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Putin’s call with Trump and the Honda-Nissan merger collapses: Donald Trump says that he had a “lengthy and highly productive” call with Vladimir Putin. Also on the programme: who were the AI power players at Emmanuel Macron’s Paris summit? Then: the Honda-Nissan merger deal collapses and fashion brand Miu Miu taps British filmmaker Joanna Hogg. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ comes from Nepal.

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3493	13 Feb 2025 36 min	Putin’s call with Trump and the Honda-Nissan merger collapses Donald Trump says that he had a “lengthy and highly productive” call with Vladimir Putin. Also on the programme: who were the AI power players at Emmanuel Macron’s Paris summit? Then: the Honda-Nissan merger deal collapses and fashion brand Miu Miu taps British filmmaker Joanna Hogg. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ comes from Nepal.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3492	12 Feb 2025 34 min	King Abdullah meets Donald Trump and Peru’s National Archives dispute Jordan’s King Abdullah II meets with Donald Trump at the White House and we analyse the effects of Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Then: Peru’s National Archives battle for survival and we check in at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Plus: who is on the longlist for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3491	11 Feb 2025 30 min	Trump’s hostage ultimatum and Romania’s president resigns Hamas has said that it is postponing its next release of Israeli hostages, which was due to occur this Saturday. Meanwhile, Romania’s president, Klaus Iohannis, has announced that he will step down tomorrow and Monocle is at the World Governments Summit in Dubai this week. Plus: why Australia will become the first country in the world to ban under-16s from using social media.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3490	10 Feb 2025 34 min	Paris AI Action Summit and Kosovo elections Emmanuel Macron and US vice-president JD Vance are the headliners at today’s Paris AI Action Summit. Also on the programme: Poland has the chance to impress upon the EU as it takes over the six-month presidency of the European Council. Then: Japan revives its relationship with the US and we discuss the latest from Kosovo’s elections. Plus: a look at arts and culture in Brazil.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3489	7 Feb 2025 30 min	France’s belated budget and USAID’s global influence French parliament finally adopts the state’s 2025 budget – but has the government done enough to get the nation’s finances under control? Then: what do Trump’s tariffs mean for Europe and what are the ramifications of USAID’s dismantlement? Plus: we head to Switzerland where the Monocle team is researching a new book.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3488	6 Feb 2025 39 min	DRC’s destruction and Argentina pulls out of WHO The effects of the conflict in eastern sections of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been revealed during the ceasefire. We also take a first look at Ginza Sony Park, Tokyo’s new hub for art and music. Then: Javier Milei announces that Argentina will leave the World Health Organization and ‘Ne Zha 2’ sets an all-time record for the Chinese box office. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ comes from Finland.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3487	5 Feb 2025 33 min	Trump wants to turn Gaza into the “Riviera of Middle East” We analyse US president Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle the Palestinian population of Gaza in other countries, the EU opens the door to UK and Norway for defence “coalition of the willing” and why the UK aims to reset economic relations with the EU by inviting its leaders to a Brexit-reset summit in May. Plus: we flip through the design pages of Monocle’s February issue.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3486	4 Feb 2025 35 min	China announces US tariffs and the firing of the Vatican’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ China slaps retaliatory tariffs on the import of US goods and the US secretary of state tells Panama to change its policy on the canal. Then: why the time to invest in Africa’s digital economy is now. Plus: a civil trial begins over the firing of the Vatican’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and why our love of the Moomins continues to grow.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3485	3 Feb 2025 32 min	Trump’s tariffs and the Grammy Awards Donald Trump follows through on his threats to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, while promising more tariffs against the EU. Also on the programme: Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte meets Hungary prime minister Viktor Orbán. Then: The Christian Democratic Union of Germany holds its party convention today, taking a hard line against immigration. Plus: we cover the Grammy Awards and the César Awards.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3484	31 Jan 2025 33 min	Hamas loses its military chief and DeepSeek’s market impact Hamas confirms the death of its military chief, Mohammed Deif. Also on the programme: DeepSeek makes it hard for big tech to generate the oligopoly-like profit margins that investors hope for. Then: we speak to the mayor of Sør-Varanger, the only Norwegian municipality bordering Russia. Plus: why Australian journalist Peter Greste is on hunger strike and the theatre to look out for this week.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3483	30 Jan 2025 35 min	German parliament’s far-right vote and CIFF 2025 German parliament passes a non-binding motion calling for tougher border and asylum rules, Graubünden named one of the most welcoming places on earth and we check into both the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair and the Angoulême International Comics Festival. Then: we bring you the papers from Switzerland. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ comes from Thailand.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3482	29 Jan 2025 32 min	Giorgia Meloni under investigation and Macron’s Louvre promise Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is under investigation for repatriating a Libyan warlord despite an active ICC arrest warrant and Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vučić, pardons 13 people facing charges following weeks of protests in the country. Then: Emmanuel Macron promises to return the Louvre to its former glory and Marina Tabassum is to design the 2025 Serpentine Pavilion. Plus: lessons for Greenland: Denmark and Canada’s “Whiskey War”.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3481	28 Jan 2025 34 min	The DRC accuses Rwanda of “declaring war” As the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s east reaches a turning point, Daniel van Dalen joins Emma Nelson to discuss the risks of a wider regional war. Plus: Starmer’s “post-Brexit” EU trade plans, Denmark’s $2bn (€1.9bn) security plan for Greenland and the ‘Brasil! Brasil!’ exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3480	27 Jan 2025 32 min	The US and Colombia’s tit-for-tat Colombia will accept deportees from the US in a bid to avoid tariffs from the Trump administration. Will this become a new model of diplomacy? Then: a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel is extended. Plus: haute-couture collections head down the runway at Paris Fashion Week.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
3479	24 Jan 2025 34 min	Davos reflections and Trump’s speech The Briefing is live from Zürich to review the week in Davos and how Donald Trump’s no-holds-barred speech went down with its guests. Plus: an interview with Mongolia’s culture minister and Switzerland’s digital transformation.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play

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The Briefing

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Latest episodes

Putin’s call with Trump and the Honda-Nissan merger collapses

King Abdullah meets Donald Trump and Peru’s National Archives dispute

Trump’s hostage ultimatum and Romania’s president resigns

Paris AI Action Summit and Kosovo elections

France’s belated budget and USAID’s global influence

DRC’s destruction and Argentina pulls out of WHO

Trump wants to turn Gaza into the “Riviera of Middle East”

China announces US tariffs and the firing of the Vatican’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Trump’s tariffs and the Grammy Awards

Hamas loses its military chief and DeepSeek’s market impact

German parliament’s far-right vote and CIFF 2025

Giorgia Meloni under investigation and Macron’s Louvre promise

The DRC accuses Rwanda of “declaring war”

The US and Colombia’s tit-for-tat

Davos reflections and Trump’s speech