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12 June 2023

Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has died aged 86. Monocle’s Europe editor, Ed Stocker, Latika Bourke and William Patey discuss his legacy. Plus: a New Zealand broadcaster investigates after an employee adds…

12 June 2023

We give you the latest as Ukraine reports modest gains in reclaiming territory as part of its counteroffensive. Also in the programme: the legacy of Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and the biggest takeaways…

12 June 2023

Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, embarks on a weekend tour to Latin America. How will this strengthen alliances and partnerships in the region? Plus: Nato’s biggest air drills start in Germany, Zimbabweans face a currency…

11 June 2023

The best of Monocle Radio in the week: we pay tribute to a bossa-nova legend, attend the European Tramdriver Championship and take a ride on the Orient Express.

10 June 2023

As the war in Ukraine rages on, calls for EU enlargement have returned to the top of the political agenda. To explore the future of European integration, the team travels to the Globsec 2023 Bratislava Forum to speak to…

9 June 2023

EU agrees radical reforms on migration and asylum laws, Google demands that employees will have to spend at least three days a week in the office and a week in animal news. Plus: we speak to Ukrainian expert and civil…

9 June 2023

Monocle’s Christopher Cermak discusses former US president Donald Trump’s indictment, European leaders head to Tunisia to pave the way for an IMF bailout and the latest business news. Plus: a shrewd look at the lessons from…

9 June 2023

China enters Taiwanese airspace and Japanese waters. Is this business as usual or a serious escalation? Plus: the EU’s “Hogwarts for ambassadors”, the latest fashion news and the White Cube gallery heads to Seoul.

8 June 2023

We explore some examples of adaptive reuse that are transforming old transit hubs – and designing new ones. Plus: the annual European Tramdriver Championship.

8 June 2023

Daniella Peled and Vincent McAviney discuss warnings that Nato members may send troops to Ukraine, Russia faces UN court over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and Australia to ban Nazi symbols but not the salute…

8 June 2023

Volodymyr Zelensky visits flood-stricken Kherson, golfing drama in the Gulf and Taiwan activates its air defence. Plus: We head to Peru for The Global Countdown, with Fernando Augusto Pacheco.

8 June 2023

Former US vice president Mike Pence bids for the 2024 Republican nomination. Plus: the fallout continues from the Kakhovka dam blast, the Japanese military reconsiders its tattoo ban and the toad species that is wreaking…

7 June 2023

Thousands flee Nova Kakhovka following the dam disaster in Ukraine, Rishi Sunak to meet with Joe Biden and Canadian wildfires blanket New York in smoke. Plus: the world’s most expensive cities and the Film on Film festival…

7 June 2023

Rescue efforts continue in Kherson and a new report on how Europeans see their place in the world. Plus: The Vatican’s role as a peacemaker and the latest culture news, with Monocle Radio’s Laura Kramer.

7 June 2023

Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam: what we know about the breach. Plus: US secretary of state Antony Blinken visits Saudi Arabia, Brazil says goodbye to a bossa nova legend and why the French military working with science-fiction…