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The Briefing — 98 episodes

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Does the future of the transatlantic relationship lie with Poland and Canada?

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How to preserve a political legacy: the view from ‘Trumpapalooza’ and Macron’s twilight years

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Rubio in South America: celebrating the region’s rightward shift and eyeing 2028

4

Germany’s far-right wins big: The view from the Bundestag and Brussels

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What the biggest restructuring in Volkswagen’s history says about Germany

6

That’s Goethe hurt: Russia’s cultural swipe at Germany following accusations of drone attacks and spying

7

Live from Zürich, which has just topped an index of the world’s smartest cities

8

The Mecca defence pact and Meloni’s record-breaking run

9

La rentrée politique: France’s presidential hopefuls kick start their campaigns

10

The death of Norway’s King Harald V and the enduring soft power of monarchy

11

A moment of truth for Volkswagen and Germany’s wider car industry

12

Spain vows to overhaul immigration laws as the Ceuta crisis persists

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A ‘path to prosperity’? The US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism

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Andy Burnham delivers secret missile plans on Ukraine’s Independence Day

15

Myanmar’s post-coup leadership’s diplomacy tour lands in Bangkok – what does legitimacy look like?

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Can Ukraine’s new defence minister Yevhenii Khmara deliver what Kyiv needs most?

17

How do trade routes tip the balance of geopolitical scales?

18

Oman, the inadvertent gate keeper

19

Can the US get the Gaza peace plan back on track?

20

This land is my land: how should countries resolve small territorial disputes?

21

Maga without Trump? The future of The Republicans

22

Why South Korea is reluctant to help Ukraine as North Korea boosts Russia’s war effort

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South Korea’s defence future: chips and ships

24

The latest from Bangkok and ‘The Growth Story of the 21st Century’

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Are European companies outpacing their American peers?

26

‘Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography’ and ‘The Global Countdown’

27

Revisiting La Rambla and the increasing importance of tree cover

28

Boeing’s 737 Max 7 finally gets certification from FAA

29

Why is Israeli withdrawal such a key issue for Gaza and Lebanon?

30

Optimism remains as firefighters battle to get France’s wildfires under control

31

What’s next for Peru as it inaugrates its 10th president in a decade

32

What Japan can teach the world about disaster preparedness?

33

South Korea battles its ageing population with a foreign workforce

34

The UK-Ukraine special relationship

35

Trump’s ‘Department of Revenge’ and the latest fashion news

36

Why has Donald Trump signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?

37

Ukraine’s president attempts to de-escalate tensions at home

38

Farnborough Air Show highlights defence; China patrols the South China Sea

39

Lebanon's president visits the White House for landmark discussions

40

World Cup final: The mood in Argentina and Spain, plus half-time show preview

41

Why is the world viewing China more positively than the US?

42

Western Europe’s last frontier fence falls as Gibraltar joins the border-free Schengen community

43

Macron uses his last Bastille Day to unite Europe in show of military strength

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Is the Strait of Hormuz open or closed? US and Iran exchange tit-for-tat strikes

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Coming out of the cold? Myanmar tries to re-engage with the Asean bloc

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Will an establishment-versus-outsiders rift sink the Democrats’ mid-term hopes?

47

Damascus rocked by explosions during Macron’s visit to Syria: what comes next?

48

Trouble on the right: Meloni faces Trump at Nato summit while Le Pen awaits her fate

49

Iran mourns Ali Khamenei amid questions over his son’s whereabouts

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Press freedoms in the spotlight on the 250th anniversary of US independence

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Kyiv suffers one of the worst nights of the war as Russia strikes back

52

Wins and losses for Donald Trump at the end of the US Supreme Court’s term

53

Germany looks to the Global South for a new international order

54

Protests in Gaza erupt over living conditions in the besieged strip

55

Quality of Life special: From Tokyo to Oslo

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Donald Trump and the US Senate battle over Iran ahead of midterm elections

57

Will Russia’s fuel crisis bring peace to Ukraine?

58

Would Britain be better off closer to Europe?

59

Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister

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Colombia’s polarising run-off election and the view from the south

61

Tell it to me Strait: Will the Iran deal repair the global economy?

62

G7 summit talks critical minerals and Art Basel kicks off in Switzerland

63

Is Trump ready to turn a corner on the war in Ukraine? Plus: Pitti Uomo

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Iran and the US reach a peace deal, with the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen

65

Albania’s flamingo protests take off as anger builds over Jared Kushner’s planned resort development

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2026 Fifa World Cup opens amid fanfare and controversy

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What’s behind the resurgence in inter-state conflict?

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Who’s calling the shots?: Trump and Netanyahu both look to sway the war in Iran

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Israeli and Iranian retaliatory strikes as Trump administration looks on

70

Culture wraps, Konfekt’s new travel special and the Mount Street Neighbourhood Summer Festival

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Why did Germany fail to secure a seat on the UN Security Council?

72

Serpentine Pavilion by Lanza Atelier opens in London

73

What’s next in Colombia’s presidential runoff between the left and the far right

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Why Poland’s leaders continue to jockey for power

75

Ukraine’s boosted confidence on display at the Odesa Black Sea Security Forum

76

Bolstering UAE defence and Monocle’s coffee special

77

Israel’s offensive against Lebanon intensifies

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Iran warns that the US will no longer have a safe haven in the region

79

Pope Leo has views on AI: will Silicon Valley listen?

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Hungary’s constitutional reform and prime minister Péter Magyar’s first weeks

81

Will Donald Trump’s Republican party purges cost him in the midterms?

82

Nato under strain as members seek clarity on US plans to withdraw troops

83

Vladimir Putin heads to Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart

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The political controversy engulfing Cannes film festival

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Is Russia looking to end the war or escalate it?

86

On stage for Emmanuel Macron’s viral moment in Kenya

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Ukraine-Russia ceasefire ends but Kyiv’s renewed confidence continues

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Is it all over for Keir Starmer? The cabinet faces questions

89

Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposal

90

Trump’s global 10 per cent tariffs ruled illegal as he pushes for an EU-trade deal

91

Can Marco Rubio smooth things over with Pope Leo XIV and Giorgia Meloni?

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Does the end of ‘Project Freedom’ point to peace? Plus: Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s Paris

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Is the ceasefire in Lebanon all but over?

94

Trump announces ‘Project Freedom’ and Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech conference

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Trump threatens troop withdrawal in Europe

96

Pete Hegseth defends Iran war – and calls his critics the true adversary

97

How healthy is the special relationship? Assessing King Charles III’s speech to Congress

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Will Canada’s sovereign wealth fund bolster its economy in the face of Trump’s tariffs?