The Globalist

The latest on the Russian missile strike in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. Plus: New York mayor, Eric Adams, head to Latin America; Michelin moves into the hotel ratings space; and Peter Frankopan chats Cheltenham Literature Festival with fellow attendee and panellist, Georgina Godwin.

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What’s on the agenda for Ukraine as leaders from the European Political Community meet. Also in the programme: following Kevin McCarthy’s ejection as House Speaker, Jim Jordan throws his name in the hat. Plus: the latest with papers and why French workers are leading the way when it comes to returning to the office.

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Kevin McCarthy is ousted as speaker of the US House of Representatives: Now what? Plus: Thailand’s prime minister maps out his foreign policy ambitions, the latest business news, Mali’s escalating crisis and a special interview with the British Film Institute’s new festivals director.

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Donald Trump’s latest legal woes as he attends the first day of a civil fraud case against him. Plus: developments following the EU foreign ministers meeting in Kyiv, tech news and what the Earth’s hidden eighth continent can reveal about our past. 

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We discuss the latest US government shutdown news with Julie Norman, the Saudi-Israel normalisation deal and Russia’s ramping up of conscription. Plus: news from the world of urbanism and the culture of wonderful toilets in Japan.

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A look ahead to the Slovakian elections with Rikard Jozwiak. Meanwhile, tensions are high in Washington as lawmakers try to avoid a shutdown and Taiwan unveils its first domestically made submarine. Plus: we examine the Austrian far-right’s links with the Taliban, the Académie française elects a new permanent secretary and the ‘Oxford English Dictionary’ adds new words. 

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Spain struggles to form a government and a historic dispute reignites between Venezuela and Guyana. We also hear from Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, as Russia mulls over an import ban on Japanese seafood, and discuss Russia’s claims that Black Sea fleet commander Viktor Sokolov is alive. Plus: fashion news and the Charlie Watts auction at Christie’s.

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We give you the latest on the mass exodus from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Also in the programme: a diplomatic spat between Austria and Romania over Schengen and news from the Balkans. Plus: will there soon be a new hotline between the US and China for crises – in space?

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Ukraine claims that Russia’s Black Sea fleet commander has been killed. Plus: Joe Biden’s attempts to win over Pacific Islands leaders at the White House, a visa scandal in Poland and the latest aviation news. 

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Former diplomat Lew Lukens discusses the looming US government shutdown, as time runs out for Congress to act. Plus: how stable are Libya’s political structures and what price will Russia and China expect for helping to reconstruct Derna? And what can asteroid dust tell us about our origins? 

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