Name: Midori House - Thursday 4 February by Monocle 24: Monocle's House View
Duration: 29 min 56 s
Description: Pope Francis is making history as he heads to UAE but is his welcome just a smokescreen of tolerance? Plus Europe backs a new president in Venezuela as rumours of Russian mercenaries swirl; Putin’s leading critic launches a new trade union and is the NFL ducking out of America’s culture wars?

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Pope Francis is making history as he heads to UAE but is his welcome just a smokescreen of tolerance? Plus Europe backs a new president in Venezuela as rumours of Russian mercenaries swirl; Putin’s leading critic launches a new trade union and is the NFL ducking out of America’s culture wars?

Midori House - Thursday 4 February

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Midori House - Thursday 4 February

Monocle 24: Monocle's House View

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