The Globalist

Catalan independence: will the region vote to secede from the rest of Spain? We also discuss whether France’s domestic problems will curtail Emmanuel Macron’s grand European ambitions and speak to an editor at ‘The Süddeutschen Zeitung’ about the paper’s greatest scoop. Plus: why are an Albanian dictator’s war bunkers getting a makeover?

We ask what will be discussed in today’s meeting between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayep Erdogan and whether Angela Merkel can pull off a coalition. Plus: in our series on journalistic scoops, we look at the UK MPs expenses scandal with one of the people who broke the story.

As the men behind the November 2015 Paris attack go on trial, we ask how to sentence a terrorist. Also, why was Chad, an ally of the US, included on the new travel ban list and what to expect from Bloomberg’s new Arabic service.

We ask how Japan’s snap election could allow Shinzo Abe to respond to North Korean aggression and why Kurdistan’s controversial independence referendum matters to the rest of the region. Plus: Australia’s plans to create a space agency and a jelly-heavy diet for Italians.

Andreas Kluth – the editor in chief of ‘Handelsblatt Global’ – and Matthew Karnitschnig, chief Europe correspondent for Politico, give their analysis of Germany’s election result. Plus: a lookahead to the fourth round of Brexit talks in Brussels and highlights from the Milan and Paris fashion weeks.

The UK prime minister Theresa May is set to give one of the most important speeches of her career in Florence – but will she be able to unlock the Brexit talks? Plus: how Auckland airport chaos may impact New Zealand’s elections and a browse through the day’s front pages.

We look to Spain as increased tensions see police raid Catalan government buildings to prevent their independence referendum. Plus: UK prime minister Theresa May’s message to the UN and how South Korea is trying to convince the world that the 2018 Winter Olympics will be safe.

As Donald Trump refers to Kim Jong-Un as “rocket man”, we unpack the highlights from the UN General Assembly. Plus: the German media scene and what’s grounded thousands of travellers in New Zealand.

We ask whether there is a leadership crisis brewing in the UK and how questions over Theresa May’s future might affect the country’s Brexit discussions. Plus: how Italy cut its migrant numbers, a look at Germany’s art scene and how design firm Maison Deux is putting a modern spin on the classic children’s rocking horse.

Is the US stepping back as Russia takes the lead in the fight against Isis? Plus: we get the latest on yet another North Korean missile launch and look at both the upcoming German election and Australia’s imminent vote on same-sex marriage.