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French president vows European support for Ukraine

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French president Emmanuel Macron has vowed Europe will continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, at a time in which tensions are growing between Kyiv and Washington. We get the latest news from the EU summit in Brussels.

Also in the programme: we hear from the occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlers continue to violently attack local Palestinians; and we look at Elon Musk's newly unveiled flying car: is he a boy with a toy or is this the start of something new? A futurist weighs in.

(Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron speaking at the second day of the European Council summit in Brussels. Credit: O. Matthys / EPA / Shutterstock).
16 Oct 5PM English United Kingdom News

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