The Globalist

We give you the latest from Helsinki and Stockholm as Finland and Sweden prepare to announce Nato bids. Plus: a look at the second global coronavirus summit, the battle in the US over abortion laws and Sweden’s Eurovision entry.

Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi heads to Washington to meet Joe Biden. Plus: Beijing and Shanghai ratchet up coronavirus restrictions, a look ahead to the Eurovision Song Contest and a review of today’s papers.

Voters in the Philippines go to the polls. Plus: the resignation of Sri Lanka’s prime minister, dock workers blockading Russian cargo and an interview with the Swiss entry to this year's Eurovision.

Russia expert Mark Galeotti unpacks the significance of Moscow’s ‘Victory Day’ celebrations. Plus: Hong Kong’s new leader, a flick through today’s papers and the return of London Craft Week.

Northern Ireland’s historic election. Plus: US senators push to scrap the filibuster rule, the latest transport news and an interview with Kateryna Yushchenko, the former first lady of Ukraine.

The latest on Russia’s storming of Mariupol. Plus: a look at the anti-government protests in Armenia, the fallout of the war in Ukraine on African economies and an interview with the editor in chief of ‘I-D’ magazine.

The US Supreme Court’s abortion bombshell. Plus: the EU weighs up a ban on Russian oil, a lookahead to the Philippines’ presidential election and a flick through today’s papers.

The latest on the war in Ukraine. Plus: the US steps up diplomatic engagement with Pacific Island countries, a flick through today’s papers and highlights from the Met Gala.

We discuss Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida’s tour of South Asia. Plus: the latest on the war in Ukraine, Northern Ireland’s local elections and a round-up of news from the Balkans region.

We hear from Beijing about the city’s fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown and ask how the country’s “zero-Covid” policy affects the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Plus: the escalation of Hungary’s rule-of-law spat with the EU, the latest TV news and an interview with South Korea’s only astronaut.