The Lebanese army says that three soldiers have been killed after a military vehicle was hit by an Israeli air strike.

Near the border, UN peacekeepers say their watchtower was bulldozed by the Israeli army.

Also in the programme: Moldova takes part in presidential elections, and also decides on the country's relationship with the European Union; Cuba - already suffering power blackouts - braces itself for a storm that could hit the island's main electricity generators: and what Japan's doing about its abandoned homes.

(Photo shows Lebanese army soldiers and people stand at the site of an Israeli strike in the town of Baaloul, Lebanon October 19, 2024. Credit:  Abou Taleb Maher/Reuters)