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The Briefing

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Former Iraq prime minister Nouri al-Maliki rejects US threats over potential comeback
2026/1/30 | 26 mins.
Donald Trump has warned Iraq that it would lose all American support if controversial former prime minister Al-Maliki retakes office. Plus: a tourism uptick in Mongolia and Cape Town’s public pool upgrades.
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ICE agents head to the Winter Olympics, a new issue of Monocle magazine and high jewellery
2026/1/29 | 33 mins.
Milan’s mayor has said that ICE agents are not welcome in his city for the Winter Games. Plus: we look at Monocle’s February issue and hear about high jewellery in Paris, AI tourism blunders and ‘The Global Countdown’.
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Greenland and Denmark’s leaders in Paris: What’s on the menu for the working lunch with Macron?
2026/1/28 | 32 mins.
France hosts the leaders of Denmark and Greenland. Then: the future of Lebanon’s economy amid new investments. Plus: how is China’s oil market changing in light of Maduro’s arrest? And: Monocle design and fashion highlights.
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How Iranians are receiving information during a brutal crackdown on protests
2026/1/27 | 33 mins.
We hear from the groups trying to break through the information blockade in Iran during an internet blackout. Plus: Boeing results and the long history of Russian espionage in Japan.
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Xi Jinping’s purge of high-ranking Chinese military figures continues
2026/1/26 | 32 mins.
China’s top-ranking general, Zhang Youxia, has been placed under investigation after being accused of giving nuclear secrets to the US. Then: coverage from Monocle’s recent trip to Nuuk and a look back at Paris Men’s Fashion Week.
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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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