The Briefing
Monocle
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.
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Genres:
World News
Networks:
Monocle
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Contact:
Midori House, 1 Dorset Street, London, W1U 4EG, UK +44 20 7725 4388
Email:
info@monocle.com
Episodes
Italy’s citizenship referendum and the summer issue of ‘Konfekt’
5/20/2025
Opposition leaders in Italy protest the Meloni government’s call to abstain from a referendum on birthright citizenship. Plus: flying taxis in Al Ain and the best beach reads from the summer issue of Konfekt.
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Duration:00:32:56
A ‘new chapter’ for the UK and EU
5/19/2025
The UK and the EU strike a deal to “reset” relations. Then: Laura Kramer reports from Bucharest as the city’s mayor wins the Romanian presidency. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Christopher Cermak discuss Eurovision.
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Duration:00:32:11
Iran nuclear talks with UK, France and Germany in Turkey
5/16/2025
Following “difficult but useful” US-Iran talks in Oman, what will come of fresh discussions with European partners today? Plus: election campaigns in Portugal and South Korea, business news and the British Fashion Council awards.
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Duration:00:30:18
Gaza death toll rises as US-Israel ties weaken
5/16/2025
Leila Molana Allen joins to discuss the disparities between US and Israeli policy in Gaza. Plus: Hong Kong’s security crackdown, foreign investment in UK newspapers and a Eurovision special of ‘The Global Countdown’.
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Duration:00:39:39
Trump meets al-Sharaa as sanctions on Syria are lifted
5/14/2025
As the US lifts sanctions on Syria, Nada AlTaher joins to discuss Trump’s meeting with president Ahmed al-Sharaa. Plus: Macron’s marathon TV appearance, Estonia’s largest military exercise, remembering José Mujica and the EBRD forum.
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Duration:00:37:22
China extends billions in credit to Latin America at Beijing summit
5/13/2025
Xi Jinping extends more than €8.2bn in credit to Latin American and Caribbean countries. Plus: Denmark takes over as chair of the Arctic Council, the new pope speaks and Estonia’s Eurovision entry.
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Duration:00:35:59
China and the US reach trade agreement
5/12/2025
China and the US have agreed to slash tariffs for 90 days. But will this trade war ceasefire last?
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Duration:00:32:51
The Iran-Arab World Dialogue summit ahead of nuclear talks
5/9/2025
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, heads to Saudi Arabia and Qatar ahead of the Iran-Arab World Dialogue.
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Duration:00:22:12
The UK-US trade deal
5/8/2025
The UK is expected to be the first country to announce a deal with the US since Trump’s tariffs were announced. Is the special relationship alive and well?
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Duration:00:34:37
Operation Sindoor: World leaders react
5/7/2025
As leaders across the globe call for restraint following India’s strikes on Pakistan, we speak to journalists in New Delhi and Islamabad about the mood on the ground.
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Duration:00:30:53
Friedrich Merz’s dramatic defeat and Met Gala 2025
5/6/2025
Friedrich Merz suffers a dramatic defeat in the Budestag, failing to win a majority in a parliamentary vote to become chancellor.
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Duration:00:36:08
Ukraine launches a second Kursk incursion
5/5/2025
As Ukraine’s forces move into Kursk on a second incursion, we examine what lies ahead for the peace deal. Plus: The future of AUKUS after Albanese’s win, Germany’s new era, the conclave begins this week and hospitality at tonight’s Met Gala.
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Duration:00:35:04
What’s next for the Ukraine-US minerals deal?
5/2/2025
As a vote is announced to ratify parts of the minerals deal in Ukraine’s parliament, Ukrainian MP Oleksii Goncharenko joins us to discuss the future of Ukraine-US relations.
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Duration:00:33:52
Ukraine and the US sign historic rare earth minerals deal
5/1/2025
We consider how the Ukraine and the US’s minerals deal will actually work. Then: will shifts in US and Canadian politics influence Australian voters? Plus: the view from Ghana ahead of the papal conclave.
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Duration:00:33:19
Does Putin really want peace with Ukraine?
4/30/2025
We unpack how much Putin actually wants to make peace with Ukraine. Then: the view from the Philippines ahead of the papal conclave. Plus: luxury markets news.
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Duration:00:37:05
Mark Carney’s Liberals win minority in Canada’s election
4/29/2025
Tomos Lewis reports from Toronto as Mark Carney emerges victorious in Canada’s elections. Then: we consider what the conclave process will look like as the Vatican sets a date. Plus: the latest film news.
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Duration:00:34:32
Polls narrow in Canada’s election and Monocle’s The Chiefs conference 2025
4/28/2025
Voting begins in Canada’s election: we discuss the latest with Tomos Lewis. Then: North Korea confirms the presence of troops in Ukraine. Plus: Najwa Shihab speaks at Monocle’s The Chiefs conference in Jakarta.
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Duration:00:36:23
Pope Francis lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica
4/25/2025
Thousands pay their respects at St Peter’s Basilica. Then: the IMF and World Bank welcome finance ministers. Plus: we speak with Andrew Tuck about Monocle’s new website.
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Duration:00:36:03
How will the US engage with the IMF and World Bank?
4/24/2025
We speak with economist Liliana Rojas-Suarez about treasury secretary Scott Bessent and the US’s position on the IMF and World Bank. Plus: Monocle’s The Chiefs conference in Jakarta, the Monocle Design Awards and ‘The Global Countdown’ from Indonesia.
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Duration:00:33:51
Troubles at Boeing and the international influence on Poland’s election
4/23/2025
Boeing sells its Jeppesen unit to Thoma Bravo for $10.6bn (€9.2bn). Then: we join Andrew Tuck at Monocle’s global leadership conference, The Chiefs, in Jakarta, ask how international politics will affect Poland’s presidential election and the EU fines Apple and Meta. Plus: a dispatch from the two-day Nordic Happiness Summit.
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Duration:00:35:03