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Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.

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Friday 22 September:

Poland has decided to stop sending weapons to Ukraine: how did it get to this point? Plus: Rupert Murdoch steps down as chair of Fox and News Corp, Estonian filmmaker Ilmar Raag explains why saunas are being sent to the Ukrainian frontline and a flick through today’s papers.

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316422 Sep 2023
58 min

Friday 22 September: 

Poland has decided to stop sending weapons to Ukraine: how did it get to this point? Plus: Rupert Murdoch steps down as chair of Fox and News Corp, Estonian filmmaker Ilmar Raag explains why saunas are being sent to the Ukrainian frontline and a flick through today’s papers.

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316321 Sep 2023
58 min

Thursday 21 September: 

The diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of a Sikh leader continues. Plus: Guatemala’s deepening political crisis, a look ahead to Eswatini’s election and a flick through the latest issue of Monocle magazine.

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316220 Sep 2023
58 min

Wednesday 20 September: 

Is the South Caucasus heading for war? Plus: an update on the Sahel region, France and Germany desire a new ‘inner circle’, and we go troll hunting in America.

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316119 Sep 2023
1 hour 4 min

Tuesday 19 September: 

Will the UN General Assembly step up its action on climate change? We also discuss the Iran-US prisoner swap, the latest on the conflict in Sudan and Justin Trudeau’s claim that the Indian government was involved in the killing of a Sikh leader on Canadian soil. Plus: why are young Germans among the unhappiest in Europe?

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314618 Sep 2023
58 min

Monday 18 September: 

Ukrainian forces make gains in the east as the country’s domestic drone production ramps up. Plus: takeaways from Kim Jong-un’s extended visit to Russia, Greece’s new opposition leader and tourism in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

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314515 Sep 2023
58 min

Friday 15 September: 

Are American voters buying “Bidenomics”? We unpack Joe Biden’s latest effort to fine-tune his economic agenda. Plus: the US plans to withhold millions in military aid to Egypt, a lookahead to London Fashion Week and the latest art news.

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314414 Sep 2023
58 min

Thursday 14 September: 

Humanitarian efforts ramp up as the death toll from flooding in Libya rises. Plus: a look at China’s ‘interconnected living’ plan for Taiwan, Brazil begins the first trials of pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed the country’s centres of power in January and a flick through today’s papers.

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314313 Sep 2023
58 min

Wednesday 13 September: 

The US House of Representatives opens an impeachment inquiry into president Biden. Our Washington correspondent Christopher Cermak has the details. Also in the programme: why Germany is buying more oil from India, president Macron’s plan to transform what critics call “ugly France” and how a severe lemon shortage is affecting Peruvians.

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314212 Sep 2023
58 min

Tuesday 12 September: 

Kim Jong-un reportedly arrives in eastern Russia for arms talks with Vladimir Putin, as Moscow seeks to replenish its dwindling stockpile. Who has the upper hand and how will the meeting be portrayed for home audiences? Plus: Israel’s supreme court prepares to rule on its own future and we discuss the British parliamentary researcher accused of spying for China.

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314111 Sep 2023
1 hour

Monday 11 September: 

We look back at the G20 summit in India, which concluded yesterday, and discuss its key points. Plus: the start of joint military exercises between Armenia and the US, a flick through the day’s papers and a round-up of stories from the Asia-Pacific region.

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31408 Sep 2023
58 min

Friday 8 September: 

As G20 agrees to grant membership to the African Union, what else is on the agenda at the summit in India? Plus: the US Department of Defense will cut support for Hollywood directors whose films are censored by China and the return of a Paris-Berlin train service.

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31397 Sep 2023
58 min

Thursday 7 September: 

Antony Blinken visits Kyiv as a Russian airstrike kills Ukrainian civilians. Plus: the mood in Russia ahead of elections on Sunday, Japan shoots for the moon and our music curator on The Rolling Stones’s first album in 18 years.

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31386 Sep 2023
56 min

Wednesday 6 September: 

Southeast Asian leaders meet in Indonesia to debate how to deal with the violence in Myanmar. Plus: a new metro system opens in Lagos, a round-up of business headlines and might a new name for India be on the cards?

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31375 Sep 2023
58 min

Tuesday 5 September: 

Who is Ukraine’s new defence minister, Rustem Umerov? Monocle’s Kyiv correspondent, Olga Tokariuk, profiles the Crimean Tatar with experience in Russian negotiations. Plus: US officials visit Saudi Arabia to discuss Palestine, Olaf Scholz’s government slumps in the polls and we review the latest Indian newspapers.

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31504 Sep 2023
57 min

Monday 4 September: 

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meets with Vladimir Putin in Sochi to discuss grain deals, we get the lowdown on the Chinese economy with Patricia Thornton and Mexico’s opposition selects a female candidate with Indigenous roots to run for office. Plus: France debates the height of ceilings, we get a roundup of news from the Nordics with Helsinki correspondent Petri Burtsoff and we check in with Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival.

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