The Briefing

By Monocle

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 Apr 14, 2019
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.

Episode Date
Iran and the US meet in Rome for high-stakes nuclear talks
May 23, 2025
International reactions to the Washington attacks 
May 22, 2025
Israel’s international isolation
May 21, 2025
Italy’s citizenship referendum and the summer issue of ‘Konfekt’
May 20, 2025
A ‘new chapter’ for the UK and EU
May 19, 2025
Iran nuclear talks with UK, France and Germany in Turkey
May 16, 2025
Gaza death toll rises as US-Israel ties weaken 
May 16, 2025
Trump meets al-Sharaa as sanctions on Syria are lifted
May 14, 2025
China extends billions in credit to Latin America at Beijing summit
May 13, 2025
China and the US reach trade agreement 
May 12, 2025
The Iran-Arab World Dialogue summit ahead of nuclear talks
May 09, 2025
The UK-US trade deal 
May 08, 2025
Operation Sindoor: World leaders react
May 07, 2025
Friedrich Merz’s dramatic defeat and Met Gala 2025
May 06, 2025
Ukraine launches a second Kursk incursion
May 05, 2025
What’s next for the Ukraine-US minerals deal?
May 02, 2025
Ukraine and the US sign historic rare earth minerals deal
May 01, 2025
Does Putin really want peace with Ukraine?
Apr 30, 2025
Mark Carney’s Liberals win minority in Canada’s election
Apr 29, 2025
Polls narrow in Canada’s election and Monocle’s The Chiefs conference 2025
Apr 28, 2025
Pope Francis lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica
Apr 25, 2025
How will the US engage with the IMF and World Bank?
Apr 24, 2025
Troubles at Boeing and the international influence on Poland’s election
Apr 23, 2025
Russia proposes bilateral talks with Ukraine
Apr 22, 2025
News from around the world 
Apr 21, 2025
Is Giorgia Meloni the EU’s ally – or Donald Trump’s?
Apr 18, 2025
US, European and Ukrainian leaders meet in Paris; Canada’s election heats up
Apr 17, 2025
Australia’s party leaders go head to head in television debate
Apr 16, 2025
Trump halts federal funding to Harvard University
Apr 15, 2025
Can Donald Trump reach a nuclear deal with Iran?
Apr 14, 2025
Istanbul’s mayor expected in court and the UK announces its own version of SNL
Apr 11, 2025
France could recognise Palestinian statehood in June
Apr 10, 2025
Germany’s government agrees a coalition 
Apr 09, 2025
Iran and US agree to weekend talks and the soft power of ‘The White Lotus’
Apr 08, 2025
Markets react to Trump’s tariffs
Apr 07, 2025
A rare show of diplomacy from the chief of Myanmar’s junta and how will Trump’s tariffs affect Northern Ireland?
Apr 04, 2025
Hungary withdraws from the ICC, Australia prepares for elections and Switzerland showcases watches
Apr 03, 2025
Europe awaits ‘Liberation Day’
Apr 02, 2025
Fears of an Israeli constitutional crisis and The Michelin Guide France 2025
Apr 01, 2025
Le Pen banned from running for office
Mar 31, 2025
Earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar
Mar 28, 2025
Trump’s 25 per cent imported-car tariff and Bolsonaro to stand trial
Mar 27, 2025
What message is the US trying to send to Greenland?
Mar 26, 2025
Outrage as the White House accidentally sends war plans to a journalist
Mar 25, 2025
Anti-Erdogan protests continue in Turkey 
Mar 24, 2025
Germany’s Bundesrat approves historic spending plan
Mar 21, 2025
Canada: The EU’s 28th member state?
Mar 20, 2025
Live from Paris: the latest from Istanbul and Parisian design
Mar 19, 2025
Ceasefire shattered by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Mar 18, 2025
Foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss Syria
Mar 17, 2025
US judge blocks Trump’s firing of federal workers
Mar 14, 2025
A frosty G7 meeting in Canada
Mar 13, 2025
Ukraine accepts US ceasefire proposal, Russia strikes Zelensky’s hometown
Mar 12, 2025
Portugal’s government faces collapse 
Mar 11, 2025
Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s next PM?
Mar 10, 2025
Court orders Yoon Suk Yeol’s release
Mar 07, 2025
EU leaders meet to discuss the future of Ukraine
Mar 06, 2025
How to respond to Trump 2.0
Mar 05, 2025
Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine
Mar 04, 2025
After the London summit
Mar 03, 2025
What next for the PKK and Turkey?
Feb 28, 2025
Keir Starmer visits Washington and Japan’s auto industry appeals for help
Feb 27, 2025
Ukraine agrees minerals deal with US and Japan’s premium-whisky industry
Feb 26, 2025
Syria’s National Dialogue Conference begins
Feb 25, 2025
The CDU claims victory. What next?
Feb 24, 2025
Germany braces for a divisive election and London Fashion Week
Feb 21, 2025
Trump at war with Zelensky 
Feb 20, 2025
How safe is it to fly in 2025?
Feb 19, 2025
US-Russia talks and scam centres on the Thai-Myanmar border
Feb 18, 2025
The idea of a European force 
Feb 17, 2025
Yoon’s impeachment trial and a bounty for escaped salmon
Feb 14, 2025
Putin’s call with Trump and the Honda-Nissan merger collapses
Feb 13, 2025
King Abdullah meets Donald Trump and Peru’s National Archives dispute
Feb 12, 2025
Trump’s hostage ultimatum and Romania’s president resigns
Feb 11, 2025
Paris AI Action Summit and Kosovo elections
Feb 10, 2025
France’s belated budget and USAID’s global influence 
Feb 07, 2025
DRC’s destruction and Argentina pulls out of WHO
Feb 06, 2025
Trump wants to turn Gaza into the “Riviera of Middle East”
Feb 05, 2025
China announces US tariffs and the firing of the Vatican’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Feb 04, 2025
Trump’s tariffs and the Grammy Awards
Feb 03, 2025
Hamas loses its military chief and DeepSeek’s market impact
Jan 31, 2025
German parliament’s far-right vote and CIFF 2025
Jan 30, 2025
Giorgia Meloni under investigation and Macron’s Louvre promise  
Jan 29, 2025
The DRC accuses Rwanda of “declaring war”
Jan 28, 2025
The US and Colombia’s tit-for-tat
Jan 27, 2025
Davos reflections and Trump’s speech
Jan 24, 2025
WEF special: defending democracy and leaders with purpose
Jan 23, 2025
WEF special: can Europe step up? 
Jan 22, 2025
WEF special: Donald Trump and AI
Jan 21, 2025
Donald Trump’s inauguration  
Jan 20, 2025
Israel’s cabinet votes on the ceasefire deal
Jan 17, 2025
Israel delays cabinet vote and Mark Carney’s campaign 
Jan 16, 2025
The arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol and the glow up of Lux Helsinki
Jan 15, 2025
The Jack Smith report and Lebanon’s new PM
Jan 14, 2025
Gaza ceasefire deal: ‘final’ draft
Jan 13, 2025
Austria’s far-right led coalition talks and Taiwan’s digital-nomad visa
Jan 10, 2025
Hollywood’s evacuation
Jan 09, 2025
Trump’s threats over Greenland and one year of Tusk
Jan 08, 2025
What’s the future of Canada’s Liberal Party and who will lead it?
Jan 07, 2025
Ukraine launches fresh offensive in Russia’s Kursk region 
Jan 06, 2025