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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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The global reaction as the US seizes a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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China-Japan tensions: Why the US is backing Japan
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Lithuania sounds the alarm over Belarussian balloons. Is Europe still too soft on provocation?
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Ukraine peace talks, Beijing might be about to sit down with Taiwan and aviation news
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Syria marks a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Putin in India and what Mogherini’s fraud accusation means for EU trust
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Eyes on Venezuela and the search for MH370 will resume
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Emmanuel Macron’s balancing act on his state visit to China
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Pope Leo’s last day in Lebanon and the Monocle book on Switzerland
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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The spotlight is back on Ukraine’s corruption scandal – what does this mean for peace?
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Why is Washington so interested in Honduras's presidential election?
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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The future of a nuclear deal and Russia’s path to democracy
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Nicolás Maduro’s terrorist group designation and modern space woes
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Sudan rejects a US-led ceasefire plan and Salone del Mobile debuts in Riyadh
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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What next in the White House’s renewed push for peace in Ukraine?
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Johannesburg braces for G20 summit protests
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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What’s next for Kosovo as it fails again to pick a prime minister?
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Poland rail blast spotlights Russian sabotage in Europe and Zelensky goes to Turkey
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Why South Korea is proposing military talks with North Korea
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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How close is too close for Germany and China? Beijing meeting sets the stage
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Can Swiss negotiators seal a new trade deal with the US?
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Venezuela prepares for a US attack and tariffs slam the brakes on Japanese carmakers
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Iraq’s parliamentary elections and a new EU intelligence unit
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Ukraine’s energy companies fighting to keep heat and electricity running
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Syria announces itself on the international stage: Ahmed Al-Sharaa at the White House after sanctions lifted
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Viktor Orbán at the White House: can Hungary’s PM avoid the bear in the room?
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Morocco celebrates as the world gambles with Western Sahara peace
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Why does Russia care so much about the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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What’s in a name? Taiwan’s recognition in Estonia hits a snag
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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The Novi Sad anniversary protests and Australia’s historic state treaty
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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A 12 out of 10 meeting: Trump lowers tariffs on China, Xi cuts rare earth controls
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Trump and Xi meet in Seoul and raids in Rio de Janeiro
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Dutch elections, Lebanon seeks to disarm Hezbollah and the US government shutdown’s impact on aviation
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Trump says he will solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis ‘very quickly’. Plus: Europe’s rival to Starlink
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Asean leaders meet and Pope Leo heads to Turkey
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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EU and US sanctions on Russia, Art Basel Paris and tariffs’ impact on the superyacht industry
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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EU leaders meet to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East and ‘simplification’
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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President Erdoğan embarks on Gulf tour pursuing a deal with Qatar to buy used Eurofighter Typhoons
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Japan’s new prime minister, what’s next for Israel and Gaza and L’Oréal acquires Kering’s beauty portfolio
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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The US-Australia meeting: are critical minerals Anthony Albanese's Trump card?
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Zelensky and Trump to meet at the White House
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Nato’s defence ministers meet as the European Commission prepares to unveil its defence roadmap
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Why is Indonesia’s Prabowo under fire over Israel ban? Plus: Fendi’s new chief creative officer
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Why Trump’s Gaza peace deal faces its hardest test yet
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Trump heads to Israel as hostages are released. Plus: China-US trade tensions
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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France charts a path forward as it looks to a new head of government
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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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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Increasingly isolated, pressure mounts on France’s Emmanuel Macron to resign
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Israel and Hamas hold indirect Gaza talks in Egypt
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Who is Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi?
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Death toll rises in Morocco as youth protests continue to rock the country
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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The US government shuts down: what next?
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Key EU leaders meet in Copenhagen to discuss drone security and Ukraine’s path to EU accession
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Is China serious about attracting foreign workers or toying with the US?
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The aftermath of New York’s UNGA, from Iran to Israel
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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The most important election in Moldova’s history?
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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As Russia continues to test Nato’s resolve, how should it respond?
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Trump attacks the UN, Hong Kong braces for super typhoon Ragasa and falcons on planes
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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France formally recognises Palestinian statehood and the effects of Trump's tariffs on Switzerland
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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The UK, Canada and Australia recognise a Palestinian state as leaders meet for the UNGA
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Mark Carney meets Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City: Are they united against Trump?
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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As the Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 65,000, the IDF’s attacks continue.
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ second state visit to the UK begins
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Trump lands in the UK and Syrians head to the polls
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Marco Rubio visits Israel as Qatar hosts an emergency Arab summit
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Brazil’s supreme court finds former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup plot
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Charlie Kirk shooting and Israel strike the Houthis
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Israel strikes Qatar and Russia violates Poland’s airspace
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Macron’s government is plunged into crisis once more
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Who will be Japan’s new prime minister? Plus: Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Barcelona
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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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 |
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Is diplomacy failing Ukraine and is Thailand music’s Tomorrowland?
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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India’s Modi embraces Xi and Putin after being iced out by Trump
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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The international response to the Afghanistan earthquake
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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What does China’s president, Xi Jinping, hope to gain from the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit?
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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What does the future look like for Argentina’s Javier Milei?
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Confidence in national politics vanishes in France and the Netherlands amid cabinet chaos
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Leaders of Germany, France and Poland show support for Moldova’s pro-European path
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Can talks in Geneva ease Europe and Iran’s nuclear standoff?
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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South Korean summitry from Japan to the US
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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View from Poland: Russian drone landing and the case of the missing summit invite
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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US-brokered peace in the DRC crumbles. How will this affect the region’s future?
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Eastern Europe digests the Ukraine summit and Louis Vuitton’s La Beauté makeup collection takes China
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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What’s next for peace in Ukraine and the new global economic order?
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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The latest from Anchorage following Putin and Trump’s high-stakes summit
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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What does Putin want from his summit with Trump?
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Do European leaders have Trump onside ahead of his summit with Putin?
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Lebanon caught between an Iranian rock and an American hard place in disarming Hezbollah
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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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 |
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The Trump-Putin meeting: Is Ukraine guaranteed to lose?
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Israel’s plans to take over Gaza City and a peace deal for Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Turkey in the crosshairs as Trump mulls sanctions on Russian oil importers
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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What Brics, Donald Trump’s tariffs and Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine have in common
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Intra-Korean relations and the dismantling of South Korea’s border speakers
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Malaysia hosts Thai-Cambodia peace talks as ceasefire holds
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Trump raises Canada tariff to 35% as the world reacts to new levies
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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The aftershock of Zelensky’s anti-corruption scandal
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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While the US threatens tariffs, Russia has been busy bypassing sanctions
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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As Thai and Cambodian militaries meet, can a ceasefire between the two nations hold?
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Taiwan’s recall elections and the future of air travel in Dubai
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Jul 28, 2025 |