The Globalist

We analyse the second of two Democrat US presidential-candidate debates taking place this week, check in with the latest from the G20 summit in Osaka and meet the president of Armenia to discuss quantum physics.

We analyse the first debate between Democrat candidates for the 2020 US presidential race. Plus: the G20 summit in Japan and we speak to astronaut and space-race pioneer Walter Cunningham at Starmus festival in Zürich.

We look at where the US and Iran’s turbulent rivalry is headed. Plus: the latest on the UN’s report on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, we discuss Europe’s relationship with Ukraine and find out how climate change will shape the world’s future.

We discuss the new peace plan for Israel and Palestine being pitched by Jared Kushner. Plus: an update on the UK’s leadership race and we get the latest on the mayoral election that turned Istanbul politics upside down.

Reactions from Turkey as an opposition candidate wins the Istanbul mayoral election, why New Zealanders get to vote in supermarkets and how Hong Kong’s protesters are keeping up the pressure on the authorities.

Why politicians in Brussels are struggling to decide who gets the EU’s top jobs, how much China’s Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un will achieve in Pyongyang and what we learned from Vladimir Putin’s televised phone-in.

The UN’s findings on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the latest on the UK’s Brexit headache, the investigation into downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and a Japanese TV drama with a difference.

We analyse the increasing tension between the US and Iran, look at why Chinese president Xi Jinping is visiting North Korea this week and get the latest on the UK’s leadership race.

We discuss why Italy’s deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, has been in Washington this week. Plus: Ukraine’s relationship with Europe, Istanbul’s mayoral election and a report from the Art Basel fair.

How is the continuing unrest in Hong Kong affecting the wider region? Plus: understanding the plight of refugees and why the role of the awards-show host might have had its day.

Tensions rise in the Persian Gulf as two more oil tankers are attacked; is the US headed for a confrontation with Iran? Plus: Matteo Salvini's new European alliance and author Tom Chivers on how to manage the rise of artificial intelligence.

Extraordinary scenes of violence and mass protest in Hong Kong as police follow through on threats to use force; we speak to our bureau staff on the scene. Plus: Pakistan arrests its former president, the regional significance of Botswana’s LGBT law change and the latest from Pitti Uomo.

Diplomacy on display in Iran as the Japanese prime minister pays a visit. Plus: protests erupt in Hong Kong, the number of people applying for asylum in Europe rises and why John Dean’s testimony over the Mueller report was underreported.

As the Conservative party’s leadership race begins, we ask who has a chance and what those in Brussels think of the contenders. Plus: why Russian newspapers are showing unprecedented support for an investigative journalist – and should big tech companies pay more to preserve journalism?

We ask how big Hong Kong's protests really were over the weekend and if Donald Trump has finally managed to win a tariff war. Plus: the big winners at this year’s Tony awards and some business headlines.