The Monday Briefing is back after a long midterm hiatus, with a great focus on elections around the world. In Israel, a deadlocked parliament leaves the country at a crossroads; in Serbia, students show their force; in Brazil, the far-right is defeated; and in the US, we look ahead to decisive midterms. In other news, we discuss the effects of student protests across Europe (including here in Milan), a UN withdrawal from Western Sahara, and groundbreaking EU legislation.

The Monday Briefing welcomes some fresh faces this week, in which we highlight the protest movement sweeping France. Still in France, we discuss Mistral, Europe’s leading LLM model. Elsewhere, we talk about the three-year anniversary of the October 7th attacks, the Nobel Peace Prize, a deal between Putin and Trump, and oil in Trinidad and Tobago. In economic news, we cover the sale of British retailer Boots, a billionaire tax in California, and apocalyptic warnings on AI.

In today’s Monday Briefing, we highlight the Spanish housing crisis and how European countries have been unable to resolve the continent’s increasingly dire real-estate situation. We then cover Andy Burnham’s vision for the UK, Brazil’s general election results, and Israeli presence in East Africa. Finally, we discuss Cornell’s sexual assault case.

Today’s Monday Briefing highlights the restart of the extremely deadly Ethiopian civil war. Here in Italy, we discuss rhetoric around fashion and feminism. Around the world, we cover a dispute between Anthropic and the US government, the effects of Houthi attacks on Middle Eastern diplomacy, and lacklustre education results in Latin America.

In today’s Monday Briefing, we discuss the increasing apprehension about AI development. In Europe, both Russia and Germany go to the polls. Meanwhile, Bolivia faces unrest, the US expands influence in Africa, and Revolut suffers a data breach.

Classes are back and so is the Monday Briefing. In the first issue of the semester, we analyse the diplomatic crisis between the United States and its largest neighbour, Canada. Then, we discuss at American intervention in Venezuela, a failed mutiny in Niger, and the legacy of the 9/11 attacks.

In this special edition of the Monday Briefing, we are going to line up a series of issues and situations that will develop in the next months, while our team is busy with exams and summer vacations. Tune in to have a brief look at what’s coming your way!

In the last issue of the semester, we go back to take a look at what the EU has been up to. Washington moves against Mexico and threatens NATO at the same time. A new airport is under construction in Ethiopia, while the Egyptian army exercises near Israel. In Romania, the Government is in crisis.

In this week’s edition of the Monday Briefing we go back to Cuba, where the US oil embargo continues. Trump Administration moves fast on Ai and against the Pope, while in Europe Magyar consolidates power after defeating Orban. Relentless, the War in Ukraine continues in its 50th month.

In this week’s issue of the Monday Briefing we take a look at some electoral surprises around the world: Argentina and the Netherlands surprise the polls, while Cameroon descends into protests. In Brazil a massive police operation leaves tens of victims, while Donald Trump visits Asia in search of trade deals.