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Nato Allies Tussle over Defence Spending

Tensions are rising between the US and its Nato allies

President Trump has renewed his criticism of European defence spending, branding it inadequate. We ask former US Ambassador to Nato Nicholas Burns what is at stake.

A US judge has cleared the way for hundreds of lawsuits against agricultural chemical giant Monsanto amid claims that its weedkiller causes cancer. Monsanto denies the allegations.

Tesla has announced plans to build a factory in China in founder Elon Musk's biggest foreign expansion to date. Tasha Keeny at ARK Invest explains the significance of the move.

Presenter Rob Young is joined throughout the programme by Andy Uhler, a reporter at US public radio programme Marketplace, in Austin, Texas. Also, from Delhi in India, Jyoti Malhotra, an editor at The Print website.

(Photo: Nato allies President Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a joint news conference. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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