US President Donald Trump says he will speak with China's Xi Jinping on Friday, as negotiators reach a framework deal to keep TikTok running in the US. Also on the show: a US appeals court has blocked President Trump from removing Fed governor Lisa Cook from her post; Senate voted to confirm Trump's economic adviser Stephen Miran to join the Fed; Rubio has now departed Doha to determine what role Qatar can still play in resolving the war in Gaza; China has ruled that Nvidia violated anti-monopoly laws; a long-delayed $3.1B project to end a growing water crisis in and around Johannesburg has hit fresh opposition. Guests include: Mahjabeen Zaman, ANZ, Head of FX Research; Prem Kumar, Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group and Former US National Security Council Senior Director.
Trump, Xi To Talk; Rubio Departs To Doha | Horizons Middle East & Africa 09/16/2025

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