The Globalist

As authorities arrest prominent pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, we ask our bureau chief what’s next. Plus: US-Polish relations, Japan’s Disaster Prevention Day and a visit to Popocatépetl volcano near Mexico City.

We look at the decision to prorogue parliament in the UK and unpack the fate of the Italian coalition. Plus: resolution edges closer in US-Taliban peace, the business headlines and a quick tour of Stockholm.

After another weekend of violent protests in Hong Kong, how long does Carrie Lam have to find a solution? Can remain-supporting UK MPs prevent a hard Brexit? Plus: Erdogan meets Putin and we hear from our LA bureau.

We ask whether the G7’s commitments to the Amazon wildfires will be enough and what its impact on the international community will look like. Plus: Venice Film festival and can a new coalition repel Italy’s far-right?

After this weekend’s stretch in Biarritz, we conduct a post-mortem of this year’s G7 summit. Plus, a look at why one Australian state is pulling the plug on a Chinese-funded education programme, the latest in aviation news and a quick flick through the stories hitting the headlines in Cairo.

The G7 are amassing in a corner of southwest France; we take a look at what they will (and perhaps won’t) be discussing. Plus: how China is ramping up pressure on Hong Kong, the Japan-South Korea trade spat that’s threatening national security and what Qantas’s new test of human endurance might entail.

A view from Berlin after Boris Johnson meets Angela Merkel. Plus: Australia’s participation in the Strait of Hormuz mission and why San Francisco is switching off the world’s oldest continuously operating webcam.

We dig into a new report that says China’s military power has surpassed that of the US in the Indo-Pacific region. Plus: Beijing’s role in mediating South Korea and Japan’s trade dispute and a flip through the morning newspapers in Zürich.

We head to Turkey for the latest on a crackdown on pro-Kurdish politicians. Plus: renewed political drama in Italy and we discuss the business headlines.

The latest on the row between Tehran and the West as Gibraltar allows an Iranian tanker to sail again. Plus: Hong Kong’s ongoing protests, the day’s papers and why Swiss children are walking themselves back to school.

An update on the political and social unrest in Hong Kong and we ask why Australia is struggling to address climate change at the Pacific Islands Forum. Plus: the latest headlines and global summer-playlist favourites.

Kashmir, Hong Kong and rising tensions between South Korea and Japan: why is the US taking a back seat? Plus: post-INF, we take a first look at what a new nuclear arms race might look like, get the latest in retail news and ask how Turkmenistan’s president came back from the dead.

We look at why Argentina’s surprise primary election results are shaking its economy, ask how China’s relationship with India will affect the crisis in Kashmir and discuss the impact of Hong Kong’s protests on the global aviation business.

After separatists seize the port city of Aden, we ask what’s next for the Saudi-led alliance and peace efforts in Yemen. Plus: what another strongman in south Asia could mean for Sri Lanka, we unpack the Russian opposition’s next moves and, with K-pop stars BTS taking a hiatus, we look at how other artists have made a comeback.

As protests in Hong Kong enter their 10th week, we discuss the possible outcomes. Plus: is Italy about to hold a snap election? We also discuss the future of print media and hear the latest news in aviation.