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- The UK has announced new measures targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including a ban on trade with settlement businesses. The move follows a joint declaration supported by 12 countries, amid concerns over the expansion of settlements. Israel has responded by announcing the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem and imposing entry bans on a number of British officials.
Canada is hitting back at the latest US tariffs, imposing duties on around $20 billion of American imports in a dollar-for-dollar response.
And thieves have stolen two paintings worth millions from a museum dedicated to impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
(Photo: Jamal Awad / Reuters) - Canadian retaliatory tariffs on a range of US goods worth around £20bn dollars have come into effect. We'll hear from a dairy farmer in Ohio about the impact of this.
The boss of Dubai Airport says it's bouncing back, even while war in the Middle East continues.
And Singapore's Prime Minister gets a 1 million dollar pay rise.
Presenter: Luke Wilson
Producer: Barbara George - Europe's carmakers are facing challenges from every direction. With Jaguar Land Rover announcing 4,000 job cuts worldwide and Volkswagen's plans to cut 50,000 jobs, we look at why some of the industry's biggest names are feeling the strain. And how much of this is being driven by the changing market in China?
The boss of the biggest UK headquartered tech firm, chip design company Arm Holdings, has said that AI will find a cure for cancer that humans can not in our lifetimes; he also thinks that AI will lead to the widespread manufacture of humanoid robots in the next five years.
And we look at why the European Union is betting big on Greenland.
(Image Credit: EPA/Shutterstock) - A victory for the far-right in Germany the AfD fuels calls for faster growth in Europe's biggest economy as businesses call for an economic reform.
Meanwhile China pumps tens of billions of dollars into its banks to try and boost growth.
And Jaguar Land Rover becomes the latest carmaker to cut thousands of jobs
Presenter: Luke Wilson
Producer: Barbara George - It is birthday celebrations for Aardman Animations. The award-winning British studio behind Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep celebrates 50 years since it was founded in the UK.
And we head over to the US as their latest figures shows they added more jobs than expected but wages are still falling behind inflation. While in Canada, job losses are hitting their retail and finance sectors. We hear from businesses across the two countries about the challenges they are facing.
(Photo: Aardman characters Wallace and Gromit. Credit: PA)
Presenter: Andrew Peach
Producer: Barbara George
Editor: Stephen Ryan
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