Sets the agenda in Asia and considers what’s been dominating the day in Europe and North America. The programme is sometimes co-hosted out of our Toronto and New York bureaux and features regular interviews with special guests both there and across the Americas, as well as experts and analysts at our studios in London.

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It’s taking a short break this week as part of an exciting refresh of Monocle 24’s shows and sound. The Daily will return with plenty of old friends – and some new features too – from Monday 3 June at the new time of 08.00 in Tokyo, midnight in London and 16.00 in Los Angeles, with an even more international feel connecting our listeners around the world. Monocle 24 radio has a sharp suite of new and updated programming debuting in June – stay tuned. Be sure to check monocle.com for all the latest.

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As Theresa May announces she will stand down, we look back on her attempt to lead the UK during the era of Brexit. Plus: we recap a big election week in India and we hear from film-maker Maryam Touzani at the Cannes Film Festival.

Friday 24 May

Why is the US considering sending 5,000 troops to the Middle East? Plus: the latest on the Indian election, we meet write Kapil Komireddi, pay tribute to author Judith Kerr and review Clerkenwell Design Week.

Thursday 23 May

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We discuss Theresa May’s last-ditch effort to move the Brexit process forward, look at the continuing tensions between the Spanish government in Madrid and Catalonia, and learn which ideas have wings at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition.

Tuesday 21 May

We discuss the results of the Indian election, learn why former Argentinian president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is now aiming to be vice president and hear the latest on Switzerland’s recent referendum on gun laws.

Monday 20 May

Donald Trump declares a national emergency over Huawei’s ambitions in the US and Boris Johnson finally declares his interest in becoming the UK’s prime minister. Plus, we look back on the life and career of Bob Hawke.

Thursday 16 May

We discuss the increasing challenges for Huawei as Donald Trump declares a national emergency in the US regarding the ambitions of the Chinese telecoms brand. Plus, Boris Johnson finally declares his interest in becoming the British prime minister, and we look back on the life and career of former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke.

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We get the latest on the US-China trade war and ask whether Beijing has toned down the nationalist rhetoric in response to the latest round of tariffs. Plus: we ask what Bolsonaro and Trump are agreeing upon beyond their mutual admiration and get a preview of the Cannes Film Festival.

Tuesday 14 May

As Washington and Tehran dig in their heels, we ask if the great enemies are moving toward a real confrontation. Plus: the diplomacy around arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Australia’s morning newspapers and a lookback at the life of Doris Day.

Monday 13 May

Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani is pressing Ukraine’s new president to proceed with a series of investigations ahead of the 2020 US election. Plus: the tricky business of being an independent MP, the limits of activism in the classroom and the latest from the Venice Biennale.

Friday 10 May

Nancy Pelosi declares that the US is in the grip of a “constitutional crisis” after the attorney-general refused to comply with a subpoena ordering the handover of the Mueller report. Plus: North Korea fires an “unidentified projectile”, how China censors media outside its borders and a tribute to the former fashion editor of ‘Vogue’, Gloria Schiff.

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