Trade talks between the UK and EU begin properly this week and the EU faces the same challenge as anyone who has dealt with British prime minister Boris Johnson: uncertainty over his seriousness.

A new intelligence institution bringing European nations together and high expectations over the restoration of a Frank Lloyd Wright theatre in Dallas. Plus: Netflix’s first ever African production.

Russia plots its interference in the upcoming US election but what’s the Kremlin’s aim? Plus: Los Angeles cracks down on Hollywood’s sightseeing bus tours and Andrew Tuck considers the art of placemaking.

How did Portugal’s flag carrier find itself in a diplomatic row with Venezuela? Plus: the death of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak, and how people in Hong Kong are going about their daily lives despite global panic over coronavirus.

Virologist Dr Chris Smith explains how the coronavirus outbreak might become a pandemic and our Hong Kong bureau on the residents who are learning to live with the threat of the virus. Plus: tense times for Bolivia as candidates rally to fill the void left by the ousted Evo Morales.

The US president lands in India today for his first official visit to the country. So what can we expect from his meeting with the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi?

Democratic party voters in the US head to the polls tomorrow for the Nevada caucuses. Following a tempestuous TV debate in Las Vegas on Wednesday there is still much for the candidates to play for.

With Bernie Sanders surging in the polls, can Michael Bloomberg win enough support? Plus: Italy’s former prime minister plots another comeback and we take a peek inside Monocle’s new Austria special.

The UK’s former ambassador to Belarus explains why simmering tensions between the country and Russia could lead to war. Plus: Thailand’s Future Forward party fights for its future and coronavirus and Milan Fashion Week.

Andrew Mueller examines Australia’s vanishing car sector as General Motors announces the end of Holden. Plus: Toronto pitches a new transit plan and France warns of tension as the UK and the EU face off in trade talks.