The Globalist

We recap the final US presidential debate in Nashville and look ahead to election day. Plus: the latest on anti-government protests in Bangkok and the morning’s business headlines.

We get the latest from the ground in Nigeria, after protests to end police brutality turn deadly. Plus: we preview the final US presidential debate and ask if airport Covid-19 tests will kickstart the aviation sector.

We get the latest from protests in Thailand, as the government clamps down on the media. Plus: a punch-up between Chinese and Taiwanese diplomats and news from the arts world.

We get the latest on the post-Brexit trade talks after several days of on-again, off-again rhetoric. Plus: we report on the first foreign trip for Japan’s new prime minister and look back at the life and legacy of Italian furniture designer Enzo Mari.

With 15 days to go until election day, we look at early voting in the US; the status of the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh; Sweden increasing its defence spending by 40 per cent; plus our correspondent sends us a dispatch from upstate New York. Also tune in for Andrew Mueller’s Good News Corner.

We look ahead to New Zealand’s election this weekend, get the latest on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings and turn to Bolivia. Plus: our regular ‘What We Learned’ segment and the dispute between Ukraine and Russia over borscht.

The European Union’s summit on Brexit begins. Plus: Chinese president Xi Jinping’s speech in Shenzhen, Hungarian writer Zsofia Ban tells us about the erosion of human rights in the country and Hege Saebjørnsen of Ikea explains the company’s new ‘buy back’ furniture scheme.

The latest in the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, questions over whether sanctions are the best way for the EU to deal with Russia and Apple’s new product launch.

As the deadline for a Brexit trade deal looms, we examine the EU’s position. Plus: Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing; elections in Northern Cyprus; and choosing the World Trade Organization’s new chief.

Donald Trump’s return to the campaign trail in Florida and why the Thai king’s love of Bavaria is giving Germany a headache. Plus: singer, model and former first lady of France Carla Bruni on her new album and how coronavirus has hit the music industry.