The Globalist

We get the latest on the van attack in Toronto which left 10 people dead and discuss why Washington singled out just one Russian aluminium-producer for sanctions. Plus: we flip through the morning papers and ask what part of home life Amazon will conquer next.

We assess Emmanuel Macron’s relationship with Donald Trump ahead of a state visit to Washington and get the latest on Italy’s failing attempts to create a government, as the battleground moves to a tiny state in the south. Plus: a flip through the Monday papers.

We assess reports that Spain’s ETA militant group is to dissolve, look at currency changes in Iran and discuss New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern. Plus: the view from Salone del Mobile with American artist Phillip K Smith III, the gender row embroiling Japan’s sumo sector, and why politics and pop music often make for an awkward mix.

For the first time in 60 years, Cuba will be led by a non-Castro; we profile the country's new president, Miguel Díaz-Canel. Plus: Saudi Arabia lifts its cinema ban with a screening of ‘Black Panther’ and a word from Jasper Morrison at Milan’s Salone del Mobile.

The UK’s former ambassador to North Korea reflects on reports that Mike Pompeo has already visited Pyongyang to discuss plans for a summit with the US. Plus: Germany’s bid for Euro-reforms, the view from the Commonwealth People’s Forum and why an expensive armoured vehicle is driving controversy in Finland’s political circles.

Is it really a case of “mission accomplished” in Syria? We examine the true scale of the conflict. Plus: why Xi Jinping’s lifetime rule might not be all it seems, Commonwealth leaders arrive in London, the latest from Salone del Mobile in Milan and why the heir to the dairy crown may lie in a glass of milky oats.

Mary Kaldor and Robert Fox join Georgina Godwin for a special extended look at the aftermath of the weekend strikes on Syria. Plus: the EU mulls regulation for big technology companies and we visit Verona and one of the world's biggest wine fairs.

We profile the US’s top diplomat, Mike Pompeo, and discuss the behind-the-scenes negotiations ahead of possible military action in Syria. Plus: Monocle 24’s Ben Rylan speaks to acclaimed French actor Denis Menochet and we examine Finland's attempts to attract the world's brightest students.

Will Donald Trump drag his European allies into the war in Syria? We also profile the new director of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and examine why Netflix and the Cannes Film Festival have fallen out.

How world markets are reacting to Xi Jinping’s promise to open up China’s economy, the new ways in which young leaders are using the media and the latest from the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg.