Anger over US President Donald Trump's unrelenting support of Saudi Arabia is mounting, with US senators from both sides of the aisle joining forces to try and block arms sales to the kingdom. Trump has invoked a rarely-used emergency decree to push through 8-billion-dollars' worth of weapons sales.. which lawmakers had been holding-up over concerns about the Saudi-led war in Yemen and the killing of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. For more on this Ivan Eland joined us from Washington DC. He's a defence analyst and the director of the Independent Institute's Center on Peace & Liberty. #USsenators #SaudiArabia #ArmsDeal

Pakistan's government is cutting spending and raising taxes.. unveiling a new austerity budget designed to win-over the International Monetary Fund. Prime Minister Imran Khan secured a 6-billion-dollar loan from the IMF in April.. but in return, he had to promise to increase revenues and bring down the deficit. As Mobin Nasir reports, the measures could further slowdown the economy, and anger a lot of his supporters. #Budget #Pakistan #Austerity

The United States has backed down from opening-up a new front in its global trade wars.. after US President Donald Trump took tariffs against Mexico off the table. The two countries have reached an agreement to stem an influx of Central American migrants into the US.. but as Sibel Karkus reports, Trump's tariff threat still looms. We spoke to Jeffrey Tucker in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He's the editorial director at the American Institute for Economic Research. #Mexico #TariffThreats #TrumpAdministration

Leaders from across the globe are gathering in Geneva to find ways to improve the future of workers, in the wake of changes in the global economy. The International Labor Organization is meeting under the theme of "Building a Better Future with Decent Work".. and marks 100 years since the ILO was founded. Julia Lyubova has been following the conference and she joins us now from Geneva..

Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam is going ahead with a controversial extradition bill despite mass protests over the weekend. She says it's necessary to ensure the island doesn't become a haven for international fugitives. But critics say it's a tool to help China's government crackdown on dissent and would damage Hong Kong's business-friendly reputation. Mobin Nasir reports. Samantha Vadas is in Hong Kong and sent us this update. #ExtraditionBill #CarrieLam #fugitives

The global seafood trade was worth more than 150-billion- dollars in 2017, according to research carried out by Rabobank.. with forecasts of growing demand and supply over the coming years. But there are warnings the growing appetite for seafood is also fueling an uglier side to the industry. Indonesian officials say thousands of people are out at sea forced to work like slaves - to catch the fish that end up on millions of plates around the world every day. Paolo Montecillo has more.

Shares in veggie burger maker, Beyond Meat, have soared more than 300-percent since its IPO in May. On Thursday, it reported its debut earnings as a public company.. revealing first quarter revenue more than tripling to 40-million dollars - confirming a surge in demand for meat alternatives. From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports on the rise and rise of fake meat. David Williams joined us from Austin, Texas. He's the Director of Global Protein at Informa Agribusiness Intelligence. #FakeMeat #BeyondMeat #IPO

After nearly three years of failing to deliver Brexit, the British Prime Minister has bowed to pressure from her party to quit. Now that Theresa May has officially resigned as Tory leader, eleven of her colleagues are vying to replace her. Whoever comes next will likely face the same dilemmas as May did - including navigating the UK's stalled exit from the EU and reuniting a fractured party. For more on Theresa May's exit, Chris Roebuck joined us from London. He's an economist and leadership expert. #TheresaMay #Brexit #ToryParty

US President Donald Trump slapped new travel bans on Cuba on Wednesday. The sanctions came without warning and are making it more difficult to get to the increasingly popular holiday destination. And as Sibel Karkus reports, the livelihoods of many Cubans are at risk. For more, Jim Bialick joined us now from Washington DC. He's the vice president at Engage Cuba, a coalition of private companies and organisations calling for an end to the travel and trade embargo. #Cuba #TravelEmbargo #TrumpAdministration

Merger talks between Renault and Fiat Chrysler have failed spectacularly. The two companies were hoping for a merger of equals, before the Italian-American firm abruptly ended the negotiations, citing problems with the French government. But as Paolo Montecillo reports, Nissan may also be to blame. For more on the union that never was, we spoke to Jim Saker. He's the head of the Centre of Automotive Management at Loughborough University in the UK. #Fiat #Renault #Merger