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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.

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  • Avg 32 min
  • English

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  • July 27 · 34 min

    The UK-Ukraine special relationship

    Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky meets the fifth UK prime minister since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Does he have more value to offer Andy Burnham than the other way around? Plus: Cape Verde’s new soft power. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 24 · 35 min

    Trump’s ‘Department of Revenge’ and the latest fashion news

    We begin live from the West Bank after four people die in the deadliest attack of the year. Then: Donald Trump’s weaponisation of the Department of Justice. Plus: fashion news from Dior, Burberry and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 23 · 30 min

    Why has Donald Trump signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?

    Washington and Riyadh have inked a landmark pact which could allow the Gulf kingdom to develop its own civilian nuclear programme. We look at why the US president is letting Saudi Arabia achieve what it has fought so hard to prevent Iran from accomplishing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • July 22 · 31 min

    Ukraine’s president attempts to de-escalate tensions at home

    Volodymyr Zelensky replaces his top army chief and appeals to the former defence minister after protests in Ukraine. Plus: Monocle’s head of radio discusses the case for taking a sabbatical. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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