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The US and Iran have reached an interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, halting a conflict that has rattled the wider region. But Israel bombed Lebanon's capital Beirut in retaliation for drone incursions by Hezbollah, despite warnings from President Trump to stop the attacks. Julia Roknifard, Senior Lecturer at the School of Law & Governance at Taylor's University, Malaysia spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East and Africa on Israel's role in the deal.

Swiss voters rejected a proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million people as economic risks overcame elevated concerns about immigration. A 55% majority accepted warnings from companies and the government that the proposal would have a long-term negative impact on growth. Bloomberg's Bastian Benrath-Wright reports.

US and Iran have reached an interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz paving the way for talks on Tehran's nuclear program and an end to a war that has engulfed the Middle East. Alan Eyre, Former Senior US Diplomat and Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at Middle East Institute spoke to Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East and Africa on what this deal will bring to the region.

London Bullion Market Association CEO Ruth Crowell thinks the narrative of gold's status as a safe haven still holds. She adds that it's important to measure safe haven status in years rather than weeks or months. She speaks with Paul Allen on "Insight with Haslinda Amin." (Corrects video to the right interview guest)

London Bullion Market Association CEO Ruth Crowell thinks the narrative of gold's status as a safe haven still holds. She adds that it's important to measure safe haven status in years rather than weeks or months. She speaks with Paul Allen on "Insight with Haslinda Amin."

Lubrizol Corp. President & CEO Rebecca Liebert expects to double its revenues in India over the next five years, and says the company has put a lot of investment in this market to enable that growth. She speaks with Paul Allen on "Insight with Haslinda Amin."

Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb believes the country is in a 'very good place on the fiscal side'. He speaks with Paul Allen on "Insight with Haslinda Amin."

Sara Vakhshouri, founder of SVB Energy International, says the oil market has adapted to the Strait of Hormuz disruption and prices could fall to pre-war levels if the waterway "truly" reopens. She speaks with David Ingles and Yvonne Man on Bloomberg's The China Show.

Robert Pape, University of Chicago's political science professor, says Iran's leverage isn't going to "disappear" because of the deal. He also said the lack of details from both sides added uncertainty. He speaks with David Ingles and Yvonne Man on Bloomberg's The China Show.

Ben Cahill, non-resident senior associate for the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at CSIS, says even though the US and Iran were able to come to an agreement to halt the ongoing war and reopen the strait of Hormuz, energy markets "are not quite out of the woods yet", and there is still room for prices to run up even after the MOU is signed. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud Watts on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade".