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The Briefing

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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Wednesday 5 July:

As Israel withdraws its forces from the Jenin refugee camp, we assess the long-term consequences of the country’s biggest military operation in the occupied West Bank for 20 years. Also in the programme: Colombia’s last active guerrilla group agrees to a truce and documentary maker Chris Smith on his new film, ‘Wham!’.

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30585 Jul 2023
29 min

Wednesday 5 July: 

As Israel withdraws its forces from the Jenin refugee camp, we assess the long-term consequences of the country’s biggest military operation in the occupied West Bank for 20 years. Also in the programme: Colombia’s last active guerrilla group agrees to a truce and documentary maker Chris Smith on his new film, ‘Wham!’.

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30574 Jul 2023
27 min

Tuesday 4 July: 

The latest reactions from Seoul after the International Atomic Energy Agency approves Japan’s plan to release treated water from the damaged Fukushima power station into the ocean. Also in the programme: a diplomatic breakthrough between Turkey and Egypt as the countries appoint ambassadors to restore ties and the biggest headlines from Finland. 

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30563 Jul 2023
31 min

Monday 3 July: 

Ukraine’s defence ministry declares modest wins in its counteroffensive, Greece swears in a new parliament and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco returns from Marseille as unrest continues in France.

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305530 Jun 2023
32 min

Friday 30 June: 

At least 667 people were arrested as clashes between police and protesters in France continued for a third night. A landmark US Supreme Court ruling says that race must not determine university admissions. Plus: The latest business news and papers from South America.

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305429 Jun 2023
33 min

Thursday 29 June: 

The latest from Paris, where protests continue over the fatal shooting of a teenager by a police officer. Plus: how campaigning for the US presidential election has already begun and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto on the summer’s defining songs.

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305328 Jun 2023
32 min

Wednesday 28 June: 

How much did Moscow’s senior military leaders know in advance about the weekend’s Wagner group mutiny? Also in the programme: Sweden’s Almedalen Week, a summer event often described as the most important in the country’s political calendar, and why South Korea had to change the way it records people’s age.

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305227 Jun 2023
32 min

Tuesday 27 June: 

A new recording of Donald Trump appearing to show off classified documents, the debate in Germany after the far-right AFD party wins a local election, plus a look at the day’s international papers.

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305126 Jun 2023
31 min

Monday 26 June: 

The latest insights on the events in Russia over the weekend, how Toronto has been preparing for today’s mayoral election and a look at Argentina’s presidential candidates.  

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305023 Jun 2023
33 min

Friday 23 June: 

India’s views on prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, Jair Bolsonaro’s latest legal trouble in Brazil and Andrew Mueller on what we learned this week. Plus: the City of London reimagines the future of outmoded office buildings.

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304922 Jun 2023
36 min

Thursday 22 June: 

A look at Ukraine’s counteroffensive as Volodymyr Zelensky admits that it is progressing more slowly than he had hoped. Also in the programme: why Turkey is heading for an economic U-turn and Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s Global Countdown. 

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304821 Jun 2023
34 min

Wednesday 21 June: 

Delegates from more than 60 countries are gathering in London for the Ukraine Recovery Conference – but how much can be done while the war continues to rage? We also give you the latest in menswear at Paris Fashion Week and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the day’s newspapers. 

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304720 Jun 2023
32 min

Tuesday 20 June: 

We look ahead to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to the US since he took power in 2014. Plus: an interview with the US ambassador to Yemen, the latest business news and the biggest stories from today’s newspapers.

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304619 Jun 2023
29 min

Monday 19 June: 

Power failures and water shortages hit South Africa as questions linger about why members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security detail were detained in Poland. Meanwhile, Swiss voters back a new climate bill designed to cut the use of fossil fuels and help the country achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. We take a closer look at the Austrian Social Democratic Party’s new leader, Andreas Babler, and the Paris Air Show returns after a four-year hiatus.

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304516 Jun 2023
31 min

Friday 16 June: 

As African leaders arrived in Kyiv on a peace mission, air-raid sirens filled the air in the Ukrainian capital and there were at least two explosions. We give you the latest. Plus: We take a look at the latest business and culture news, including this week’s cinema releases with film critic Ashanti Omkar.

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304415 Jun 2023
35 min

Thursday 15 June: 

As Belarus starts taking delivery of Russian nuclear weapons, its opposition leader warns the West that it is now ‘in the hands of a dictator’. Plus: the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition, what to expect at Paris Fashion Week and Fernando Augusto Pacheco delivers a very special Global Countdown.

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