As Texas National Guard troops arrive in Chicago, we discuss why the Windy City has become the focus of the US president’s immigration crackdown.

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What’s happened to the world’s centre-right leaders? And are right-wing officials weaker than they seem? Monocle’s Christopher Cermak and Ed Stocker discuss the trials and tribulations of leaders from the US, Canada, France and Italy.

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As lasers are installed at one of Germany’s busiest airports, we discuss how Europe is responding to calls to up its defence against drones.

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President Emmanuel Macron’s seventh prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, quits just hours after unveiling his new cabinet, intensifying France’s political turmoil and fueling opposition demands for snap elections.

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Italy erupts in a nationwide strike as workers and students fill the streets in solidarity with Gaza. Monocle’s Ed Stocker reports from Milan.

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The latest from Paris Fashion Week as Jonathan Anderson makes his womenswear debut for Dior and Eurostar unveils its first new uniform collection in more than a decade.

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The impact of the federal government shutdown as US government services grind to a halt and the salaries of hundreds of thousands of government employees go on hold.

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Thailand’s new prime minister sets out plans to revive the country’s flagging economy. Plus: the latest business news and headlines from the Gulf. And: how the Chicago River cleaned up its act.

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