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Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing with the BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson.
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2026-11-18
Season 6, Episode 20
— “18/11/2026”
Last Episode Aired
2026-11-11
S6E19 — 11/11/2026: US midterms reshape politics as UN climate goals face test and Europe sees youth crime surge
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, explores how the results of the US midterm elections are reshaping American politics, analyses what the latest UN climate summit can achieve, and looks at how young criminals are being hired to carry out arson and murder in Europe.
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