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

I'm Chris Barrow, and in the early hours of Thursday the 27th of February, these are our main

stories. President Trump says Volodymy Zelensky will visit Washington on Friday to sign an

agreement on sharing Ukraine's mineral resources. Mr. Zelensky says he's still looking for

American security guarantees. Elon Musk has told Mr. Trumpensky says he's still looking for American security guarantees.

Elon Musk has told Mr. Trump's cabinet that America could go bankrupt if he failed in his

role at the Department of Government Efficiency. Hamas is handing over the bodies of four Israeli

hostages in Gaza in exchange for the stalled release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Also in this podcast, Afghan players, they are giving so much happiness right now to everyone in

the country. They love to see Afghan men playing cricket. Afghan men can play international cricket,

but women can't. A former captain tells us why. President Trump has confirmed that

Ukraine's President Volodymy Zelensky will visit Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on

sharing the country's mineral resources. But Mr Zelensky has described that deal as preliminary

and wants further security guarantees in the

event of a possible ceasefire with Russia. Speaking in Kiev, he said that he hoped the negotiations

would pave the way for NATO membership or equivalent security provisions.

We are really, you know, to be flexible. In this deal, there are only, you know, basic things

about that, yes, security guarantees and etc.

Next steps have to be about it.

Without future security guarantees, we will not have really justice,

and we will not have really ceasefire, what Trump has spoken about.

And if we don't have it, nothing will work.

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