The Briefing

By Monocle

A 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

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July 22, 2025 Ukraine-Russia peace talks loom and will Japan’s election affect its defence?
Ukraine-Russia peace talks set for tomorrow and what does a ‘Japanese First’ approach mean for defence? Plus: North Korea’s new beach resort struggles to attract visitors and Spain reforms its Franco-era Official Secrets Law.
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32min
July 21, 2025 Ukraine’s Zelensky pushes for peace and Brazil’s Bolsonaro gets an ankle tag
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky asks for peace negotiations to restart; former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle tag; and the Philippines’ president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, visits Washington. Plus: the latest fashion news.
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35min
July 18, 2025 Germany enters a new European security era
Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, resets UK relations but tussles with Brussels’ budget. Plus: Milan’s mayoral woes, the UK lowers the voting age and how Superman overcame an attempted Maga backlash.
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36min
July 17, 2025 Trump turns his attention to the Gulf
President Trump hosted Qatar’s prime minister and Bahrain’s Crown Prince, reinforcing a growing diplomatic push in the Gulf. We discuss the strategy and why US engagement with the region is intensifying.
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32min
July 16, 2025 Trump hosts Qatar’s prime minister amid Gaza-ceasefire efforts
Qatar’s prime minister joins the US president for dinner as the push for a ceasefire in Gaza continues.
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33min
July 15, 2025 Air India investigation prompts aviation authorities in at least two countries to check Boeing fuel switches
We discuss the latest from the Air India crash investigation as the country’s aviation regulator tells its airlines to inspect the fuel switches on several Boeing planes, despite US regulators insisting that they’re safe.
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33min
July 14, 2025 Bastille Day military parade yields Macron promises on defence spending
France’s president pledges to double defence spending by 2027 as Paris prepares for its Bastille Day parade at a time when Russia continues to pummel Ukraine.
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33min
July 11, 2025 Trump’s letter to Canada threatening a 35 per cent tariff rate
Another day, another letter from the Trump administration spelling out tariff rates and sending markets into confusion.
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39min
July 10, 2025 Ukraine suffers another record barrage of Russian drone-and-missile strikes overnight
The fourth annual Ukraine Recovery Conference is under way in Rome during record drone-and-missile strikes from Russia in Kyiv.
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32min
July 09, 2025 How recent IDF deaths are fuelling the debate in Israel to end the war
Hamas says more captures are coming after five Israeli soldiers are killed in Gaza, threatening the coalition in Israel.

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30min

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How many episodes does The Briefing have?

The podcast currently has 2,329 episodes available.