Nick Miles

And then there's the question of who exactly would work the mineral mines.

And then there's the question of who exactly would work the mineral mines.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen was Danish Prime Minister for most of the noughties and then NATO Secretary General.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen was Danish Prime Minister for most of the noughties and then NATO Secretary General.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles and in the early hours of Saturday, the 8th of March, these are our main stories. President Trump has again taken aim at Ukraine, saying he's finding it more difficult to deal with Kiev on a peace agreement than Moscow. Syrian troops are reported to have executed more than 160 people in a former Assad stronghold.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles and in the early hours of Saturday, the 8th of March, these are our main stories. President Trump has again taken aim at Ukraine, saying he's finding it more difficult to deal with Kiev on a peace agreement than Moscow. Syrian troops are reported to have executed more than 160 people in a former Assad stronghold.

Police give an update on the cause of death of Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy. Also, did drugs help the trauma heal? It has been another confusing day in the long and tortuous path towards peace in Ukraine.

Police give an update on the cause of death of Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy. Also, did drugs help the trauma heal? It has been another confusing day in the long and tortuous path towards peace in Ukraine.

Less than an hour after Washington threatened to impose additional sanctions and tariffs on Moscow because of its latest heavy bombardment of Ukraine, President Trump seemed to come out in support of Vladimir Putin. He said his Russian counterpart had done what any leader would, given its adversary had just been denied US arms and intelligence.

Less than an hour after Washington threatened to impose additional sanctions and tariffs on Moscow because of its latest heavy bombardment of Ukraine, President Trump seemed to come out in support of Vladimir Putin. He said his Russian counterpart had done what any leader would, given its adversary had just been denied US arms and intelligence.

Anomia, Mr. Trump sagt, es ist schwieriger, mit der Ukraine zu handeln, als mit Moskau. Das scheint für die Ukraine in den USA-Kiev-Gesprächen, die nächste Woche in Saudi-Arabien stattfinden, zu sein.

Anomia, Mr. Trump sagt, es ist schwieriger, mit der Ukraine zu handeln, als mit Moskau. Das scheint für die Ukraine in den USA-Kiev-Gesprächen, die nächste Woche in Saudi-Arabien stattfinden, zu sein.

Aber wir wissen nicht, wann das sein wird.

Aber wir wissen nicht, wann das sein wird.

On an earlier edition of this podcast, we brought you the news that civilians have been executed by Syrian security forces in an area which has seen clashes with those loyal to the former president, Bashar al-Assad. Now more details are emerging. A war monitoring group says the number killed in the coastal province of Latakia has risen to more than 160.

On an earlier edition of this podcast, we brought you the news that civilians have been executed by Syrian security forces in an area which has seen clashes with those loyal to the former president, Bashar al-Assad. Now more details are emerging. A war monitoring group says the number killed in the coastal province of Latakia has risen to more than 160.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the total includes 13 women and 5 children, all of whom were from Assad's minority Alawite community. Syria's Interior Ministry has acknowledged what it called individual violations. Mohammed lives in a village close to the provincial city of Jabla. He says he witnessed a convoy of motorbikes accompanied by vehicles in the city.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the total includes 13 women and 5 children, all of whom were from Assad's minority Alawite community. Syria's Interior Ministry has acknowledged what it called individual violations. Mohammed lives in a village close to the provincial city of Jabla. He says he witnessed a convoy of motorbikes accompanied by vehicles in the city.

Syriens Transitional Leader Ahmed Al-Shara sagt, er wird das, was er den Asad-Regime genannt hat, verfolgen und sie zum Trial bringen. Sechs bulgarische Bürger, die in den USA leben, sind vor langen Gefängnissen für Spionage für Russland. Die Polizei sagt, dass der Fall einer der größten und am meisten komplexen Außenintelligenz-Operationen der USA ist.

Syriens Transitional Leader Ahmed Al-Shara sagt, er wird das, was er den Asad-Regime genannt hat, verfolgen und sie zum Trial bringen. Sechs bulgarische Bürger, die in den USA leben, sind vor langen Gefängnissen für Spionage für Russland. Die Polizei sagt, dass der Fall einer der größten und am meisten komplexen Außenintelligenz-Operationen der USA ist.