The world reacts to the UK's new Prime Minister
The UK has its first British-Asian Prime Minister but how is Rishi Sunak's appointment viewed by the rest of the world? Plus - the most important election in decades in Brazil.
This week the BBC World Affairs editor, John Simpson, speaks to: James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, about the challenges and opportunities facing the UK's new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, on the world stage; Yana Lyushnevskaya, Ukraine specialist for BBC Monitoring, about what everyday life is like for Ukrainians as the winter draws close; Katy Watson, South American correspondent, about the most important election in decades in Brazil as Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva square off amid deep political and cultural polarisation and Nick Beake, Europe correspondent, about the effects of climate change in northern Norway.
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories with the BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson and the BBC's unparalleled range of experts.
(Photo: Rishi Sunak becomes new PM. Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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- Sat 29 Oct 202210:32GMTBBC World Service except Australasia
- Sun 30 Oct 202205:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Sun 30 Oct 202219:32GMTBBC World Service
