A new US budget resolution passed by House Republicans looks to cut a whopping $2trn in national spending. Patricia Cohen of ‘The New York Times’ and Monocle regular Vincent McAviney join to discuss what’s on the chopping block. Then: the effect of new train services on European living. Plus: hit that note, then catch that plane! Japan sees its first airport karaoke booth.

Is the Geordie Howe International Bridge a symbol of all that’s going wrong between the US and Canada?
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Press freedoms in Afghanistan on the fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover
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What’s in a university ranking? How the US and UK still dominate
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