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Are markets recognising a renewed threat to global energy supplies?
2026/09/11 | 28 mins.
Oil is more than $100 (€86) a barrel and European diesel prices have hit record highs. Are markets finally recognising a renewed threat to global energy supplies? Then: Konfekt’s autumn spa special and Paris Design Week.
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Does the future of the transatlantic relationship lie with Poland and Canada?
2026/09/10 | 38 mins.
Could Poland and Canada’s defence deal mark a new chapter for Western security? Then: can the US Democrats capitalise on their success in the primaries? Plus: Apple’s new CEO is put to the test.
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How to preserve a political legacy: the view from ‘Trumpapalooza’ and Macron’s twilight years
2026/09/09 | 30 mins.
We’re in Dallas as the Republican party begins to grapple with its post-Trump future and then in Paris, where Macron and his MPs strategise for plans after his departure. Then: New York Fashion Week kicks off.
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Rubio in South America: celebrating the region’s rightward shift and eyeing 2028
2026/09/08 | 32 mins.
US secretary of state Marco Rubio lands in Colombia, lauding the continent’s right-wing swing. Will he leverage his regional influence for a 2028 presidential run? Then: Portuguese architecture and Lisbon’s Cape Verde ties.
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Germany’s far-right wins big: The view from the Bundestag and Brussels
2026/09/07 | 30 mins.
We head to Berlin as Germany’s far-right AFD party eyes a path to power. Then: a global foresight strategist on how businesses can navigate volatility. Plus: 2027 travel trends emerge, with long-haul trips and cooler climes prevailing.
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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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