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Monocle 3159 - How much of a boost is France’s far-right surge in Senate elections?

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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3159-

How much of a boost is France’s far-right surge in Senate elections?

Lyttet

28 sep. 2026

3158-

The China-US dinner: Is Europe feeling left out?

Lyttet

25 sep. 2026

3157-

Does the UN still have teeth? Plus: Monocle’s October style issue

Lyttet

24 sep. 2026

3156-

‘Greatness or obliteration’: Can the UNGA help Iran and the US secure a deal?

Lyttet

23 sep. 2026

3155-

Is UNGA where the middle powers stop talking and start acting?

Lyttet

22 sep. 2026

3154-

The UN General Assembly convenes against the backdrop of the Iran war

Lyttet

21 sep. 2026

3153-

Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro battle for votes ahead of Brazil’s big election day

Lyttet

18 sep. 2026

3152-

Catwalks, pop-ups and after-parties: London Fashion Week begins

Lyttet

17 sep. 2026

3151-

Canada is set to become the EU’s first associate member

Lyttet

16 sep. 2026

3150-

Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: what do we know in week 10?

Lyttet

15 sep. 2026

3149-

The EU ices out the US with its new Arctic agenda

Lyttet

14 sep. 2026

3148-

Are markets recognising a renewed threat to global energy supplies?

Lyttet

11 sep. 2026

3147-

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

Lyttet

10 sep. 2026

3146-

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

Lyttet

09 sep. 2026

3145-

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

Lyttet

08 sep. 2026

3144-

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

Lyttet

07 sep. 2026

3143-

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

Lyttet

04 sep. 2026

3142-

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

Lyttet

03 sep. 2026

3141-

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

Lyttet

02 sep. 2026

3140-

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

Lyttet

01 sep. 2026

3139-

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

Lyttet

31 aug. 2026

3138-

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

Lyttet

28 aug. 2026

3137-

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

Lyttet

27 aug. 2026

3136-

Spain vows to overhaul immigration laws as the Ceuta crisis persists

Lyttet

26 aug. 2026

3135-

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

Lyttet

25 aug. 2026

3134-

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

Lyttet

24 aug. 2026

3133-

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

Lyttet

21 aug. 2026

3132-

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

Lyttet

20 aug. 2026

3131-

How do trade routes tip the balance of geopolitical scales?

Lyttet

19 aug. 2026

3130-

Oman, the inadvertent gate keeper

Lyttet

18 aug. 2026

3129-

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

Lyttet

17 aug. 2026

3128-

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

Lyttet

14 aug. 2026

3127-

Maga without Trump? The future of The Republicans

Lyttet

13 aug. 2026

3126-

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

Lyttet

12 aug. 2026

3125-

South Korea’s defence future: chips and ships

Lyttet

11 aug. 2026

3124-

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

Lyttet

10 aug. 2026

3123-

Are European companies outpacing their American peers?

Lyttet

07 aug. 2026

3122-

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

Lyttet

06 aug. 2026

3121-

Revisiting La Rambla and the increasing importance of tree cover

Lyttet

05 aug. 2026

3120-

Boeing’s 737 Max 7 finally gets certification from FAA

Lyttet

04 aug. 2026

3119-

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

Lyttet

03 aug. 2026

3118-

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

Lyttet

31 jul. 2026

3117-

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

Lyttet

30 jul. 2026

3116-

What Japan can teach the world about disaster preparedness?

Lyttet

29 jul. 2026

3115-

South Korea battles its ageing population with a foreign workforce

Lyttet

28 jul. 2026

3114-

The UK-Ukraine special relationship

Lyttet

27 jul. 2026

3113-

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

Lyttet

24 jul. 2026

3112-

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

Lyttet

23 jul. 2026

3111-

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

Lyttet

22 jul. 2026

3110-

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

Lyttet

21 jul. 2026

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