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Monocle 3119 - Why is Israeli withdrawal such a key issue for Gaza and Lebanon?

A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.

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Gepubliceerd 03 aug. 2026

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3119-

Why is Israeli withdrawal such a key issue for Gaza and Lebanon?

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03 aug. 2026

3118-

Optimism remains as firefighters battle to get France’s wildfires under control

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31 jul. 2026

3117-

What’s next for Peru as it inaugrates its 10th president in a decade

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30 jul. 2026

3116-

What Japan can teach the world about disaster preparedness?

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29 jul. 2026

3115-

South Korea battles its ageing population with a foreign workforce

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28 jul. 2026

3114-

The UK-Ukraine special relationship

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27 jul. 2026

3113-

Trump’s ‘Department of Revenge’ and the latest fashion news

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24 jul. 2026

3112-

Why has Donald Trump signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?

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23 jul. 2026

3111-

Ukraine’s president attempts to de-escalate tensions at home

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22 jul. 2026

3110-

Farnborough Air Show highlights defence; China patrols the South China Sea

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21 jul. 2026

3109-

Lebanon's president visits the White House for landmark discussions

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20 jul. 2026

3108-

World Cup final: The mood in Argentina and Spain, plus half-time show preview

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17 jul. 2026

3107-

Why is the world viewing China more positively than the US?

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16 jul. 2026

3106-

Western Europe’s last frontier fence falls as Gibraltar joins the border-free Schengen community

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15 jul. 2026

3105-

Macron uses his last Bastille Day to unite Europe in show of military strength

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14 jul. 2026

3104-

Is the Strait of Hormuz open or closed? US and Iran exchange tit-for-tat strikes

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13 jul. 2026

3103-

Coming out of the cold? Myanmar tries to re-engage with the Asean bloc

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10 jul. 2026

3102-

Will an establishment-versus-outsiders rift sink the Democrats’ mid-term hopes?

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09 jul. 2026

3101-

Damascus rocked by explosions during Macron’s visit to Syria: what comes next?

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08 jul. 2026

3100-

Trouble on the right: Meloni faces Trump at Nato summit while Le Pen awaits her fate

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07 jul. 2026

3099-

Iran mourns Ali Khamenei amid questions over his son’s whereabouts

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06 jul. 2026

3098-

Press freedoms in the spotlight on the 250th anniversary of US independence

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03 jul. 2026

3097-

Kyiv suffers one of the worst nights of the war as Russia strikes back

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02 jul. 2026

3096-

Wins and losses for Donald Trump at the end of the US Supreme Court’s term

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01 jul. 2026

3095-

Germany looks to the Global South for a new international order

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30 jun. 2026

3094-

Protests in Gaza erupt over living conditions in the besieged strip

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29 jun. 2026

3093-

Quality of Life special: From Tokyo to Oslo

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26 jun. 2026

3092-

Donald Trump and the US Senate battle over Iran ahead of midterm elections

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25 jun. 2026

3091-

Will Russia’s fuel crisis bring peace to Ukraine?

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24 jun. 2026

3090-

Would Britain be better off closer to Europe?

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23 jun. 2026

3089-

Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister

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22 jun. 2026

3088-

Colombia’s polarising run-off election and the view from the south

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19 jun. 2026

3087-

Tell it to me Strait: Will the Iran deal repair the global economy?

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18 jun. 2026

3086-

G7 summit talks critical minerals and Art Basel kicks off in Switzerland

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17 jun. 2026

3085-

Is Trump ready to turn a corner on the war in Ukraine? Plus: Pitti Uomo

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16 jun. 2026

3084-

Iran and the US reach a peace deal, with the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen

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15 jun. 2026

3083-

Albania’s flamingo protests take off as anger builds over Jared Kushner’s planned resort development

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12 jun. 2026

3082-

2026 Fifa World Cup opens amid fanfare and controversy

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11 jun. 2026

3081-

What’s behind the resurgence in inter-state conflict?

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10 jun. 2026

3080-

Who’s calling the shots?: Trump and Netanyahu both look to sway the war in Iran

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09 jun. 2026

3079-

Israeli and Iranian retaliatory strikes as Trump administration looks on

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08 jun. 2026

3078-

Culture wraps, Konfekt’s new travel special and the Mount Street Neighbourhood Summer Festival

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05 jun. 2026

3077-

Why did Germany fail to secure a seat on the UN Security Council?

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04 jun. 2026

3076-

Serpentine Pavilion by Lanza Atelier opens in London

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03 jun. 2026

3075-

What’s next in Colombia’s presidential runoff between the left and the far right

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02 jun. 2026

3074-

Why Poland’s leaders continue to jockey for power

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01 jun. 2026

3073-

Ukraine’s boosted confidence on display at the Odesa Black Sea Security Forum

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29 mei 2026

3072-

Bolstering UAE defence and Monocle’s coffee special

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28 mei 2026

3071-

Israel’s offensive against Lebanon intensifies

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27 mei 2026

3070-

Iran warns that the US will no longer have a safe haven in the region

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26 mei 2026

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