Conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk is killed. Israel hits Houthis in Yemen, Poland closes its border with Belarus and protesters take to the streets in France. Plus: what counts as modern art?

Conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk is killed. Israel hits Houthis in Yemen, Poland closes its border with Belarus and protesters take to the streets in France. Plus: what counts as modern art?

Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards. 

Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.

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Charlie Kirk shooting and Israel strike the Houthis

As Syrians celebrate ‘Liberation Day’, we get the mood on the ground in Damascus and assess how far the country has come. Then: Hong Kong’s local elections in the wake of deadly fires and the future of Hollywood as Netflix buys Warner Bros Discovery. Plus: Monocle’s Christmas market in Paris.

As Syrians celebrate &lsquo;Liberation Day&rsquo;, we get the mood on the ground in Damascus and assess how far the country has come. Then: Hong Kong&rsquo;s local elections in the wake of deadly fires and the future of Hollywood as Netflix buys Warner Bros Discovery. Plus: Monocle&rsquo;s Christmas market in Paris.

Syria marks a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad

We discuss what’s on the agenda as Putin meets Modi in India. Then: the potential fallout for Ursula von der Leyen as the EU’s former chief diplomat, Federica Mogherini, is accused of fraud. Plus: we speak to the winner of The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.

We discuss what&rsquo;s on the agenda as Putin meets Modi in India. Then: the potential fallout for Ursula von der Leyen as the EU&rsquo;s former chief diplomat, Federica Mogherini, is accused of fraud. Plus: we speak to the winner of The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.

Putin in India and what Mogherini’s fraud accusation means for EU trust

We assess the situation in Venezuela as US assets build up in the Caribbean and Trump shows no sign of backing down. Then: the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 will resume more than a decade after it vanished. Plus: we’re in Cannes for the International Luxury Travel Market.

We assess the situation in Venezuela as US assets build up in the Caribbean and Trump shows no sign of backing down. Then: the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 will resume more than a decade after it vanished. Plus: we&rsquo;re in Cannes for the International Luxury Travel Market.

Charlie Kirk shooting and Israel strike the Houthis

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