The Briefing

by Monocle
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.

Recent Episodes
  • The Iran-Arab World Dialogue summit ahead of nuclear talks
    May 9, 2025 – 33:51
  • The UK-US trade deal 
    May 8, 2025 – 34:37
  • Operation Sindoor: World leaders react
    May 7, 2025 – 30:53
  • Friedrich Merz’s dramatic defeat and Met Gala 2025
    May 6, 2025 – 36:08
  • Ukraine launches a second Kursk incursion
    May 5, 2025 – 35:04
  • What’s next for the Ukraine-US minerals deal?
    May 2, 2025 – 33:52
  • Ukraine and the US sign historic rare earth minerals deal
    May 1, 2025 – 33:19
  • Does Putin really want peace with Ukraine?
    Apr 30, 2025 – 37:05
  • Mark Carney’s Liberals win minority in Canada’s election
    Apr 29, 2025 – 34:32
  • Polls narrow in Canada’s election and Monocle’s The Chiefs conference 2025
    Apr 28, 2025 – 36:23
  • Pope Francis lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica
    Apr 25, 2025 – 36:03
  • How will the US engage with the IMF and World Bank?
    Apr 24, 2025 – 33:51
  • Troubles at Boeing and the international influence on Poland’s election
    Apr 23, 2025 – 35:03
  • Russia proposes bilateral talks with Ukraine
    Apr 22, 2025 – 33:52
  • News from around the world 
    Apr 21, 2025 – 39:14
  • Is Giorgia Meloni the EU’s ally – or Donald Trump’s?
    Apr 18, 2025 – 31:24
  • US, European and Ukrainian leaders meet in Paris; Canada’s election heats up
    Apr 17, 2025 – 33:39
  • Australia’s party leaders go head to head in television debate
    Apr 16, 2025 – 32:32
  • Trump halts federal funding to Harvard University
    Apr 15, 2025 – 31:38
  • Can Donald Trump reach a nuclear deal with Iran?
    Apr 14, 2025 – 35:39
  • Istanbul’s mayor expected in court and the UK announces its own version of SNL
    Apr 11, 2025 – 35:10
  • France could recognise Palestinian statehood in June
    Apr 10, 2025 – 35:40
  • Germany’s government agrees a coalition 
    Apr 9, 2025 – 35:36
  • Iran and US agree to weekend talks and the soft power of ‘The White Lotus’
    Apr 8, 2025 – 32:21
  • Markets react to Trump’s tariffs
    Apr 7, 2025 – 37:01
  • A rare show of diplomacy from the chief of Myanmar’s junta and how will Trump’s tariffs affect Northern Ireland?
    Apr 4, 2025 – 32:50
  • Hungary withdraws from the ICC, Australia prepares for elections and Switzerland showcases watches
    Apr 3, 2025 – 37:00
  • Europe awaits ‘Liberation Day’
    Apr 2, 2025 – 35:41
  • Fears of an Israeli constitutional crisis and The Michelin Guide France 2025
    Apr 1, 2025 – 34:28
  • Le Pen banned from running for office
    Mar 31, 2025 – 33:12
  • Earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar
    Mar 28, 2025 – 30:21
  • Trump’s 25 per cent imported-car tariff and Bolsonaro to stand trial
    Mar 27, 2025 – 37:03
  • What message is the US trying to send to Greenland?
    Mar 26, 2025 – 32:53
  • Outrage as the White House accidentally sends war plans to a journalist
    Mar 25, 2025 – 36:11
  • Anti-Erdogan protests continue in Turkey 
    Mar 24, 2025 – 34:10
  • Germany’s Bundesrat approves historic spending plan
    Mar 21, 2025 – 37:55
  • Canada: The EU’s 28th member state?
    Mar 20, 2025 – 41:58
  • Live from Paris: the latest from Istanbul and Parisian design
    Mar 19, 2025 – 34:36
  • Ceasefire shattered by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
    Mar 18, 2025 – 30:22
  • Foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss Syria
    Mar 17, 2025 – 31:16
  • US judge blocks Trump’s firing of federal workers
    Mar 14, 2025 – 35:17
  • A frosty G7 meeting in Canada
    Mar 13, 2025 – 36:49
  • Ukraine accepts US ceasefire proposal, Russia strikes Zelensky’s hometown
    Mar 12, 2025 – 33:16
  • Portugal’s government faces collapse 
    Mar 11, 2025 – 33:38
  • Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s next PM?
    Mar 10, 2025 – 31:00
  • Court orders Yoon Suk Yeol’s release
    Mar 7, 2025 – 32:32
  • EU leaders meet to discuss the future of Ukraine
    Mar 6, 2025 – 36:43
  • How to respond to Trump 2.0
    Mar 5, 2025 – 36:56
  • Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine
    Mar 4, 2025 – 32:18
  • After the London summit
    Mar 3, 2025 – 33:15
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