The Globalist

As the latest round of Brexit talks comes to a close, we unpack the developments of this week’s negotiations. Plus: we ask what the ‘rebel’ state of Malorossiya is all about, hear about Hong Kong’s book fair and take a peek at the newspapers.

We discuss the challenges of US diplomacy under Rex Tillerson, analyse human rights in Russia and Chechnya, and find out why Australian senators are quitting. Plus: we look at business news in Greece and the UK, and Bloomberg’s Chris Cooper shares what elderly millionaires spend their cash on in Japan.

As Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Hungary, we'll discuss the Israeli prime minister's meeting with a government accused of antisemitism. Plus: take-off for a new low-cost airline in France and our series on the perils of Brexit examines why the UK is in such a rush to adopt EU laws.

Germany and France want to collaborate on a new European fighter jet but can they do it without the help of the UK? Plus: Brexit’s impact on Northern Ireland, the nostalgic appeal of postcards and Finland’s penchant for esoteric sports.

How Donald Trump’s visit to Paris will shape the US-French relations, a font type that may have exposed corruption in Pakistan and an interview with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.

We discuss the legal woes of the Trump administration, the stability of EU-Ukraine relations and business stories from Scandinavia. Plus: the future of the Indian space programme.

Donald Trump Jr releases compromising emails as more details emerge of his meeting with a Russian lawyer. Will this be too much even for the GOP? Plus: the US and Qatar sign an agreement to fight terrorism and we examine plans for a joint EU-Japan mission to Mercury.

A look at the new round of peace talks on Syria and what life will be like for Mosul after Isis. Plus: the logistics of space tourism and the diplomacy of getting world leaders’ names right.

We dissect the US president’s performance at the G20. We’re also in Cyprus, where talks to reunite the divided island have collapsed, and we hear about the near month-long demonstration criticising the Turkish government’s crackdown following last year’s coup.

We look ahead to a G20 summit that will include a hotly anticipated handshake between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. We also ask if Cyril Ramaphosa will be the new leader of South Africa’s ANC and look at how much proof a historian needs.