Life for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Russia strikes Ukraine’s rail links and uses a ‘secret’ missile, Italy’s proposals for judicial reform win backing from lawmakers and the city as a public living room as we stop by London’s biggest fireworks display.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump returns from trade talks in Asia as a US carrier strike group moves into position in the Caribbean. What is the administration planning? Plus: the view from Europe on the US-China trade deal and ‘The Global Countdown’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As reports emerge of French forces preparing for deployment to Ukraine by 2026, our Paris bureau chief joins to discuss. Plus: Portugal’s nationality laws and a gripping new feature film about Palestine in 1936. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest from Tokyo as Trump meets Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Then: Andrew Mueller speaks to former US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco on New York’s magazine scene.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, explores the Thailand-Cambodia peace deal. Then: senior news editor Chris Cermak gives us the latest on the US government shutdown and we learn how the ‘Demon Slayer’ franchise has taken over the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up on a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council on life on the ground for Palestinians in the West Bank. Plus: Mamdani’s final debate, Art Taipei and the latest issue of Monocle magazine!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tyler Brûlé hosts from our studio in Paris with the latest from Art Basel and France’s tumultuous politics. Plus: Monocle’s new November magazine and our ‘Designers on Sofas’ book launches in New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US vice-president JD Vance are set to meet in Jerusalem today. What will this mean for the ceasefire in Gaza? Then: Hermès taps Grace Wales Bonner and we look to Art Basel Paris.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle’s Fiona Wilson reports on Sanae Takaichi’s historic win and the daunting task ahead for Japan’s first female prime minister. Plus: A flip through the Latin American papers and we check-in with Tyler Brûlé in Paris.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China’s communist elites map out a political strategy to boost the nation’s ailing economy. Then: the latest following a daylight robbery of precious jewels from the Louvre. Plus: a round-up of this year's Frieze London.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.