Who will be Japan’s new prime minister? Plus: Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Barcelona

Brazil’s Supreme Court votes to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup charges. Then: North Korea's Kim Jong-un solidifies the status of his daughter as his successor. Plus: Japan’s new cycling rule book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk is killed. Israel hits Houthis in Yemen, Poland closes its border with Belarus and protesters take to the streets in France. Plus: what counts as modern art?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel strikes Hamas targets in Qatar, risking a widening conflict. Plus: Russian drones are shot down in Poland’s airspace, Lachlan Murdoch secures the top job, ensuring an ongoing conservative tilt to the News Corp empire. And: should we wear helmets?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As France’s government falls apart, Monocle’s Paris bureau chief joins us to discuss what comes next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who will lead Japan’s increasingly tumultuous political scene after Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation? Plus: Argentina’s local elections and Monocle goes to Barcelona.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another Trump deadline for Russia to end its war in Ukraine passes. What’s he waiting for? Then: the UAE issues a rare, stark warning to Israel. Plus: Giorgio Armani’s impact on the fashion industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul evidences fault lines in diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Plus: Thailand courts the music industry and snags hosting Tomorrowland. And: what’s brewing in Finland?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 India’s Modi meets with presidents Xi and Putin in Shanghai, marking a new partnership. Has Trump’s attempt to force India’s hand backfired? Plus: a flip through the French papers and Seoul’s first K-pop venue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As hundreds of people are reported killed by an earthquake in Afghanistan, we examine how the humanitarian response will play out against the country’s politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the annual Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit is to start today, all eyes are on what a rapprochement between China and India will mean for Donald Trump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.