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The Jack Smith report and Lebanon’s new PM
Andrew Mueller is joined by Chris Cermak to discuss the damning conclusions of the Jack Smith report. Plus: does Lebanon’s new PM signal a brighter future for the country and does Brazilian country star…
Gaza ceasefire deal: ‘final’ draft
As Qatar hands Israel and Hamas the “final” draft of a ceasefire deal, Hannah McCarthy joins Christopher Cermak to discuss how likely a truce is before Donald Trump’s inauguration. Plus: we examine the aircraft…
Austria’s far-right led coalition talks and Taiwan’s digital-nomad visa
Talks begin in Vienna to try to form a government, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial, Taiwan introduces a digital-nomad visa and it’s the final day of campaigning ahead of Sunday’s second-round…
Hollywood’s evacuation
An evacuation order is in effect for Hollywood as thousands of acres surrounding Los Angeles are consumed by fire. Then: we’ll uncover the auction selling off the belongings of style-and-design legend Iris Apfel and…
Trump’s threats over Greenland and one year of Tusk
US president-elect Donald Trump reiterates his desire to take control of both Greenland and the Panama Canal. Plus, how has the return of Donald Tusk to Polish politics gone down one year on? Then,…
What’s the future of Canada’s Liberal Party and who will lead it?
We discuss the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader following the Canadian prime minister’s resignation. Then: what can the outgoing Biden administration achieve before Trump’s return to the White House? Plus:…
Ukraine launches fresh offensive in Russia’s Kursk region
With two weeks to go until Donald Trump’s inauguration, we discuss Russia and Ukraine’s efforts to consolidate as much territory as possible. Then: Syria’s foreign minister calls for an end to US sanctions on…
Friday 3 January
A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by Chris Cermak.
Poland’s EU presidency and the world in 2025
‘The Briefing’ returns with breaking news from around the world in a new year, including the start of Poland’s EU presidency.
Special edition: the best interviews of 2024, part three
Join us for a New Year’s Day special in which we listen back to some of our best and biggest interviews on Monocle Radio from the past year. Today we hear from best-selling author…
