Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East – but prospects for a ceasefire appear slim. We also get the latest on the UN Biodiversity Conference in Colombia, find out why a former Peruvian president has been jailed for 20 years and learn how Egypt has managed to eradicate malaria. Plus: the Rome International Film Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You're listening to the Globalist, first broadcast on 23rd October 2024 on Monocle Radio.
The Globalist in association with UBS, live from Lond and this is the Globe List with me, Emma Nelson.
A very warm welcome to today's program.
Coming up, I believe very much that the death of Sinwar does create an important opportunity to bring the hostages home, to bring the war to an end and to ensure Israel's security.
With less than two weeks to go before the US Presidential elections, the Biden administration dispatches teams to Israel and Ukraine.
We'll ask what can be achieved with this last minute diplomacy before time risks running out.
Also coming up, the latest UN Biodiversity summit opens in Colombia.
We'll examine what's at stake.
Plus today the RTSS malaria vaccine, more than 30 years in the making, changes.
The course of public health history.
Three years ago the World Health Organization announced a vaccine for malaria.
Now Egypt is declared free of the disease will mark a positive milestone in global public health.
Plus we'll hear the latest transport headlines, go through the papers and and head to Rome for the film festival there.
That's all coming up on the Globalist live from London.
First to look at what else is happening in today's news.
Donald Trump's presidential campaign has filed a legal complaint against Britain's governing Labour Party accusing it of interfering in the US Election.
Ukraine's Prosecutor General has resigned following a scandal in which dozens of officials reportedly abuse their positions to avoid military service.
And one of the world's richest people, Bill Gates, has reportedly donated US$50 million to a non profit organization that supports Kamala Harris presidential bid.
Stay tuned to Monocle Radio throughout the day for more on these stories.
But first, as the Biden administration draws to a close, Washington is embarking on a furious campaign of last minute diplomacy.