This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Julia McFarlane and at 13 hours GMT on Tuesday the 26th of August, these are our main stories.
President Trump declares war on the US Federal Reserve.
We examine what's at stake for the US and world economy.
A day of national protest is taking place in Israel,
called by the families of hostages being held in Gaza.
A manhunt is underway in Australia after two police officers were shot dead in Victoria State.
Also in this podcast,
countries around the world are teaming up for a new global network on mosquitoes as climate change fuels new and unpredictable diseases.
Mosquitoes are occupying areas where they were not found before.
And with this, you start to have new challenges.
These are new challenges that African countries are not used to dealing with.
President Trump has dramatically escalated his war with the U.S.
Federal Reserve, announcing that he's sacking its governor, Lisa Cook,
claiming that she had falsified records in order to obtain favorable terms on a mortgage.
The bombshell news, which came late on Monday night,
resulted in a slump in the markets as investors priced in fears for the independence of America's central bank.
It's the latest twist in what's been a long-running argument between President Trump and the Fed,
with the White House and the bank both at odds over interest rates.
Speaking to reporters last week,