Sri Lanka workers defy strike ban to protest IMF bailout plan which is hitting their wallets. President Ranil Wickremesinghe is facing a public backlash over steep tax increases and spending cuts imposed to secure the IMF funding.

Drug giant Eli Lilly has announced a $35 cap on the monthly costs patients face for insulin in the US, responding to outcry over the soaring cost of the diabetes medication.

(Picture: Man in yellow raincoat walking through tea plantation in Sri Lanka. Picture Credit: Getty Images)

Hot on the heels of the US and Canada - the European Parliament announced it was banning its MEPs and their staff from using TikTok on official devices and strongly advised them to delete it from the personal ones. The popular video-sharing app is owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance and has become the focus of mounting security and data protection fears.

(Picture: US And EU Ban TikTok From Staff Mobile Devices. Picture Credit: Getty Images)

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned people to "buckle up" as he signed a bill giving the state control over Disney's sprawling Orlando theme parks.

The bill strips power uniquely held by Disney for over 50 years and enables more oversight by Mr DeSantis' Republican-led legislature.

The move is seen as retaliation after Disney opposed state laws curtailing gender and sexuality education.

(Picture: Walt Disney World Resort Reopening. Picture Credit: Getty Images)

On 24 February 2022, Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine, hoping to take over the country in a matter of days.

More than a year has passed, and the consequences of war are still being felt around the world - particularly regarding fuel.

How have businesses in Europe, reliant on Russia's gas and oil, adapted to limited access to energy resources?

(Picture: KRAKOW, POLAND - FEBRUARY 24: A person puts a candle near the Russian consulate on the 1st anniversary of the war in Ukraine, in Krakow, Poland on February 24, 2023. Picture Credit: Getty Images).

Today marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, so how is the economy faring and what financial support has the country received?

(Photo: A woman works in one of the few stores open in the city of Bakhmut as soldiers remain in fierce fighting to defend the city against the Russians on 14 January, 2023, Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images)

In a landmark ruling for South Asian workers, the city of Seattle, Washington has become the first American city to outlaw caste-based discrimination.

Also on the programme, would you try olive oil in your coffee?

(Photo: An Indian passport against a backdrop of the US flag. Credit: Getty Images)

The leaders of Russia and the US have traded firm words over the war in Ukraine. We look at the economic situation facing millions of Ukrainian refugees around the globe.

Elsewhere, a study of dozens of firms have suggested businesses which adopt a four-day working week could enjoy a boost to productivity and employee happiness. But are our guests convinced?

(Picture: The traditional working week. Could it be set to change? Credit: Getty Images.)

Peter Morici and Karen Percy discuss the latest US funding commitments for Ukraine, announced by the US President on a surprise visit to Kyiv.

We're also discussing Meta's familiar-looking 'blue tick' rollout. Just where did they get that idea from?

(Picture: Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images.)

The likes of Tiktok, Meta and Google will face some of the strictest rules about how they look after our data anywhere in the world as the Digital Services Act or DSA comes into force across European nations.

Firms with over 45 million users in the European will have to pay fines of up to 6 per cent of their massive global revenues should they be found to breach the new rules.

Also on the programme, we discuss how Helsinki became a global mobile games capital.

Will Bain is joined throughout the programme by Dr Stephanie Hare, a researcher of technology and politics and Sushma Ramachandran, an independent business journalist and columnist for The Tribune newspaper.

(Photo: Logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft on a mobile phone with an EU flag in the background. Credit; Getty Images.)

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seeking international support for the people of Turkey who were affected by the massive earthquakes.

We also talk about the issues around changing pensions and the retirement age which have sparked weeks of protest in France.

Will Bain talks through these issues with Isin Elicin, a freelance journalist based in Istanbul in Turkey and Ralph Silva from the Silva Research Network in Toronto.

(Picture: UN Secretary- General Antonio Guterres. Credit: Getty Images.)