The party of the jailed former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, says it will try to form a government after candidates linked to it apparently won the most seats in Thursday's election. But his rivals are also claiming victory.

Also in the programme: we report from Indonesia where campaigning has ended ahead of the presidential elections on Wednesday, with a frontrunner linked to the country's authoritarian past; and we hear from a Sami painter using her art to communicate the values and concerns of her indigenous community in northern Europe.

(IMAGE: Barrister Gohar Ali Khan (C), Chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) political party, talks with journalists during a press conference in Peshawar, Pakistan, 10 February 2024 / CREDIT: EPA / Bilawal Arbab)

With most results declared in Pakistan's parliamentary elections, candidates affiliated with jailed opposition leader Imran Khan have won the most seats.

But his rival, Nawaz Sharif, has already declared himself the winner. Neither group appears to be on course to win a clear majority.

Also in the programme: we speak to a Democratic Congressman about the recent row over US President Joe Biden’s age and memory; and the gang warfare is getting worse in Haiti with January being the bloodiest month yet in two years.

(Picture: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif speaks at the party office of Pakistan Muslim League. Credit: Reuters)

The US has warned Israel that staging a military offensive into Gaza's southern city of Rafah without proper planning would be a "disaster". We'll hear from a mother of two who has been displaced from her home in the north of Gaza to Rafah.

Also in the programme: US President Joe Biden has hit back angrily at an investigation that found he mishandled top secret files and struggled to recall key life events; and the photographer who made a documentary about the battle for Mariupol in Ukraine and has now been nominated for an Oscar.

President Zelensky of Ukraine has sacked the head of the Ukrainian armed forces, General Valery Zaluzhny, saying a new approach to the defence of the country was needed.

Also in the programme: The US supreme court has appeared sceptical of Colorado's decision to ban Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary; and our international editor Jeremy Bowen heads to the northern Israeli border with Lebanon where soldiers have had some very close contact with Hezbollah fighters.

(Photo: Gen. Valery Zaluzhny. Credit: Getty Images)

Russia's election commission has rejected anti-war challenger Boris Nadezhdin as a candidate in next month's presidential vote. Mr Nadezhdin has been relatively critical of Vladimir Putin's full-scale war in Ukraine when few dissenting voices have been tolerated in Russia.

Also in the programme: In Pakistan, opposition parties have condemned the authorities for suspending mobile phone and internet services, as millions vote in general and provincial elections; and what an award-winning photograph of a polar bear tells us about climate change.

(Photo: Boris Nadezhdin has vowed to challenge the election commission's rejection in Russia's Supreme Court. Credit: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Benjamin Netanyahu says he will not settle for anything other than total victory over Hamas. At a separate news conference, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that while there were some clear non-starters in the Hamas response, the US did think it created a base for an agreement to be reached. We hear from a family member of a hostage still held in Gaza.

Also on the programme: Ireland, traditionally a country which people emigrate from, is struggling to cope with the number of immigrants coming in; and we meet the Michelin starred chef who specialises in the food of West Africa.

(Picture: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Credit: Israeli Government)

The United Nation's humanitarian co-ordinator says at least 25 million people in Sudan are in urgent need of aid, as a result of the civil war. We hear from aid officials about how war is affecting the lives of ordinary people.

Also in the programme: we have a report from Mexico about the devastating impact of the fentanyl crisis there, how former Fox TV host Tucker Carlson secured an interview with Vladimir Putin, and we also bring you the latest on Middle East diplomacy as Antony Blinken continues his trip to the region?

(Photo: Sudanese refugees collect water from a borehole near Juba, South Sudan, 26 January, 2024. Credit: Samir Bol/Reuters)

Some 56,000 people died a year ago in southern Turkey and many of the millions displaced still have no home. We return to the affected areas.

Also on the programme: a panel of judges has ruled that the former president, Donald Trump, is not immune from charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election; and Hamas responds to the latest internationally-brokered proposal for a halt to the fighting in Gaza.

(Picture: A commemoration event marking the anniversary of the earthquake in Southern Turkey. Credit:Bilan / EPA)

There've been protests in Turkey on the first anniversary of a devastating earthquake, with survivors complaining that reconstruction has been too slow. Newshour hears from Anna Foster in the southern province of Hatay.

Also in the programme: Senegal slips into crisis; and deciphering the papyri of Herculaneum.

(Picture: A woman mourns on a tomb at the Hatay earthquake cemetery. Credit: EPA-EFE)

He will step back from public duties while he receives treatment. It has not been revealed what type of cancer the British monarch has but, in a statement, the Palace said King Charles remained "wholly positive" about his treatment -- which began today. We are joined by his former media manager.

Also in the programme: warnings that Ethiopia is on the verge of being engulfed by famine if actions are not taken soon; and we find out about President Nayib Bukele, who has just been re-elected in El Salvador, and who calls himself the coolest dictator in the world.

(Picture: King Charles III Credit: Melville / Reuters)