The US and Russia have outlined their intention to build relations far beyond a deal over Ukraine—extending to cooperation on other global issues and developing sizeable economic and investment links.

Does Russia’s economy need a peace deal? Western sanctions, inflation soaring, and businesses under strain, Russia’s economy faces serious headwinds

European leaders have been meeting in Paris to discuss military support for Ukraine. The United States has demanded that Europe increases defence spending and sends troops to Ukraine if there is a ceasefire in the war with Russia.

Also, are Canadians boycotting US goods in shops after President Trump’s tariff threats?

And Ed Butler reports from one of Africa’s biggest e-waste dumps in Ghana.

EU leaders meet to discuss defence spending. Funding could be increased if the US withdraw support to Ukraine

Ukraine's President Zelensky meets the US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich security conference to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine.

Also, there's been talk of the President Trump administration closing the Department of Education.

And it's a Happy 20th Birthday to YouTube.

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

US President Donald Trump is sharpening plans to hit exports from countries that he says have trade policies that are unfair to the US. We will look at how each country is focusing on trade negotiations.

President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on all US imports.

So how will the tariffs affect businesses in the US who import and export products? That's what we ask them.

And Mexico is threatening to sue Google if the company refuses to change the name of the Gulf of America back to the Gulf of Mexico for Maps users in the US.

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

The Japanese car giants Honda and Nissan have abandoned plans for a merger, and in a joint statement, the manufacturers say they'll continue to work together on electric car production as they try to fight off competition from Chinese producers.

President Donald Trump promised to bring prices down, but egg and energy prices in the US rose by its highest for six months in January. What does it mean for consumers and interest-rates?

Roger Hearing speaks to a giant Indian tyre maker on doing business in an America wedded to tariffs.

And Brazil's plan to become a major exporter of... cannabis.

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

Nigerians are expressing outrage over a big jump in the price of mobile data charged by some of the country's major phone networks after a government announcement three weeks ago said it would be capped at a 50% price rise.