Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.On today's podcast:(1) President Donald Trump said the US will begin guiding some neutral ships trapped in the Persian Gulf out through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday.(2) Concern about a possible euro-area recession is “real and justified” as conflict in the Middle East causes a supply-side disruption, European Central Bank Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said in an interview with Phileleftheros.(3) President Donald Trump said he plans to cut the US military presence in Germany by more than the 5,000-troop drawdown announced so far, even as Republican allies and NATO countries questioned the move.(4) The UK is set to enter talks to join the European Union’s €90 billion ($105 billion) Ukraine loan plan, underlining what the British government describes as “growing defense ties” between London and Brussels.(5) A group of 13 Swiss lawmakers will meet in Bern on Monday to kickstart the legislative process that will shape the future of UBS.Podcast Conversation: There's Never Been This Much Pressure for Men to Look Good at 60See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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