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World Service,25 Nov 2023,26 mins

A pause in fighting in Gaza

Unspun World with John Simpson

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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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