Newshour

After the election in Serbia removed Aleklsandr Vucic from power after 14 years, we speak to the acting president Ana Brnabic about what Serbia's future looks like now.
Serbia's long-standing leader was defeated by a student-led protest movement in snap parliamentary elections.
Also in the programme: How opium production has risen again - not just in Afghanistan, but also in border areas of Pakistan; and an update on the Israeli elections, where there are now investigations into alleged foreign interference in the vote.
(Photo shows Serbia's acting president Ana Brnabic in the parliament in Belgrade, Serbia on 25 October 2022. Credit: Marko Djurica/Reuters)

At least 68 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a Spanish high-speed train collided with another train south of the capital Madrid. Spain's transport minister says an "inexplicable" decision by the control centre led to the collision after a computer failure initially caused trains to halt.
Also on the programme: a day after Israel's election produced no clear winner, will Israeli Arab parties be crucial to forming a government? And Flavio Bolsonaro has landed in the United States after fleeing Brazil.
(Photo: Rescue personnel work at the site of the collision of two high-speed trains between the towns of Mora and Orgaz, near Toledo, Spain, October 28, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura)

Votes are still being counted in Israel's election - but with no clear winner still, the parties look to negotiate coalition deals.
We'll hear from the parties vying for power and those who could be kingmaker.
Also in the programme: A train collision in Spain kills at least 30 people near the capital Madrid - we'll bring you the latest from the scene; the cruise of a lifetime turns into a nightmare with passengers stranded in Cambodia after the company runs out of cash; and Hollywood actor Michael Douglas looks back on his career, reflecting on life as a nepo baby.
(Photo shows Israeli prime minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu gesturing after exit polls in Jerusalem on 28 October 2026. Credit: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

Election officials in Israel say early turnout in the first general election since the Hamas attacks three years ago is the highest for more than half a century. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is hoping to extend his time in office after three years of warfare, called on Israelis to vote "the right way". His main challenger is the former military commander, Gadi Eisenkot, who urged voters to replace what he called the worst government in Israel's history.
Also, King Charles visits the Bahamas, with the issue of reparations for slavery likely to be raised.
Plus, the meme, the footballer and China. Why Kylian Mbappe has upset Beijing.
And a localised ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump begins in a small Ukrainian town, occupied by Russia - can it bring much needed humanitarian assistance, to the few thousands residents trapped there?
(Photo: An Israeli man, accompanied by a boy, votes at a polling station during Israel's national election, in Jerusalem, 27 October, 2026. Credit: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)