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.
Tag Archives: Ukraine
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: 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.
Morning News: France Anti-Vax Moves, Myanmar Violence, Ukraine Support
France imposes new restrictions on anti-vaccine movement, violence escalates in Myanmar, President Biden speaks to leader of Ukraine, and Finland politics. From London.
Morning News: Omicron Infections Soar, Maxwell Guilty, Russia-Ukraine
The Omicron variant is behind the new record for daily infections in the United States, but there are scientists who say it isn’t as bad as some may think.
A jury found British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of facilitating the abuse of underage girls at the hands of wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. And, President Vladimir Putin has requested a phone call with President Joe Biden amid heightened tension on the Russian border with Ukraine.
Morning News: Russia & NATO, Biden Policies, 2022 World Economy Forecast
Monocle’s Georgina Godwin brings us the day’s top stories live from Midori House in London.
Morning News: U.S.-Russia Talks On Ukraine, Unrest In Solomon Islands, UAE
We discuss what happens now for the US, Russia and Ukraine after talks between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. Plus: unrest in the Solomon Islands, Rohingya refugees take on Facebook and the UAE adapts its working week.
Morning News: Russia Threatens Ukraine, UK & ASEAN, Finland’s ‘Posti’
We discuss US intelligence reports suggesting that Russia could be preparing to invade Ukraine. Plus, why the UK is extending a G7 invite to Asean members, and the modernisation of Finnish postal service Posti.
Morning News: Ukrainian President Visits U.S., All-English Channel In Taiwan
A look ahead to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House. Plus, Taiwan’s launch of an English-language news channel, and the laboratory working to ensure that Swiss trains run without a hitch.
Travel Tour: Top 10 Places To Visit In Ukraine (4K)
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which it borders to the east and north-east.
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