British prime minister Keir Starmer meets US president Joe Biden to talk about support for Ukraine and a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. Then: Thailand’s new prime minister makes her inaugural speech to parliament, and why Boeing’s production could be on the tipping point. Plus: we flick through the autumn edition of ‘Konfekt’ magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US, UK, France and Germany impose fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles, Negin Shiraghaei unpacks Tehran’s vow to retaliate. Also in the programme: Mexico’s Senate introduces a controversial plan to have voters elect all its judges and we get the latest on the inaugural All Afghan Women summit from Lynne O'Donnell. Plus: we learn about Alcova’s new venues for Fuorisalone Mobile 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former president Donald Trump and vice-president Kamala Harris face off in Philadelphia. Also on the programme: Jordanian voters head to the polls amid fears of a wider war. Then: why Indonesia has placed a moratorium on new Bali hotels due to overtourism concerns. Plus: the latest transport news and a check-in at Helsinki Design Week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Turkey will be attending the Arab League Summit for the first time in 13 years. We consider how significant this is. Plus: we’ll hear about the mpox vaccine rollout in Africa, Germany’s emergency land-border controls and get a round-up of aviation news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What will it take to get an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal over the line? Plus: want to govern like it’s 350 BCE? Greece looks to the past for future solutions. Then: Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with “The Perfect Couple” director Susanne Bier. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emmanuel Macron taps Michel Barnier, the EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator, to be France’s new prime minister. Then: Japanese prime minister Kishida arrives in South Korea as the two countries look to mend relations. Plus: who’s in the driver’s seat at heritage fashion houses: creative directors or tradition? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Zelensky enacts the biggest reshuffle of Ukraine’s wartime government. What will the new additions mean for the war effort? Plus: why is Russia changing its nuclear doctrine? And: The Pope’s Indonesia visit, design news, and a special interview with Grammy-winning pianist and composer, Vijay Iyer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro looks to jail the country’s opposition leader Edmundo González. This after the US recognised González as the legitimate winner of July’s presidential election. Plus: African leaders arrive in Beijing for a key summit. Then: we dive into pop-girl summer and look ahead to autumn’s music trends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Benjamin Netanyahu faces surging pressure to secure a ceasefire deal, as a reported half million Israelis took to the streets in protest and Joe Biden accused him of not doing enough to bring home the hostages. Then: Turkey officially joins Brics. Plus: Ukraine Fashion Week kicks off for the first time in two years following Russia’s invasion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get the latest from the Middle East. Plus: elections in eastern Germany shake up the country’s political scene. Then: Amsterdam Fashion Week hits the runway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz sit down for their first joint TV interview while Donald Trump reposts lewd comments. Then: we discuss the state of the free press in Hong Kong as editors face sedition charges. Plus: we examine Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II’s unlikely relationship.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Russia doubles down on its bombardments of eastern Ukraine following what president Zelensky called “one of the largest strikes” of Putin’s invasion. Where does that leave the hopes of peace talks? Then: we break down a new regional policing plan put forward by Pacific leaders. Plus: the Venice Film Festival gets under way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China, the US and its allies continue imposing punitive restrictions on each other’s goods as a global trade dispute gathers steam. In the crosshairs? Everything from electric vehicles to your favourite butter. We then cross to Libya, where a struggle for control of the country’s central bank has interrupted oil output. Plus: who will be Japan’s next prime minister? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the latest developments from the multiplying fronts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov will play into the conflict. Then, as North Korea continues its ‘suicide drone’ tests, will South Korea push to go nuclear? And, what’s behind Trinidad & Tobago’s new coat of arms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘The Globalist’ is live from Zürich: we get the Swiss take on the Middle East, check in on France’s political crisis, explore the Asian view of the Democratic National Convention and wrap up the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We examine Kamala Harris’s performance as she accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. After that: why Germany and Ukraine are at odds over future aid, a roundtable discussion of Monocle’s mobility issue and a check-in with the co-curator of the Busan Biennale. Plus: Andrew Mueller on ‘What We Learned’ this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, formally accepts his Democratic vice-presidential nomination. Also on the programme: where do India’s security alliances lie? We assess new pacts with Japan and Malaysia as Narendra Modi travels to Ukraine. Then our editors flick through Monocle magazine’s Mobility Special, released today, and look at the day’s papers. Plus, why some Southeast Asian airports are moving into the world of luxury travel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel appears open to a US-brokered peace deal with Hamas but will the latter get on board? Also on the programme: our US editor, Christopher Lord, checks in from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Then: a potential takeover bid by Japanese supermarket brand 7-11 from a Canadian rival, Taiwan’s major semiconductor manufacturer breaks ground in Germany and the day’s papers. Plus: the latest in the world of theatre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss which big hitters to keep an eye on at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Also in the programme: we look at the security threat that China poses to Japan and explain Turkey’s ambitions to enhance its strategic foothold in Africa. Plus, aviation news, Ukraine’s buzzing hospitality scene and the day’s papers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following Benjamin Netanyahu’s condemnation of the spiralling violence in the West Bank, we examine the practical issues behind holding Israeli settlers accountable. Also, can Nicolás Maduro’s policy of using an “iron fist” on dissenters be sustained – and how worried should Europe be about mpox? Plus, we explore the history of Chicago and the Democratic National Convention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We give you the latest on Ukraine’s Kursk offensive and the significance of Kyiv’s forces capturing its largest Russian town so far. Plus: South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, seeks dialogue with the North, and Andrew Mueller’s weekly news roundup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US has agreed another multi-billion-dollar weapons package for Israel, while demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. Plus: Thailand’s government is sent into crisis after a court ruling, why people are leaving New Zealand in record numbers, an interview with Istanbul’s mayor and Toblerone without Swiss milk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kyiv claims that Russia has had to pull units away from the east of Ukraine in order to defend its own territory. What effect will this have on the war? Plus: Slovakia steps ever closer to authoritarianism and Nathan Thrall on how the West Bank has changed since 7 October. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the UK, France and Germany warn Iran against attacking Israel, the US ramps up military deployment in the region. But just how imminent is an attack? Then: Pakistan’s former spy chief is arrested, Indonesia’s Joko Widodo holds a cabinet meeting in the nation’s unfinished new capital and we sit down with Ukraine’s defence industry chief, Alexander Kamyshin, in Kyiv. Plus: architecture news and could supersonic flights be making a comeback? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the Olympic Games wrap up in Paris, France is forced to face the political crisis that has been brewing in the background. We also discuss the latest efforts to bring peace to war-torn Sudan, what’s next for Rwanda as Paul Kagame is sworn in yet again and why the prime minister of Fiji is on a week-long trip to China. Plus: news from the Balkans and a look at the day’s newspapers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.