Erin & Jake break down' Donald Trump's plan to revive steel and aluminum tariffs, further stressing U.S.-Canada trade tensions and dealing with retaliation from China. Then they talk through, the Gaza ceasefire negotiations for a second phase agreement being at a standstill as Hamas delays the next hostage release, accusing Israel of failing to uphold its side of the agreement. On the global tech front, world leaders gathered in Paris for the AI Action Summit, discussing the future of AI models and regulatory frameworks, and while 60 countries backed an agreement on AI ethics and safety, the U.S. declined, saying it would stifle innovation.

Then, in Have You Heard headlines, they go through the rest of the week's stories to keep you in the know about what else is happening out there in the world. 

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Erin Flanagan is a former U.S. Coast Guard intelligence officer and Agence France-Presse digital investigations journalist.

Jacob Shropshire is an editorial intern at Worldcrunch and the managing editor of Peacock Media at the American University of Paris. He spent two years working for Democratic political campaigns in the U.S.