We discuss the latest in Ukraine as Polish, Slovenian and Czech leaders meet in Kyiv. Plus: China’s Russia problem, an interview with Venezuela’s foreign minister and a look at nominations for the Pritzker architecture award.
Category Archives: News
Front Page: Wall Street Journal – March 16, 2022
Political Analysis: Putin’s Repression, Commodity Chaos, China Backs Russia
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why Vladimir Putin is resorting to repression at home; (10:15) how war and sanctions have caused commodities chaos; (16:35) and why Xi Jinping has placed a bet on Russia.
Morning News: On The Ground In Kyiv, Australia Floods, Grammar School
Our correspondent finds Ukraine’s capital already accustomed to an eerie war footing. People are getting married and playing music, even as medicine runs out and a new volunteer army braces for fighting.
Australia’s barely fathomable floods show freakish weather is becoming increasingly common there. And the case for reforming how grammar is taught.
Front Page View: The New York Times – March 15
Morning News: Western Ukraine Bombed, Student Loan Freeze, Trump Rally
Russian missiles falling on Ukraine’s far West raise fears that a new front in the war has been opened. The Biden administration may be considering another extension of the federal student loan payment freeze. Will former President Donald Trump’s endorsements and rallies sway the outcome of GOP congressional primaries?
Front Page: Wall Street Journal – March 14, 2022
Front Page View: The New York Times – March 13
Sunday Morning: News & Stories From Zurich, Ukraine And Hong Kong
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and our panellists on the weekend’s defining stories. Plus: we check in with our friends and contributors in London, Hong Kong, Antalya and Ukraine.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin with the weekend’s top stories: the latest in Ukraine, Vincent McAviney on the weekend’s papers and Andrew Mueller on what we learnt this week.
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