here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world. this week how many casualties has russia suffered in its war against ukraine, and how do we find out? we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine, and we get information from more than 65 cemeteries all over russia. xijinping, china s leader, at 70. is he turning into an emperor? the status he s got now, he is either a king or emperor. he s the supreme leader. and how bad is the world s climate crisis, really? enough to keep the people in the know awake at night? the world is changing rapidly. we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the w
we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the way it has? not mr putin, clearly. so what about the battlefield casualties which russia s sustained? the bbc s russian service has been carrying out a thorough investigation into this, putting names to as many of the dead as they can. olga ivshina, senior correspondent for the bbc russia service, has headed the investigation. so currently, we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine. i say fighters, because it s important. not all of them are russian soldiers. some of them were recruited by notorious wagner private military company. others were prisoners assigne
enough to keep the people in the know awake at night? the world is changing rapidly. we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the way it has? not mr putin, clearly. so what about the battlefield casualties which russia s sustained? the bbc s russian service has been carrying out a thorough investigation into this, putting names to as many of the dead as they can. olga ivshina, senior correspondent for the bbc russia service, has headed the investigation. so currently, we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine. i say fighters, because it s important. not all of them are russian soldiers. some of them were
but we re fighting back as well and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days i m optimistic that we can keep close to that 1.5, if not keep under it. money talks and in sport, it talks particularly loudly. saudi arabia s public investment fund, under the overall guidance of crown prince mohammed bin salman, first set up a breakaway golf tour liv, luring players away from the professional golf association circuit. and now, the pga has agreed an effective merger with liv. the pga tour chief, jay monahan, says it s in everyone s interest. it s certainly in saudi arabia s interest. i talked to the bbc sports editor dan roan about it all. certainly, many of the critics of saudi arabia s investment in golf are concerned that this does, indeed, represent a takeover,
but we re fighting back as well and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days i m optimistic that we can keep close to that 1.5, if not keep under it. money talks and in sport, it talks particularly loudly. saudi arabia s public investment fund, under the overall guidance of crown prince mohammed bin salman, first set up a breakaway golf tour liv, luring players away from the professional golf association circuit. and now, the pga has agreed an effective merger with liv. the pga tour chief, jay monahan, says it s in everyone s interest. it s certainly in saudi arabia s interest. i talked to the bbc sports editor dan roan about it all. certainly, many of the critics