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

I'm Janet Gillil, and in the early hours of Saturday,

the 19th of August, these are our main stories.

President Biden has declared a new era of partnership

with South Korea and Japan as a three nation's leaders

unite to criticize Chinese aggression.

The British government has ordered an inquiry

after a nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies

and trying to kill six others.

The head of military police in Brazil's capital

is arrested for alleged collusion with protesters

who stormed government buildings in January.

Also in this podcast,

we will protest this policy from Feadeil,

though we don't think there's very much chance

of changing it.

It's a Russian-dominated organization.

Criticism of the decision of the International Chess Federation

to ban transgender women from competing in female-only events.

President Biden, with the help of China,

has achieved something that many thought was impossible.

A historic summit between the leaders of South Korea

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