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Nov 7, 2019
Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
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Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Oct 08, 2025 |
Israel and Hamas hold indirect Gaza talks in Egypt
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Sep 30, 2025 |
The aftermath of New York’s UNGA, from Iran to Israel
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Sep 29, 2025 |
The most important election in Moldova’s history?
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Sep 26, 2025 |
As Russia continues to test Nato’s resolve, how should it respond?
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Sep 25, 2025 |
Trump attacks the UN, Hong Kong braces for super typhoon Ragasa and falcons on planes
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Sep 24, 2025 |
France formally recognises Palestinian statehood and the effects of Trump's tariffs on Switzerland
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Sep 23, 2025 |
The UK, Canada and Australia recognise a Palestinian state as leaders meet for the UNGA
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Sep 22, 2025 |
Mark Carney meets Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City: Are they united against Trump?
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Sep 19, 2025 |
As the Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 65,000, the IDF’s attacks continue.
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Sep 18, 2025 |
Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ second state visit to the UK begins
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Sep 17, 2025 |
Trump lands in the UK and Syrians head to the polls
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Sep 16, 2025 |
Marco Rubio visits Israel as Qatar hosts an emergency Arab summit
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Sep 15, 2025 |
Brazil’s supreme court finds former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup plot
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Sep 12, 2025 |
Charlie Kirk shooting and Israel strike the Houthis
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Sep 11, 2025 |
Israel strikes Qatar and Russia violates Poland’s airspace
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Sep 10, 2025 |
Macron’s government is plunged into crisis once more
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Sep 09, 2025 |
Who will be Japan’s new prime minister? Plus: Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Barcelona
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Sep 08, 2025 |
Trump’s deadline for Putin is up – will anything change? Plus: the life and legacy of Giorgio Armani
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Sep 05, 2025 |
Is diplomacy failing Ukraine and is Thailand music’s Tomorrowland?
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Sep 04, 2025 |
India’s Modi embraces Xi and Putin after being iced out by Trump
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Sep 03, 2025 |
The international response to the Afghanistan earthquake
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Sep 02, 2025 |
What does China’s president, Xi Jinping, hope to gain from the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit?
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Sep 01, 2025 |
What does the future look like for Argentina’s Javier Milei?
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Aug 29, 2025 |
Confidence in national politics vanishes in France and the Netherlands amid cabinet chaos
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Aug 28, 2025 |
Leaders of Germany, France and Poland show support for Moldova’s pro-European path
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Aug 27, 2025 |
Can talks in Geneva ease Europe and Iran’s nuclear standoff?
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Aug 26, 2025 |
South Korean summitry from Japan to the US
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Aug 25, 2025 |
View from Poland: Russian drone landing and the case of the missing summit invite
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Aug 22, 2025 |
US-brokered peace in the DRC crumbles. How will this affect the region’s future?
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Aug 21, 2025 |
Eastern Europe digests the Ukraine summit and Louis Vuitton’s La Beauté makeup collection takes China
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Aug 20, 2025 |
What’s next for peace in Ukraine and the new global economic order?
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Aug 19, 2025 |
The latest from Anchorage following Putin and Trump’s high-stakes summit
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Aug 18, 2025 |
What does Putin want from his summit with Trump?
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Aug 15, 2025 |
Do European leaders have Trump onside ahead of his summit with Putin?
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Aug 14, 2025 |
Lebanon caught between an Iranian rock and an American hard place in disarming Hezbollah
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Aug 13, 2025 |
The US and Russia meet in Alaska without Zelensky. Plus: China’s chipmakers strike a deal with Washington
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Aug 12, 2025 |
The Trump-Putin meeting: Is Ukraine guaranteed to lose?
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Aug 11, 2025 |
Israel’s plans to take over Gaza City and a peace deal for Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Aug 08, 2025 |
Turkey in the crosshairs as Trump mulls sanctions on Russian oil importers
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Aug 07, 2025 |
What Brics, Donald Trump’s tariffs and Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine have in common
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Aug 06, 2025 |
Intra-Korean relations and the dismantling of South Korea’s border speakers
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Aug 05, 2025 |
Malaysia hosts Thai-Cambodia peace talks as ceasefire holds
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Aug 04, 2025 |
Trump raises Canada tariff to 35% as the world reacts to new levies
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Aug 01, 2025 |
The aftershock of Zelensky’s anti-corruption scandal
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Jul 31, 2025 |
While the US threatens tariffs, Russia has been busy bypassing sanctions
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Jul 30, 2025 |
As Thai and Cambodian militaries meet, can a ceasefire between the two nations hold?
