The Globalist

As UK prime minister Boris Johnson defends the changes to the Brexit withdrawal agreement, we assess how the decision has affected the country’s reputation. Plus: the consequences of suspending the coronavirus-vaccine trial, Cathay Pacific parks half its fleet, Berlin nightclub Berghain opens as an art gallery and the Academy Awards pushes for diversity.

As changes to the UK’s withdrawal agreement with the EU are accused of breaking international law, we get the latest on Brexit. Plus: how the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has affected the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project; border tensions between China and India; and Radio Free Europe launches in Hungary.

As the UK plans to override parts of its EU deal, we get the view from Europe. We also visit Turkey and hear about how 2,000 police and military personnel have become election candidates in Brazil. Plus: urbanism news.

As protests continue in Belarus, the rights of citizens and journalists are at risk – we get the latest. Plus: why Russian troll farms are back in action, a flick through the morning’s papers and what films are high on this week’s box-office charts.

A look at France’s efforts to pull itself out of its worst economic slump since the Second World War; controversy over former Australian PM Tony Abbott’s possible appointment to join the Brexit negotiations; and a round-up of the week in US politics.

We cover the global reaction to Germany’s announcement that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent. Also in the programme: the latest turn in the India-China border dispute and an effort to normalise relations between Serbia and Kosovo.

We unpack the US president’s visit to Kenosha, the site of protests following the police shooting of a black man last month. Plus: as China’s foreign minister completes his European tour we ask if he made any friends and we learn more about political bias in comedy.

We appraise Lebanon’s next prime minister and ask if a continuation of the status quo is what the country needs. Plus: does the first passenger flight between Israel and UAE signal the end to turbulence in relations between the two countries? And Norman Foster unpacks the impact of coronavirus on our cities.

Our Tokyo bureau chief on what’s next for Japan following prime minister Shinzo Abe’s resignation. Plus: elections in Montenegro, a new album by Marcos Valle and why protests in Wisconsin mark a shift from earlier civil rights actions this summer.

We hear reactions to the resignation of Shinzō Abe, following weeks of speculation about his health. Plus: we examine the power of rage in the context of Black Lives Matter and preview the Tour de France, which will look very different this year.