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

I'm Bernadette Keough, and at 13 hours GMT on Monday the 12th of May, these are our main stories.

The United States and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on each other's goods,

pausing a trade war that's led to huge disruption to the global economy.

After four decades of fighting the Turkish state,

the Kurdistan Workers Party, the PKK, is laying down its arms and disbanding.

And the first head-to-head trial of two weight-loss drugs

suggests Mung Jaro is more effective than its rival Wagovi.

Also in this podcast, members of British Special Forces tell the BBC

that they witness colleagues killing unarmed civilians.

They handcuffed a young boy and shot him.

He was clearly a child, not even close to fighting age.

I couldn't believe what they were doing.

We have the results of a BBC investigation and...

This is a completely unique approach.

To our knowledge, there haven't been any trials of any treatment at all

aiming to quiet and or silent tinnitus in its initial stages. New hope for the one in seven

of us who will develop the debilitating ear condition tinnitus. We begin in Switzerland, where weekend negotiations have resulted in a major de-escalation in the trade war

between two of the world's biggest economies. China and the United States have agreed to significantly

decrease tariffs on goods being sold between the two countries. Both sides are cutting tariffs

by 115 percentage points from Wednesday for 90 days, during which time further negotiations

will take place. This means US tariffs on Chinese imports will fall to 30%, while Chinese tariffs on US goods will fall to 10%.

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