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Weekday global news and analysis. A guest panel reviews Europe’s stories, tracks American developments, and welcomes Asia’s early risers. Reports from Monocle’s correspondents worldwide.
Latest Episodes
Portugal’s political jigsaw
As the Chega party is confirmed to lead the opposition in Portugal, we discuss the implication of rising hard-right sentiment across Europe. Plus: what’s next for Sudan and the winners of Trump’s Harvard crackdown.
Ukraine prepares for expected Russian summer offensive
Russia prepares for summer offensive as 50,000 troops amass near Ukraine’s northeast Sumy region. Â
Macron’s big push for France in Southeast Asia
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, travels to Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore in the hope of selling a European alternative to Trumpist tariffs.Â
Monday 26 May
Weekday global news and analysis with guest panel Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Ben Kelly. Anchored from London by Emma Nelson.
India and Pakistan’s rival diplomatic efforts
India and Pakistan launch diplomatic offensives across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas.
Putin visits the Kursk region
Putin visits Kursk for the first time since claiming to have completely retaken the region from Ukrainian forces.
South Africa and the US look to reset relations
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, visits US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House. Â
EU and UK slap more sanctions on RussiaÂ
The latest on new sanctions for Russia and what appears to be a dramatic waning of patience for some of Israel’s allies. Plus: we discuss the benefits of elevating mayors to a country’s presidency.Â
Israel eases Gaza blockade
Israel eases the blockade in Gaza whilst simultaneously renewing it’s military offensive and the UK and EU meet for a post-Brexit reset.
Unpacking Trump’s visit to the Gulf and Eurovision 2025
As Trump returns to Washington, we unpack his visit. Then: Laura Kramer checks in from Bucharest ahead of the Romanian elections and Fernando Augusto Pacheco makes his predictions ahead of Eurovision Grand Final.
