The Briefing

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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.

3017 - Iran steps up attacks in the Gulf as oil prices jump

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The Briefing

Episodes

Iran steps up attacks in the Gulf as oil prices jump

Turkey’s mass corruption trial gets under way

How the war in Iran is changing Qatar’s global standing. And: urban festival Mipim

Mark Carney on the attractiveness of Canada’s military

A war of numbers: can the Gulf keep up?

The US Senate votes against limiting Trump’s war powers

Who will take over from Ayatollah Khamenei? Plus: business news and Paris Fashion Week

Who will lead Iran next, and how much control does the IRGC have?

The conflict in the Middle East gains new fronts and oil prices soar

Pakistan declares ‘open war’ against Afghanistan

Geneva’s place as a diplomatic hub

Trump’s State of the Union address. Plus: Milano Fashion Week

Reflections on four years of war in Ukraine

Nordic co-operation over Greenland, the Baftas and Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar

How Sweden is training its civilian reserve and a look at the future of European defence

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and former South Korean president sentenced to life

What makes you feel proud of your country?

The legacy of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson

Palestine drafts a constitution, while Israel moves closer to ‘de facto annexation’ of the West Bank

Monocle Radio at the World Governments Summit in Dubai – Omar al-Olama and more

Monocle Radio at the World Governments Summit in Dubai – President Vjosa Osmani and more

Monocle Radio at the World Governments Summit in Dubai – Adel Mardini and more

EU leaders agree a ‘Buy European’ policy

What to expect from the Munich Security Conference in a new era of diplomacy

The aftermath of a deadly shooting at a Canadian high school

Netanyahu and Trump plan to meet in Washington. Plus: ‘Zootopia 2’ and animated film’s significance

Hong Kong sentences pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison

The US and Iran hold direct talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme

Human Rights Watch suggests the world is in a democratic recession. Plus: Puerto Rico’s top artists

Monocle at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Plus: New York’s first ever sauna festival

France finally pushes budget through and the World Governments Summit in Dubai

Rafah border crossing opens, Berlin grinds to a halt and ‘Melania’ bores

Former Iraq prime minister Nouri al-Maliki rejects US threats over potential comeback

ICE agents head to the Winter Olympics, a new issue of Monocle magazine and high jewellery

Greenland and Denmark’s leaders in Paris: What’s on the menu for the working lunch with Macron?

How Iranians are receiving information during a brutal crackdown on protests

Xi Jinping’s purge of high-ranking Chinese military figures continues

Where does the Nato military alliance go from here?

Live from Davos: Albin Kurti, the prime minister of Kosovo, and day four of the WEF

Live from Davos: Trump touches down and markets react to geopolitics

Live from Davos: WEF gets underway, what makes a strong passport and redefining the office

Trump tells Norway’s PM he is no longer obligated ‘to think purely of peace’. Plus: a Milan Fashion Week Men’s preview

Russia strikes energy facilities in Kharkiv as Zelensky declares a state of emergency

Phase two of the ceasefire: what comes next for Gaza?

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi plans snap election

Donald Trump issues financial warnings. Plus: an urbanism round-up

Venezuela releases political prisoners, business news and Brazil at the Golden Globes

Russia’s reactions to US operations in Venezuela

Tractors park at the Arc de Triomphe to protest a European trade deal with Mercosur

Will Venezuela hand over 50 million barrels of oil to the US?

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