UK prime minister Keir Starmer lands in Japan as he looks to improve his nation’s ties with East Asia. Plus: we head to Dubai for the World Governments Summit and to Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards. Then: the business behind couture.

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After decades of state control, we look at what a law change making it easier for foreign companies to take part in the country’s oil industry will mean for Venezuela. Then: France’s push ‘digital sovereignty’. Plus: Emma Nelson samples the best croissant in the UK.

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Mexico’s president insists that halting oil to Cuba is a “sovereign” decision. Then: US military builds up in the Gulf as President Trump tells Iran that time is “running out”. Plus: A look inside Monocle’s February issue.

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Israel says that it will reopen the key border crossing with Egypt after nearly two years. Then: we look into the details of the landmark free-trade agreement between India and the EU. Plus: the latest from Mozambique as the country suffers ongoing floods. And: K-pop soft power in Mexico.

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Ten countries, including the UK, back a vast fleet of offshore wind projects in the North Sea and outline security co-operation. Then: Life in Iran, and high jewellery at Paris Couture Week.

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Japan prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s 12-day election campaign gets under way. And: why Ukrainian Fashion Week has been rescheduled.

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We analyse a furious week of heavyweight diplomacy and conflict at the World Economic Forum in Davos, including Donald Trump, Mark Carney’s ‘rupture’, Greenland and Ukraine-Russia peace talks. Juliet Linley and Gorana Grgić tell us how the world order is changing.

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US President announces a ‘framework of a future deal’. We look at what’s next. Then: we check in from the World Economic Forum in Davos and speak to the mayor of Nuuk. Plus: the latest in the world of culture.

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