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James Landell. So what can we expect from this now much anticipated telephone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin? Rebecca Kesby spoke to Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics at the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin.

James Landell. So what can we expect from this now much anticipated telephone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin? Rebecca Kesby spoke to Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics at the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin.

Scott Lucas from the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin. A new global economic forecast has predicted that the trade war unleashed by Donald Trump will hit growth and raise inflation around the world. The OECD's chief economist, Alvaro Pereira, told the BBC the organisation was cutting growth forecasts for almost all major economies. Michelle Flurry reports.

Scott Lucas from the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin. A new global economic forecast has predicted that the trade war unleashed by Donald Trump will hit growth and raise inflation around the world. The OECD's chief economist, Alvaro Pereira, told the BBC the organisation was cutting growth forecasts for almost all major economies. Michelle Flurry reports.

In yet another example of how the Trump administration is escalating its controversial immigration policies, a medical professor was deported to Lebanon this weekend despite having a valid work visa. The Brown University professor, Rasha Alawir, a kidney transplant specialist, had flown back to the US after a trip to Lebanon. But she was deported despite a judge's order blocking the move.

In yet another example of how the Trump administration is escalating its controversial immigration policies, a medical professor was deported to Lebanon this weekend despite having a valid work visa. The Brown University professor, Rasha Alawir, a kidney transplant specialist, had flown back to the US after a trip to Lebanon. But she was deported despite a judge's order blocking the move.

The Department of Homeland Security says this was because she had attended the funeral of the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Her deportation came as the U.S. also deported more than 250 mainly Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, despite a judge also ordering a halt to those flights. Our North America correspondent Nomia Iqbal has the latest.

The Department of Homeland Security says this was because she had attended the funeral of the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Her deportation came as the U.S. also deported more than 250 mainly Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, despite a judge also ordering a halt to those flights. Our North America correspondent Nomia Iqbal has the latest.

Do we have any indications why she's been deported given that she has this visa and her skills are in short supply apparently in the US?

Do we have any indications why she's been deported given that she has this visa and her skills are in short supply apparently in the US?

Nomia Iqbal. A Lithuanian chief prosecutor has said Russia's military intelligence service was behind an arson attack on an IKEA furniture store in Vilnius last year and on shops in Poland. The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Lithuania's revelations about arson attacks on businesses in Warsaw had confirmed his government's suspicions. Arrests have been made in both countries.

Nomia Iqbal. A Lithuanian chief prosecutor has said Russia's military intelligence service was behind an arson attack on an IKEA furniture store in Vilnius last year and on shops in Poland. The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Lithuania's revelations about arson attacks on businesses in Warsaw had confirmed his government's suspicions. Arrests have been made in both countries.

Our Eastern Europe correspondent, Sarah Rainsford, who's in Warsaw, told us more about the attacks, starting with the one in Lithuania.

Our Eastern Europe correspondent, Sarah Rainsford, who's in Warsaw, told us more about the attacks, starting with the one in Lithuania.

Sarah Rainsford speaking to Sarah Montague.

Sarah Rainsford speaking to Sarah Montague.

We hear how protests are escalating in North Macedonia as people demand justice and an end to corruption after a nightclub fire that killed 59 people.

We hear how protests are escalating in North Macedonia as people demand justice and an end to corruption after a nightclub fire that killed 59 people.

You're listening to the Global News Podcast. When the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown last December by Islamist rebels, there was a small flicker of hope that perhaps this would mark an end to a decade of war and destruction that has seen hundreds of thousands killed, millions forced to flee Syria and large swathes of the country reduced to ruins.

You're listening to the Global News Podcast. When the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown last December by Islamist rebels, there was a small flicker of hope that perhaps this would mark an end to a decade of war and destruction that has seen hundreds of thousands killed, millions forced to flee Syria and large swathes of the country reduced to ruins.