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Series 1: 13/04/2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, gets the latest on reporting on the front line of the war in Ukraine from the BBC’s Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen, explores the effect of a potential Le Pen French presidency on Europe, and looks at the worsening economic situation in Sri Lanka.
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