The US president threatens to invoke the “Insurrection Act” in Minnesota. Plus: How Thailand and Brazil view a US pause on visas, Greece’s civil aviation head resigns and tropical fruit farming comes to Sicily.

The US president threatens to invoke the &ldquo;Insurrection Act&rdquo; in Minnesota. Plus: How Thailand and Brazil view a US pause on visas, Greece&rsquo;s civil aviation head resigns and tropical fruit farming comes to Sicily.

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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How Germany&rsquo;s regional elections pose one of the greatest threats to Freidrich Merz and Germany&rsquo;s political firewall against the AfD. Plus: why are some Asian airlines able to absorb the new cost of flying?

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