Refuelling in southern France: Firefighters make progress but bigger challenges remain

Packing up the car for your summer holidays? Here’s the Monocle guide to sunny road trips

Our weekly quiz dives into Anthony Fauci’s diary and public nuisances in Singapore. Then: as Europeans drive off on their holidays, our Monocle contributors give you their recommendations for the best food, tunes and etiquette while on the road.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Iceland’s EU referendum and our shortcuts to a happier summer

Inga Thordar and Alexander Görlach on Iceland’s looming EU referendum and why the organisation is popular again. Plus: an aerial-firefighting CEO and shortcuts to a happier summer from our ‘Med, Mountains & More’ newspaper. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Refuelling in southern France: Firefighters make progress but bigger challenges remain

Thomas Waterhouse joins us from Lacanau, where French water bombers are refilling from a nearby lake to fight the fires. Our panel of Ash Bhardwaj and Zoë Grünewald assess the fallout for tourism and politics.   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Broken norms: Are leaders less shy about backing other countries’ candidates?

Antônio Sampaio and Marion Messmer discuss Argentine president  Javier Milei’s direct intervention in Brazil’s elections, endorsing Flávio Bolsonaro and calling President Lula a “convict” and “delinquent”. Has it become the norm for politicians to intervene across borders? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The conflicts in Ukraine and Iran converge. Plus: What to make of political leaders’ attire?

Regional conflicts in Ukraine and Iran intersect as Kyiv hits a ship from Tehran in the Caspian Sea. Could the wars become global? Then: Can we learn from political leaders’ sartorial decisions – or are we too buttoned up? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.