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The world scrambles to help after Venezuela’s worst earthquakes in 100 years
A massive rescue effort begins in Venezuela, where hundreds have died and thousands are missing. Then: Protests in Albania ramp up, Monocle’s Quality…
2 months, 1 week ago
Volodymyr Zelensky pulls out of Ukraine conference in Poland over Second World War row
Ukraine recovery talks amid a Warsaw-Kyiv diplomatic spat. Then: how to unravel decades of US sanctions on Iran? And: Monocle’s new Quality of Life S…
2 months, 1 week ago
EU engagement with Taliban draws scrutiny following Brussels meeting
After landmark EU-Taliban talks, questions remain over Afghan deportations from Europe. Plus: Voters in Bangkok prepare to choose their next governor…
2 months, 1 week ago
Brexit at 10: UK marks historic vote anniversary with new political chaos as Starmer resigns
Britain marks 10 years of Brexit with fresh political uncertainty as Keir Starmer becomes the sixth prime minister to step down since. Plus: What’s n…
2 months, 1 week ago
What’s next for Colombia, as far-right Abelardo De La Espriella wins the presidential election?
Colombians have elected a new leader after one of the most divisive and violent campaigns in the country’s recent history. Plus: we examine Pakistan’…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
From Makerfield to Europe: the significance of a single British by-election
We assess the results of a by-election in the UK that has implications for Britain’s future leadership and its relationship with the EU. Plus: why Ke…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s at stake at this year’s Russia-Asean summit?
Leaders and officials from across Southeast Asia join Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, in Kazan. Then: Chicago prepares for the opening of the Oba…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump calls on Russia to end the war in Ukraine after meeting Zelensky in France
On the sidelines of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains and after meeting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, US president Trump said that Moscow sh…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump says that a deal with Iran has been signed on the US side as questions swirl at G7
Is Lebanon included in the new US-Iran deal and is Netanyahu on board? Plus: Mark Carney’s role at the G7 summit, a flick through the Paris papers an…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
France shapes the G7 agenda at a moment of unusually high geopolitical tension
As the G7 summit kicks off today in Évian-les-Bains, we assess how France is shaping the agenda. Plus: we discuss the results of the immigration refe…
2 months, 3 weeks ago