A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by Georgina Godwin. Plus: Monocle’s Tom Webb has the papers from Asia.

A pacy round-up of the day&rsquo;s main news stories, anchored from London by Georgina Godwin. Plus: Monocle&rsquo;s Tom Webb has the papers from Asia.

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.

The Briefing

Monday 30 December

We discuss the winners and losers from France’s municipal elections in Paris, Marseille and across the country. Then: a narrow victory for Slovenia’s incumbent liberal prime minister. Plus: inside Konfekt’s spring issue.

We discuss the winners and losers from France&rsquo;s municipal elections in Paris, Marseille and across the country. Then: a narrow victory for Slovenia&rsquo;s incumbent liberal prime minister. Plus: inside Konfekt&rsquo;s spring issue.

A new mayor in Paris: who is Emmanuel Grégoire?

We discuss the damage from strikes in Iran and the Gulf, and whether Israel’s promise to stop targeting Iranian gas fields will do anything to reassure the region. Then: was Sanae Takaichi’s meeting with Trump a success? 

We discuss the damage from strikes in Iran and the Gulf, and whether Israel&rsquo;s promise to stop targeting Iranian gas fields will do anything to reassure the region. Then: was Sanae Takaichi&rsquo;s meeting with Trump a success?&nbsp;

The scramble to take energy infrastructure off the hit list in the Middle East

We discuss the aims of the European Council Summit at a crucial juncture. Plus: Thailand embraces stability as a new prime minister is appointed and what we can learn from the world’s happiest nation?

We discuss the aims of the European Council Summit at a crucial juncture. Plus: Thailand embraces stability as a new prime minister is appointed and what we can learn from the world&rsquo;s happiest nation?

Monday 30 December

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