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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)

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)

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)

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

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)

Another Houthi strike has hit King Khalid International airport in Saudi Arabia raising questions about the kingdom's ability to defend its key military and civilian sites. We hear from a journalist in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

Also on the programme: India's prime minister comes under criticism after brutal police force is used against protesters; and how did a valuable Chinese artifact smash itself at the British Museum?

Photo: Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Credit: Reuters

At least 12 people have been killed and 309 injured in an attack on Saturday at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

A statement from Yemen's Houthis statement on Sunday warned all airline companies not to use Saudi airports, without referencing Saturday's attack. The Iran-backed group said they were behind separate strikes on the same airport on Thursday. How will the Saudi authorities respond? And what does it tell us about Houthi tactics?

Also in the programme: The Cockroach Janta Party protests have resumed in India after arrests yesterday; the Pope, the church, and the ethics of AI; and Man City's first game after they were found guilty of financial rules - which they maintain their innocence from - is in Liverpool today - is it a grudge match for the ages?

(Photo shows smoke and flames rising from King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 8October 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Credit: Social Media via Reuters)

President Trump has said it's time for a new leader in Ukraine, blaming Volodymyr Zelensky for high diesel prices. We get a response from Sviatoslav Yurash, a member of the Ukrainian parliament in President Zelensky's party.

Also on the programme: India's cockroach movement is back demanding the resignation of the election commissioner; and we hear about a tattoo ink that you can turn on and off.

Photo : US President Trump meets Ukraine's President Zelensky in New York, USA - 22 Sep 2026; Credit : EPA/Shutterstock

There's a massive security operation in Delhi to try to prevent a protest by the youth- led Cockroach Janta Party. Its leader was detained as he flew into the Indian capital.

Also in the programme: Latvia moves to expel Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin; President Zelensky says deadly overnight attacks on Zaporizhzhia are Russia's way of saying thanks for Donald Trump lifting sanctions on diesel exports; and a biographical reevaluation of Whitney Houston.

(Photo: Prem Boominathan/BBC)

The United States is imposing new financial sanctions on the International Criminal Court, escalating its campaign against the body that prosecutes the world's most serious crimes. The announcement comes hours after a former ICC judge, Navi Pillay, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. We talk to Amnesty International's Secretary General about the new American sanctions against the ICC.

Also in the programme: an expert on capital punishment gives us his take on the US' announcement it will livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the US Army major who shot and killed 13 soldiers in 2009; and we hear about a new species of waterlily discovered in the rainforest of Colombia.

(Photo: Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay at a press conference at the International Nuremberg Principles Academy in Nuremberg, Germany. Credit:

EPA/Shutterstock)