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26 July 2024

As the Games get under way in Paris, we survey the best (and worst) national-team uniforms. Plus: a closer look at Boeing’s plea deal with the US Department of Justice over the former’s 737 Max aircraft.

26 July 2024

As Kamala Harris suggests a shift in position on Gaza, we ask how she might broaden the Democrats’ voting base. Then: Paris is plagued by transport chaos as it prepares to open the Olympics and Venezuela heads to the polls…

26 July 2024

We discuss the US’s priorities in Asia as secretary of state Antony Blinken makes his longest foreign trip to the region. Then: a look ahead to Venezuela’s elections, where polls put the opposition in the lead for the first…

25 July 2024

‘The Urbanist’ hosts three expert speakers at Saint-Gobain’s Paris headquarters – Pascal Eveillard, Petra Marko and Kelsea Crawford – to discuss the future of our built environment and how innovation can help us live more…

25 July 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to bolster support for Israel on a visit to the US. But is the controversial prime minister doing his country more harm than good? Plus: China plans to raise its retirement age and Singapore…

25 July 2024

Joe Biden has explained his reasons for stepping down in a special television broadcast. But has the spotlight already left the US president in the dark? Plus: Vladimir Putin meets with Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad…

25 July 2024

We explore Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba’s visit to Beijing and Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington. Plus: German authorities clamp down on an Iran-linked Islamic centre, Kenya’s president unveils a new cabinet…

24 July 2024

A group of European finance ministers says that the Russian war economy is deteriorating and has called for increased pressure on Putin’s regime. But is their analysis correct? Plus: we consider the future of the Conserv…

24 July 2024

Presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris slams Donald Trump during the first rally of her White House campaign. But will she be able to win over US voters? Then: we ask what Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba,…

24 July 2024

Charles Hecker joins us in the studio as we discuss Kamala Harris’s first day on the campaign trail as the presumptive Democratic nominee. We also explore the EU’s shift in its approach to Syria. Also on the programme: we…

23 July 2024

Kamala Harris is swiftly emerging as the favourite to become the Democratic presidential nominee. We discuss how her nomination has reshaped the contest. Plus: China’s evolving role in the Middle East and tensions between…

23 July 2024

As probable Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris heads to Wisconsin, a battleground state, we discuss her record on the key issue of immigration. Plus: Taiwan cancels air force drills as Typhoon Gaemi approaches…

23 July 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu has touched down in Washington, where he will meet Joe Biden and address the US Congress. Is this a chance to reset the relationship between the two nations? Also in the programme, Hawaii’s governor, Josh…

22 July 2024

Joe Biden has dropped out of the presidential race. But by leaving it so late, has he deprived alternative Democratic candidates of a full ‘primary test’? And can his vice-president, Kamala Harris, clinch the nomination?…

22 July 2024

The Briefing explores Joe Biden’s endorsement of Kamala Harris to take his place as the Democrats’ 2024 presidential nominee. What will be the foreign and domestic consequences? Plus, a look at the Farnborough International…