Monocle 24: Midori House

Japan’s Olympics chief resigns; rebranding British fish; and our weekly letter from New York tackles pavement politics.

Former US president Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial enters its third day. Plus: Justin Trudeau’s public transport pledge; and Berlin gives pedestrians the right of way.

The second day of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial gets underway in the US Senate. Plus: Hungary’s Klubrádió is ordered off the air and lunchtime gets an overhaul in France.

Former president Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial begins in the US Senate. Plus: protests gather pace in Myanmar and the UAE’s Mars probe reaches the planet’s orbit.

The WHO and EU consider digital vaccination certificates to get people travelling; Ecuador’s presidential election goes into a runoff; and the Eurovision Song Contest is back. With Carlota Rebelo, Andrew Tuck and Fernando Augusto Pacheco.

Join Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.

Join Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.

Mario Draghi, a former head of the European Central Bank, is invited to form a unity government in Italy. Plus: why ‘wishful thinking’ contributes to the pervasiveness of disinformation; and the Golden Globe nominations are announced in Hollywood.

The UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting on Myanmar. Plus: Europe’s shifting lockdown landscape; and why retailers should emphasise the joy of browsing once shops reopen.

Aung San Suu Kyi is detained in Myanmar as the military takes power. Plus, Donald Trump’s struggle to find lawyers to represent him, and why Melbourne might become the first Australian city to have a night-time mayor.

Join Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.

Pressure mounts on the Kremlin over the plight of the jailed opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. Plus: Boris Johnson visits Scotland and we pick our favourite movie memorabilia.

The spat between the EU and AstraZeneca over delays delivering coronavirus vaccines deepens. Plus: a change in leadership at ‘The Washington Post’ and a major renovation at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

We examine the EU’s argument with Covid-19 vaccine suppliers after they warn that they cannot deliver the expected volume. Also in the programme: Estonia becomes the only country in the world to have both a female prime minister and president and Cairo’s plans for a new tourist attraction.

Join Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.

We discuss the EU and the vaccine, its post-Brexit relationship with the UK and the changing of the guard in US politics.

Greece’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis explains the value of his country’s soft power. Plus: Joe Biden begins his first full day in office.

The Late Edition: Joe Biden has become the 46th president of the US. We have the latest from the US capital. Plus: Monocle’s news editor Chris Cermak and former White House insider Bill Kristol explore the day’s significance for the country and its future direction.

We look ahead to Inauguration Day in the US tomorrow. Plus: a fraught run-up to the Australian Open and why Canada’s national broadcaster is setting up its own creative agency.

Join Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.