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.
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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.
Morning News: Russia-Ukraine, Covid Pandemic, Portugal Vote, Greece
We reflect on Antony Blinken’s address on the Russia-Ukraine tensions and ask whether the pandemic is nearing its endgame.
Plus: Portugal’s forthcoming election, Andrew Mueller on the week’s stranger stories and Greece’s attempts to bring the Parthenon marbles back to Athens.
Morning News: Global Inflation, Defectors In Myanmar, Cover Songs
Shoppers across the developed world face sharply rising prices, and leaders are reaching for all manner of remedies—but that’s what central banks are for.
Behind the story of Myanmar’s brutal military leadership is a slow stream of defectors; our correspondent meets the support network they rely on. And cover songs muddle the notion of who can call it their tune.
Morning News: Ukraine-Russia, Indonesia Capital Move, Florence Fashion
We explore the latest escalation in the tensions between Russia and Ukraine as troops mass in Belarus. Plus: Indonesia names its new capital and we profile Roberta Metsola, the new president of the European parliament.
Sunday Morning: News And Stories From London
Monocle’s Emma Nelson and panellists Vincent McAviney and Stephen Dalziel cover the weekend’s most interesting discussion topics, live from London.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend. Simon Brooke reviews the newspapers, Andrew Mueller rounds up what we learned this week, and Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck is back with his weekend column.
Morning News: EU Plans For Defense Force, Syrian Regime, London Concert
Is the EU finally preparing to create its own defence force? Plus: the landmark conviction of a senior member of the Syrian regime, what we’ve learned this week and a preview of a 24-hour concert at London’s Barbican.
Morning News: Russia’s NATO Demands, Future Of Work, Garlic In Cuba
This week’s flurry of diplomacy aims to address what Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, says he wants. He cannot get it. Does an invasion of Ukraine hang in the balance?
At an annual jamboree of economists our correspondent finds an unusual focus on the future—in particular the future of home working. And why Cuba has an enormous trade in grey-market garlic.
Sunday Morning: News And Stories From Zurich, London And Bangkok
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé covers the weekend’s most interesting discussion topics with panellists Benno Zogg and Marcus Schögel at our Zürich studio, including check-ins with our friends and contributors in London, Dublin and Bangkok.
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