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President Trump says Israel and Iran have agreed to a total ceasefire after what he called their twelve-day war. It follows Iran's missile attack on a US airbase in Qatar. We’ll look at the impact on aviation and shipping across the Middle East.

We explore how the speed of delivering groceries are changing shopping habits in India.

Plus, why are other countries envious of Argentina's growth figures?

Throughout the program, Andrew Peach will be joined by Simon Littlewood, the founder of the Raffles Crew, a business network in Singapore and Stephanie Hare, a researcher on technology and ethics in Berlin.

Global markets, including the US, have been quietly calm, although there have been warning signs of looming risks and uncertainty after Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs announcement. What’s behind such market “silence”? Roger Hearing hears from Gillian Tett, the chair of the Editorial Board of the Financial Times and the Provost of Kings College Cambridge, who has been writing about this.

Throughout the programme, Roger Hearing will be joined by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Tony Nash, CEO and founder of Complete Intelligence, an AI-based financial forecasting firm in Houston; and Nga Pham, a journalist based in Taiwan.

A war with Iran has been harming Israel, not just in the physical effect of missile strikes but also the impact of the conflict and instability on Israel's economy. Roger Hearing hears about how the country’s economy is coping with this.

Will the US get directly involved in the Israel-Iran conflict? President Trump says he hasn’t made his mind up yet. A shipping insurance expert explains the impact of the conflict coverage costs for vessels in the region.

In the UK, employers may soon be forced to list salary brackets on job adverts. We’ll find out why.

And do you ever wonder where old mobile phones, computers, and fridges get recycled? One place is Thailand - where recycling is cheaper than in many Western countries. The BBC’s Gideon Long joins Thai government officials on a visit to a recycling plant.

President Trump is demanding Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as the conflict with Israel enters its sixth day. The US leader was supposed to be in Canada for the G7 summit, but decided to leave early. Has his absence there overshadowed its talks on Ukraine? We’ll hear from a reporter who’s at the summit.

Meanwhile in Brazil, oil exploration rights are up for auction - even as the country prepares to host the UN climate conference COP30. An environmental activist tells us why oil exploration in the South American country must be stopped.

And is China's biggest car manufacturer BYD playing fair? Our reporter has been speaking with the firm's executive vice president.

Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

We hear from Banff where the meeting of world leaders is taking place, as Donald Trump returns to Washington. Also, it’s just three weeks until US tariffs could hit America’s trading partners. Ed Butler looks at what the impact might be on Malaysia and Thailand. And, the Trump Organization announces plans for a golden mobile phone, made entirely in America.

How could the Israel-Iran attacks impact the global economy? We speak to experts on the region.

What's happening with global shipping? We speak to a company which transports freight in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.

Also, what about the health of the Israeli economy? We hear from the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel.

A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes in a residential area shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India. We hear from Anita Mendiratta, a specialist on aviation.

And we look at how the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta - the landlocked neighbour of the United States - has put forward plans for a new crude pipeline from the province to the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia to export through the Pacific.

Disney and Universal are suing AI photo generation company Midjourney alleging its popular image generator had become a "bottomless pit of plagiarism". Rahul Tandon finds out how likely the lawsuit is to be successful.

Also, can we expect peace between the US and China in their crucial trade war as both sides say they have agreed on a "framework" for a deal?

We find out why the new LinkedIn data reveals that the rate of women being hired into leadership has dropped for the third year in a row.

And we hear how tensions between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk might be affecting investors.

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After two days of London talks, the US and China agree on a trade framework - pending approval from Presidents Trump and Xi, reports say.

Pakistan announced that their defence spending is increasing by 17% in the fiscal year ending June 2026 - we get reaction from Uzair Younus, Principal at the Atlantic Council’s Asia Group

And a new Apple feature will reportedly block out hold music. We hear from Debbie Wiseman, a conductor and composer who has turned her hand to hold music in the past.