Ankur Desai

But at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday, where he won best Middle East player for the second time, he said his passion for the game remained undimmed.

Ronaldo has scored 956 goals in his career so far and has achieved 13 goals in 14 appearances this season for Al Nasser, who are four points clear at the top of the Saudi Pro League table.

As he said, provided he doesn't get injured, his target looks entirely achievable.

And that's all from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later.

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The editor is Karen Martin and I'm Ankur Desai.

Until next time, goodbye.

I would have done anything to get the medicine for Khalil.

I want to be a normal kid.

I want to go to school.

They were going to upload it to social media.

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.