Ukrainian evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky reunite with family

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Residents who were evacuated from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky were reunited with loved ones on Saturday. Families cried as they embraced relatives they had not seen in over 4 years. The ceasefire that made it possible is due to expire today. Also in the programme: The curfew that was introduced across French cities due to violent protests has just come to an end in parts of central Paris; and in the US, a judge has thrown out President Donald Trump's case against the Wall Street Journal and its owner Rupert Murdoch over a story about ties Trump had to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Tim Judah, a journalist, author and special correspondent for The Economist covering the Balkans and Ukraine, and Madeleine Schwartz, a journalist and editor of the Dial Magazine. Photo: People evacuated from the Russian-controlled city of Oleshky in the Kherson region react after they arrive in Ukraine at an undisclosed location, Ukraine, 31 October 2026. Photo by STRINGER/EPA/Shutterstock