We reflect on President Obama’s speech to the African Union, talk about Ukraine’s prospects for EU membership and discuss Turkey’s turnaround in the fight against Isis.

The pick of this week’s news and discussion programmes on Monocle 24, featuring reflections on the Iran nuclear deal, insight into Yemen’s evolving conflict and coverage of the UK prime minister’s bid to tackle extremism. Plus: a monologue from Monocle’s culture editor.

We take a look at the highlights of this week’s news and discussion programmes on Monocle 24, including a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme, a most unusual gig in North Korea and a discussion on sauna-going.

Markus Hippi presents highlights from this week’s programmes on Monocle 24, including the crisis in Greece, talks on Iran’s nuclear programme and the ceasefire in Yemen.

As the saga gripping Greece continues, we hear about the rallies taking place across the nation. Plus Hungary begins offering cash incentives to attract citizens back to the country. We’ll also hear a highlight from this week’s series focusing on the evolution of the television news anchor and chat to Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé in Merano.

We discuss the aftermath of South Carolina’s church shooting, the winning design for Helsinki’s Guggenheim museum, how to fix the Gare du Nord station in Paris and why bookshops increase cities’ quality of life.

We catch up with Monocle’s transport editor in Paris as the skies fill with the latest and greatest in aviation ingenuity. We also pour ourselves a drink before wandering Melbourne’s labyrinth of laneways filled with trendy bars as we discuss Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey. Plus: we hear how the early days of silent cinema gave way to today’s dark cynicism in political film and television.

The impact of Turkish election results, the challenge faced by Airbus as used A380 superjumbos hit the market and how Apple’s new music service will change the industry.

A review of the Malaysia Airlines restructuring programme, why former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili has become Ukrainian, France and warships no one wants plus why show business is returning to Hollywood.

The best interviews and reports from the past week of coverage, from the migrant crisis and Madrid’s mayoral election to Miss World Canada and the history of hair removal.