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This week John Simpson asks if politics in the US is permanently broken with the BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith; examines the Russian targeting of civilians in the Ukraine war with Olga Malchevska, correspondent for the BBC’s Ukrainian service; analyses the strategic importance of Algeria as Russian oil becomes less attractive to Europe with Hicham Yezza, Middle East analyst for BBC Monitoring; asks if democracy is under threat in Hong Kong with Hong Kong correspondent, Danny Vincent, and speaks to Peter Jouvenal, the former BBC cameraman, about what it’s like to be held captive by the Taliban in an Afghan prison. 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: US protestors for and against abortion Credit: Getty Images