This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Jackie Leonard, and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 4th of February, these are our main stories.

President Trump has agreed to pause the imposition of tariffs on Mexico and Canada by a month.

The US Secretary of State is taking over the running of the main foreign aid agency, USAID,

saying he's determined to end its refusal to follow Mr. Trump's agenda.

And Rwandan-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they're declaring a ceasefire from Tuesday.

Also in this podcast...

Imagine the level of commitment to the art form that he must have had.

The earliest known full-length opera by a black American composer comes to the stage after 138 years.

At the weekend, President Trump announced sweeping US tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China.

Just before we recorded this podcast, President Trump agreed to delay the imposition of tariffs on Canada for a month

in exchange for it taking action to

combat illegal migration and the trafficking of fentanyl. Hours earlier, the US president had

confirmed there'd also be a one-month pause on their imposition on Mexico after President

Claudia Schaenbaum announced an additional 10,000 troops to police its northern borders against drug smugglers.

President Trump asked me how long I wanted to pause tariffs. I said forever. He asked me,

how much time I told him a month. I'm sure that during this month, we'll be able to deliver good results for his people

and the people of Mexico.

We also discussed our common interest in reducing fentanyl trafficking from Mexico to the United States

and other drugs as well, not just fentanyl.

Our Mexico correspondent Will Grant told us what President Shane Baum had to say about her conversation with Donald Trump.

As we heard a bit in that snippet there, she pointed out that they discussed the areas of mutual interest that we know President Trump is focused on,

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