John Simpson’s Diary: crossing the Khyber Pass, why the Taliban is a problem for Imran Khan, and my biblical comeback
The Taliban’s leaders want to show the group has modernised – but it will be the same as it ever was.
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The night the lights went out: what really happened in Tiananmen Square
Thirty years on, the events that took place in Beijing remain misunderstood – and the Chinese government wants to keep…
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John Simpson’s Diary: The BBC boss who tried to sack me, and David Attenborough’s defection to Netflix
Now I was going to stay at the BBC, I had to do an intensive and radical rewrite of…
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John Simpson: Even senior Communist Party members fear Xi Jinping is “sowing the seeds of chaos”
In February it became known that Xi was planning to abolish the rule that limited China’s president to two…
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Standing up to China’s censors: an attempt to delete history backfires
For years now, the official Chinese position has been that no one was killed in Tiananmen Square.
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Why the past 12 months have been the worst of my lifetime
We desperately need a return to calm and moderation.
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John Simpson: In Turkey, Erdogan’s aura of legitimacy has been weakened
If this was indeed a warning from the electorate, Erdogan is unlikely to go quiet and soothe the feelings…
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Only those who spoke to Fidel Castro can understand just how glamorous he was
We were determined to ask the Cuban leader a question. Our beautiful fixer called out “Comandante!” – and just like that,…
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When some dodgy kedgeree nearly left me dead, it was the NHS that saved me
I recently worked out I've been near death nine times. This incident made it ten.
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