The Briefing

By: Monocle
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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.
    2025 Monocle
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Economics Political Science Politics & Government
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Episodes
  • Is Giorgia Meloni the EU’s ally – or Donald Trump’s?

    Is Giorgia Meloni the EU’s ally – or Donald Trump’s?
    Apr 18 2025

    The Washington trip of Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, marks the first sit-down meeting that Donald Trump has held with a European leader since he launched his trade war. What will she accomplish? Then: we flick through Brazil’s newspapers with Monocle’s Fernando August Pacheco and explore Dubai’s artistic identity.

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    31 mins
  • US, European and Ukrainian leaders meet in Paris; Canada’s election heats up

    US, European and Ukrainian leaders meet in Paris; Canada’s election heats up
    Apr 17 2025

    A previously unannounced meeting is held in Paris between US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and European and Ukrainian leadership. Is a deal on the table? Then: Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, takes to the debate stage and hits out at Trump. Plus: we head to Delphi and Osaka. Then: Fernando Augusto Pacheco takes us to Chile for this week’s ‘The Global Countdown’.

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    34 mins
  • Australia’s party leaders go head to head in television debate

    Australia’s party leaders go head to head in television debate
    Apr 16 2025

    Latika Bourke brings us the latest from the Australian campaign trail as prime minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton face off ahead of the nation’s elections. Then: Japan’s top trade negotiator has travelled to Washington for talks with Trump’s administration and we hear from technology summit Gitex Africa. Plus: the latest in the world of business with Bloomberg reporter Yuan Potts.

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    33 mins
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