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Latest Episodes
Brazil’s supreme court finds former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup plot
Brazil’s Supreme Court votes to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup charges. Then: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un solidifies the status of his daughter as his successor. Plus: Japan’s new cycling rule book.
Charlie Kirk shooting and Israel strike the Houthis
Conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk is killed. Israel hits Houthis in Yemen, Poland closes its border with Belarus and protesters take to the streets in France. Plus: what counts as modern art?
Israel strikes Qatar and Russia violates Poland’s airspace
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Qatar, risking a widening conflict. Plus: Russian drones are shot down in Poland’s airspace, Lachlan Murdoch secures the top job, ensuring an ongoing conservative tilt to the News Corp empire. And: should we wear helmets?
Macron’s government is plunged into crisis once more
As France’s government falls apart, Monocle’s Paris bureau chief joins us to discuss what comes next.
Who will be Japan’s new prime minister? Plus: Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Barcelona
Who will lead Japan’s increasingly tumultuous political scene after Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation? Plus: Argentina’s local elections and Monocle goes to Barcelona.
Trump’s deadline for Putin is up – will anything change? Plus: the life and legacy of Giorgio Armani
Another Trump deadline for Russia to end its war in Ukraine passes. What’s he waiting for? Then: the UAE issues a rare, stark warning to Israel. Plus: Giorgio Armani’s impact on the fashion industry.
Is diplomacy failing Ukraine and is Thailand music’s Tomorrowland?
Former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul evidences fault lines in diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Plus: Thailand courts the music industry and snags hosting Tomorrowland. And: what’s brewing in Finland?
India’s Modi embraces Xi and Putin after being iced out by Trump
India’s Modi meets with presidents Xi and Putin in Shanghai, marking a new partnership. Has Trump’s attempt to force India’s hand backfired? Plus: a flip through the French papers and Seoul’s first K-pop venue.
The international response to the Afghanistan earthquake
As hundreds of people are reported killed by an earthquake in Afghanistan, we examine how the humanitarian response will play out against the country’s politics.
What does China’s president, Xi Jinping, hope to gain from the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit?
As the annual Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit is to start today, all eyes are on what a rapprochement between China and India will mean for Donald Trump.
