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4 April 2017

We get the latest on a terror attack on St Petersburg’s metro system that left 11 dead and dozens more injured and ask about the significance of the Egyptian president’s visit to the White House. Plus: Lufthansa’s plans for…

2 March 2022

We have the latest from Ukraine and look at the response to the conflict from the Nordics and Turkey. Plus: an exodus from St Petersburg to Helsinki and US president Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union.

4 March 2020

Monocle’s team ponders whether Joe Biden can become the next president of the US. Plus: the media’s coverage of coronavirus, the latest business headlines from Bloomberg and why St Petersburg has been miscalculating its…

4 April 2017

We unpack the latest chemical attack in Syria, examine the aftermath of the metro bombing in St Petersburg and look ahead to Xi Jinping’s imminent arrival at Mar-a-Lago. Plus: the serialised op-ed indictment of Donald Trump…

27 June 2014

Shashank Joshi of RUSI assesses Barack Obama’s intention to provide support for Syria’s rebel armies, we ask why Costa Rica’s president has banned the display of portraits of himself in government buildings, and preview…

3 April 2017

We hear from St Petersburg after an explosion on the city’s metro today. Plus: how is the future of Gibraltar going to affect UK-Spanish relations? We also hear the latest on Ecuador’s election and discuss the big winners…

27 July 2023

The Russia-Africa summit begins in St Petersburg. Also in the programme: Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Sen, announces his resignation and the country’s first new leader since 1985. Plus, a check-in from the Women’s World…

13 May 2016

Of all the national stereotypes out there, the Russians’ supposed knack for unflappability – some would call it a lack of emotion – is enduring and Gallup’s annual global emotion studies place the country on the steely end…

5 August 2016

Many world leaders would like to think that every overseas jolly they make is of global significance – and it may not always be the case but sometimes handshakes and photo-ops carry enormous consequences. Early next week…