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World Service,09 Aug 2025,49 mins

Germany to stop arms exports to Israel

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Germany's halted its arms sales to Israel in the wake of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to takeover Gaza City. But despite supplying $565 million worth of military hardware since the 7 October 2023 attacks, how important are Germany's weapons to Israel? Roger Hearing is joined by Dana Peterson and Colin Peacock to discuss, among other things, why US wine exports to Canada have declined drastically…whether the growing Philippines microchip-making industry is being throttled by US president Donald Trump's tariffs…. and whether Las Vegas' drop in tourism hints at broader economic woes facing the world's largest economy. Plus the big controversy bubbling up over mineral water in France, and why are people not wearing Crocs any more? Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

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