Author and political journalist, Terry Stiastny, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the latest news from Israel, New Caledonia and the UK. Plus: the founder of the Hay Festival, Peter Florence, joins the show to talk about the launch of his new venture, The Conversation, a series of Monday evening talks in the heart of London that tackle important topics such as peace, democracy and climate action. Finally, author and law professor Rosemary Salomone joins to discuss her book, ‘The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This edition of Monocle on Saturday was first broadcast on the 18th of May, 2024.
Hello, I'm Georgina Godwin broadcasting to you live from Midori House in London.
This is Monocle on Saturday.
And coming up on today's program, we'll have a look through the week's news and culture with the author and political journalist Terry Stiastany.
Then we're joined by Peter Florence, director of the Conversation, a new series of Monday evening talks in the heart of London with an array of thinkers and writers.
And finally, author Rosemary Salomone joins us to discuss her book the Rise of Global Politics and the Power of Language.
All that ahead on Monocle on Saturday.
First, though, here's the news.
Aid deliveries began arriving at a U.
S built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel comes under growing global pressure to allow more supplies into the besieged coastal enclave where famine looms.
The Hamas run government, the UN humanitarian groups and Washington itself have said the US Peer is not enough to meet the humanitarian needs.
Ukraine's top commander warned on Friday of heavy battles looming on the war's new front in the northeastern Kharkiv region as Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was carving out a buffer zone in the area.
Russian forces have the initiative on the battlefield and are slowly advancing in the east, exploiting Ukrainian shortages of manpower and months of delays in arms supplies from the west.
And Munich's airport was briefly closed early today after climate activists breached the grounds and glued themselves to a Runway.
A spokesperson said one of two runways is now open, but there will be delays.
The breach occurred during one of the busiest travel periods for the airport in southern Germany.
And that's your Monocle Radio news.
Hello and welcome to Monocle on Saturday.
I'm joined in the studio by author and political journalist Terry Stiasny.
Good morning to you, Terry.