Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. We gauge the mood on the ground in Kyiv as tensions with Russia increase, review the day’s papers and Monocle’s Andrew Tuck shares his thoughts for this weekend.
Category Archives: News
Front Page: WSJ Weekend Edition – January 29
Morning News: Ukraine Politics, China ‘Zero-Covid’ Policy, Portugal
Monocle’s news editor Chris Cermak gives us the latest from Kyiv on a tumultuous week in Ukrainian politics.
Plus: an update from Beijing on China’s “zero-Covid” policy, Portugal’s snap election and Andrew Mueller on why Chile has fallen out of love with Britpop band Blur.
Front Page: Wall Street Journal – January 28
Morning News: Supreme Court Opening, Burkina Faso Coup, Capital Moves
The departure of one of America’s Supreme Court justices is an opportunity for President Joe Biden to choose a replacement, but the clock is ticking. We ask who might be in the running.
West Africa’s latest coup, in Burkina Faso, bodes ill for an already stumbling campaign against jihadism in the region. And why countries change their capitals.
Front Page View: The New York Times – January 27
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Morning News: Ukraine On Alert, China & Taiwan, NASA Space Telescope
We get the latest from Kyiv on the crisis in Ukraine and discuss the fallout from Chinese military incursions in Taiwanese airspace. Plus: Nasa’s space telescope reaches its destination and we visit a haunted house in Istanbul.
Front Page: Wall Street Journal – January 26
Morning News: Germany’s Military Problem, Armenia, Burns Night In Scotland
We discuss Germany’s controversial hands-off approach to the Russia-Ukraine tensions and hear the latest on Armenia after the president’s resignation. Plus: the week in technology and Scotland’s Burns Night traditions.
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