Military parades are more about the present than the past. Before Leonid Brezhnev made 9 May a public holiday in 1965, ...

Remember when the design world fell for feng shui? Its proliferation in the West followed Richard Nixon’s state visit ...

We’re celebrating the fifth edition of the annual Monocle Design Awards by discussing highlights from this year’s cohort of ...

Friedrich Merz overcomes a tough vote and Mark Carney meets Trump. Andrew Mueller and his panel, Aliona Hlivco and Quentin ...

Friedrich Merz suffers a dramatic defeat in the Budestag, failing to win a majority in a parliamentary vote to ...

Friedrich Merz suffers a dramatic defeat in the Budestag, failing to win a majority in a parliamentary vote to become ...

Andrew Mueller and his panel, Aliona Hlivco and Quentin Peel, discuss the day’s top stories. Plus: we hear from ...

In-depth coverage of the day’s main news stories around the world, anchored from Midori House in London by Emma ...

Think of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro will likely spring to mind: the golden-sand beaches, the mountainous backdrop, the ...

Camille Rodríguez Montilla takes us to a masterfully designed public library in the heart of Colombia’s capital.

We celebrate two of London’s most esteemed arts institutions. We reflect on the Tate Modern’s immense contribution to the ...

Monocle Radio highlights this week include full coverage of Mark Carney’s victory in Canada, a cool Lisbon bookshop and ...