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10 May 2024

The UN General Assembly is set to back a Palestinian bid for membership. Then: Donald Trump’s campaign wants to lure international visitors, Taiwan launches a new tourism slogan and we report from Malmö and the Eurovision…

10 May 2024

As Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky replaces the head of his personal protection unit after two of its officers were detained over an alleged assassination plot against him. We examine what this and other staffing…

10 May 2024

Israeli build-up continues outside Rafah despite US warnings that it will withhold weapons if a major invasion is launched. Then: disappointment for China as Nicaragua cancels a controversial canal linking the Atlantic and…

9 May 2024

In part one of our series looking at conflict and the city, we explore protests, their effect on the built environment and how activism is shaped by the public realm.

9 May 2024

Sir William Patey and Dr Marion Messmer join Monocle’s Andrew Mueller to discuss the day’s top stories, including: the European Union’s plans to buy weapons for Ukraine; Spain and Ireland inching closer to recognising…

9 May 2024

Joe Biden warns Benjamin Netanyahu against an Israeli offensive in Rafah, saying that he is prepared to cut off supplies if troops enter the city. We get the latest. Then: we check in on North Macedonia’s elections and…

9 May 2024

We examine at Western responses to Israel’s actions in Rafah, explore why all five Central Asian leaders have agreed to attend Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day celebrations and check in on South Korea’s scandal-plagued presi…

8 May 2024

Ukraine granted permission to use British weapons within Russia, protests in Georgia escalate and rampant violence in Mexico kills tourists and politicians. Plus: the story of the first glass of Coca-Cola ever sold.    

8 May 2024

We discuss today’s EU meeting on new sanctions on Russia. Then we bring you the latest from Tokyo as prime minister Fumio Kishida returns from his diplomatic trip to Brazil and Paraguay. Plus: business news and why the…

8 May 2024

We get the latest on the Rafah crossing as Israel and Hamas continue negotiations. Then: Russia is ready to hold nuclear weapons drills, China’s Xi Jinping touches down in Belgrade and we speak with Neil J Young about his…

7 May 2024

Israeli forces take control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, Vladimir Putin is sworn in as president of Russia in a ceremony boycotted by the US and UK, the French-speaking part of Belgium that has delivered…

7 May 2024

As Xi Jinping visits Europe for the first time in five years, we examine the pressure that European leaders are putting on Xi Jinping over the war in Ukraine. And has Turkey’s suspension of trade with Israel had any tang…

7 May 2024

Join Monocle’s Emma Nelson for the current-affairs stories of the day, including the third phase of India’s general election with Maya Sharma, the latest aviation news with Greg Waldron of Flight Global and the papers with…

6 May 2024

Christopher Cermak discusses the day’s news stories with managing editor of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Daniella Peled and Newshub’s Europe correspondent, Lisette Reymer.

6 May 2024

Chad holds its first presidential election since the coup in 2021. Plus, a culture round-up with Fernando Augusto Pacheco. Live from London with Chris Cermak.