The Globalist

As Lebanon braces for an attack, we ask what plans are being made in the event of an Israeli invasion, Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont returns to Spain for the first time in seven years and a diplomatic rift over Israel’s exclusion from Japan’s Nagasaki bomb commemoration. Plus: fashion news, a flick through the papers and a check-in from our team in Paris. 

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We’re joined by journalist Abeer Ayyoub and Chatham House’s Yossi Mekelberg to learn more about Hamas’s new leader, Yahya Sinwar. Also on the programme: Muhammud Yunus is named as the interim leader of Bangladesh’s government. We consider how this will affect the nation’s relationship with neighbouring India. Plus: we hear from Monocle’s Julia Lasica in Kyiv, discuss the latest news in aviation and Emma Nelson reports from Paris ahead of day 13 of the Olympic Games.

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US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has announced Tim Walz as her running mate for the November election. Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, and professor Sarah Churchwell tell us more. Also on the programme: we discuss the social and cultural effects of Venezuela’s disputed elections with Kate Brown and talk about the future of big tech following the ruling on Google’s illegal monopoly, with Hugh Langley of Business Insider. Plus: we check in with Emma Nelson ahead of day 12 of the Paris Olympics.

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We get the lastest as Israel braces for a potential co-ordinated attack from Iran and Hezbollah. Also on the programme: we learn more about Ukraine’s new US-made F-16 fighter jets and discuss the mood in Bangladesh following the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Plus: we speak to the owners of new London art museum Moco and check in with our team in Paris ahead of day 11 of the Olympics.

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We get the latest from Bangladesh as violent clashes between protesters and police intensify. Then: we look ahead to the first campaign rally Kamala Harris will hold with her running mate and get a check-in from Lagos as protests in Nigeria hints at an ‘African Spring’. Finally, we look at the future of tourism on the Greek islands. All that, plus a flick through the morning papers and the latest technology news.

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We discuss the major prisoner swap between Russia, Germany and the US, involving high-profile journalist Evan Gershkovich of the ‘Wall Street Journal’. Also in the programme: we get the latest as fears of an escalating conflict heighten in the Middle East following the killings of high-profile Hamas and Hezbollah leaders by Israel. Then: we assess the growing far-right sentiment in the UK. Plus: we check in with our team in Paris on day seven of the Olympic Games.

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We get the latest from Myanmar as the military junta extends the nation’s state of emergency by a further six months. Then: Hannah Lucinda Smith updates us on Turkey and Armenia’s normalisation talks. Also on the programme: Gregory Scruggs discusses why airline giant Boeing has had its worst year yet, we address why Kamala Harris is leaning into her support from a major demographic and get the latest theatre news. Plus: we check in with our team in Paris to hear about Day 6 of the Olympic Games.

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We get the latest on the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Andrew Thompson assesses the regional reaction as widespread protests continue across Venezuela after the country’s disputed election. Also in the programme: we learn about Hungary’s relaxing of travel rules for Russian and Belarusian nationals and the future of ‘bagni’ in Italy, and check in with the Monocle team in Paris.

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As tensions between Israel and Lebanon continue to rise, we discuss whether fears that the Gaza conflict would spill over into the wider Middle East are being confirmed. Also in the programme: as Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, wraps up her five-day trip to China, we analyse what closer ties between the two nations could mean for Europe. Plus, Donald Trump’s unpopular running mate, JD Vance, the billboard-free Swiss town, a round-up of stories from the Nordics and a check-in with our team in Paris.

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We discuss the latest from Venezuela’s election pitting incumbent Nicolás Maduro against opposition candidate Edmundo González. Then: who Kamala Harris might pick for vice-president and Asean leaders meet in Laos. Plus: the Michigan official tasked with making more people want to live there.

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