US-Russia talks begin in Riyadh

We discuss Washington and Moscow’s push for peace in Ukraine, without Kyiv or Brussels at the table. Then: China’s president, Xi Jinping, signals that Beijing is open for business as he courts private-sector innovation. Plus: a flip through the international papers, design news and a jolt of caffeine at Monocle’s newly opened Paris café.  

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