Viktor Orban meets with Putin as Ukraine’s corruption scandal worsens

Macron unveils military service plan to counter Russian threat

US accused of acting for Kremlin and how to move a national archive

Shifting demographics threaten Europe and the latest urbanism news

Ukraine peace talks in Geneva gain momentum – can a Russia-friendly deal be reached?

A peace plan for Ukraine, Italy braces for Moody’s rating and Prague’s Mucha Museum

Europe’s balancing act between the US and China. Plus: Monocle’s new December/January issue

Lord Adair Turner live from Cop30 and Italofonia looks to go global

MBS returns to the White House and Peru seizes growth in South American tourism

Zelensky looks to Paris to secure Ukraine’s skies. Plus: can Cop30 boost Brazil’s soft power?

Reporting on the Pentagon’s Caribbean surge after the press corps clear-out

The UN’s Francesca Albanese on Palestinian self-determination and the winter issue of ‘Konfekt’ hits newsstands

Ukraine suspends its justice minister as corruption scandal continues

Trump pardons friends while taking aim at global media organisations

An end to the longest US government shutdown, Cop30 in Brazil and design news

Dubai Design Week highlights and British broadcasters Comcast and ITV in talks over major media sale

Paris rallies to revive local industry as Duralex raises millions in nationwide ‘Made in France’ comeback

What Zohran Mamdani’s historic win reveals about housing and urban politics

Can Democrats make a comeback?

Tourist numbers crash in Thailand and final campaigning in New York’s mayoral race