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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: A pause in fighting in Gaza

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A pause in fighting in Gaza

25/11/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Unspun World with John Simpson, A pause in fighting in Gaza

A pause in fighting in Gaza but what’s it like for those living there?

A ceasefire in Gaza but John Simpson asks Yogita Limaye - who’s been gathering material from the area - what’s it like for those living there?

A ceasefire in Gaza but the BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, asks Yogita Limaye - who has been gathering material from the area - what it is like for those living there? 

Also Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, on why Vladimir Putin might welcome unrest in the Middle East. We also turn to Argentina and ask South American correspondent, Katy Watson, what the new president - a former tantric sex guru and admirer of Donald Trump - might do for the economy. 

Plus, COP28 is on the horizon but its president this year is UAE oil boss Sultan al-Jaber. Why?

Producer: Pandita Lorenz and Benedick Watt

(Photo: A Palestinian child sits among the rubble of houses destroyed in an Israeli strike during the conflict. Credit: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)

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