Celia Hatton

We are working actively and doing everything necessary to ensure that the documents come to fruition and that they are realistic.

The key is that Russia must not sabotage this diplomacy and must take ending the war 100% seriously.

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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.

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

I'm Celia Hatton, and at 16 hours GMT on Monday, the 22nd of December, these are our main stories.

A top Russian general is killed in an explosion in Moscow.

Cambodia and Thailand head back to the negotiating table, months after signing a failed peace deal alongside Donald Trump.

And nearly 600 people are arrested across Africa in a cybercrime investigation.

Also in this podcast... Videos posted online show Ukrainian soldiers, battle-hardened men in well-worn uniforms, tearing into presents and beaming with joy.

Bringing some Christmas cheer to the front lines in Ukraine.

And the residents of a small Indonesian island seek justice for climate change.

We're starting in the Russian capital.

Officials in Moscow say a Russian general has been killed in a car bomb explosion.