Donald Trump urges President Putin to end the 'ridiculous' war in Ukraine or face tough US economic action. Also: a new wildfire flares up near Los Angeles, and are footballers much smarter than we thought?
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You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Thursday, the 23rd of January. President Trump tells Russia to end what he calls the ridiculous war in Ukraine or face tough economic action. A new wildfire is burning north of Los Angeles as winds pick up again.
And a BBC investigation finds that psychiatric hospitals in China are being used to silence critics of the communist authorities.
Also in this podcast... Are footballers smarter than the stereotype would have us believe?
When he was campaigning for the White House, Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of becoming president. That deadline has passed and the fighting goes on. Many Ukrainian supporters feared the new US administration would pressure Kiev into accepting a peace deal favourable to Russia.
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