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The Briefing

A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.

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How is US democracy faring?:

Our final US election edition ahead of 5 November is recorded from the US capital. We explore the stakes for American democracy, why trust in elections has been so hard to come by and what the world thinks of the process.

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341629 Oct 2024
38 min

How is US democracy faring? 

Our final US election edition ahead of 5 November is recorded from the US capital. We explore the stakes for American democracy, why trust in elections has been so hard to come by and what the world thinks of the process.

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341528 Oct 2024
31 min

Georgia’s disputed election 

Georgia’s president calls for protests as major violations are reported in the country’s elections. Plus: where do Indo-Chinese relations stand? Then: the New York City Subway celebrates 120 years.

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341425 Oct 2024
33 min

The EU eyes the Balkans 

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen meets with leaders throughout the Western Balkans to secure the enlargement of the EU. Plus: will the winners of the Austrian election get pushed out of government? Then: London’s Design Museum dives into ‘The World of Tim Burton’.

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341324 Oct 2024
40 min

Aid in Lebanon and mobility in Berlin 

France announces a €100m aid package to support Lebanese citizens affected by the current conflict. Leaders descend on Berlin for the third annual Smart Mobility Summit hosted by Allianz. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ takes us to Uruguay.

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341223 Oct 2024
33 min

Brics and record-high female employment in South Korea 

Brics leaders convene in Moscow as Putin looks to shore up the alliance against the West. Is it working? Plus: we discuss record-high female employment in South Korea and Chanel’s first foray into sport sponsorship.

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341122 Oct 2024
39 min

How is immigration affecting the US presidential election? 

Immigration is top of mind for American voters, just two weeks ahead of the presidential election. Chris Sabatini and Ted Hesson break down how the candidates and electorate are thinking about this issue. Plus: architect Eddie Jones discusses design at the border.

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341021 Oct 2024
37 min

Israel’s plans for Iran and protests in Martinique 

The US investigates leaked plans for an Israeli attack on Iran. Plus: protests and curfews grip Martinique and the first edition of Tribeca Festival Lisboa. 

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340918 Oct 2024
33 min

Tensions flare between North and South Korea 

Ambitions for a reunification of Pyongyang and Seoul wane as North Korea cosies up to Russia. Plus: a litmus-test referendum in Moldova and the Art Basel Paris begins.

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340817 Oct 2024
37 min

China escalates tensions with Taiwan 

China’s Coast Guard breaks from the norm and joins this week’s record-setting military exercises around Taiwan. Then: president Zelensky brings Ukraine’s victory plan to the EU and Italy sends migrants to Albania. Plus: Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco takes us to Kazakhstan on this week’s ‘Global Countdown’.

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340716 Oct 2024
32 min

Is the tide turning against Netanyahu? 

As the US warns Israel over its involvement in the humanitarian crises in Gaza and Lebanon, and Italy backs UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, are attitudes shifting among Israel’s allies? Plus: Poland’s new immigration curb. Then: we get the best from the BFI London Film Festival.

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340615 Oct 2024
39 min

What the world wants from the US election 

With three weeks to go until the US presidential election, we check in with the latest from Washington. Then: we examine how global wars might affect the race. Plus:  we cast our eyes to Asia, where our correspondents break down the region’s outlook on the election.

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340514 Oct 2024
34 min

Early voting starts in US swing states 

Voters can now head to the polls in the US states that could determine the outcome of the presidential election. Elsewhere, tensions between Israel and the UN continue to grow and Iceland calls for snap elections. Plus: the Paris Auto Show.

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340411 Oct 2024
35 min

Israel’s deadliest strike on central Beirut 

Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital continue; Chris Phillips examines the expanding fronts of the conflict in the Middle East. Plus: as Ukrainian president Zelensky meets with European leaders, Olga Tokariuk tells us what might be at the top of his agenda. Then: the Asean summit wraps and the Nobel Peace Prize is announced.

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340310 Oct 2024
37 min

Hurricane Milton makes landfall 

Hurricane Milton lands in Florida, leaving destruction and millions without power in its wake. Andrew Freedman explains what to expect next from the storm. Plus: we preview the US Supreme Court’s new term, Finland’s new population growth policies and some new music from Turkey.

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34029 Oct 2024
36 min

The Asean summit agenda 

The Asean summit in Laos begins with the focus on relations with China and Myanmar’s civil war. We’ll cross to Brazil to see how the right is reshaping itself. Then: as conflict spreads in the Middle East, we investigate the ensuing displacement crisis. Plus: London Frieze kicks off.

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