Canada caves to Trump, dropping tech tax to resume trade talks with US

Israel agrees to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza – but will Hamas? Vietnam halves its cities, France bans smoking at the beach, Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé on our Quality of Life Survey and Brazil’s singing ambassador.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the political turmoil in Thailand continues to worsen, Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, gives us the view from Bangkok. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canada scrapped its digital tax on US tech giants hours before launch. Ottawa calls it strategic but many see a concession to Trump. Is Carney entering critical trade negotiations on the back foot?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest from Iran as the state embarks on a wave of arrests and executions of suspected Israeli spies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How the fates of 40,000 missing people in Ukraine remain unknown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump’s words to Nato might seem friendly enough but there are doubts about the future of US commitment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel accuses Iran of violating the ceasefire as hostilities begin once again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from 16 Rue Bachaumont in Paris, Emma Nelson and guests assess Europe’s response to US strikes on Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from Zürich: Maarit Ströbele from Hochparterre drops by to discuss their latest issue. Plus: Jessica Bridger on The Klosters Forum, a newspaper winds down and the next stop in our summer series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from Zürich: Christian Gattiker of Julius Baer explains how stock markets and investors are reacting to the Iran-Israel conflict and other tumult from the US, Europe and the Middle East.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.