{"id":277960,"date":"2025-09-13T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/john-simpson-on-the-killing-of-charlie-kirk-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T12:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:00:09","slug":"john-simpson-on-the-killing-of-charlie-kirk-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/john-simpson-on-the-killing-of-charlie-kirk-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"John Simpson on the killing of Charlie Kirk | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Fn9l3nAFwMg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"John Simpson on the killing of Charlie Kirk | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fn9l3nAFwMg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a remarkable week of major news stories, from the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at a college campus in Utah, to the unprecedented missile strikes carried out by Israel on the Qatari capital of Doha.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s World Affairs Editor John Simpson brings his nearly 60 years of experience to look behind the headlines and give you the context for the week that was.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog <\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a remarkable week of major news stories, from the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at a college campus in Utah, to the unprecedented missile strikes carried out by Israel on the Qatari capital of Doha. 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