This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
Hello, I'm Ankur Desai and at 16 hours GMT on Friday the 13th of March, these are our main stories.
As the bombardment of Iran continues,
the American Defence Secretary has said the US plans to carry out more strikes today than on any other day so far.
There's growing criticism in Europe of Washington's decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil in a bid to counter rising prices linked to the war with Iran.
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As the war with Iran reaches the two-week mark,
the US says it and its ally Israel are carrying out their busiest day of missile strikes on the country,
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