World Service

Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum today on whether they want to introduce a stricter interpretation of their country's traditional neutrality. It follows a debate, after Switzerland imposed sanctions on Russia, in the aftermath of its full- scale invasion of Ukraine. Also in the programme: The end of a chapter in Iraq as the final US troops look to set to leave this week; the new app that's allowing Mongolian herders to keep track of their flocks; and a teenager rocker won this year's America's Got Talent sparking joy across her home in Thailand. Presenter Krupa Padhy discusses these stories with panellists Kate Clark, journalist and Co-Director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, and Andrea Sella, broadcaster and Professor of Chemistry at University College London. (Photo: A campaign poster 'Give peace a chance!' with John Lennon's face stands along a road in Epagny, near Fribourg, Switzerland, 25 September 2026. Credit: EPA)