U.S.-China trade talks in London are progressing and may extend to a third day, U.S. negotiators said, as both sides seek a breakthrough on rival export controls that risked derailing a fragile tariff truce.

The World Bank has followed the International Monetary Fund in sharply cutting its growth forecast for 2025 - Ana Swanson gives us the breakdown.

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.