From the BBC World Service: The Australian government announced it will ban children under 16 from having YouTube accounts starting in December.

The two neighbors are bound by a 1944 water-sharing treaty. But much of northern Mexico is in the grip of severe drought, and the country has fallen well behind in its water deliveries.

From the BBC World Service: State media says around 20 million families are eligible for the payments. But will it work?

Road freight is still the backbone of Canada's economy, but trucking is changing, with digital freight-matching platforms reshaping how drivers find work and how goods get delivered.

It’s more of a promise than a realistic spending boost, according to some experts.

From the BBC World Service: EU leaders are being briefed today on a new deal with the United States that halves the tariff President Donald Trump threatened to put on European goods.

From the BBC World Service: There were big trade talks in Beijing yesterday, where the EU raised concerns with China about trade imbalances.

Japan is already the biggest foreign investor in the U.S.

From the BBC World Service: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in London sealing a major trade deal with the United Kingdom worth $6.5 billion.

Increased military budgets are helping to skew drone development away from civilian applications and toward defense.