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.
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Why South Korea is reluctant to help Ukraine as North Korea boosts Russia’s war effort
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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South Korea’s defence future: chips and ships
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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The latest from Bangkok and ‘The Growth Story of the 21st Century’
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Are European companies outpacing their American peers?
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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‘Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography’ and ‘The Global Countdown’
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Revisiting La Rambla and the increasing importance of tree cover
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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Boeing’s 737 Max 7 finally gets certification from FAA
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Why is Israeli withdrawal such a key issue for Gaza and Lebanon?
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Optimism remains as firefighters battle to get France’s wildfires under control
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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What’s next for Peru as it inaugrates its 10th president in a decade
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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What Japan can teach the world about disaster preparedness?
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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South Korea battles its ageing population with a foreign workforce
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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The UK-Ukraine special relationship
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Trump’s ‘Department of Revenge’ and the latest fashion news
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Why has Donald Trump signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Ukraine’s president attempts to de-escalate tensions at home
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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Farnborough Air Show highlights defence; China patrols the South China Sea
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Lebanon's president visits the White House for landmark discussions
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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World Cup final: The mood in Argentina and Spain, plus half-time show preview
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Why is the world viewing China more positively than the US?
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Western Europe’s last frontier fence falls as Gibraltar joins the border-free Schengen community
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Macron uses his last Bastille Day to unite Europe in show of military strength
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Is the Strait of Hormuz open or closed? US and Iran exchange tit-for-tat strikes
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Coming out of the cold? Myanmar tries to re-engage with the Asean bloc
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Will an establishment-versus-outsiders rift sink the Democrats’ mid-term hopes?
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Damascus rocked by explosions during Macron’s visit to Syria: what comes next?
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Trouble on the right: Meloni faces Trump at Nato summit while Le Pen awaits her fate
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Iran mourns Ali Khamenei amid questions over his son’s whereabouts
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Press freedoms in the spotlight on the 250th anniversary of US independence
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Kyiv suffers one of the worst nights of the war as Russia strikes back
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Wins and losses for Donald Trump at the end of the US Supreme Court’s term
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Germany looks to the Global South for a new international order
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Protests in Gaza erupt over living conditions in the besieged strip
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Quality of Life special: From Tokyo to Oslo
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Donald Trump and the US Senate battle over Iran ahead of midterm elections
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Will Russia’s fuel crisis bring peace to Ukraine?
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Would Britain be better off closer to Europe?
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Colombia’s polarising run-off election and the view from the south
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Tell it to me Strait: Will the Iran deal repair the global economy?
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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G7 summit talks critical minerals and Art Basel kicks off in Switzerland
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Is Trump ready to turn a corner on the war in Ukraine? Plus: Pitti Uomo
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Iran and the US reach a peace deal, with the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Albania’s flamingo protests take off as anger builds over Jared Kushner’s planned resort development
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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2026 Fifa World Cup opens amid fanfare and controversy
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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What’s behind the resurgence in inter-state conflict?
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Who’s calling the shots?: Trump and Netanyahu both look to sway the war in Iran
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Israeli and Iranian retaliatory strikes as Trump administration looks on
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Culture wraps, Konfekt’s new travel special and the Mount Street Neighbourhood Summer Festival
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Why did Germany fail to secure a seat on the UN Security Council?
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Serpentine Pavilion by Lanza Atelier opens in London
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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What’s next in Colombia’s presidential runoff between the left and the far right
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Why Poland’s leaders continue to jockey for power
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Ukraine’s boosted confidence on display at the Odesa Black Sea Security Forum
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May 29, 2026 |
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Bolstering UAE defence and Monocle’s coffee special
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May 28, 2026 |
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Israel’s offensive against Lebanon intensifies
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May 27, 2026 |
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Iran warns that the US will no longer have a safe haven in the region
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May 26, 2026 |
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Pope Leo has views on AI: will Silicon Valley listen?
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May 25, 2026 |
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Hungary’s constitutional reform and prime minister Péter Magyar’s first weeks
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May 22, 2026 |
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Will Donald Trump’s Republican party purges cost him in the midterms?
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May 21, 2026 |
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Nato under strain as members seek clarity on US plans to withdraw troops
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May 20, 2026 |
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Vladimir Putin heads to Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart
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May 19, 2026 |
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The political controversy engulfing Cannes film festival
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May 18, 2026 |
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Is Russia looking to end the war or escalate it?
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May 15, 2026 |
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On stage for Emmanuel Macron’s viral moment in Kenya
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May 14, 2026 |
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Ukraine-Russia ceasefire ends but Kyiv’s renewed confidence continues
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May 13, 2026 |
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Is it all over for Keir Starmer? The cabinet faces questions
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May 12, 2026 |
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Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposal
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May 11, 2026 |
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Trump’s global 10 per cent tariffs ruled illegal as he pushes for an EU-trade deal
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May 08, 2026 |
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Can Marco Rubio smooth things over with Pope Leo XIV and Giorgia Meloni?
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May 07, 2026 |
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Does the end of ‘Project Freedom’ point to peace? Plus: Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s Paris
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May 06, 2026 |
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Is the ceasefire in Lebanon all but over?
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May 05, 2026 |
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Trump announces ‘Project Freedom’ and Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech conference
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May 04, 2026 |
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Trump threatens troop withdrawal in Europe
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May 01, 2026 |
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Pete Hegseth defends Iran war – and calls his critics the true adversary
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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How healthy is the special relationship? Assessing King Charles III’s speech to Congress
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Will Canada’s sovereign wealth fund bolster its economy in the face of Trump’s tariffs?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Palestinians vote in Gaza for the first time in 20 years
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire after White House talks
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Trump in the polls: the domestic impact of US foreign policy
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Planes, trains and ferries: How the Iran war is affecting travel
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Lula in Lisbon: what’s on the agenda?
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Are US-Iran peace talks still on the table?
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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How tourism in the UAE is staying resilient despite the Iran war
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Live from Sharjah: The UAE’s start-ups look beyond the conflict
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Live from Dubai: The state of tourism and education in the Gulf
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Live from Abu Dhabi: Lebanese and Israeli officials set to meet in Washington for the first time in decades
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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The US prepares to launch Iranian port blockade within hours and Viktor Orbán defeated in Hungary
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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The view from Beirut on Israel’s deadly strikes. And: Hungary’s pivotal elections
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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US-Iran ceasefire tested by deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Keir Starmer heads to the Gulf after the US and Iran agree to a ceasefire
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Trump’s Iran deadline approaches and JD Vance visits Hungary to bolster Victor Orbán’s election chances
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Asia’s worsening fuel crisis: a sign of what’s to come for Europe?
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Is Donald Trump starting to fire his cabinet?
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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How would ending birthright citizenship change American society?
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Ukraine’s Easter truce proposal and Israel’s death-penalty bill for Palestinians
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Iran hits Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai – are energy targets now fair game?
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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A new front in the Middle East as Houthis enter the conflict
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Marco Rubio arrives at the G7 as Trump lashes out at allies
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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The Philippines becomes the first country to declare a state of emergency over the global energy crisis
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Mar 26, 2026 |