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Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro battle for votes ahead of Brazil’s big election day
2026/09/18 | 29 mins.
Brazilians prepare to head to the polls as the presidential race narrows. Then: we look ahead to Fine Arts Paris and head to the Toronto Film Festival. And: we hear about the late architect César Pelli’s final project.
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Catwalks, pop-ups and after-parties: London Fashion Week begins
2026/09/17 | 35 mins.
We hear from the CEO of the British Fashion Council as London Fashion Week begins. Then: we meet the team behind the One London project. And: Fernando Augusto Pacheco brings us his Slovak “Global Countdown”.
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Canada is set to become the EU’s first associate member
2026/09/16 | 27 mins.
Canada is set to become the EU’s first associate member. Then: we look at the crackdown against the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey. Plus: we head to the Arab Media Summit and look inside the new issue of Konfekt.
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Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial: what do we know in week 10?
2026/09/15 | 26 mins.
Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial in the Philippines. Then: We check in with Monocle’s team at the Arab Media Summit in Dubai. And: The best of Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.
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The EU ices out the US with its new Arctic agenda
2026/09/14 | 28 mins.
European leaders carve out a new Arctic agenda without the US at the table. Then: Mark Carney's bid to turn Canada’s political reliability into economic gain. Plus: Design on display in London, Paris, Venice and Zürich.
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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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