Zelensky: US offered Ukraine 15-year security guarantee

The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service presents a series of international news stories for December 29th. The podcast begins with the ongoing efforts to find a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, including statements from President Zelensky and reactions from Ukrainians. It then covers China's live-fire rehearsal of a blockade of Taiwan, followed by the India Supreme Court's intervention in the suspension of a life sentence for a former legislator convicted of rape. Additional stories include Israel's recognition of Somaliland, the return of Syrian refugees from Turkey, the discovery of an ancient Scottish coin, a crackdown on bird poachers in Beijing, a man who disarmed a gunman on Bondi Beach, and football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's ambition to score a thousand career goals.