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Trump’s ‘Department of Revenge’ and the latest fashion news
2026/07/24 | 35 mins.
We begin live from the West Bank after four people die in the deadliest attack of the year. Then: Donald Trump’s weaponisation of the Department of Justice. Plus: fashion news from Dior, Burberry and more.
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Why has Donald Trump signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?
2026/07/23 | 30 mins.
Washington and Riyadh have inked a landmark pact which could allow the Gulf kingdom to develop its own civilian nuclear programme. We look at why the US president is letting Saudi Arabia achieve what it has fought so hard to prevent Iran from accomplishing.
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Ukraine’s president attempts to de-escalate tensions at home
2026/07/22 | 31 mins.
Volodymyr Zelensky replaces his top army chief and appeals to the former defence minister after protests in Ukraine. Plus: Monocle’s head of radio discusses the case for taking a sabbatical.
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Farnborough Air Show highlights defence; China patrols the South China Sea
2026/07/21 | 28 mins.
We speak to Lockheed Martin at the Farnborough Air Show about the renewed focus on European defence. Then: how China is patrolling the South China Sea and why the US Coast Guard could get involved.
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Lebanon's president visits the White House for landmark discussions
2026/07/20 | 36 mins.
Joseph Aoun meets Marco Rubio ahead of his talks with the US president, Donald Trump. Then: Monocle's view of World Cup soft power, Italy's short-haul flights and how the global demand for luxury fashion brands is shifting.
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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.

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