The Briefing

By: Monocle
  • Summary

  • 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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Episodes
  • Fresh strikes on Beirut as Israeli cabinet meets to discuss ceasefire
    Nov 26 2024

    As hopes grow for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Leila Molana-Allen joins Chris Cermak to discuss the terms of the proposed deal. Plus: will Trump’s tariffs spark a trade war and how is Chinese Taipei celebrating in Taiwan’s capital?

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    38 mins
  • Yamandú Orsi wins Uruguay’s presidential run-off election
    Nov 25 2024

    After Yamandú Orsi claims victory in a hard-fought presidential run-off election, Andrew Thompson joins Georgina Godwin to discuss what comes next for Uruguay. Plus: Nina Dos Santos on the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting and Melissa Chemam on the Prix Goncourt controversy.

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    33 mins
  • The White House’s view on Israel
    Nov 22 2024

    President Biden rejects the ICC’s arrest warrants while US envoy Amos Hochstein continues ceasefire efforts. Plus, we head to Bucharest ahead of this weekend’s Romanian presidential elections. Then, we’re off to Milan to find out why Via Monte Napoleone is now the world’s most expensive street.

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    27 mins

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