The Globalist

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi embarks on a 10-day tour of the Pacific Islands. Plus: President Biden calls for action on gun laws, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán declares a ‘state of danger’, and Norway’s public broadcaster ditches Facebook.

What are Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign-policy aims? Plus: Russian troops try to encircle Ukrainian special forces in the Donbas region, a dispatch from our team at the World Economic Forum, and the latest business news.

We ask if US policy towards Taiwan is about to change. Plus, an historic customs agreement between Ukraine and Poland, Olaf Scholz’s first Africa tour and the latest fashion news.

We look at the effectiveness of the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports. Plus: Australians have been to the polls, the crisis in Sri Lanka deepens, and we check in with our team at the World Economic Forum.

We discuss President Biden’s trip to Asia and his goals to strengthen ties in the region. Plus: we preview this weekend’s elections in Australia, catch up on the latest from the Cannes Film Festival, and hear about a symphony that is out of this world.

Is a trade war between the EU and the UK on the horizon? Plus: Covid spreads in North Korea, the first Russian soldier goes on trial for war crimes in Ukraine, and the latest transport headlines.

We have the latest on Russia’s invasion as Ukraine ends its fight for Mariupol. Plus: crisis simmers in Sri Lanka, a look at Cuba’s new penal code and the latest news from the world of tech.

We discuss the possibility of unilateral action on the Northern Ireland protocol and hear the latest on the conflict in Ukraine from Kharkiv. Plus: Yemen’s Sana’a airport finally reopens, and it’s the first day of the Cannes Film Festival.

We give you the latest from Ukraine and discuss the election results in Lebanon. Plus: Singapore’s European Film Festival.

The latest on the war in Ukraine and Finland’s move to become part of Nato. Plus: a spying scandal rocks the Spanish government, a senior Catholic cleric is arrested in Hong Kong, and a report from Turin on Eurovision.