How dangerous is the deployment of a new weapon by Moscow, and can the West de-escalate tensions? Then: we’re in Bucharest to unpack the results of the presidential election, we also take a look at the future of the West Bank and hear how Namibians are bracing for a game-changing vote. Plus: newspapers from Zürich and the latest news from the world of fashion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You're listening to the Globalist first broadcast on the 25th of November 2024 on Monocle Radio.
The Globalist in association with UBS HEL.
This is the Globalist broadcasting to you live from Midori House in London.
I'm Georgina Godwin.
On the show ahead, we consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities.
And in the event of an escalation of aggressive actions we will respond decisively and reciprocally.
Vladimir Putin justifies the use of hypersonic ballistic missiles.
We'll ask how dangerous this is and whether the west can de escalate tensions.
Then that's the front runner in the Romanian election talking about the amount of child allowance paid for Ukrainian children.
As we await the outcome of the vote.
Preliminary results show a swing to the right.
We'll have more from Bucharest.
We'll get the latest from the Middle east and look to the future of the West Bank.
And we'll be in Windhoek for a briefing on Namibia's game changing election.
Plus a rustle through the newspapers from our Zurich studio, a roundup of fashion news and we'll discuss the heated debate in Basel around hosting of the so called blasphemous Eurovision Song Contest.
That's all ahead here on the Globalist.
Live from London.
First a look at what else is happening in the news.
Pakistan's capital was put under a security lockdown yesterday ahead of protests by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan who are calling for his release and the resignation of the current government.
Three people have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates in connection with the alleged murder of an Israeli citizen.