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BBC OS: 2023/12/08 17:06 GMT: Russia: Putin to stand for fifth term as president

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Putin plans another presidential run for Russia

2023/12/08 17:06 GMT

2023/12/08 17:06 GMT: Russia: Putin to stand for fifth term as president

Russia: Putin to stand for fifth term as president

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Russia's Vladimir Putin bids for another term in power as president

Russia's Vladimir Putin has announced that he will stand for re-election as president when his current term ends in spring, next year. Voting will take place between March 15th and 17th. BBC Monitoring's Russia editor joins us to tell us more.
 
Prosecutors have charged President Biden's son with evading 1.4 million dollars in tax payments. If convicted, Hunter Biden could face up to 17 years in prison. Our US correspondent in Washington outlines the details of the case.

The videogame industry's biggest awards have just taken place and everyone is talking about who won - and who didn't. BBC OS's gaming expert tells us all about the event and what might be in store for the gaming industry in 2024.

Giant billboards showing a mysterious masked man have been spotted all around Ghana - with speculation running rampant this could be the prelude to a presidential candidacy announcement. Ghanaians don't know who's behind the mask but it's got Ghanaian social media buzzing. Our correspondent in Accra has more.

And finally, to Greece where violence erupted during a volleyball match between rivals Olympiakos and Panathinaikos in the Greek capital Athens. A Greek policeman was injured and fighting outside the arena led to the game being abandoned. Greek football is notorious for violence - is the culture spreading to the just as popular sport of volleyball?

Presenter: James Reynolds. 

(Photo: Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, December 8, 2023. Credit: Reuters)

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