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Sets the agenda in Asia and considers what’s been dominating the day in Europe and North America. The programme is sometimes co-hosted out of our Toronto and New York bureaux and features re...

Keir Starmer's days as PM might be numbered as MPs vote on an inquiry into his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Then: Friedr...

King Charles III goes to Washington to rescue the special relationship and France is talking about Jordan Bardella's love affair with a Sici...

Emma Nelson takes on Rob Bound in the weekly quiz and Nic Monisse and Grace Charlton round up their week at Salone del Mobile. Plus: An alte...

As more ships are seized in and around the Strait of Hormuz and an uneasy ceasefire continues, our panel assesses which countries are best e...

We explore US president Donald Trump's ceasefire extension and how Iran has seemingly managed to control much of the narrative without even...

Hungary is poised to end its blockade of an EU loan for Ukraine while Sweden suggests that Russia is hiding its economic troubles. Plus: aud...

After Keir Starmer pleads ignorance over Peter Mandelson's failed vetting, how long can he survive as UK leader? We explore Europe's changin...

Rob Bound and Andrew Mueller quiz each other on this week's headlines. Then: a design perspective on Donald Trump's Jesus memes and what to...

France and the UK are to meet with "non-belligerent" countries to discuss how best to police the waterway after a ceasefire. How will exclud...

The first meeting between officials since 1993 but will diplomacy make a difference? We discuss what can be achieved as Lebanon and Israel a...

We break down the prospect of new US-Iran negotiations as Washington's blockade in the Strait of Hormuz continues. Plus: is Hungary's Viktor...

As the US announces new military plans to block the Strait of Hormuz, we discuss where escalation could lead to from here. Then: is Cuba nex...

Robert Bound joins Andrew Mueller for a quizzical look at the biggest headlines from across the week. Then: garish golf garments, 'What We L...

Ahead of scheduled peace talks in Pakistan on Saturday, we discuss how much damage Israel has done to the fragile ceasefire with its deadlie...

Daniella Peled and Yossi Mekelberg consider why the US and Israel agreed a ceasefire in Iran but not Lebanon. Plus: why Pakistan is the Midd...

The US president warned Iran that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" if his demands are not met by the deadline. Then: Russia and the U...

Iran and the US examine a proposed ceasefire deal as the two sides trade threats. Russia's former ally Syria agrees to security cooperation...

Hannah Lucinda Smith and Emma Nelson discuss the consequences for European leaders as they push back against President Donald Trump's demand...

As Vladimir Putin issues a public warning to Armenia against forging closer ties with the EU, we assess the seriousness of the threat. Plus:...

As China pushes for a swift end to the conflict in the Middle East, we assess whether its role as a peacemaker will work. Plus: Japan's new...

We assess the possible timeline for ending the war in the Middle East, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that more than half...

The US president has given Cuba a lifeline, despite wanting the country's socialist leadership to fall. Then: Volodymyr Zelensky uses the Mi...

The US considers sending 10,000 more troops to the Middle East. Then: Can Mark Carney's alliance save world trade from Trump? Plus: British...

Trump takes another swipe at Nato for its caution over the Iran war. Then: is Europe's far-right firewall fading? Plus: the White House host...

Why Iraq's foreign ministry is executing an audacious and rarely seen diplomatic manoeuvre: the double-summoning. Plus: are European holiday...

Americans are stuck in hour-long queues at airports while Europeans are battling high fuel prices and Asians are figuring out new ways to ge...

Donald Trump claims that talks with Iran have yielded results. Is this a sign that the US is looking for an off-ramp? Panellists Yossi Mekel...

The latest from the Gulf with our correspondent, Inzamam Rashid. Then: Monocle's foreign editor, Alexis Self, looks at Greenland and Denmark...

EU leaders meet in Brussels as the war in the Middle East overshadows proceedings. Plus: Japan's prime minister in the White House; France's...

The latest on the war in Iran, including how it has started to affect US allies and Ukraine. Plus: the Vatican preaches on the moral obligat...

European leaders signal their unwillingness to join the war in Iran. Plus: The repolarisation of French politics. And: if you could deter on...

Anand Menon and Rainbow Murray discuss Europe and Canada's alignment on Iran, why Belgium's prime minister wants normalisation with Russia a...

We assess the situation in the Strait of Hormuz as the US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, downplays the disruption. Plus: Joanna Dudley...

Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has reportedly vowed that Iran will continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz. Plus: Tira Shubart...

We assess the scale of the global conflict as the US rattles South Korea by redeploying its missiles to the Middle East. Plus: Taiwan issues...

We explore whether expectations of a swift popular uprising inside Iran are proving to be unfounded. Plus: why China and North Korea are res...

France hosts a G7 finance meeting as the war in the Middle East fuels fears for the global economy. Plus: can rappers make good world leader...

Iran's war with the US and Israel continues to escalate as Venezuela appears to normalise relations with the Trump administration. Plus: Mad...

Russia and Ukraine are jockeying for position as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues. Russia could benefit from a rise in oil prices while...

We hear from Washington as the Senate votes on an Iran war powers resolution, while shades of the Iraq War and fear of upsetting Trump divid...

We assess whether the US could lose interest in ending Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine with operations against Iran taking centre stage....

We assess Europe's reaction to the Middle East conflict. Plus: how tensions between the US and Iran have been affecting global markets. See...

We explore the allure of Sanremo as day five of the festival comes to a close. Plus: the changing landscape of music entrepreneurship with L...

We explore whether Hungary's fight over oil could change the course of the war in Ukraine. Plus: as Mumbai residents plead for respite from...

German chancellor Friedrich Merz lands in Beijing as the latest western leader looking to improve trade relations with China. Plus: why Kyot...

After four years of war in Ukraine, we take a look at the state of European security and defence. Then: why we were so invested in Winter Ol...

Violence sweeps across Mexico after cartel leader El Mencho is killed in military custody. Then: we ask why Hungary is causing problems for...

What is the future of US tariffs after the Supreme Court's ruling? Then: is the future of European defence in doubt? Plus: Monocle signs off...

Yossi Mekelberg and Isabel Hilton discuss Donald Trump inaugurating the Board of Peace as potential conflict with Iran continues to linger....

We discuss Mark Zuckerberg's testimony on social-media addiction and whether under-16s should be banned. Plus: Can politics, sports and cult...