The Briefing
A podcast by Monocle
1131 Episodes
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Live from Paris: the latest from Istanbul and Parisian design
Published: 19/03/2025 -  
Ceasefire shattered by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Published: 18/03/2025 -  
Foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss Syria
Published: 17/03/2025 -  
US judge blocks Trump’s firing of federal workers
Published: 14/03/2025 -  
A frosty G7 meeting in Canada
Published: 13/03/2025 -  
Ukraine accepts US ceasefire proposal, Russia strikes Zelensky’s hometown
Published: 12/03/2025 -  
Portugal’s government faces collapse
Published: 11/03/2025 -  
Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s next PM?
Published: 10/03/2025 -  
Court orders Yoon Suk Yeol’s release
Published: 7/03/2025 -  
EU leaders meet to discuss the future of Ukraine
Published: 6/03/2025 -  
How to respond to Trump 2.0
Published: 5/03/2025 -  
Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine
Published: 4/03/2025 -  
After the London summit
Published: 3/03/2025 -  
What next for the PKK and Turkey?
Published: 28/02/2025 -  
Keir Starmer visits Washington and Japan’s auto industry appeals for help
Published: 27/02/2025 -  
Ukraine agrees minerals deal with US and Japan’s premium-whisky industry
Published: 26/02/2025 -  
Syria’s National Dialogue Conference begins
Published: 25/02/2025 -  
The CDU claims victory. What next?
Published: 24/02/2025 -  
Germany braces for a divisive election and London Fashion Week
Published: 21/02/2025 -  
Trump at war with Zelensky
Published: 20/02/2025 
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.
