Forget the rush and the reservations – summer brings space, stillness and unexpected serenity to the Gulf’s most dynamic city ...

I have been persuaded by my friend Chiara to go on a bike ride in the Mallorcan countryside. Not my usual pootle beside the ...

A look back at the week’s news with Andrew Mueller, including French president Macron’s defamation lawsuit against Candace ...

Founded in 1834, it sells the most premium examples of whatever is in season in Japan – this means that in late July my fruit ...

The French company, founded in 1944, is a paradox. It has sold billions of its products yet no one remembers buying them. Bic ...

To celebrate the release of Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2025, we record a special edition of the programme ...

Theco-founder and CEO of Wahu Mobility, Valerie Labi, talks about launching Ghana’s first electric-bike manufacturer, scaling ...

We speak with the editor in chief of UAE newspaper ‘The National’. Plus: the team behind streetwear brand Patta ...

We unpack the results of Japan’s upper-house elections, including their effects on the minority government of Shigeru Ishiba, ...

Deadly escalations at the disputed Thailand-Cambodia border fuel fears that violence could spill into a broader conflict.

As Israel launches an offensive in Deir al-Balah, we discuss the US’s waning patience with Benjamin Netanyahu. Then: India ...

Ukraine-Russia peace talks set for tomorrow and what does a ‘Japanese First’ approach mean for defence? Plus: North Korea’s ...