good evening. we start tonight with a special report into the sporting revolution being driven by saudi arabia. the kingdom has been investing billions of pounds in attracting some of global sports biggest names, from boxing, formula 1, football and golf. nowjon rahm, one of golf s top players, has announced he sjoining the saudi funded golf tour. the country has been accused of using sport to improve its reputation distracting from its human rights abuses and poor environmental record. but in an interview with the bbc, the sports minister denied claims of so called sportswashing . our sports editor dan roan reports from the port city ofjeddah, where he was accompanied by saudi ministry officials at all times when filming. from a revamped league attracting football s biggest stars and the hosting of world heavyweight title fights to an attempted takeover of golf. jon rahm now the latest top player tojoin its breakaway series. saudi arabia is spending billions of pounds tr
The world premiere of a new biopic portraying Russian President Vladimir Putin, with an AI-rendered central character, is scheduled for September 26th.
Two Western companies - Germany s Wintershall Des and Austria s OMV - are to formally lose their shares in gas extraction projects in Russia s Arctic, according to presidential decrees.
for the russian president does not mean discomfort. leaked plans for the train show a luxurious spa on board, including a turkish steam bath. according to the dossier center, a fully equipped cosmetology suite with a massage table and high-end beauty equipment including a radiofrequency machine used to enhance the tartness of human skin. the kremlin disputes the dossier centers findings, telling cnn that president putin neither owns nor uses a railway car like the one described, but in the aftermath of a recent armed rebellion here in russia which putin s authority was threatened, the focus on his isolated existence is higher than ever. the idea of putin being pampered as he travels incognito by armored train underlines how strangely cloister the kremlin leader has become, even paranoid and besieged according to his former speechwriter. why is it you think that farmer putin and the kremlin has spent such large sums of money
equipment. including a radio frequency machine, used to enhance the tautness of human skin. the kremlin disputes the dossier saying that he neither uses a railway car like one described. but the focus on his isolated existence is higher than ever. and the idea of putin being pampered as he travels incognito by armored train underlines how strangely cloistered the kremlin leader has become, even paranoid and besieged, according to his former speechwriter. why is it, do you think, that vladimir putin and the kremlin has spent such large sums of money planning and constructing this armor ed presidential trai?