The Briefing

A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.

Mark Carney’s Liberals win minority in Canada’s election
Apr 29, 2025 – 34:32
Polls narrow in Canada’s election and Monocle’s The Chiefs conference 2025
Apr 28, 2025 – 36:23
Pope Francis lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica
Apr 25, 2025 – 36:03
How will the US engage with the IMF and World Bank?
Apr 24, 2025 – 33:51
Troubles at Boeing and the international influence on Poland’s election
Apr 23, 2025 – 35:03
Russia proposes bilateral talks with Ukraine
Apr 22, 2025 – 33:52
News from around the world
Apr 21, 2025 – 39:14
Is Giorgia Meloni the EU’s ally – or Donald Trump’s?
Apr 18, 2025 – 31:24
US, European and Ukrainian leaders meet in Paris; Canada’s election heats up
Apr 17, 2025 – 33:39
Australia’s party leaders go head to head in television debate
Apr 16, 2025 – 32:32
Trump halts federal funding to Harvard University
Apr 15, 2025 – 31:38
Can Donald Trump reach a nuclear deal with Iran?
Apr 14, 2025 – 35:39
Istanbul’s mayor expected in court and the UK announces its own version of SNL
Apr 11, 2025 – 35:10
France could recognise Palestinian statehood in June
Apr 10, 2025 – 35:40
Germany’s government agrees a coalition
Apr 9, 2025 – 35:36
Iran and US agree to weekend talks and the soft power of ‘The White Lotus’
Apr 8, 2025 – 32:21
Markets react to Trump’s tariffs
Apr 7, 2025 – 37:01
A rare show of diplomacy from the chief of Myanmar’s junta and how will Trump’s tariffs affect Northern Ireland?
Apr 4, 2025 – 32:50
Hungary withdraws from the ICC, Australia prepares for elections and Switzerland showcases watches
Apr 3, 2025 – 37:00
Europe awaits ‘Liberation Day’
Apr 2, 2025 – 35:41
Fears of an Israeli constitutional crisis and The Michelin Guide France 2025
Apr 1, 2025 – 34:28
Le Pen banned from running for office
Mar 31, 2025 – 33:12
Earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar
Mar 28, 2025 – 30:21
Trump’s 25 per cent imported-car tariff and Bolsonaro to stand trial
Mar 27, 2025 – 37:03
What message is the US trying to send to Greenland?
Mar 26, 2025 – 32:53
Outrage as the White House accidentally sends war plans to a journalist
Mar 25, 2025 – 36:11
Anti-Erdogan protests continue in Turkey
Mar 24, 2025 – 34:10
Germany’s Bundesrat approves historic spending plan
Mar 21, 2025 – 37:55
Canada: The EU’s 28th member state?
Mar 20, 2025 – 41:58
Live from Paris: the latest from Istanbul and Parisian design
Mar 19, 2025 – 34:36
Ceasefire shattered by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Mar 18, 2025 – 30:22
Foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss Syria
Mar 17, 2025 – 31:16
US judge blocks Trump’s firing of federal workers
Mar 14, 2025 – 35:17
A frosty G7 meeting in Canada
Mar 13, 2025 – 36:49
Ukraine accepts US ceasefire proposal, Russia strikes Zelensky’s hometown
Mar 12, 2025 – 33:16
Portugal’s government faces collapse
Mar 11, 2025 – 33:38
Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s next PM?
Mar 10, 2025 – 31:00
Court orders Yoon Suk Yeol’s release
Mar 7, 2025 – 32:32
EU leaders meet to discuss the future of Ukraine
Mar 6, 2025 – 36:43
How to respond to Trump 2.0
Mar 5, 2025 – 36:56
Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine
Mar 4, 2025 – 32:18
After the London summit
Mar 3, 2025 – 33:15
What next for the PKK and Turkey?
Feb 28, 2025 – 35:14
Keir Starmer visits Washington and Japan’s auto industry appeals for help
Feb 27, 2025 – 35:59
Ukraine agrees minerals deal with US and Japan’s premium-whisky industry
Feb 26, 2025 – 32:26
Syria’s National Dialogue Conference begins
Feb 25, 2025 – 31:33
The CDU claims victory. What next?
Feb 24, 2025 – 30:20
Germany braces for a divisive election and London Fashion Week
Feb 21, 2025 – 38:53
Trump at war with Zelensky
Feb 20, 2025 – 35:59
How safe is it to fly in 2025?
Feb 19, 2025 – 31:44

Recent Reviews

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Outstayed Welcome

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More Monocle!

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