2026-01-08
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first broadcast on 8 January 2026 on Monaco Radio, The Globalist, in association with UBS.
Live from London, this is the Globalist with me, Emma Nelson.
A very warm welcome to today's program, coming up.
The United States government has already begun marketing Venezuelan crude oil and the global market place for the benefit of the United States.
That's the White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt there,
but as Washington announces it will control Venezuelan oil sales indefinitely,
will Venezuela buckle under the US demand?
In fact, can the government in Caracas say no at all?
Also ahead in the next 60 minutes,
China's top diplomat begins his annual African tour with every single destination of top strategic significance.
We'll find out why he's going and where.
And we'll ask why the Czech Prime Minister is claiming his government can both back Ukraine and scale back support for Kyiv.
Plus, you see that in all of our properties across the globe.
Each one is specifically tailored to the local sensibilities and what the city and the place demands.
A celebration of the opening of the Rosewood Doha,
plus we find out about the world's tallest vertical farm.
That's all coming up on the Globalist, live from London.
First, a quick look at some of the other stories that are happening in today's news.
President Trump has signed a memorandum announcing the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations,