China tariff cut, US drug prices, and white South Africans
The U.S. says it will cut the low value, small package tax on Chinese shipments – its latest move in de-escalating the trade war. U.S. President Donald Trump orders prescription drug makers to drop th...
13 Mai 202512min
US-China tariff deal, Ukraine-Russia, AI weapons and Trump in Saudi
The U.S. and China have agreed to slash tariffs for 90 days after high-stakes talks in Geneva. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has offered to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Tur...
12 Mai 202512min
Pentagon upheaval
Pete Hegseth came into the job as U.S. defense secretary vowing reform. The unprecedented staff cuts he says are designed to maximize "strategic readiness" have instead created an air of fear and dist...
10 Mai 202522min
Pope Leo, Bill Gates and US-China talks
Pope Leo offers clues about his papacy in his first appearance, while Chicagoans celebrate his election. Bill Gates says he plans to give away $200 billion to the world’s poor. The U.S. and China meet...
9 Mai 202512min
India's strikes, Russian explosives, the Fed and tax cuts
India keeps up the biggest strikes in Pakistan in decades. Russia is building a huge new explosives facility in Siberia. The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady and says risks of inflation and...
8 Mai 202512min
India-Pakistan, Papal conclave and Germany's wobble
India has hits targets in Pakistan in response to a recent militant attack, triggering fears of a further escalation of military hostilities. Roman Catholic cardinals are beginning the task of electin...
7 Mai 202512min
Germany vote shock, Israel’s Gaza plan, Romania and the Met Gala
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor in a first round of voting in an unexpected setback for his new coalition. The Israeli...
6 Mai 202512min
Hollywood tariffs, the Trump effect in global elections, 'Diddy' trial and the Fed
U.S. President Donald Trump orders 100% tariffs on foreign-made movies to save “dying” Hollywood. We look at the Trump factor in global elections after Australia’s Anthony Albanese wins a second term ...
5 Mai 202512min
