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2492 - Remembering Ted Turner and one year of Friedrich Merz

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2492 - Remembering Ted Turner and one year of Friedrich Merz

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Episodes

Remembering Ted Turner and one year of Friedrich Merz

Asymmetric warfare from the Strait of Hormuz to Ukraine and Lebanon

American troop drawdown in Germany and Canada joins European summit

Our weekly quiz and what King Charles meant to say in Washington

Trump and Putin talk: much said but little gained?

Nothing to see here: Russia plans military parade with no weaponry on show

Leaders in crisis: A Keir Starmer inquiry and embattled Friedrich Merz

King Charles, Jordan Bardella and our royal fascination

That’s a wrap: Our weekly quiz and a look back at Salone del Mobile

The politics of economic shocks – which countries can weather the Iran conflict?

Has Iran gained the upper hand through negotiation (and memes)?

Ukraine hopes for fresh EU loan and the race for the next UN secretary general

Can Starmer stay the course?

Our weekly quiz and a look ahead to Salone del Mobile

Macron and Starmer take the lead on securing the Strait of Hormuz: will they cut Trump out?

Israel and Lebanon face to face for the first time in decades

Fresh US-Iran talks and China’s new international role

The Middle East war: why did diplomacy fail and what now?

Revealed: Monocle’s new weekly quiz!

Has the Iran ceasefire been set up to fail?

Iran has a ceasefire but what about Lebanon?

Donald Trump threatens to wipe out Iran

Is a ceasefire in Iran coming? Plus: the looming global jet fuel crisis

Is Europe prepared for the consequences of the Iran war?

Why Armenia has become Putin’s latest target

Will China’s plan to position itself as a peacemaker in the Iran war work?

What is the realistic timeline for ending the conflict in the Middle East?

Russian fuel enters Cuba after another Donald Trump U-turn

Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz closed as Trump hints at a ‘final blow’

Trump lashes out at Nato as Rutte reports defence spend increase

Has Iraq joined the war against the US and Israel?

Global travel disruptions and energy price hikes: how are governments responding?

Is the end game near between the US and Iran?

What would Denmark do if the US invaded Greenland? Plus: the latest from the Gulf

EU leaders meet in Brussels and Japan’s prime minister lands in Washington

The war in Iran’s effect on Ukraine. And: Universal healthcare as a moral imperative

An increasingly isolated Trump weighs next steps in the war in Iran

Mark Carney in London to strategise Western response to Iran and Trump’s demands for help

As Washington plays down disruption, how safe is the Strait of Hormuz?

Iran vows to keep blocking Strait of Hormuz as three more cargo ships are attacked in the Gulf

The widening global conflict at the US diverts South Korean missile defences to the Middle East

With promises of a short war, how likely is a quick collapse or popular uprising in Iran?

As oil prices pass $100 a barrel, the G7 holds off releasing emergency stockpiles

A week of war in Iran and peace in Venezuela?

Russia loses allies but gains energy dependents as Iran war continues

US Senate votes on Iran war powers resolution as European opposition remains divided

How will the US-Israeli war with Iran impact Ukraine?

Europe’s response to US and Israeli strikes on Iran

Why Italians are glued to their screens for the Sanremo Music Festival

Why Hungary is being accused of undermining support for Ukraine

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