The Globalist

Thailand’s late king will be cremated in a royal funeral pyre later today; how will the country fare without him? We also discuss the latest from Kenya – as voting gets underway in a controversial election re-run – party politics in Turkey and the mayor of Anchorage.

We discuss Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plan for the future, increasing tensions between Catalonia and Madrid, and meet Michael Bloomberg and Lord Norman Foster who talk to us about the world's most sustainable office building: Bloomberg’s new London HQ.

We discuss anti-EU sentiment in Central Europe and the US’s foreign policy in Africa. Plus: we analyse plagiarised speeches, profile the mayor of Ankara and speak with the mayor of Manchester, and get the latest business news from the Middle East.

Election analysis from the Czech Republic and Japan, political chaos in Spain, business news from Italy and a review of the morning papers.

We profile Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's new prime minister. Plus: the Russian TV presenter taking on Vladimir Putin, how Chinese society has changed over the years and an open letter to Theresa May.

The future of Isis after its loss in Raqqa, how the attack in Somalia has united Somalis around the world and Malaysia Airlines’ struggle to keep its CEOs.

The most important decision being made at the Chinese Communist party congress, a project to protect Bangkok's heritage buildings and the day's top business headlines from the Balkans.

Catalonia’s confusion over the independence deadline and British PM Theresa May’s attempt to unblock the Brexit talks. Plus: what next for Hillary Clinton?

As Austria seems set to be run by the world's youngest leader, we look at the implications of the election result. Plus: Donald Trump’s seemingly non-existent Iran plan and a scandal surrounding New Zealand's Bird of the Year vote.

We preview Sunday’s Austrian election, discuss Japanese politics and visit this year’s Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík.