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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 ....
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 me ....
at the university of copenhagen. thinking forjoining us. do you think that this was in mr bogosian words, it wasn t a mutiny but a protest about what was being threatened to be done for the wagner group? i threatened to be done for the wagner arou - ? ~ . threatened to be done for the wagner i rou . ? ~ ., , group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example - group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example of- group? i think what we re seeing here is a prime example of what| here is a prime example of what happens when you outsource the use of force to unregulated actors the wagner group has been around for a number of years. it came out of the conflict in syria and has been active in many armed conflicts around the world and has been allowed to ask with the support the tacit support of the russian government and we have seen the fact that it has engaged in as trustees in many different countries in ....
australia beat england by two wickets at edgbaston last week, and on wednesday, the second test starts at lord s. england have concerns over the fitness of spinning all rounder moeen ali. 18 year old rehan ahmed has been called up as cover. moeen was hampered by a cut on his finger during the first test. that s one of the concerns for captain ben stokes. vice captain ollie pope says, despite that defeat, his side remain confident. we spoke positively about the game, we spoke about what we did well, what we can improve on this week, but there is no fear of losing and thatis but there is no fear of losing and that is something this team is never going to have. we might be 2 0 down, we will see it as a chance to win 3-2, we will see it as a chance to win 3 2, and that is going to hopefully rewards over the long run in this series. it is not lost on us, the opportunity we have. some of us, this is opportunity we have. some of us, this is our opportunity we have. some of us, thi ....
and had called off the rebellion because he did not want to shed russian blood. mr prigozhin went on to say that his actions had revealed serious security issues across russia. and he said wagner commanders had refused to accept russian government requests to sign contracts with the ministry of defence. he gave no indication of where he currently is, nor about his future plans. lets hear some of that audio message first of all. translation: , ., translation: after ust one day, we onl had translation: after ust one day, we only had zoo translation: afterjust one day, we only had 200 kilometres translation: afterjust one day, we only had 200 kilometres left - translation: afterjust one day, we only had 200 kilometres left to - only had 200 kilometres left to moscow. we entered the city of rostov, and we took it fully under our control. it was peaceful, and the civilians were happy to see us. we showed a demonstration, a masterclass for the 24th of february of ....