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What does Trump want with Greenland? Nothing short of full annexation

Maduro who? It has been a little over (checks calendar) two weeks since Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela and yet you would be forgiven for struggling to remember the full details of the US’s…

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What does Trump want with Greenland? Nothing short of full annexation

The Faster Lane

Snow outside, champagne inside and my belated trip to Tokyo

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Design

Pull up a chair: 10 takeaways from furniture fair Maison&Objet

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Society

Inside 19th century mummy mania, when Europe dined with Egypt’s dead 

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Grace Charlton

Associate editor, design and culture

Far from a shopping spree, Pitti puts menswear on a pedestal

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‘I’ve never bought anything because it’s fashionable’ – Pitti CEO on dressing the part

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‘Lawless London’ is suffering an unusual crimewave – one that never actually happened

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Cashing in the chips: Taiwanese firms such as TSMC race to stay ahead of the curve

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Taiwan is the world’s tech powerhouse – but it can’t keep the lights on at home

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Iran threatens retaliation for any US strikes as American troops are evacuated from Middle East bases

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Explainer 500: Why are Malaysia and Indonesia alone in taking on Grok?

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Matcha might be catnip to the tech sector but poodles are the real urban litmus test

Savills, the international property-services company, puts out an annual Tech Cities report that ranks the 30 metropolises best at luring companies (which pay handsomely for real estate) in this sector. It’s a meaty piece…

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New York’s 10 best lesser-known bookshops

From West Village stalwarts to hidden living-room selections, this Monocle guide celebrates New York’s independent booksellers, specialist collections and the city’s enduring literary culture beyond the more obvious big names.

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Tourists and locals relax on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Plan a year of insights and entertainment with Monocle’s 2026 cultural calendar

Pick up a fresh new diary and fill the forthcoming 12 months with art, books, design, fashion and more from our rundown of the events not to be missed in the year ahead.

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At Intertabac, Big Tobacco is rebranding for a future without cigarettes

Clearing the air at Intertabac in Dortmund, where the tobacco industry’s nicotine high priests discuss a ‘smoke-free future’. What’s rising from the ashes of this condemned industry?