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Thursday 8 December
We get the international reaction to the US’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, discuss Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Greece and find out what new painting is heading to Abu Dhabi’s Louvre. Plus: Naples’ pizza-twirling gets an accolade from Unesco.
Wednesday 6 December
Our guests Samira Shackle and Michael Goldfarb discuss the day’s top stories, including Donald Trump recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, James Mattis’s visit to Pakistan, Russia getting banned from the Winter Olympics and this year’s winner of ‘Time’ magazine’s Person of the Year.
Tuesday 5 December
As Spain withdraws arrest warrants for a group of sacked Catalan politicians, we ask what it means for the country and for Catalonia. Plus: Georgia’s former president is rescued from the Ukrainian police by a mob of supporters, Eurogroup gets its first Southern European leader and Poland approves a bill…
Monday 4 December
As Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh is killed amid fighting between his supporters and their former allies, we ask what it means for the conflict in the country. Plus: Ireland is spared a hard border, “Kwaussie” is Australian word of the year, and will Trump recognise Jerusalem as the capital…
Friday 1 December
We discuss what the World Cup will mean to Russia and what makes the perfect cabinet. Plus: we preview the Monocle Christmas Market.
Thursday 30 November
Trump creates a spat with the UK, political developments in Germany, Australia is to hold an inquiry into its banks, Riba’s House of the Year and why Germans still love to make their payments in cash.
Wednesday 29 November
North Korea claims it can hit “whole US”, a detained Saudi prince is released and a Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after drinking poison in court. Plus: why an Iranian wrestler lost a fight to avoid playing against an Israeli competitor and the V&A expands to China.
Tuesday 28 November
Macron’s visit to Africa, a pro-refugee mayor is stabbed in Germany, a scandal in Japanese firm Toray and why New Zealand broadcasters are refusing to stop using Maori words.
Monday 27 November
As the Pope visits Myanmar, we ask how far the Holy See’s diplomatic efforts can go in a non-Catholic country. Plus: Brexit and the Irish border, Meredith Corp buy Time and can misogynistic language be outlawed?
Friday 24 November
As Zimbabwe swears in its new president, we ask: how much hope should anyone place in a new leader? Plus: European security after Brexit, a ‘millennial’ railcard and a Brazilian prison that’s more like a parliament.
