This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Paul Moss and in the early hours of Wednesday,

the 25th of January, these are our main stories.

Reports from Germany say the government there has decided

it will send leopard tanks to Ukraine.

But as Ukraine asks for more aid,

we get reaction to a corruption scandal there

at a string of official resignations.

For somebody up in the government

to even entertain the idea of misappropriating

or embezzling funds, that's outrageous.

People are angry.

Another American politician has classified material

at his home.

This time, it's former Vice President Mike Pence,

who's in the documents' doghouse.

Also in this podcast,

this is your captain speaking.

Top gun maverick makes it into an unusual Oscar's shortlist

and an unusual colour of comet.

It's heading our way.

There's a bit of the green spectrum that it radiates that

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