We unpack the latest following Donald Trump’s meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu and ask how seriously we can take the former’s bold claims on Gaza? Also in the programme: we get an update on Afghanistan as the Taliban suspends the country’s only women’s radio station. Then: we unpack why Putin is set to relaunch a Soviet-era song contest, ‘Intervideniye’. Plus: the French far right get their knickers in a twist over suggested clothes-washing rules.

<p dir="ltr">We unpack the latest following Donald Trump&rsquo;s meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu and ask how seriously we can take the former&rsquo;s bold claims on Gaza? Also in the programme: we get an update on Afghanistan as the Taliban suspends the country&rsquo;s only women&rsquo;s radio station. Then: we unpack why Putin is set to relaunch a Soviet-era song contest, &lsquo;Intervideniye&rsquo;. Plus: the French far right get their knickers in a twist over suggested clothes-washing rules.</p>

Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards. 

<p>Hear our take on the news and enjoy sharp reporting on the big stories every weekday. Tune in as our guest panel reviews the day’s events in Europe, follows developing stories in the Americas and welcomes early risers in Asia and Australasia. Plus: reports and analysis from Monocle’s correspondents and bureaux around the world. Nominated for ‘Best Daily Podcast’ in the 2022 British Podcast Awards. </p>