Ukraine-Russia diplomatic peace negotiation talk rises, Los Angeles first woman mayor Karen Bass, and other news stories from London.
Category Archives: Stories
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Jan 2 & 9, 2023
Trapped in the Trenches in Ukraine
Along the country’s seven-hundred-mile front line, constant artillery fire and drone surveillance have made it excruciatingly difficult to maneuver.
What Donald Trump’s Trial Might Look Like
Presidents have been impeached, but none has ever been asked, after leaving office, to turn himself in for arraignment. The January 6th committee’s final actions could help change that.
Seventy-five Years After Indian Partition, Who Owns the Narrative?
Literature once filled in archival gaps by saying the unsayable. Now a younger generation is devising new modes of telling the story and finding new stories to tell.
Stories Of 2023: Support For Ukraine, The Cost Of Living, Global Economy
Monocle’s head of radio, Tom Edwards, looks ahead to 2023 with Rachel Cunliffe and Barbara Serra including a global response to Russia, a cost of living crisis, what’s next for the global economy at Davos and how the UK will cope with Eurovision.
2022 In Review: The Biggest News Stories Of The Year
What happened in 2022?: Monocle’s head of radio, Tom Edwards, examines 2022’s biggest news stories with Isabel Hilton and Marie Le Conte including the invasion of Ukraine, the elections that grabbed the headlines, protests around the world and the obituaries that shaped the year.
News: Zelensky Meets With Biden & Delivers Wartime Speech, U.S. Arctic Interest
News: China’s ‘Post Zero-Covid’ Policy, ‘Going Dark’ In Solidarity With Ukraine
The Globalist Podcast (December 21, 2022) – The aftermath of China abandoning its ‘zero-covid’ policy, Ukraine asks world to ‘go dark’ in solidarity on Winter Solstice,
Arts & Culture: The New Yorker – December 26, 2022
Roz and Emily Eat Their Way Through Midwood
Our first stop: a cheese Danish. Can’t skip breakfast
What Kevin McCarthy Will Do to Gain Power
The Republican leader’s ambition has always been his defining characteristic. Attempting to placate both Trumpists and moderates may lead to his downfall.
Picturing the Cove Inn
Memories of a high-school job at a local seafood restaurant, blurred by time.
News: Japan Unveils $320 Million Military Buildup, Pakistan-Afghanistan
From London, Japan unveils 320 Million military buildup plan, Pakistan and Afghanistan forces clash at disputed border, and other top stories.
Sunday Morning: Stories From London And Tokyo
Monocle on Sunday (December 18, 2022) – Latest news and stories from London and Tokyo.
News: Rising Covid Rates Hit China’s Economy, U.S.-Africa, EU-Asean Summit
The latest on China’s economic agenda as loosening coronavirus rules are leading to rising infection rates. Plus: the Biden administration looks to reassert US influence in Africa, first-ever summit between the leaders of EU and Asean member states, and Andrew Mueller with What We Learned.
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