28 November 2024
Episode 3473
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As the international community raises the alarm over the warming relationship between Tehran and Moscow, we assess what this means for the frontline in Ukraine. Then: the International Criminal Court wants an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military junta and Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement trial concludes. Plus: a new international airport for Greenland and the latest design news.
28 November 2024
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sought an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, arguing that he bears responsibility for the deportation and persecution of the Rohingya people. Dr Ronan Lee, academic and author of ‘Myanmar’s Rohingya Genocide’, tells us more.
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Go behind the covers of Monocle magazine’s annual, bumper holiday issue for December/January, featuring a brand new segment, “The Concierge”, guiding you through Parisian shopping and answering your questions on all things hospitality. Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, tells us that the idea of The Concierge goes back to something quite spontaneous, have a listen.
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