Russia has detained an Uzbek man suspected of assassinating an army general. Russia says the suspect was recruited by Ukraine. Also: The UN warns Syria is unable to cope with large numbers of refugees returning home.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Janet Jalil and at 14 Hours GMT on Wednesday the 18th of December, these are our main stories. Russia has detained an Uzbek man accused of assassinating a senior general in Moscow on behalf of Ukraine. The United Nations expresses concerns about the expected large-scale return of refugees to Syria.
Two of Japan's biggest car makers, Nissan and Honda, are considering merger talks because of increased competition from Chinese electric vehicle makers. Also in this podcast, Polish prosecutors seek a Europe-wide arrest warrant for a former deputy justice minister accused of misusing state funds.
And... The bear was up on this deck here testing the door.
What did you do?
You use your vehicle horns and you chase him in a desirable direction, which in this case would be away from town.
how melting sea ice has drawn polar bears closer to people. A day after a senior Russian general was assassinated in the heart of Moscow, Russia's security service, the FSB, says it has detained a 29-year-old man from Uzbekistan over the killing, saying he acted under instructions from Ukraine.
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