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The trouble with Trudeau
Market woes spark fears of a global recession, an ethics report brings pre-election jitters for Canada’s Justin Trudeau, design and diplomacy on display at Seoul’s new Swiss embassy and Robert Bound’s tips for filling…

Climate change in the Pacific
New Zealand’s prime minister calls on Australia to act on climate change, why the residents of Amsterdam are looking for ways to sink the illegal party-boat industry and Monocle’s new summer newspaper hits newsstands.

Russia’s nuclear mystery
Russian authorities evacuate a town after a mysterious explosion, Ukraine offers citizenship to refugees, Berlin protects its smaller shops in the face of rising rents and a German project celebrates the Bauhaus school.

Are Johnson and Trump getting cosy?
Air travel in Hong Kong grinds to a halt as protests escalate, the US pitches a post-Brexit free-trade agreement with the UK, parts of a Boeing 737 fall away mid-flight and wildfire season tests…

Travel warnings for Hong Kong
Another weekend of protests grips Hong Kong, the US threatens to withdraw troops from Germany and can the rise of virtual retail replicate the real thing?