Donald Trump says he would work with both Ukraine and Russia to end their war, why vets’ incomes are rising faster than doctors’ in South Korea, Tesla checks in on home workers calling in sick and we report from the new Northern Lights CCS facility in Norway. Plus: Yaroslav Trofimov’s new novel ‘No Country for Love’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New York mayor Eric Adams has been charged with taking bribes, another day of Israeli air strikes reaches the southern suburbs of Beirut, house speaker Mike Johnson demands that Ukraine sack its ambassador to the US and we pop inside Nintendo’s new museum in Kyoto. Plus: We receive a letter from Romania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the death toll in Lebanon rises into the several hundreds, emergency talks begin at the United Nations General Assembly. We ask whether a diplomatic solution to this conflict is still possible? Plus: Iran’s changing attitudes to nuclear negotiations, Russia’s questionable solution to its falling birth rate and Spain prepares to give “human” rights to great apes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
China introduces its strongest measures since the coronavirus pandemic to boost its ailing economy. Also on the programme: we discuss the Minerals Security Partnership as it reveals fresh plans to break China’s grip on critical minerals. Then: Keir Starmer takes to the podium at the Labour conference as his ratings plummet. Plus: we ask what childhood snacks you would like to see back on the shelves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As Ukraine’s President Zelensky touches down in the US ahead of the UN General Assembly this week, we unpack what will be on his agenda and what his secretive peace plan for Ukraine might look like. Also in the programme: as Germany’s Social Democrats hold off the far right in the eastern state of Brandenburg, we look at why this is a major relief for Olaf Scholz and what this might mean for his future as Germany’s chancellor. Plus: two Australian supermarkets are being sued for their false claims over discounts and Cathay Pacific bans a couple who caused a row over reclining seats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At the end of a week filled with violence in the Middle East, Yossi Mekelberg joins us from Israel to discuss the latest and what the next stage of the Israel-Gaza conflict will look like. Also on the programme: we round up the latest technology news from Norway, hear the highlights from London Design Festival and discuss the New Zealand bird of the year competition. Plus: we sit down with the curator of London’s Ukrainian Film Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The latest from the Middle East as the secretary-general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, vows to retaliate to Israel’s deadly device attacks. Also on the programme: we discuss news from North Korea as the nation shows off its nuclear arsenal with a test of its “new, super-large” ballistic missile. Plus: we examine the row over UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s declaration of freebies and gifts totalling more than £100,000 (€119,000). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the world reacts to deadly communication-device explosions in Lebanon, we’re joined by Nicholas Noe to give us the view from Beirut. Also: China and India hint at thawing ties as they begin to resolve their issues along the Line of Actual Control, the pair’s de facto border. Plus: we unpack changing attitudes to migration in Europe following Keir Starmer’s visit to Rome.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We get the latest developments from Beirut after hacked pagers explode across the city. Plus: Meta bans Russian state media and we take a look at the effectiveness of Western sanctions. Then: Ursula von der Leyen announces the EU’s new Commission lineup, reflecting a shifting world order in the bloc.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How will the homestretch of the US presidential election pan out following a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump? Plus: are South China Sea tensions simmering down or bubbling over? Then: a 225-year-old territorial dispute reignites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With 53 days left until the US election, we swap our journalist hats for campaign-manager caps as we advise Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on how to clinch the White House. Plus: get under the cover of our autumn edition of ‘Konfekt’. Then: Monocle team members take us around the world to highlight the hidden gems of their hometowns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
UN secretary-general António Guterres warns Israel’s lack of accountability over a strike that killed six of his workers is ‘totally unacceptable.’ Plus: what will a new cast of leaders in Europe mean for the continent? Then: would you board the next civilian spacecraft?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How will the first debate between Harris and Trump inform the rest of the presidential race? Then: China and the EU try to defrost trade tensions. Plus: would you live in a for-profit city?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The UN General Assembly begins in New York, as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prepare to face off on the debate stage in Georgia. Plus, how would you deck out your apocalypse bunker?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Russia looks to advance its front line. China warns relations with the Philippines are “at a crossroads” as South China Sea tensions swell. Panellists Robin Brant and Olga Tokariuk tackle the day’s stories with Andrew Mueller and weigh in on how they’d distribute €25m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the left scorns Macron’s PM choice, Simon Bouvier joins Andrew Mueller to consider the obstacles ahead for Michel Barnier. Plus: Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck discusses mobility, our staffers investigate the mysterious circumstances around the death of Norway’s favourite whale and we examine all the hottest looks from fashion week (no, not New York Fashion Week, the GOP’s “America First Patriotic Designer Showcase”, obviously). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As Macron finally names a new PM, Nina Dos Santos and Robin Lustig join Andrew Mueller to discuss how Michel Barnier will be received. Plus: what does Maduro’s early Christmas really mean for Venezuela? And can you guess what (or who) is Turkey’s highest-rated-tourist attraction?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As Ukraine undergoes further brutal attacks, Caroline Frost and Nik Gowing join Andrew Mueller to discuss whether this 10-day barrage is Putin’s reply to the Kursk incursion. Plus: we look at what to expect from the China-Africa summit and consider if sleepy air-traffic controllers might be the new normal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the UK suspends some arms export licences to Israel, our panellists Ben Kelley and Tessa Szyszkowitz join Andrew Mueller to discuss Netanyahu’s angry response and examine the growing rift between the two allies. Plus: why Mongolia is choosing the red carpet rather than handcuffs for Putin. Then: can Swedish weddings be saved from the corny clutches of Hollywood?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
While Ukraine refreshes its pleas for long-range missile use against Russia, protesters and unions in Israel call for an urgent ceasefire deal once and for all. Aliona Hlivco and Simon Brooke join Andrew Mueller to discuss how these two demands might play out. Plus: Japan expresses support for a four-day working week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Melina Angelica Moscovitch
, lol pp. FP you received rr.
Rem Motorol
Agreed, CURLING is the epitome of the WINTER OLYMPICS!!!
Rem Motorol
Lovely Olympic rev.!!!