Italy goes on strike after Israel blocks Gaza aid flotilla

Hamas’s crackdown on rival militias puts a spotlight on the power vacuum in Gaza and deepens questions over Donald Trump’s next phase for peace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What signals is the US president sending with talk of bailing out Argentina during a week of annual International Monetary Fund meetings?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘The Briefing’ is live from Tokyo with Tyler Brûlé, looking back at the Osaka Expo and what it means for Japan’s future. Plus: can Sanae Takaichi really become prime minister? And: what’s behind Japan’s political uncertainty? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US president, Donald Trump, addresses the Knesset as leaders head to Egypt for a Gaza peace summit. Plus: Business news with Bloomberg and how Portugal’s local elections are a win for the centre-right.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leila Molana-Allen, Monocle’s Middle East correspondent, has the latest on the Gaza ceasefire deal, as well as Trump’s planned visit to Israel this weekend and the expected release of hostages by Hamas early next week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Texas National Guard troops arrive in Chicago, we discuss why the Windy City has become the focus of the US president’s immigration crackdown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s happened to the world’s centre-right leaders? And are right-wing officials weaker than they seem? Monocle’s Christopher Cermak and Ed Stocker discuss the trials and tribulations of leaders from the US, Canada, France and Italy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As lasers are installed at one of Germany’s busiest airports, we discuss how Europe is responding to calls to up its defence against drones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Emmanuel Macron’s seventh prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, quits just hours after unveiling his new cabinet, intensifying France’s political turmoil and fueling opposition demands for snap elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Italy erupts in a nationwide strike as workers and students fill the streets in solidarity with Gaza. Monocle’s Ed Stocker reports from Milan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.