The Globalist

As the US and Nato pull out of Afghanistan, Iran and Russia step in to fill the void. Then we look at the football, and an Italian in England and an Englishman in Italy give us their reactions from last night’s big game. Plus: we check in with our reporters in Tokyo and Cannes.

As Narendra Modi dismisses most of his cabinet, we ask whether his reputation can be salvaged from the wreckage of the past six months. We also get the lowdown on the agenda for today’s G20 finance ministers’ meeting, and question whether New Zealand can keep coronavirus out forever.

In this special edition of ‘The Globalist’, we look back on 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party. From the origin story to personal explorations of how it feels to live under party rule, we speak to correspondents, authors and academics about what the party’s past and present can teach us about its future.

We hear the latest on the unrest in Peru and about the reaction to the shooting of a prominent Dutch journalist known for investigating the mob. Plus: a round-up of the latest aviation news.

We get the latest on the UN Security Council showdown over humanitarian aid for Syria. Plus: we find out about Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam’s call for parents to monitor their children’s political beliefs and the French cities that are imposing restrictions on Airbnb.

We get the latest on the Nato withdrawal from Afghanistan and the deteriorating situation in the north of the country. Then, as the UK prepares to end all lockdown restrictions, we ask whether that’s such a good idea. Plus: Sydney Airport is up for sale.

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We look ahead to Angela Merkel’s visit with Boris Johnson and wrap up our series on the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. Plus: the morning newspapers and business headlines.

We discuss Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s future, as the country marks one hundred years since the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Plus: we round up the latest urbanism news and look closer at Canada’s sweltering heatwave.

As relations between Iran and the US continue to sour, we ask whether tensions could be eased. Plus: we look at the ceasefire brokered in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and author Diane Wei Liang joins us for the third instalment of this week’s series on the Chinese Communist Party at 100.