Chris Cermak delivers a fast-paced news round-up, anchored from Midori House in London.

Chris Cermak delivers a fast-paced news round-up, anchored from Midori House in London.

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.

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.

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Friday 2 January

The UK prime minister is in Kyiv on his first foreign trip, boosting Ukrainian missile production and defying Russian threats. Plus: Iran “D-Day” hyperbole shrugged off by markets and the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The UK prime minister is in Kyiv on his first foreign trip, boosting Ukrainian missile production and defying Russian threats. Plus: Iran &ldquo;D-Day&rdquo; hyperbole shrugged off by markets and the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Andy Burnham delivers secret missile plans on Ukraine’s Independence Day

We head to Bangkok as Myanmar’s post-coup leadership arrives for a diplomatic push. What does it mean for a government to gain legitimacy? Then: Rail Baltica brings the Baltics ever closer. Plus: Rob Bound previews ‘Monocle on Culture’.

We head to Bangkok as Myanmar&rsquo;s post-coup leadership arrives for a diplomatic push. What does it mean for a government to gain legitimacy? Then: Rail Baltica brings the Baltics ever closer. Plus: Rob Bound previews &lsquo;Monocle on Culture&rsquo;.

Myanmar’s post-coup leadership’s diplomacy tour lands in Bangkok – what does legitimacy look like?

As pressure mounts on Zelensky amid calls for elections, what does the scandal mean for Ukraine’s morale? Plus: Can design be a vehicle for development in post-industrial cities; and a flick through Monocle’s September issue.

As pressure mounts on Zelensky amid calls for elections, what does the scandal mean for Ukraine&rsquo;s morale? Plus: Can design be a vehicle for development in post-industrial cities; and a flick through Monocle&rsquo;s September issue.

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