This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Wednesday,
the 13th of August, these are our main stories.
President Zelensky vows to reject any proposal from Russia that would mean Ukraine giving up territory or withdrawing troops from the eastern Donbass region.
The U.S. has issued charges against a gang boss who controls most of the capital of Haiti and offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture.
The wife of South Korea's jailed former president,
has been arrested on charges of stock manipulation, election meddling and bribery.
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We've downloaded these videos of executions.
I hope that every perpetrator of those crimes is concerned that their name is in our files and in our evidence.
A new UN report details torture of civilians by the authorities in Myanmar.
Days before a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin,
President Zelensky says his forces will not leave the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian army has been defending the area against Russian aggression since 2014,
long before Mr Putin's full-scale invasion.
The Donbass is prized by the Russian president and may be a key demand when he meets President Trump in Alaska.
But on Tuesday, the White House tried to lower expectations of what could be achieved on Friday.
Mr Trump's press secretary, Caroline Levitt,
told reporters that the summit in Alaska is one step towards peace.
The goal of this meeting for the president is to walk away with a better understanding of how we can end this war.