Friedrich Merz’s dramatic defeat and Met Gala 2025

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, heads to Saudi Arabia and Qatar ahead of the Iran-Arab World Dialogue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The UK is expected to be the first country to announce a deal with the US since Trump’s tariffs were announced. Is the special relationship alive and well? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As leaders across the globe call for restraint following India’s strikes on Pakistan, we speak to journalists in New Delhi and Islamabad about the mood on the ground. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friedrich Merz suffers a dramatic defeat in the Budestag, failing to win a majority in a parliamentary vote to become chancellor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Ukraine’s forces move into Kursk on a second incursion, we examine what lies ahead for the peace deal. Plus: The future of AUKUS after Albanese’s win, Germany’s new era, the conclave begins this week and hospitality at tonight’s Met Gala.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a vote is announced to ratify parts of the minerals deal in Ukraine’s parliament, Ukrainian MP Oleksii Goncharenko joins us to discuss the future of Ukraine-US relations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We consider how the Ukraine and the US’s minerals deal will actually work. Then: will shifts in US and Canadian politics influence Australian voters? Plus: the view from Ghana ahead of the papal conclave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We unpack how much Putin actually wants to make peace with Ukraine. Then: the view from the Philippines ahead of the papal conclave. Plus: luxury markets news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tomos Lewis reports from Toronto as Mark Carney emerges victorious in Canada’s elections. Then: we consider what the conclave process will look like as the Vatican sets a date. Plus: the latest film news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Voting begins in Canada’s election: we discuss the latest with Tomos Lewis. Then: North Korea confirms the presence of troops in Ukraine. Plus: Najwa Shihab speaks at Monocle’s The Chiefs conference in Jakarta.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.