The Globalist

We get the latest on the protests sweeping the US as Donald Trump lashes out at demonstrators and state governors. Plus, we check in on how South Korea is handling the pandemic, hear why Wizzair is ready to soar again and flip through the morning papers.

Is China’s new security law for Hong Kong effectively the end of ‘one country, two systems’? Plus: Donald Trump’s executive order targeting social media and why Berliners are already missing Tegel airport.

We head to Brussels to get the details of a new coronavirus stimulus package announced by the European Commission. Plus, we get the latest from Canada on the saga of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou and hear a love letter to London from our editor.

We head to Hong Kong to get the latest on the backlash against Beijing’s proposed security law. Plus: we round-up the latest transport-business news and hear about yet another new streaming service: HBO Max.

We ask whether the UK PM’s chief adviser will really have no regrets about his breach of lockdown restrictions. Plus: we assess a year since India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, was re-elected, take a look at Australian soft power in the Pacific and ask why Gucci is going seasonless.

We get the latest from the National People’s Congress in Beijing and hear about increasing unrest in Hong Kong. Plus: we check in on Italy post-lockdown and round-up the good news you might have missed in the past seven days.

We speak to Dr Margaret Harris from the World Health Organization and ask whether there are reasons to be optimistic about a coronavirus vaccine. Plus: the latest from Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu is ordered to appear at his corruption trial and a round-up of the business news.

Emmanuel Macron was once at the forefront of radical politics – is it coming back to bite him? Plus: we analyse tensions in Westminster, ask why Japan’s top prosecutor is in trouble and hear the latest technology news.

We get the latest on the spat between China and Taiwan over input to the World Health Organization and discuss Thailand’s international flight ban. Plus: the headlines in climate and energy, and the morning papers.

We report on the latest woes for Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, as he battles to extend the country’s lockdown. Plus: a new Franco-German initiative to bring Paris and Berlin closer, and we meet the organiser of Hong Kong’s Gay Games.