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Thursday 27 April
Donald Trump backs down from his promise to scrap the Nafta, we ask if the UK needs parliamentary approval to go to war and examine if Venezuela is avoiding international scrutiny by withdrawing from the OAS. Plus: the EU vs Viktor Orban.
Wednesday 26 April
As the race for the Élyseé enters its final stage, could France’s far-left end up supporting Marine Le Pen? Plus: Donald Trump puts funding for the border wall on hold – for now, Turkey arrests more than 1,000 people and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancels a meeting with Germany’s…
Tuesday 25 April
Marine Le Pen steps down as leader of the Front National – at least temporarily, Donald Trump summons the entire US senate for a briefing on North Korea and the campaign continues ahead of the UK’s general election. Plus: why a region in China has banned some Muslim names for…
Monday 24 April
The day after the first round of the French election we take stock of what could be in store for France. Plus: what does this rejection of mainstream politicians mean for the future of Europe?
Friday 21 April
Culture editor Robert Bound is joined by Steve Bloomfield, Tom Edwards and Henry Rees-Sheridan to discuss the day’s top stories: last night’s shooting in France, the snap general election in the UK and how Toronto plans to regulate housing costs.
Thursday 20 April
US secretary of state Rex Tillerson uses a rare press conference to criticise Iran, the race to the Elysee reaches its final stretch and Bill O’Reilly is forced out of Fox News. Plus: why Denmark wants to attract more migrants.
Wednesday 19 April
As the UK prepares for an early general election, we look at how Europe reacted to Theresa May’s statement. Plus: Venezuela braces for protest, how an election in Georgia became a referendum on Trump’s presidency and where in the world is the ‘USS Carl Vinson’?
Tuesday 18 April
UK prime minister Theresa May calls a snap general election, in France the presidential candidates prepare for the final stretch ahead of the first round of voting on Sunday and we ask why Donald Trump is congratulating Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the referendum result. Plus: writers go on strike…
Monday 17 April
We discuss the day’s top stories including the outcome of the Turkish referendum with Sebastian Borger, London correspondent for the ‘Berliner Zeitung’, and Robert Fox, defence editor for ‘The London Evening Standard’.
Friday 14 April
Monocle’s Andrew Mueller is joined by editorial staff to unpack the day’s top stories, including the ongoing corruption scandal in Brazil and Turkey’s upcoming referendum.
