Sinopse
The perfect way to start the day in Europe is with Monocles morning news programme. Join Monocle 24s editors, presenters and guests as they set the agenda in international news and business. Winner Best News & Politics Radio Show in the 2015 Mixcloud Online Radio Awards.
Episódios
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Brazil’s supreme court finds former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup plot
12/09/2025 Duração: 59minBrazil’s Supreme Court votes to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup charges. Then: North Korea's Kim Jong-un solidifies the status of his daughter as his successor. Plus: Japan’s new cycling rule book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Charlie Kirk shooting and Israel strike the Houthis
11/09/2025 Duração: 58minConservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk is killed. Israel hits Houthis in Yemen, Poland closes its border with Belarus and protesters take to the streets in France. Plus: what counts as modern art?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Israel strikes Qatar and Russia violates Poland’s airspace
10/09/2025 Duração: 01h04minIsrael strikes Hamas targets in Qatar, risking a widening conflict. Plus: Russian drones are shot down in Poland’s airspace, Lachlan Murdoch secures the top job, ensuring an ongoing conservative tilt to the News Corp empire. And: should we wear helmets?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Macron’s government is plunged into crisis once more
09/09/2025 Duração: 58minAs France’s government falls apart, Monocle’s Paris bureau chief joins us to discuss what comes next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Who will be Japan’s new prime minister? Plus: Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Barcelona
08/09/2025 Duração: 58minWho will lead Japan’s increasingly tumultuous political scene after Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation? Plus: Argentina’s local elections and Monocle goes to Barcelona.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Trump’s deadline for Putin is up – will anything change? Plus: the life and legacy of Giorgio Armani
05/09/2025 Duração: 59minAnother Trump deadline for Russia to end its war in Ukraine passes. What’s he waiting for? Then: the UAE issues a rare, stark warning to Israel. Plus: Giorgio Armani’s impact on the fashion industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Is diplomacy failing Ukraine and is Thailand music’s Tomorrowland?
04/09/2025 Duração: 58minFormer US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul evidences fault lines in diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Plus: Thailand courts the music industry and snags hosting Tomorrowland. And: what’s brewing in Finland?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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India’s Modi embraces Xi and Putin after being iced out by Trump
03/09/2025 Duração: 59minIndia’s Modi meets with presidents Xi and Putin in Shanghai, marking a new partnership. Has Trump’s attempt to force India’s hand backfired? Plus: a flip through the French papers and Seoul’s first K-pop venue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The international response to the Afghanistan earthquake
02/09/2025 Duração: 58minAs hundreds of people are reported killed by an earthquake in Afghanistan, we examine how the humanitarian response will play out against the country’s politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What does China’s president, Xi Jinping, hope to gain from the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit?
01/09/2025 Duração: 58minAs the annual Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit is to start today, all eyes are on what a rapprochement between China and India will mean for Donald Trump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What does the future look like for Argentina’s Javier Milei?
29/08/2025 Duração: 58minArgentina’s midterm elections are set for October. But will a corruption scandal involving president Milei knock him off course? Then: EU defence ministers gather amid more deadly attacks on Ukraine. Plus: ‘Jaws’ turns 50.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Confidence in national politics vanishes in France and the Netherlands amid cabinet chaos
28/08/2025 Duração: 58minWe take a closer look at the governments of France and the Netherlands ahead of impending no-confidence motions in both European countries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Leaders of Germany, France and Poland show support for Moldova’s pro-European path
27/08/2025 Duração: 59minIn a warning to Russia, Moldova welcomes Merz, Macron and Tusk to its independence day celebrations. Then: the fierce diplomatic spat between Australia and Iran. Plus: headlines from the world of aviation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Can talks in Geneva ease Europe and Iran’s nuclear standoff?
26/08/2025 Duração: 58minOfficials from Germany, France and the UK meet with counterparts from Tehran to continue nuclear talks amid heightened geopolitical tensions. Plus: the Pope’s first international trip and a boom in Thai hospitality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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South Korean summitry from Japan to the US
25/08/2025 Duração: 01h01minSouth Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, is travelling to neighbouring Japan before a summit with Donald Trump later today in Washington. Both summits pose risks and opportunities for a country in a rocky region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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View from Poland: Russian drone landing and the case of the missing summit invite
22/08/2025 Duração: 58minWe get the view from Warsaw, which says that a Russian drone likely landed on its soil this week. Meanwhile: recriminations in the Polish capital over a missing invite to the Washington summit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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US-brokered peace in the DRC crumbles. How will this affect the region’s future?
21/08/2025 Duração: 57minM23 rebels kill dozens of civilians in the DRC. Will this undermine the US’s push for peace in the region? Plus: Trump sends naval ships to the edge of Venezuela and Nordic news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Eastern Europe digests the Ukraine summit and Louis Vuitton’s La Beauté makeup collection takes China
20/08/2025 Duração: 58minFormer Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis issues eastern Europe’s warning to Russia after the Ukraine summit in Washington. Then: Louis Vuitton launches La Beauté and Malaysian cuisine hits your kitchen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What’s next for peace in Ukraine and the new global economic order?
19/08/2025 Duração: 58minFollowing talks in Washington, will world leaders be able to end the war in Ukraine? Plus: who profits in a post-American world economy? Plus: is it “delulu” to add internet slang to dictionaries?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The latest from Anchorage following Putin and Trump’s high-stakes summit
18/08/2025 Duração: 58minFrom Putin-Trump meeting in Anchorage to a major EU-Ukraine summit in Washington. Then: New Zealand’s net migration hits an all time high. Plus: why it’s harder than ever to find parking in the UAE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.