The chancellor will axe tariffs on some staples as part of plans to give households "breathing space".
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Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan is scheduled to meet his Indonesian counterpart in Jakarta on Tuesday, days after Indonesia trimmed natural gas exports to the city-state.
Toronto reelected its progressive mayor, Olivia Chow, for a second term on Monday, opting to stick with her agenda of stronger social services and improved affordability.
President Donald Trump urged Republican voters to head to the polls during a campaign rally in deep-red Mississippi, saying he couldn’t “take a chance” of Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith losing her seat.
Flávio Bolsonaro abandoned plans to challenge the result of Brazil’s presidential election, while his Liberal Party went a step further and formally conceded defeat to reelected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, in a pre-recorded interview, says she wants to pause new data center construction while the state examines the industry's impact on the electric grid, consumer costs, public health and water supplies. Mark Esper, former Defense Secretary and Partner at Red Cell Ventures, says he does not see the benefit of a US attack on Iran and says the economic blockade is working.
From Brexit debates to North Sea oil, there is plenty getting the cabinet, the Labour Party and the country talking.