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Don’t miss the week’s most interesting stories from around the world. Join Georgina Godwin every week on Monocle on Saturday to delve into the latest global news and culture, with reports from regular guests in Monocle’s London studio and our international correspondents.
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Trump-Xi summit, UK political turmoil and Eurovision Asia
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May 16, 2026 |
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State of a nation: Reform UK’s success and disaster prepping
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May 09, 2026 |
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King Charles III’s speech, the Affordable Art Fair and the International Sea Urchin Festival
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May 02, 2026 |
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Trump’s Falklands threat, World Cup updates and Stockholm Music Week debuts
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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The party spat dominating British politics, French writers revolt and the importance of small museums
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Iran talks and Hungary’s election. Plus: the ultimate guide to hosting
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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How Trump uses verbs to evade responsibility. Plus: Pope Leo XIV’s first Easter
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Kash Patel’s leaked photos, London Craft Week and Monocle’s Hanami Market
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Iran latest and Alexander Stubb’s gloomy outlook on Ukraine
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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The latest on Iran and Uganda’s housing crisis at Mipim
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Iran latest: intelligence sharing, travel disruption and the influencer economy
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Literary revelations in Ukraine and why culture still matters under fire
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Trump’s tariffs, royal scandal and technology vs human nature
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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The day of love and the end of the world?
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 kicks off with a rousing opening ceremony
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Space security, Italian disco and the Bayeux Tapestry
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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Trump’s Board of Peace, football diplomacy and a must-see exhibition
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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How is 2026 only 17 days old? Plus: London Art Fair and Jaipur Literature Festival
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Protests in Iran, Adelaide Writers’ Week and the luxury market in 2026
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Saturday 3 January
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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Saturday 27 December
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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The UK Christmas charts and pirate radio returns to the sea
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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French spies, British olive oil and Monocle’s London Christmas Market
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Live in Paris: Frank Gehry, Nicolas Sarkozy’s book and our Christmas Market
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Monocle’s Zürich Christmas Market and Charleston Literary Festival
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Ukraine peace plan latest and China’s mega embassy. Plus: Scotland comes to London
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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Stories from the worlds of geopolitics and acting
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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How much work is love? Plus: The Goldsmiths Prize 2025
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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Can the rise of populism be stopped? Plus: Autumn art market trends
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Trump’s White House demolition, the Louvre heist and Helsinki Book Fair
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Zelensky’s meeting in Washington, the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and Cheltenham Literature Festival
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Gaza latest, Macron’s PM reshuffle, Bollywood in Britain and autumn with Olivia Potts
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Politics in the US, UK, Japan and the animals behind the scenes
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Art as resistance
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Jimmy Kimmel and the US crackdown on free speech
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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How Mandelson’s exit affects Trump’s state visit to the UK
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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The London Literature Festival and the importance of print
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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The week in news and culture. Plus: the heritage of craft in Hastings
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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The week in news and culture. Plus: Washington’s bipartisan bistro Butterworth’s
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Trump meets Putin and UK festival season
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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How to curate the perfect library
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Trump’s tariffs, the dishes that define Paris and a controversial new Taiwanese TV show
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Trump’s media woes and Expo 2025 Osaka
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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The state of media and a new independent publisher
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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How radio changed the home
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Persephone Books, Edinburgh Book Festival highlights and this week’s global headlines
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Why Paris leads the rankings and what airports say about us
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Global news, poetry bench and Swedish midsummer
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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AI in media and Independent Bookshop Week
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Trump vs Musk, UK defence and the power of the essay
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Live at Hay Festival 2025
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May 31, 2025 |
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Monocle’s Badi Market with Visit Portugal
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May 24, 2025 |
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Eurovision countdown begins
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May 17, 2025 |
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Monocle’s spring market with Visit Portugal and the Good Company bookshop
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May 10, 2025 |
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Global election roundup and The Folio Society
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May 03, 2025 |
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The Pope’s funeral begins
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Life on the UK’s nuclear submarines and the strategic genius of Taylor Swift
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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China’s tariffs and design in Milan
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Trump’s tariffs, Watches and Wonders and ‘Donna Summer Reimagined’
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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#TeslaTakedown, Flying Books at Neverland and Voices of Faith
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Hay Festival 2025 and Monocle’s Hanami Market
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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US government averts shutdown, Belgrade protests and One World Flag
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Trump and the EU, Arco Madrid and Adelaide Writers’ Week
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Trump-Zelensky talks collapse, Ubud Writers Festival and Oscar buzz
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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German election and a literary tour of Asia
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Weekly news-and-culture update
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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News-and-culture brief
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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Weekly news-and-culture brief
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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News-and-culture round-up
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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News and culture round-up
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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News and culture roundup
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Monocle on Saturday
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Monocle on Saturday
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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News and culture round-up
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Monocle on Saturday: Christmas market special
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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The week in news and culture
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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News and culture roundup
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Trump’s diet overhaul, the power of craftsmanship and the $6.2m banana
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Trump’s cabinet picks, the most beautiful book and Japanese reads
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Donald Trump wins the US presidential election
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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US election countdown
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Alexei Navalny’s memoir, Minoa bookshop and Sicilian food
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Frankfurt Book Fair, Cheerio Publishing and British food
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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Quality of life at sea and Kate Mosse’s new book ‘The Map of Bones’
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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The week in news and the future of digital art
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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The United Nations General Assembly, climate innovation in Norway and The Book Hive
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Global news, Amsterdam design and business books
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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The Weatherglass Novella Prize, the Ig Nobel Prize and the London Jazz Festival
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Georgia coverage, British history vs culture, and Radio Free Europe
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Brazil bans X, Germany’s local elections and the Depop for books
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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The DNC, graffiti in politics and music in cinema
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Live from St Moritz
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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What will be the legacy of the Paris Olympics?
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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What to wear at the Olympics with New Balance and Paris soft power
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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The Paris Olympics begins
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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Scorpios, ‘Encounters’ and a flick through the global papers
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Biden’s turbulent week and the best books of the 21st century
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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‘Change begins immediately’: the UK elects a new prime minister
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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The fallout from the US debate
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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Monocle’s Swiss Summer Market and Nordic midsummer celebrations
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Jun 22, 2024 |