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Been on the road? Missed the latest world news? Then catch up with The Recap: the best of the week’s cutting-edge reports, comment, news and features from all the flagship shows.

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What happens to diplomatic gifts, female power in Saudi Arabia and India’s bullet-train ambitions – with a bit of help from Japan.

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4219 Dec 2015
30 min

News and analysis highlights 

What happens to diplomatic gifts, female power in Saudi Arabia and India’s bullet-train ambitions – with a bit of help from Japan.

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4112 Dec 2015
28 min

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We cover France's Front National’s advance in regional elections, how Singapore is trying to become famous for its arts scene, the modern etiquette of political interviews and an Israel PM’s troubled pet dog.

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405 Dec 2015
28 min

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We discuss Britain and Germany’s decision to join the campaign against Isis and look to Nato as it asks Montenegro to join the alliance. Plus: Yahoo’s identity crisis takes another twist.

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3928 Nov 2015
29 min

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Turkey shoots down a Russian fighter jet, the owner of Ali Baba wants to buy ‘South China Morning Post’ and North Korea wants the Unesco heritage status for its kimchi.

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3821 Nov 2015
30 min

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Ben Rylan looks back at how last week’s events in Paris were covered by Monocle 24. Plus tecently released Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy discusses why prison can be the perfect incubator for extremism, the UK’s former anti-terror adviser explains why freedom of movement in Europe is effectively over and we visit AFP’s Brussels bureau.

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3714 Nov 2015
30 min

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Ben Rylan looks back at the week’s highlights across Monocle 24’s news and analysis shows. The uprising in Ukraine was a clear rejection of closer ties with Russia but just how much pro-European sentiment remains today? We also hear from Australia’s human-rights commissioner during a difficult week for the country’s harsh asylum-seeker policies. Plus: beer brewers unite but is it good news?

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367 Nov 2015
28 min

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We take a closer look at the plane crash in Egypt, a celebration of 15 years of the International Space Station and a debate on who should run ‘The New York Times’.

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3531 Oct 2015
29 min

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The best of the week’s current-affairs programmes on Monocle 24 including coverage of the earthquake in Afghanistan, the product-placement of weaponry in films and how to heat a country using volcanoes.

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3424 Oct 2015
28 min

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Matt Alagiah looks at the best news and current affairs covered on Monocle 24 this week, including Nato’s organisation of its largest military exercise in more than 10 years. We also get a guide to Justin Trudeau and look at the history of national anthems.

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3317 Oct 2015
28 min

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We take a look at modern Shakespeare adaptations, discuss Finland’s grey economy and hear Robert Redford’s cinematic take on journalism.

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3210 Oct 2015
28 min

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We discuss the state of Syrian refugees in Brazil and hear about the future of the ‘Los Angeles Times’.

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313 Oct 2015
28 min

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We talk about the UN General Assembly, take a look at Tesla’s new car and a get a summary of the week's top luxury news.

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3026 Sep 2015
28 min

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We air a live broadcast from Somerset House, hear from Nato’s Jen Stoltenberg in Ukraine and discuss China’s attempts to win over the US tech market.

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2919 Sep 2015
28 min

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We discover why the coup in Burkina Faso could have diplomatic consequences for Taiwan, hear how Thai junta threatens critics with an “attitude adjustment programme” and get the latest on European car industry.

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2812 Sep 2015
30 min

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We discuss Russian aid flights to Syria and take a look at the pro-Kurdish opposition party as it accuses the ruling AK party of pushing Turkey towards civil war. Plus: we learn how portrayals of political leaders on screen change the way we remember them.

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