The future of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ and the UK redesigns its banknotes
US Congress votes on Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”. Plus: the Mercosur-EU trade deal that was years in the making. Then: what would you put on the UK’s banknotes?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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As the US halts aid and Russia intensifies strikes, what will happen to Ukraine?
We head to Kyiv to confront the new reality of war in Ukraine as the US halts key aid. Plus: the effects of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on Americans and the Grand Egyptian Museum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Japan in the firing line as Trump nears decisions on tariffs
We get the latest from Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson, as Japan looks to placate Donald Trump on trade and tariffs – without buying American rice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Senate’s marathon voting session on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
As Trump remains determined to pass his mammoth new bill before 4 July, we discuss why beauty might be in the eye of the partisan beholder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Ukraine’s diplomatic-charm offensive across the African continent
As Kyiv turns to Africa in its struggle against Moscow, we discuss how much African influence really matters to Ukraine’s overall war effort.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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