Charlotte Gallagher

Russia had requested via Interpol for Eugene to be arrested, accusing him of fraud and seeking his extradition. Apparently I stole money from a theater. I don't know what to tell you. It never happened. Interpol didn't take a view on his criminal case. He spent three weeks behind bars in Italy before the organization decided to cancel Russia's arrest request because of doubts raised over whether it was politically motivated. Today's threats are global threats.

Ja se on juuri se, mitä Interpolilla on. Interpolilla on pitkäaikainen kritiikki, että hallitsevien regioiden käyttäjät käyttävät itsenäisiä järjestöjä, jotta he järjestävät ympäristöjä. Ukraina-CCTV käsittelee näitä kuvia, joissa russi miltäri käsittelee rannasta Crimeaan suuntaan.

After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Interpol acted and said it would add extra scrutiny on requests from Russia. Despite the extra checks, leaked documents reveal Interpol approved about 90% of Russia's requests in 2024. At the same time, when Interpol's independent watchdog was reviewing complaints about Russia's requests, they overturned roughly half for breaking the rules. Internal reports also showed Interpol was aware of Russia's flagrant violations of its rules.

I've been working for Interpol for quite a while now. I won't say where. That's a whistleblower from inside Interpol, who has leaked thousands of internal documents to BBC Eye and Disclose, a French investigative newsroom. We've disguised their voice and identity. They claim to be transparent, but that's just not true. Everything is on a need-to-know basis.

Olemme kertoneet, että Interpol on vähentänyt joitain sen ristriksioita Venäjän vastaan. Interpol on vastannut, että heillä on järjestelmällinen olo pysyä vähentämään ristiriitaa. He sanoivat, etteivät he voivat kommentoida, onko ristiriitaa ristiriitaan. Olemme pysyneet ristiriitaan, jonka Venäjä on tarkoittanut, koska sääntö alkoi. Kun hän on tullut rauhassa, hän on kuin rauhassa.

Igor Petrikov nyt asuu Suomessa, jossa hän etsii asiloita. Hänen yrityksensä olivat suurin piirteet rauhallisia teräyhtymäriä. Lopulta lopulta hän ei halunnut pysyä ulkopuolella. Minä olin vastattava tästä. Minun pitäisi pysyä paljon vahvemmin kuin minulle. Se ei ollut vain yrityksen asia, se oli myös moraalinen asia. Hän sanoo, että hänen pysyänsä liittyi hänen yrityksensä nationalisoimaan ja kriminaaliseen tutkimukseen. Hän lähti Ruotsiin ja oli laittanut Interpolin halutuista listaa.

Egor's name was on the wanted list for almost two years, before Interpol ruled that his case was predominantly political.

A big part of Saudi Arabia's reinvention of its troubled global image has been through hosting sporting events. That'll culminate in the World Cup in 2034 going to Saudi. But the path is not proving entirely smooth. It's just been announced that the Asian Winter Games, which the kingdom was due to host in three years, have been postponed indefinitely. The event was due to be held in the planned megacity of Neom.

So how's that progressing? It's something that Alison Killing from the Financial Times has been looking into. She began by describing the vision for Neon. There were a number of projects that were actually part of it. One that people might have heard of is the line. That was this giant megastructure which was meant to be 200 metres wide, 500 metres high and then 170 kilometres long. It looks like this giant mirror glass wall stretching from the sea up into the desert. And 9 million people were supposed to live inside that thing.

Kaikki, johon haluat mennä, kuitenkaan koulu, koulutus, tuotanto, kaupungin, museo tai järjestelmä, kaikki tulee sisällä tässä yhden ison megastruktuurin. Mutta koska voit muuttaa kolme dimensiota, kaikki tulee olla melko lähellä. Lisäksi olisi skiresortti mountainsissa, joka oli kutsuttu Trajanaan, ja sieltä asian kesäpäiväpäivät olivat suunniteltuja vuonna 2029.

Over the past six months, certainly potentially more, work has slowed down significantly. And in fact, Saudi Arabia has just announced that they are redesigning what would have taken place there. And there's no longer going to be this megastructure. They're thinking instead about a much more modest proposal.

Niitä asioita, joita olin kuullut puheenjohtajien kanssa, oli, että se oli hyvin vaikeaa tuoda kriittisiä projekteja ja kuunnella niitä. Silloin ihmiset sanoivat, että nämä 9 miljoonaa ihmisiä, jotka tulisivat Neonille vuoteen 2030, mistä he tulisivat? Voimmeko rakentaa kaupungin, jossa heidät voidaan yhdistää vuoteen 2030? Mitä tämä vaatii? Kun Neon oli ensimmäisenä tuotettu vuoteen 2017, oli 500 miljardia Saudi-Arabian Suomalaisuuden rahoitusjärjestöstä.

They said, we don't think this is enough. The line, it looks like it's going to cost trillions. But they said that it was very, very difficult to get criticism listened to. And people who did try to raise those questions were either told to keep quiet or were pushed out. What we saw instead was Neon, as they started to sort of adjust to reality, they would say, well, you know, initially the first phase of the line was going to be some 10 kilometers. And they gradually cut that down until they were only going to build two and a half kilometers as the first phase.

And then late last year they started to announce, well, okay, it's not going to be ready by 2030. You know, this is a multi-generational project. And so we've seen this gradual climb down, which is also allowing people to save face, allowing Prince Mohammed to save face. That was Alison Killing of the Financial Times speaking to Tim Franks.

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has led tributes to Mark Tully, who reported for the BBC from there for many years. He said that Sir Mark, who was 90 and died in Delhi, left an enduring mark on public discourse. Mark Tully was known as the BBC's Voice of India. Ambarasan Etirajan reports.

That was Ambarasan Etirajan. And finally, thousands of people have queued at a zoo in Japan to see the country's final two giant pandas before they leave for China on Tuesday. The twin bears were born in Tokyo in 2021 to parents on loan from Beijing. Our Tokyo correspondent Shaima Khalil reports from UNA Zoo.

It's been a big day here at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo. Emotional for some, as large crowds gathered to say goodbye to Japan's beloved twin pandas, Shao Shao and his sister Lele. I am surrounded by panda souvenirs, stuffed toys, magnets, bags, hats.

The four-year-old giant pandas have been national darlings since their birth here, but their return to China was always part of the loan agreement. Many people here tell me that even though they knew that they had to go home someday, it's still hard saying goodbye. I've always liked pandas, but seeing the twins and witnessing their growth, especially since they were so small, has been such a joy. It's rather sad that they are leaving.

But considering their situation and thinking about their future partners, it really is better for them to be in China.

I've been bringing my boy here since he was a baby, so I hope it becomes a good memory for him. I'm glad we could come today to remember them. Record numbers have wanted to come here to see the pandas for the last time, so a lottery was drawn to pick the lucky visitors. But the viewing itself has also been restricted, about a minute or so. Just barely enough time to wave, to say goodbye, and maybe take a selfie.