We measure the popularity of François Hollande, get the latest on the US and China’s political dialogue, and a look at the day’s front pages.

The latest on François Hollande’s controversial Roma eviction campaign, we learn why German pupils are leaving school earlier, and discuss food wastage in the US.

Coverage of François Hollande's first visit as head of state to the US, the IMF’s plans to assess Zimbabwe’s finances, and we profile Palestine Airlines.

Why François Hollande’s popularity is waning, Monocle’s Santiago Rodríguez Tarditi reviews the newspapers, and we hear of Madrid residents’ anger over a planned casino development.

As François Hollande visits Afghanistan, we discuss France’s role there. Plus, we talk to Dr Friedrich Schneider about Sweden going cashless.

Tom Burges Watson reports from Paris on François Hollande’s new budget, and how South Korea is winning tourists from Japan and China.

As vote-counting continues we get the latest on South Korea’s election, discuss François Hollande’s visit to Algeria, we find out why the UN just shuttered its polio vaccine programme in Pakistan.

We learn why François Hollande only just recognised the 1961 Paris Massacre, Andrew Tuck checks in from Toronto, and why Newsweek is going online only.

How superstorm Sandy has affected Cuba, why François Hollande’s popularity is falling, and we discuss culture across Asia with the Jakarta Post Weekender’s Bruce Emond.

Analysis of Angela Merkel and François Hollande’s euro currency, we ask which countries educate the most future world leaders, and get business news from Paris.

Ronen Bergman and Fawaz Gerges assess whether Israel might bomb Iran, we mark François Hollande’s first 100 days in power, and discuss new aviation technology.

As France returns to recession we ask how François Hollande can pull the country out of it, plus we learn about New York’s largest cemetery and review the Asian front pages with John Hemmings.

We ask why global arms sales have fallen for the first time since 1994, head to Athens for the latest on François Hollande’s visit, and review the tenure of South Korean president Lee Myung-bak during his final week in…

Alessio Patalano of London’s King’s College sets the day’s agenda, we find out why some critics are calling François Hollande a 21st-century Louis XVI, and check out highlights from the Design Directory in the latest…

We ask what François Hollande can do to improve his political popularity, take a look ahead to the South Korean presidential elections, and discuss Belgium’s investigation into the assassination of former Congolese prime…

We ask how far Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak will go to keep his job. Plus, we judge the success of François Hollande after a year on the job, talk advertising campaigns with Jeremy Hildreth, and discuss the US…