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Zelensky says Ukraine has right to defend itself

Donald Trump has said Kyiv's new wave of strikes on Russian oil refineries was a "disgrace".

President Zelensky has praised what he called "real leaders" in Europe, thanking them for their continued support as relations between Ukraine and the United States deteriorate. We hear from Ukrainians and speak our correspondent.

A new international study has predicted that the number of people diagnosed with dementia could double by 2050. We speak to people with dementia.

Tesla has released videos of a futuristic flying car, which uses thrusters to do real-life stunts mid-air. We speak to automotive journalists.

Dozens of masked Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian farmers trying to harvest their olives in the occupied West Bank. Our correspondent who was there reports.

(Photo: Ukrainian President Zelensky speaks during a press conference on the second day of a European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium, 16 October 2026. Credit: Olivier Hoslet/EPA)

Presenter: James Reynolds

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