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Jul 29, 2025 |
Taiwan’s recall elections and the future of air travel in Dubai
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Jul 28, 2025 |
Macron says France will recognise a Palestinian state, becoming the first G7 nation to do so
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Jul 25, 2025 |
China and the EU celebrate 50 years of diplomacy with strained summit
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Jul 24, 2025 |
Japan and the US announce an unexpected trade deal. Plus: the 82nd Venice International Film Festival
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Jul 23, 2025 |
“The war in Gaza must end now” calls for an immediate ceasefire from 25 foreign ministers
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Jul 22, 2025 |
The effects of Japan’s upper-house elections on a fragile economy
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Jul 21, 2025 |
Can South Africa keep its G20 presidency promises?
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Jul 18, 2025 |
Ukraine’s leadership shake-up as Washington ramps up military support for Kyiv
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Jul 17, 2025 |
The race to attract international students and the best of Monocle’s ‘Mediterraneo’
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Jul 16, 2025 |
US to deliver “top of the line” weapons to Ukraine
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Jul 15, 2025 |
Trump’s Ukraine U-Turn and the Moomins turn 80
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Jul 14, 2025 |
Europe weighs Ukraine’s reconstruction and lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Jul 11, 2025 |
Erdoğan’s crackdown on his political opponents intensifies
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Jul 10, 2025 |
More Trump tariffs, ASEAN foreign ministers meet and the race for icebreakers in the Arctic
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Jul 09, 2025 |
Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK, Japan’s emperor heads to Mongolia and Haute Couture Week
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Jul 08, 2025 |
Trump and Netanyahu meet in Washington. Plus: Paris honours the designer of its Métro with a museum
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Jul 07, 2025 |
The future of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ and the UK redesigns its banknotes
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Jul 04, 2025 |
As the US halts aid and Russia intensifies strikes, what will happen to Ukraine?
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Jul 03, 2025 |
Japan in the firing line as Trump nears decisions on tariffs
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Jul 02, 2025 |
The Senate’s marathon voting session on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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Jul 01, 2025 |
Ukraine’s diplomatic-charm offensive across the African continent
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Jun 30, 2025 |
EU summit: leaders meet to talk defence, tariffs, migration, Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine
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Jun 27, 2025 |
Nato agrees to a 5 per cent defence spend by 2035 as the US hails a “big win”
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Jun 26, 2025 |
Trump’s Iran-Israel ceasefire resumes: how long will this one last?
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Jun 25, 2025 |
Israel and Iran agree to a ceasefire proposed by president Trump
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Jun 24, 2025 |
“A spectacular, military success”: Trump declares victory as the world awaits Iran’s response to US strikes
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Jun 23, 2025 |
Thailand’s government teeters on the brink of collapse. Is a coup imminent?
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Jun 20, 2025 |
How are Iranians viewing conflict with Israel? Plus: shifts in the media landscape and Danish design
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Jun 19, 2025 |
Qatar Airways soars to new heights and the view from Art Basel 2025
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Jun 18, 2025 |
The Israel-Iran war continues to broaden: what comes next?
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Jun 17, 2025 |
The G7 meets in Canada as Israel and Iran on the brink
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Jun 16, 2025 |
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s first crash: What next for the plane maker?
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Jun 13, 2025 |
ICE protests continue across the US – and how Lötschental is recovering from a landslide
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Jun 12, 2025 |
The UK sanctions Israeli ministers. Plus: how will military deployment affect LA?
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Jun 11, 2025 |
Why Javier Milei’s Israel visit is provoking tension in the region
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Jun 10, 2025 |
UK hosts Nato chief, Mark Rutte, as Trump pushes 5 per cent defence-spending plan
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Jun 09, 2025 |
After Elon Musk’s outburst, will Republicans turn on Trump?
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Jun 06, 2025 |
Germany’s chancellor touches down in Washington – but can Merz solder transatlantic ties?
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Jun 05, 2025 |
Lee Jae-mung wins South Korea’s presidential elections
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Jun 04, 2025 |
Ukraine-Russia peace talks
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Jun 03, 2025 |
Poland’s presidential vote
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Jun 02, 2025 |
Where do US tariffs go from here?
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May 30, 2025 |
Zelensky’s arms push in Germany
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May 29, 2025 |
Fresh aid enters Gaza and Macron’s tour of Southeast Asia
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May 28, 2025 |