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Kate Adie presents stories from Moldova, Russia, the US, Cuba and Indonesia

A crucial referendum on Moldova's potential membership of the EU was much closer than polls had predicted, leading the government in Chisinau and the EU to accuse Russia and its proxies of ‘unprecedented’ interference. Alongside the referendum, the country’s pro-EU president was also running for re-election. Sarah Rainsford was there for the vote, and spotted some suspicious activity.

Russia's push into the Donbas in eastern Ukraine is intensifying, as its troops seek to gain control of the whole region. Earlier this year, Ukraine made its own incursion into Russian territory around the Kursk region. Nick Sturdee has followed the story of some Russian-speaking Ukrainian fighters, who're now fighting inside the Russian border.

Mike Wendling paid a visit to the swing state of Wisconsin as Halloween preparations were underway and found people are not just spooked by scary masks and ghoulish stories – there’s a deeper, palpable anxiety among voters about dirty campaign tactics, and the fate of US democracy itself.

In Cuba, the electricity supply often fails when the fuel runs short, but last weekend, the whole of Cuba suffered a complete blackout, as it was still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Oscar. Will Grant has been to one village, where living without electricity has become the norm.

Mini the Macaque was taken from the jungle in Indonesia when she was just days old, and sold on to criminals in a global animal torture ring. Mini was eventually rescued following a lengthy ´óÏó´«Ã½ Eye investigation. Rebecca Henschke went along to Mini and her new monkey family set free.

Series producer: Serena Tarling
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production Coordinator: Katie Morrison