Israel-Hamas truce extended

The US struck Iran for the second night in a row, and the IMF warned that renewed conflict in the Middle East would drive up global inflation. Plus, US oil producers and refiners are set to post record profits from the Iran war. Mentioned in this podcast:Nato summit live news: Tr ...  Show more

US President Donald Trump threatened to remove all American troops from Europe and is reviving his calls to take over Greenland, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will run for president, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigned as an MP to force a by-election in wh ...  Show more

As today's show begins, Qatar has just announced an agreement to extend the Israel/Hamas truce for another two days. We're still waiting to hear from the Israeli government. It is also unclear when the hostages who were expected to be released today will make it out of Gaza. CNN ...  Show more

On today's episode, we explore what an Elon Musk acquisition of TikTok's US operations would look like with Catherine Thorbecke, Bloomberg Opinion Tech Columnist in Tokyo.  Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, shares his thoughts on news of an ...  Show more

On today's podcast:  (1) The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is about to begin a two-day trip to Israel a day after President Biden's visit to the country failed to cool rising tensions in the region. (2) President Biden says says he's now secured agreements from both Egypt and Israe ...  Show more

Hamas agrees to a ceasefire proposal in Gaz but Israel says it's far from their demands. Prosecutors say they need two more weeks to present their case in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Xi Jinping meets Emmanuel Macron in Paris. And, Boeing's Starliner is set to head for the st ...  Show more