The Briefing
The Briefing
Playlist by The BriefingA 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 eve…Follow the podcast:
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What to expect from the Munich Security Conference in a new era of diplomacy
It’s been a year since the US vice president, JD Vance, reprimanded Europe at the Munich Security Conference. We hear from the Monocle team as it prepares for this year’s event and consider what’s on the agenda in a much changed world.
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The aftermath of a deadly shooting at a Canadian high school
The view from Toronto and Ottawa after at least 10 people are killed in a school shooting in Canada. Then: We look ahead to the Munich Security Conference. Plus: Switzerland and Austria's enduring Winter Olympics rivalry.
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Netanyahu and Trump plan to meet in Washington. Plus: ‘Zootopia 2’ and animated film’s significance
Benjamin Netanyahu requests an earlier meeting with Donald Trump over Iran. Then: We meet the team behind Zootopia 2 – Hollywood's biggest ever animated film. Plus: An exhibition dedicated to the future of winter sports.
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Hong Kong sentences pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison
We get the mood in Hong Kong as a court hands down the largest sentence to date under its national security law.
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The US and Iran hold direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme
The view from Washington as contentious nuclear talks between the US and Iran begin in Oman. Then: we assess the impact of Trump’s new critical-minerals strategy on Asia. Plus: as the Winter Olympics kick off in Milan, we hear about some of this year’s unlikely competitors.
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Human Rights Watch suggests the world is in a democratic recession. Plus: Puerto Rico’s top artists
Almost three-quarters of the world’s population lives under autocratic rulers according to Human Rights Watch. We discuss this ‘democratic recession’. Then: the final day of the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Plus: ‘The Global Countdown’ from Puerto Rico.
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Monocle at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Plus: New York’s first ever sauna festival
We hear from Monocle’s team at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Then: Yuan Potts brings us the latest in the world of business. Plus: NYC’s first sauna festival, Culture of Bathe-ing.
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France finally pushes budget through and the World Governments Summit in Dubai
France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, gets a budget passed after months of deadlock. Then: Monocle in Dubai for the World Governments Summit. Plus: Is China’s luxury market in recovery?
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Rafah border crossing opens, Berlin grinds to a halt and ‘Melania’ bores
Israel accepts Gaza health authority’s death-toll figures in U-turn, as the Rafah border crossing tentatively reopens to Palestinians. Plus: Germany’s public-transport workers strike and the Melania documentary falls short.
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Former Iraq prime minister Nouri al-Maliki rejects US threats over potential comeback
Donald Trump has warned Iraq that it would lose all American support if controversial former prime minister Al-Maliki retakes office. Plus: a tourism uptick in Mongolia and Cape Town’s public pool upgrades.
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