Turkey produces 70 percent of the world’s hazelnuts. The global industry is worth nearly $3 billion. But farmers in some of Turkey’s major hazelnut growing regions have been hit by both a natural disaster and the nation’s weaker currency. Arabella Munro tells us more from Ordu province on the Black Sea.

Record temperatures and droughts are hitting Germany’s agricultural sector. The government pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid. As Ira Spitzer reporters from Bentzin in northern Germany, farmers are warning potato crops could be the worst affected.

The Trump administration is set to impose new sanctions on Russia. Washington said it relates to Moscow's alleged involvement in the poisoning of a former double agent and his daughter in the UK. But Russia has denied the allegations.

We speak to Alexander Prosviryakov, president of the Moscow-based investment bank Whitestone Capital.

Bank and tax fraud, and campaign finance violations for two of Donald Trump’s former advisers. One of them pleaded guilty to the crimes, and the other was convicted. It’s a double-blow on what many are saying was President Trump’s darkest hour. His legal troubles are mounting ahead of crucial congressional elections in November, as Laila Humairah reports. And for more on the story, we speak to Chris Roebuck, visiting professor of transformational leadership at Cass Business School, and TRT World’s Editor-at-large Craig Copetas.

President Vladimir Putin recently signed into law a bill that will increase the value added tax by two percent. The government says it will bring in an extra $30 billion over six years. But others say it comes at too high of a cost.

As Muslims around the world mark Eid al Adha, more than two million people are making the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. While living in tents and sleeping on the ground are the common practice, Saudi Arabia is also rolling-out a new type of accommodation.

Turkey is taking the United States to the World Trade Organization. It filed a complaint on Monday, over Washington's tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminium. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed the US measures for contributing to the Turkish lira's fall. The currency reached a record low a week ago. Moves by the government and the central bank have since helped the currency recover some of those losses.

India is known worldwide for its elaborate Bollywood productions. But the country's entertainment industry is expanding beyond its traditional roots. Rebecca Bundhun is in Mumbai, where animation is now one of the fastest growing sectors.

'Crazy Rich Asians' is hitting it big at the box office. It is the first Hollywood movie to have an all-Asian cast in 25 years. And it seems like diversity is paying dividends.

Venezuela is removing five zeroes from its currency in a bid to tackle skyrocketing inflation which the International Monetary Fund predicts will hit a staggering 1M% this year. The new 'sovereign bolivar' will be pegged to Venezuela's oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro. President Nicolas Maduro has also announced a 3,000% hike in the minimum wage.

As Juan Carlos Lamas explains from Caracas, Venezuelans struggling to make ends meet are now bartering food for services.