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Why is Russia targeting Africans to fight its war in Ukraine?

Zelensky calls for the resignation of two ministers amid a growing energy-sector corruption investigation

Solving conflict in the Middle East: How to break the deadlock

Have power dynamics in the Middle East shifted for good?

Travel trends and tales from the World Travel Market in London

Where will Trump's fight with Venezuela go next?

Donald Trump doubles down on calls for an end to the filibuster after Democrat wins

Dick Cheney dies: a look back at his towering influence on Republican politics

Can Syrians return home? Germany’s foreign minister thinks not

Will organised crime be a key issue for Brazil’s upcoming elections? Plus: The Burberry and Monocle collaboration

How long will the détente in Trump and Xi’s trade war last?

The Gaza ceasefire faces further tests. Plus: how important is a leader’s sense of style?

Is Donald Trump getting softer on trade? The cases of Japan and China

Is the US readying for war in the Caribbean? The case of Venezuela

Trump terminates trade negotiations with Canada over ad criticising tariffs. Plus: Monocle’s November issue

Are Trump’s sanctions on Russia’s oil companies enough to send a message?

Russia’s plans to increase its propaganda budget, Vance meets Netanyahu and the EU’s first anti-far-right European Council

Is a summit between Trump and Putin ever likely to happen? Plus: Sarkozy begins his five-year term

Will the proposed Trump-Putin summit in Budapest do any good?