Ankur Desai

No fluff, no guessing.

When CFA Charterholder is on that resume, it means something real.

Intensive study, tough exams, relentless drive, true grit, a strong network.

Hiring managers get it instantly.

The CFA Charter is more than letters after a name.

It's proof of discipline, resilience, and integrity under pressure.

It shows who you are before you even walk in the room.

Explore what the Charterholder advantage looks like at cfainstitute.org.

I'm Krasivanova Twig from the Global Jigsaw podcast from the BBC, where we are talking Persian poetry in politics.

With its abundance of lovers and wine, Persian poetry sits uneasily with Iran's theocratic rulers.

Yet occasionally, even they turn to verse.

We ask why.

The Global Jigsaw looks at the world through the lens of its media.

Find us wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

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

Hi, I'm Ankur Desai, and on Monday 29th December, these are our main stories.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, says the United States has offered security guarantees against Russia lasting 15 years, but he would like them to last a lot longer.

Elsewhere, Taiwan has put its forces on high alert after China began a live-fire rehearsal of a blockade of the island.

And after these protests in India last week...

India's Supreme Court stops the suspension of the life sentence given to a former regional BJP legislator for raping a 17-year-old girl.