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Ukraine's battle to keep the lights on
Andrew Peach speaks to the man in charge of keeping Ukraine's largest private energy company going in the face of relentless Russian drone attacks on...
TikTok secures US future
The social media giant has finalised a deal to allow it to continue to operate in the United States where its famous algorithm will be retrained exclu...
Trump backs down from tariff threats over Greenland dispute
President Trump makes a u-turn on tariffs after reaching a framework for a future deal over Greenland. Leanna Byrne asks - what do we know about this...
Snap cuts deal to settle social media addiction lawsuit
The settlement comes just days before the landmark case was due to go to trial in LA
New flare up in Europe-US Trade relations over Greenland
Leaders of European countries have reacted angrily to the threat of additional tariffs by the US. Donald Trump says he'll first put 10% then 25% extra...
Europe and South America to sign free trade deal
The agreement, between the South American trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union which is set to be signed this weekend, has been 25 years in the...
Nations begin to put a stop to Grok
Several governments have been piling pressure on Musk’s AI company, xAI, after Grok was used to generate a flood of sexually explicit and non-consensu...
Ban on business with Iran: how will it affect Iranians?
US President Donald Trump has said countries doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on trade they do with America. How will it impact Iranian...
Fed Chair hits back at criminal investigation
The Chair of the US Federal Bank Jerome Powell has released a statement in which he says a criminal investigation is about whether the bank can change...
EU-Mercosur deal gets green light
A free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc is approved, but some countries aren’t happy. We speak to a Europe...
Greenland is not “an object to be acquired”, minister tells BBC
As President Trump and European leaders have their say about Greenland, BBC’s Andrew Peach hears from Greenland’s business minister, Naaja Nathanielso...
Why does the US want Greenland?
President Trump wants Greeland - and security, money, minerals and influence are all part of the picture. We chat to a Danish politician about Trump's...
China accuses US of bullying over Venezuela’s oil
The US President says the interim authorities in Venezuela will be turning over up to fifty million barrels of what he called 'sanctioned oil' to the...
Greenland businesses at the eye of geopolitical storm
Six European leaders today rallied to Greenland's support after the President Donald Trump said the US ‘needed Greenland’.
The UK, France, Ger...
US oil stocks jump
Markets give their verdict on America's dramatic military intervention in Venezuela. Shares of US oil giants like Chevron and Exxon Mobil are soaring....
Anti-government protests over the economy in Iran turn deadly
In Iran, at least seven people have been killed in anti-government protests that were triggered by a sharp fall in the value of the currency, a rising...
Bulgaria adopts the Euro
At midnight on 01 January, Bulgaria became the 21st country in the European Union to adopt the Euro currency. Also, Serbia's main oil refinery has bee...
Global economic predictions for 2026
In our last episode before the end of the year, we ask: what could 2026 hold for the global economy? Will the US keep powering ahead, is China finally...
Iran's store owners take to the streets in anger
Iranian shopkeepers are taking part in protests as the currency hits a record low against the US dollar, and annual inflation is running at over 40 pe...
Iran traders protest as rial plunges
Traders in Iran have staged a second day of protests in Tehran, with many closing their shops and marching through key commercial areas to protest the...
Families seek answers a year after the South Korean plane crash
One year on from South Korea’s worst air crash, families say they’re still waiting for answers.
Also, South Korea’s biggest e-commerce...
The market moments that shaped the year
Leanna Byrne is joined by Russ Mould of AJ Bell to look back at the market moments that defined the year from tariffs and precious metals to the growi...
Why is whiskey maker Jim Beam pausing production?
Leanna Byrne takes a look as Jim Beam, one of the most recognisable names in American bourbon, confirms it will pause production for a year at its mai...
US jobs report shows rise in unemployment
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its long-awaited data, showing mixed signals for the US jobs market. The unemployment rate is at a four-ye...
Spain hits Airbnb with a major multimillion fine for illegal listings
The Spanish government has fined property rentals giant Airbnb €64m ($75m) for advertising unlicensed apartments. Andres Barragan, Secretary General f...
Australia's under-16s social media ban faces courtroom test
Gideon Long takes a look as online discussion forum Reddit challenges Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s.
Plus, after Ben from Ben &...
“Piracy” in the Caribbean?
Gideon Long speaks to a former Venezuelan diplomat about the US seizure of an oil tanker off the country's coastline. Where was it going and what coul...
What’s up with surging silver prices?
Silver is trading at record highs as demand from the tech industry soars — Leanna Byrne finds out why the precious metal has become one of the market’...
Does China actually want Nvidia’s AI chips?
President Donald Trump has given Nvidia the green light to sell more advanced AI chips to China, reversing a key Biden-era restriction. Hannah Mullane...
Paramount challenges Netflix
Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile bid worth more than 100 billion dollars in a last ditch effort to stop its sale to Netflix. Leanna Byrne ask...
Netflix buys Warner Bros
In Hollywood’s biggest plot twist of the year, Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros' streaming and studio business for $72bn (£54bn) in a deal that c...
Putin in India
Russia's president Vladimir Putin is visiting India. Economic cooperation is high on the agenda and, for India, its relationship with Russia is even m...
Can Europe survive without Russian gas?
The European Union says it will stop buying Russian gas from 2027, but why is it taking so long as Russia continues to use money from fossil fuels to...
Oil shortage could leave country without fuel
Today, Serbia's only oil refinery is due to shut down, all because of US sanctions on the national oil company, which is mostly Russian-owned. So, wha...
Online retail giant hack exposes nearly 34 million customers' data
South Korea's largest online retailer, Coupang, has apologised for a massive data breach potentially involving nearly 34 million local customer accoun...
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades
With Hong Kong's emergency services dealing with their deadliest fire in decades, that's so far claimed the lives of 83 people at Wang Fuk Court, we l...
Taxing more to cut the debt
The UK's net financial debt this year will be £2.6tn, meaning "one in every £10 the government spends is on debt interest". How are UK markets reactin...
Half of Venezuela flights cancelled
An airline industry body in Venezuela tells Will Bain flights in and out the country have already been cut by half, with major disruption looming as a...
Can the UK Budget balance the books?
Britain's finance minister, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, is expected to raise taxes for both individuals and businesses in the UK's budget tomorrow. We h...
Vodafone boss on the threat to the world’s internet
We hear from Vodafone's boss Margherita Della Valle on rising threats to vital undersea internet cables.
We're days out from the UK's budget, wh...