The Globalist

We ask why nations such as the UK, France and Spain are opting out of EU plans for migration reform, ponder what Tunisia’s president Beji Caid Essebsi and Barack Obama might discuss later today and check in with the Ebace business-aviation fair in Geneva.

We look at what the future holds for Iraq after the fall of Ramadi to Isis, check in at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva and hear more about China’s multibillion-dollar deals in Brazil.

We get the latest on the developing political situation in Burundi, learn about gay rights in Hong Kong and discuss the business news from Germany.

As Egypt sentences its former president Mohamed Morsi to death, we ask where the country is headed politically. You can also hear about how Moldova lost 15 per cent of its GDP in one dodgy bank deal and get the latest business news from Prague.

We take a look at the world’s two largest economies as Indian prime minister Narendra Modi lands in China today. We also ask if Saudi Arabia might be the US’s next nuclear worry and assess whether the divided island of Cyprus might finally be on the path to a peaceful future.

We assess the European Commission’s new plan for the migrant exodus across the Mediterranean and profile the three female candidates in Madrid’s mayoral race. We also take our clothes off and head to Brighton’s nudist beach on this week’s preview of ‘The Urbanist’.

We head to Turkey where Nato's foreign ministers are due to meet in the resort town of Antalya and to Egypt to ask why jailed then bailed journalist Mohamed Fahmy is now suing Al Jazeera. Plus, we discuss an electric car that’s revitalising the motor industry in Singapore.

With a five-day humanitarian ceasefire due in Yemen today we examine whether it will hold and what the chances of recovery are. Plus, we're live in Moscow as US secretary of state John Kerry starts his visit to Russia and we meet the architect in charge of reviving Battersea Power Station.

As the UK’s new government promises a referendum on EU membership, we assess what could lie ahead for both Britain and the other member states. Plus we turn to Moscow for the biggest military parade since the fall of the Soviet Union, get the latest business stories from Italy and head to Seoul to discuss the launch of Google’s first Asian startup campus in the city.

We reflect on the result of the UK’s general election as the Conservative party heads towards gaining a possible majority in the House of Commons. Plus we look ahead to this weekend’s Victory Day commemorations in Moscow and we get the business news from the Czech Republic.

The outcome of Israel's race to form a coalition government, why German train staff are on strike and Indonesia's relationship with the Middle East.

We examine what fresh talks on Syria's future may mean for the region? We also learn why Hungary is becoming politically alienated from Europe and get the business news from Turkey.

We look at why Qatar is buying French warplanes, learn why Ukraine’s prime minister is looking to rewrite history, and hear about the plans to rebrand the German Wings airline.

We discover the latest on the 6,000 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, learn what the the naval operation Dynamic Mongoose will achieve this year in the Nordic region and get the business stories from Germany.

After Spain reports growth in the first quarter of 2015, we ask our correspondent there how tangible that rise really is. Plus we discuss reports that Germany’s national intelligence agency helped the US to conduct surveillance in Europe. We also hear about Greenland’s culinary appeal, hear the business news from India and take a look at the day’s papers.