Latika Bourke and Elisabeth Braw consider Joe Biden’s next steps following a lethal drone strike on US troops in Jordan. The UNRWA runs into a diplomatic storm, Finland gets closer to choosing a new president and we discuss new book ‘What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom’.

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We hear from Markus Hippi on Finland’s presidential elections, Georgina Godwin on the Hay Festival in Cartagena and Andrew Mueller on Australia Day arguments. Plus: the ICJ’s ruling on Gaza, a North American round-up and a ‘cute’ exhibition at Somerset House

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Our panellists, Marion Messmer and Nina dos Santos, discuss Poland’s renewed alliance with Ukraine, whether Nato is really prepared for Trump, Taiwan’s extended military conscription and what diplomats will get up to with Saudi Arabia’s new alcohol store. Plus: a ‘Letter from Istanbul’

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Julie Norman and Ben Kelly discuss the aftermath of New Hampshire’s primary, a Gaza ceasefire proposal, the Doomsday Clock and a US scientist’s advice to put salt in tea. Plus, an interview with Misan Harriman, the director of short film ‘The After’, and its star David Oyelowo.

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Prime minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán invites his Swedish counterpart for talks on Sweden’s Nato bid; western countries press China on minority rights; New Zealand sends a defence team to the Middle East for maritime security in the Red Sea and at least one in 10 MPs in Belgium has a parent who also held office. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco delivers the rundown of the Oscar nominations.

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We report as EU foreign ministers meet their Israeli and Palestinian counterparts. Also on the programme: religious leaders banished from Nicaragua, Cameroon starts the world’s first malaria vaccine programme for children and Philippines president sparks an outcry for using the presidential helicopter to see a Coldplay concert. Plus: In Davos Christy O'Grady reflects on the realities and future of AI.

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What happened on the final day of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting? Plus: the future of the music magazine, the Paris Olympics, all you need to know from Maison & Objet and the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation.

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Andrew Mueller is joined by panellists Alex von Tunzelmann and Enrico Franceschini. They discuss Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes on Iran, President Biden’s dwindling polling results and whether authors should use AI to write novels, and tackle the age-old question, do potatoes count as vegetables? Plus: a letter from Helsinki.

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Tessa Szyszkowitz and James Rodgers discuss Middle East support for the three Hs: Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Plus: Hungary’s role in the EU elections, the cancelled Republican debate and ‘On This Day’.

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A special broadcast from our pop-up studio in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting. Monocle Radio’s Carlota Rebelo and Tom Webb speak to journalist Juliet Linley and Microsoft’s chief data scientist, Juan Lavista, about the prevalence of AI at this year’s summit. Plus: Spain’s former foreign minister on elections around the globe and Joe Árvai on sustainable enterprise.

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