The Globalist

What kind of nation will emerge for Emmerson Mnangagwa as Zimbabwe’s transfer of power gets underway? We cross to Harare for analysis. Plus: Lebanon’s prime minister suspends his resignation, China’s Arctic ambitions and our guide to selling a 747 jet.

As Zimbabwe celebrates the resignation of Robert Mugabe, we ask what lies ahead for the nation’s leadership. Plus: a meeting between the leaders of Syria and Russia, uncertainty in Germany, the reality of being a spy and the director of ‘The Florida Project’.

With Angela Merkel saying she'd prefer fresh elections to governing with a minority government, we ask whether it's the end of an era in Germany. Plus: Zimbabwe’s political crisis continues and why Melbourne’s lord mayor put his city front and centre in support of marriage equality.

With Robert Mugabe refusing to step down, we ask what’s next for Zimbabwe. Plus: Cambodia’s government defies the US, the limits of spy fiction and why gay marriage in Australia could be bad news for New Zealand.

A leading member of Zimbabwe’s opposition tells us what the country might look like after Robert Mugabe. We also discuss whether Angela Merkel is able to form a German government and find out how Helsinki is expanding its underground train network. Plus: what does Russia have to offer tourists?

Will the military takeover in Zimbabwe allow journalists to work freely in the country? We ask whether Lebanon’s embattled prime minister, Saad Hariri, will attempt to seek asylum in France. Plus: we have the latest on Australia’s same-sex marriage bill, and raise a glass to Beaujolais nouveau.

The latest on Zimbabwe unrest that increasingly looks like a coup, reaction to the result of Australia’s gay marriage poll and why Germany may extend the eight-hour working day.

We discuss how the European Union could start fighting fake news, the future of the Polish far-right and take in the biggest announcements from the Dubai Air Show.

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he’ll be back in Beirut to formalise his resignation within days; we analyse the latest developments in the Saudi soap opera. Plus: Trump in the Philippines, what's good about Russia and Mariano Rajoy returns to Catalonia.

As Spain considers holding a referendum on whether to allow referendums, we ask whether they are a good way of determining policy. We also explore the latest on developments in Saudi Arabia, tell you why the Vatican is banning the sale of duty-free cigarettes and examine the world's strangest border crossing.