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here's merlyn thomas. promo video: this is neom. neom — saudi arabia's grand plan to transform the country and its image. a project almost the size of belgium, built by companies from all over the world, including more than a dozen from the uk. at its heart — the line. a city carved from the desert, envisaged to be 100 mile straight line, but only 1.5 miles will reportedly be built by 2030. neom's driving force is the country's leader, mohammed bin salman. so since we have empty place and we want to have a place for 10 million people, then let's think from scratch. but it wasn't empty. near the line, thousands of people lived in these three villages. for years, they objected to being moved, but still the project went on. these satellite images show one of the villages where they lived. homes, schools, hospitals, have been wiped off the map. this former saudi intelligence officer has been living in fear since he went into exile in the uk last year. he told us he was ordered to clear one of the villages near neom in 2020 and that
here's merlyn thomas. promo video: this is neom. neom — saudi arabia's grand plan to transform the country and its image. a project almost the size of belgium, built by companies from all over the world, including more than a dozen from the uk. at its heart — the line. a city carved from the desert, envisaged to be 100 mile straight line, but only 1.5 miles will reportedly be built by 2030. neom's driving force is the country's leader, mohammed bin salman. so since we have empty place and...
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merlyn thomas, bbc news. president putin has marked russia�*s annual victory day celebration, commemorating the defeat of nazi germany, with a warning that he won�*t tolerate threats from the west. in a speech in red square, he acknowledged his country was going through a difficult period, because of the war in ukraine. fewer soldiers took part in the parade than usual, and only one tank. from red square, here�*s steve rosenberg. on red square... ..they were celebrating victory. military band plays it was the annual parade to mark the defeat of nazi germany and to remember the 27 million soviet citizens killed in world war two. among the troops here, soldiers who�*ve been fighting in a very different war — russia�*s war in ukraine. each each and from the kremlin leader, who�*d ordered and from the kremlin leader, who�*d ordered the invasion, a warning to ukraine�*s western backers — "don�*t push russia." translation: russia will do everything to avoid a global l confrontation, but at the
merlyn thomas, bbc news. president putin has marked russia�*s annual victory day celebration, commemorating the defeat of nazi germany, with a warning that he won�*t tolerate threats from the west. in a speech in red square, he acknowledged his country was going through a difficult period, because of the war in ukraine. fewer soldiers took part in the parade than usual, and only one tank. from red square, here�*s steve rosenberg. on red square... ..they were celebrating victory. military...
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bbc verify has been looking at, merlyn thomas has this update. soldiers from israeli defence forces have been posting photos of palestinian detainees in the occupied west bank. on social media. the west bank is home to 3 million palestinians and is partially run by the palestinian authority. but there has been an israeli military presence there for decades. we have tracked and analysed over 45 social media posts by 11 idf soldiers operating in the west bank. it shows them arresting men, posing next to the detainees trait with the israeli flag, kneeling and blindfolded and posing in front of what appeared to be children with their mothers. a lot of the footage is taken indoors so it is difficult to locate, but some of it, like this one, is outside. in this video we see a detainee being led into a shop and then you see this building in the background. this is actually the same as this building. it is a mosque. you also see the shop in this video. by comparing these videos on these details to satellite imagery we can see the same mosque and shop her
bbc verify has been looking at, merlyn thomas has this update. soldiers from israeli defence forces have been posting photos of palestinian detainees in the occupied west bank. on social media. the west bank is home to 3 million palestinians and is partially run by the palestinian authority. but there has been an israeli military presence there for decades. we have tracked and analysed over 45 social media posts by 11 idf soldiers operating in the west bank. it shows them arresting men, posing...
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here's merlyn thomas. promo video: this is neom. neom — saudi arabia's grand plan to transform the country and its image. a project almost the size of belgium, built by companies from all over the world, including more than a dozen from the uk. at its heart — the line. a city carved from the desert, envisaged to be 100 mile straight line, but only 1.5 miles will reportedly be built by 2030. neom's driving force is the country's leader, mohammed bin salman. so since we have empty place and we want to have a place for 10 million people, then let's think from scratch. but it wasn't empty. near the line, thousands of people lived in these three villages. for years, they objected to being moved, but still the project went on. these satellite images show one of the villages where they lived. homes, schools, hospitals, have been wiped off the map. this former saudi intelligence officer has been living in fear since he went into exile in the uk last year. he told us he was ordered to clear one of the villages near neom in 2020 and that
here's merlyn thomas. promo video: this is neom. neom — saudi arabia's grand plan to transform the country and its image. a project almost the size of belgium, built by companies from all over the world, including more than a dozen from the uk. at its heart — the line. a city carved from the desert, envisaged to be 100 mile straight line, but only 1.5 miles will reportedly be built by 2030. neom's driving force is the country's leader, mohammed bin salman. so since we have empty place and...
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merlyn thomas reports. soldiers from the israel defence forces have posted images of palestinian detainees in the west bank on social media. the west bank is home to 3 million palestinians and is partially run by the palestinian authority but there has been an israeli military presence there for decades was that we have tracked and analysed over 45 social media post by 11 idf soldiers operating in the west bank. it shows them arresting men, posing next to detainees with israeli flags, kneeling and blindfolded, and posing in front of what appear to be children with their mothers. a lot of the footage is taken indoors so it is difficult to locate, but some of it, like this one, is outside. in this video we see a detainee being led into a shop. and this building in the background, which is the same building, a mosque, as you can see in this video. by comparing these sorts of details with satellite imagery we can see the same mosque and shop here in the village of lydia. the soldiers uploading the content don't
merlyn thomas reports. soldiers from the israel defence forces have posted images of palestinian detainees in the west bank on social media. the west bank is home to 3 million palestinians and is partially run by the palestinian authority but there has been an israeli military presence there for decades was that we have tracked and analysed over 45 social media post by 11 idf soldiers operating in the west bank. it shows them arresting men, posing next to detainees with israeli flags, kneeling...
