The Briefing
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Quality of Life special: From Tokyo to Oslo
Jun 26, 202635 min
Donald Trump and the US Senate battle over Iran ahead of midterm elections
Jun 25, 202634 min
Will Russia’s fuel crisis bring peace to Ukraine?
Jun 24, 202628 min
Would Britain be better off closer to Europe?
Jun 23, 202634 min
Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister
Jun 22, 202635 min
Colombia’s polarising run-off election and the view from the south
Jun 19, 202630 min
Tell it to me Strait: Will the Iran deal repair the global economy?
Jun 18, 202631 min
G7 summit talks critical minerals and Art Basel kicks off in Switzerland
Jun 17, 202630 min
Is Trump ready to turn a corner on the war in Ukraine? Plus: Pitti Uomo
Jun 16, 202629 min
Iran and the US reach a peace deal, with the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen
Jun 15, 202633 min
Albania’s flamingo protests take off as anger builds over Jared Kushner’s planned resort development
Jun 12, 202633 min
2026 Fifa World Cup opens amid fanfare and controversy
Jun 11, 202636 min
What’s behind the resurgence in inter-state conflict?
Jun 10, 202633 min
Who’s calling the shots?: Trump and Netanyahu both look to sway the war in Iran
Jun 9, 202625 min
Israeli and Iranian retaliatory strikes as Trump administration looks on
Jun 8, 202628 min
Culture wraps, Konfekt’s new travel special and the Mount Street Neighbourhood Summer Festival
Jun 5, 202630 min
Why did Germany fail to secure a seat on the UN Security Council?
Jun 4, 202631 min
Serpentine Pavilion by Lanza Atelier opens in London
Jun 3, 202630 min
What’s next in Colombia’s presidential runoff between the left and the far right
Jun 2, 202645 min
Why Poland’s leaders continue to jockey for power
Jun 1, 202628 min
Ukraine’s boosted confidence on display at the Odesa Black Sea Security Forum
May 29, 202629 min
Bolstering UAE defence and Monocle’s coffee special
May 28, 202629 min
Israel’s offensive against Lebanon intensifies
May 27, 202632 min
Iran warns that the US will no longer have a safe haven in the region
May 26, 202619 min
Pope Leo has views on AI: will Silicon Valley listen?
May 25, 202630 min
Hungary’s constitutional reform and prime minister Péter Magyar’s first weeks
May 22, 202634 min
Will Donald Trump’s Republican party purges cost him in the midterms?
May 21, 202633 min
Nato under strain as members seek clarity on US plans to withdraw troops
May 20, 202633 min
Vladimir Putin heads to Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart
May 19, 202631 min
The political controversy engulfing Cannes film festival
May 18, 202629 min
Is Russia looking to end the war or escalate it?
May 15, 202626 min
On stage for Emmanuel Macron’s viral moment in Kenya
May 14, 202634 min
Ukraine-Russia ceasefire ends but Kyiv’s renewed confidence continues
May 13, 202630 min
Is it all over for Keir Starmer? Cabinet faces questions
May 12, 202634 min
Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposal
May 11, 202629 min
Trump’s global 10 per cent tariffs ruled illegal as he pushes for an EU-trade deal
May 8, 202630 min
Can Marco Rubio smooth things over with Pope Leo XIV and Giorgia Meloni?
May 7, 202632 min
Does the end of ‘Project Freedom’ point to peace? Plus: Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s Paris
May 6, 202623 min
Is the ceasefire in Lebanon all but over?
May 5, 202633 min
Trump announces ‘Project Freedom’ and Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech conference
May 4, 202632 min
Trump threatens troop withdrawal in Europe
May 1, 202630 min
Pete Hegseth defends Iran war – and calls his critics the true adversary
Apr 30, 202631 min
How healthy is the special relationship? Assessing King Charles III’s speech to Congress
Apr 29, 202625 min
Will Canada’s sovereign wealth fund bolster its economy in the face of Trump’s tariffs?
Apr 28, 202634 min
Palestinians vote in Gaza for the first time in 20 years
Apr 27, 202631 min
Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire after White House talks
Apr 24, 202629 min
Trump in the polls: the domestic impact of US foreign policy
Apr 23, 202630 min
Planes, trains and ferries: How the Iran war is affecting travel
Apr 22, 202629 min
Lula in Lisbon: what’s on the agenda?
Apr 21, 202631 min
Are US-Iran peace talks still on the table?
Apr 20, 202629 min