Ankur Desai

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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Ankur Desai, and in the early hours of Saturday, December the 13th, these are our main stories.

US Democrats released photos from the estate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, featuring rich and powerful people, including President Trump.

Thailand has carried out further attacks on Cambodia, the day after President Trump said the two countries' leaders had agreed to a new ceasefire.

And European Union member states decide to freeze Russian assets worth more than $200 billion for an indefinite period.

Also in this podcast, the security forces in Iran have arrested the winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, Nargis Mohammadi.

And King Charles says his cancer treatment will be reduced in the new year.

We start in the US, where Democrats have released 89 photos from the estate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, some of which feature rich and powerful people who'd mixed with him, including Donald Trump and the former President Bill Clinton.

All those pictured have strongly denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein, and the images do not depict any misconduct.

The White House has accused Democrats of seeking to create a false narrative.

I asked a correspondent in Washington, Sean Dilley, what they showed.

So then why are Democrats releasing them now?

And what are we hearing from the Republicans where some have said in the past they wanted these files and photos released?

Now, the Epstein files held by the Justice Department are due to be released next week, I believe the 19th of December, following that vote in Congress recently.

Do we know whether they'll be released?

Sean Dilley in Washington.

Despite President Trump announcing that Cambodia and Thailand had agreed to halt fighting, Cambodia says Thai warplanes have again attacked hotel buildings and bridges close to the border.

Mr Trump had made the announcement after telephone conversations with the two countries' leaders following days of renewed border clashes that have left at least 20 people dead and half a million displaced.