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Time for Macron to start prime-minister shopping?
French president Emmanuel Macron risks losing his fourth prime minister in just two years with François Bayrou facing a crucial confidence vote. As France’s political and economic crisis deepens, what’s Macron’s next move?
The cost of concession: what’s at stake in Russia-Ukraine peace talks?
Could a deal requiring Ukraine to cede territory set a dangerous precedent for international law and embolden future aggression?
Journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
Gaza is reeling after yet another attack by Israel on a hospital, which killed 20 people, including five journalists.
Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba fights to hold on to power
Fiona Wilson reports on Japan’s hot summer and prime minister Ishiba’s fate, Juliet Linley shares Italy’s latest, and Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Chris Cermak discuss Brazil’s luxury boom and central bankers in Jackson Hole.
Paris makes a fresh bid to revive New Caledonia’s disputed political agreement
France makes a bid to rescue a political agreement that would redefine New Caledonia’s status with broad new powers.
Erdoğan’s revival as Nato says Turkey will host 2026 summit in Ankara
Turkey set to host a Nato summit for a second time. Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent highlights Turkey’s growing role on the international stage.
Live from Zürich and hosted by Tyler Brûlé
We unpack the day’s biggest stories with our editors in Zürich, London and Paris.
Trump calls Putin to discuss a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and a host of European leaders visit the White House to hold talks with Donald Trump about ending the war in Ukraine.
Donald Trump rules out Ukraine joining Nato as part of a peace deal
We analyse what’s on the table ahead of a meeting between Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and key European leaders at the White House.
US-Russia nuclear deal in Alaska: serious proposal or red herring?
Moscow signals that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Alaska could shift from Ukraine to restarting nuclear-arms talks. Gorana Grgić explores its prospects.
