unspun world withjohn simpson. hello. it s good to see you. we re here in the bbc s central newsroom for another edition of unspun world. in today s programme how is it that russia s economy is doing so well in spite of the ukraine war and western sanctions? a quite extraordinary transformation of the russian economy into a war economy, with massive defence spending, with the reorientation of its industrial base towards its war machine. iran s client groups around the middle east get a hammering from us missiles. but what s the point of having the americans in the region? maintaining counterterrorism efforts against isis, and also, they check iranian influence in syria, in iraq, in lebanon. and, is ethiopia yet again going to be a byword for hunger and despair? this is the moment to try and fix this problem, - not six months down the line l when an awful lot more people have died and it s much harderl to turn the whole thing around. russia invades its neighbour after signin
about in a boat on this exact spot in the arabian gulf half a century ago, what would you have seen? not the futuristic cityscape before me today, that s for sure because in recent decades, doha has witnessed unbelievably rapid change. i can t help thinking that the same is true of art history. this excitingly dynamic discipline that s always evolving. that s certainly the case with our ever expanding understanding of islamic art the speciality of an extraordinary and recently revamped museum that s filled with masterpieces fashioned everywhere from the mediterranean to southeast asia, all housed in a stunning limestone building which i ve travelled to qatar to explore. i m hoping here not only to experience for myself some horizon broadening work from the islamic world, but also to gain insight into what we mean by islamic art. so, this is quite exciting. i wasn t sure if it was going to happen, but it s now been confirmed that i m being whisked by golf buggy to meet the
but the three judge panel rejected that claim. mr trump is expected to appeal against the ruling, so the case could ultimately be decided by the supreme court. in the last hour we ve heard from the former us president. in a lengthy post on his truthsocial platform, mr trump said. a nation destroying ruling like this cannot be allowed to stand. adding if not overturned, as it shoudld be, this decision would not only injure the presidency but the life breath and success of our country. from outside the court where the ruling took place our north america correspondent gary o donoghue explains what the ruling could mean for trump. donald trump s lawyers were arguing that as president and during his official duties, he conducted various investigations into the election and that anything related to that meant he should have immunity from prosecution. the court heard that case and the special counsel made their case, which said that he wasn t immune from prosecution. and at the