Ambitions for a reunification of Pyongyang and Seoul wane as North Korea cosies up to Russia. Plus: a litmus-test referendum in Moldova and the Art Basel Paris begins.

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China’s Coast Guard breaks from the norm and joins this week’s record-setting military exercises around Taiwan. Then: president Zelensky brings Ukraine’s victory plan to the EU and Italy sends migrants to Albania. Plus: Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco takes us to Kazakhstan on this week’s ‘Global Countdown’.

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As the US warns Israel over its involvement in the humanitarian crises in Gaza and Lebanon, and Italy backs UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, are attitudes shifting among Israel’s allies? Plus: Poland’s new immigration curb. Then: we get the best from the BFI London Film Festival.

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With three weeks to go until the US presidential election, we check in with the latest from Washington. Then: we examine how global wars might affect the race. Plus: we cast our eyes to Asia, where our correspondents break down the region’s outlook on the election.

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Voters can now head to the polls in the US states that could determine the outcome of the presidential election. Elsewhere, tensions between Israel and the UN continue to grow and Iceland calls for snap elections. Plus: the Paris Auto Show.

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Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital continue; Chris Phillips examines the expanding fronts of the conflict in the Middle East. Plus: as Ukrainian president Zelensky meets with European leaders, Olga Tokariuk tells us what might be at the top of his agenda. Then: the Asean summit wraps and the Nobel Peace Prize is announced.

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Hurricane Milton lands in Florida, leaving destruction and millions without power in its wake. Andrew Freedman explains what to expect next from the storm. Plus: we preview the US Supreme Court’s new term, Finland’s new population growth policies and some new music from Turkey.

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The Asean summit in Laos begins with the focus on relations with China and Myanmar’s civil war. We’ll cross to Brazil to see how the right is reshaping itself. Then: as conflict spreads in the Middle East, we investigate the ensuing displacement crisis. Plus: London Frieze kicks off.

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