As leaders gathered at Nato’s 75th-anniversary summit in Washington dodge questions about Joe Biden’s fitness to be the “leader of the free world”, Ukraine has been put on a supposedly “irreversible path” to alliance membership. But how long will the journey be? Plus, business news and France’s former first lady faces the music. 

As leaders gathered at Nato’s 75th-anniversary summit in Washington dodge questions about Joe Biden’s fitness to be the “leader of the free world”, Ukraine has been put on a supposedly “irreversible path” to alliance membership. But how long will the journey be? Plus, business news and France’s former first lady faces the music.

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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Is Ukraine on an “irreversible path” to Nato membership?

Thailand’s most popular party, which disbanded on Wednesday, is reconstituted as the People’s Party. And the US becomes Germany’s largest trading partner. We’ll also check in with our correspondents in Ukraine and at Copenhagen Fashion Week. Plus: Disney animator extraordinaire Glen Keane.

Thailand’s most popular party, which disbanded on Wednesday, is reconstituted as the People’s Party. And the US becomes Germany’s largest trading partner. We’ll also check in with our correspondents in Ukraine and at Copenhagen Fashion Week. Plus: Disney animator extraordinaire Glen Keane.

Thailand’s new opposition party. Same as the old?

As Ukraine launches a major incursion into Russia’s border region of Kursk, we ask political analyst Mark Galeotti what Moscow’s likely response will be. Then: we meet Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services and the man in charge of bringing the Games to our screens. Plus: business news with Yuan Potts from Bloomberg and our weekly edition of ‘The Global Countdown’ takes us to Germany.

As Ukraine launches a major incursion into Russia’s border region of Kursk, we ask political analyst Mark Galeotti what Moscow’s likely response will be. Then: we meet Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services and the man in charge of bringing the Games to our screens. Plus: business news with Yuan Potts from Bloomberg and our weekly edition of ‘The Global Countdown’ takes us to Germany.

Ukraine pierces Russia’s border – how will Moscow respond?

Yahya Sinwar, one of the architects of the 7 October attack, has been named as Hamas’s new political leader. What will his leadership mean for the conflict? Then: we turn to the US, as Simon Marks joins us in the studio to discuss why Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz as her running mate. Plus: Thailand orders the dissolution of the country’s most popular party, Move Forward, and we speak with Christophe Dubi, executive director of the Olympic Games for the International Olympic Committee.

Yahya Sinwar, one of the architects of the 7 October attack, has been named as Hamas’s new political leader. What will his leadership mean for the conflict? Then: we turn to the US, as Simon Marks joins us in the studio to discuss why Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz as her running mate. Plus: Thailand orders the dissolution of the country’s most popular party, Move Forward, and we speak with Christophe Dubi, executive director of the Olympic Games for the International Olympic Committee.

Is Ukraine on an “irreversible path” to Nato membership?

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