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The BBC's world affairs editor examines the most important international stories

The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, uses his experience and expertise to examine the most important international stories.

The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, uses his experience and expertise to examine the most important international stories. Drawing on the unique local knowledge of the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he goes beyond the headlines to get to the unspun truth about the world.

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Unspun World with John Simpson: Will Russia ever be the same again?

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Will Russia ever be the same again?

10/12/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Unspun World with John Simpson, Will Russia ever be the same again?

How much longer will the US support Ukraine and why is life in Afghanistan so hard?

Can Russia ever be the same again since its invasion of Ukraine? Plus, the reality of life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

This week John Simpson explores how life in Russia has changed since its invasion of Ukraine earlier in the year with Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg; how much longer the US might be willing to support Ukraine with North America editor, Sarah Smith; one of the most tumultuous years ever in UK politics with political editor, Chris Mason, and the devastating reality of life in Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban with Yogita Limaye, BBC News South Asia correspondent.

Unspun World provides a look behind the headlines of the world's most important stories with the BBC's World Affairs editor, John Simpson, and the BBC's unrivalled range of experts across the globe.

(Photo: Russians at a bus stop in Moscow. Credit: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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