trucks in one part of the Netherlands been granted special cultural status?

(Photo: Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Credit: Henry Nicholls/Reuters)

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Ukraine again accuses the US of failing to share intelligence

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 • Duration 43:59

Britain's prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised to speed up the delivery of British-made air defence missiles to Ukraine. Kyiv has expressed concern that it did not get advance warning from allies ahead of a wave of missile strikes coming from Russia. It said it also experienced restrictions on its access to the Starlink communications network.

Also, a British orthopaedic surgeon currently supporting medics in Gaza tells us there isn't enough basic medical equipment,including dressings. She says people are still coming into the hospital with fresh gun shot wounds, a year after a ceasefire was agreed.

And award-winning Turkish writer, Elif Shafak tells us about her new novel, set in 19th century France

Plus how in China you can hire-a-friend for a chat!

(Photo credit: Getty Images)

and the oldest ship wreck in the world - at more than 4 thousand years old

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Ukraine says no early warnings from allies over Russian strikes

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 • Duration 42:57

Ukraine says another major attack on its energy infrastructure has left six hundred thousand people without power. At least six people were killed in the overnight bombardment, which targeted the greater Kyiv area and Kharkiv in the northeast. President Zelensky has said that for a second night, his forces received no warning of the attacks from its allies.

Also on the programme: the trial has begun of a Ukrainian man accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline in 2022; and the new plan to protect the endangered Emperor penguin.

(Picture: A worker cuts branches of a tree in front of an apartment building which was damaged by a late evening Russian missile strike in Kyiv. Credit: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)

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UK spy boss warns of threat of AI bioweapons

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 • Duration 48:24

The head of Britain's intelligence agency, MI5, has warned of the growing threat posed by extremists and artificial intelligence. We hear from biological weapons expert Nikki Teran.

Also in the programme: Breaking Bad's casting director remembers RJ Mitte who has died aged 34; and the magnetic millirobots aiming to cure heart infections.

(Picture: Director General of MI5 Sir Ken McCallum speaking at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service in London. Credit: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

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Why Russia is suffering more losses than Ukraine on the front-line

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 • Duration 48:27

Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi made the comments in an exclusive interview, his first since he was dramatically forced from his post in the summer. He addressed his sacking, disagreeing with his critics who declared him too "old school" to command Ukraine's new, technologically advanced forces.

Also on the programme: The International Monetary Fund says the global economy is doing better than expected - but may soon be "tested"; and if A-lister Tom Cruise can't even sell movie tickets, is Hollywood in trouble?

(Photo: Ukrainian servicemen ride an APC on a road in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. Credit: George Ivanchenko/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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Houthi warning to the US

Monday, October 12, 2026 • Duration 47:27

Flights across Saudi Arabia have been heavily disrupted as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement have fired missiles. There's been a series of deadly attacks on airports and energy facilities across the peninsula over the last few days. We hear from the vice minister of foreign affairs from Yemen's internationally recognised government.

Also on the programme: a major cyber attack overheats fridges and freezers in hundreds of supermarkets across France; and we feature the winners of two Nobel Prizes – peace and economics.

Photo: Houthi fighters in Sanaa; Credit: European Photopress Agency

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Flights disrupted as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia continue

Monday, October 12, 2026 • Duration 47:30

How are the Houthis able to launch these attacks and how far might they go?

Also on the programme: This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Navi Pillay tells Newshour that international law is 'under attack'; and did the world's biggest accountancy firm help the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to evade tax?

(Photo: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea delivers a televised statement as Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for four missile-drone attacks on Saudi positions Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)

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