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merlyn thomas, bbc news. taylor swift has kicked off the european leg of her record—breaking eras tour in france. the star debuted several new outfits and revamped her setlist. she cut several songs to make space for hits from her newest album, the tortured poets department. the concert lasted over three hours with swift performing 45 songs from across her 18—year career. let's speak to savannah delullo, a content creator and taylor fan who was at the gig last night. it's good to have you here. a lot of fans go to several concerts, not just one. if a fan were to go to one of these on the next leg, what would be different? it’s of these on the next leg, what would be different?— be different? it's really different from what we've _ be different? it's really different from what we've all _ be different? it's really different from what we've all seen - be different? it's really different from what we've all seen before | be different? it's really different l from what we've all seen before in the first l
merlyn thomas, bbc news. taylor swift has kicked off the european leg of her record—breaking eras tour in france. the star debuted several new outfits and revamped her setlist. she cut several songs to make space for hits from her newest album, the tortured poets department. the concert lasted over three hours with swift performing 45 songs from across her 18—year career. let's speak to savannah delullo, a content creator and taylor fan who was at the gig last night. it's good to have you...
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merlyn thomas, bbc news. the african penguin is on course to become extinct in the wild by 2035, warn conservationists, who are taking the south african government to court over what they say is a failure to adequately protect the species. the penguin population has reduced by 99% over the last century. from south africa, jenny hill sent this report. theirs is a story of survival. clinking on in a hostile environment. but every year there are fewer african penguins. soon there may be none at all. life on a fed's southern tip is precarious. there are predators, seals and goals, but the real enemy is human. wrecking their habitat and taking their food. you human. wrecking their habitat and taking their food.- and taking their food. you can see this one _ and taking their food. you can see this one near— and taking their food. you can see this one near the - and taking their food. you can see this one near the water. and taking their food. you can see this one near the water is| see this one near the water is
merlyn thomas, bbc news. the african penguin is on course to become extinct in the wild by 2035, warn conservationists, who are taking the south african government to court over what they say is a failure to adequately protect the species. the penguin population has reduced by 99% over the last century. from south africa, jenny hill sent this report. theirs is a story of survival. clinking on in a hostile environment. but every year there are fewer african penguins. soon there may be none at...
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bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas is here with more. thanks, reeta. this is what some of israel's soldiers have been posting on social media. entering palestinian homes in the middle of the night. but this isn't a warzone. it's the west bank. home to 3 million palestinians, it's partially run by the palestinian authority. but there's been an israeli military presence there for decades. one of these soldiers, yohai vazana, who regularly uploads videos of his patrols, calls them hunts. he is part of the battalion 9213 operating in the west bank. bbc verify have tracked footage posted by yohai and three others in the same battalion, arresting men, posing next to detainees draped with israeli flags, kneeling and blindfolded, and posing in front of what appear to be children with their mothers. we have analysed 45 pieces of footage like this. legal experts said filming and publishing such footage on social media may be a war crime. the soldiers don't attempt to hide their identities, tagging each other, naming their battalion, proudly displaying their work
bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas is here with more. thanks, reeta. this is what some of israel's soldiers have been posting on social media. entering palestinian homes in the middle of the night. but this isn't a warzone. it's the west bank. home to 3 million palestinians, it's partially run by the palestinian authority. but there's been an israeli military presence there for decades. one of these soldiers, yohai vazana, who regularly uploads videos of his patrols, calls them hunts. he is part of...
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here's merlyn thomas. this is part of neom — saudi arabia's grand plan to transform the country and its image. it's a project almost the size of belgium with companies from all over the world building it. at its heart is the line — a city carved from the desert and a 100—mile straight line. but it's come at a price. thousands of people lived near the line. for years, they objected to being moved, but the project still went ahead. we spoke to a former saudi intelligence officer, now exiled in britain, who says he was given orders to clear one of the villages for the project in 2020. now, he said the order licensed him to use lethal force against whoever stayed in their homes. he says he dodged the mission which went ahead without him. this is the aftermath. walls littered with bullet holes. this man refused to leave his home. saudi forces shot him dead. in the months leading up to his death, he posted multiple videos on social media protesting the evictions. the saudi government says he was an armed t
here's merlyn thomas. this is part of neom — saudi arabia's grand plan to transform the country and its image. it's a project almost the size of belgium with companies from all over the world building it. at its heart is the line — a city carved from the desert and a 100—mile straight line. but it's come at a price. thousands of people lived near the line. for years, they objected to being moved, but the project still went ahead. we spoke to a former saudi intelligence officer, now exiled...
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with more on this story, let's cross to our team at bbc verify and our correspondent merlyn thomas who has been looking into the claims. this is part of neom, the grand plan to transform the country of saudi arabia and its image, a project almost the size of belgium with companies from all over the world building it. at the heart is the line, a city carved from the desert in a 100 mile straight line but it has come at a price. thousands of people live near the line and for years the people objected to being moved but the project and still went ahead. we spoke to a former saudi intelligence officer, excelled in the uk, who says he was given orders to clear one of the villages in the project in 2020 —— exiled. he said he was allowed to use lethal force against whoever stayed in their homes and he said he dodged the mission which went ahead without him. this is the aftermath. walls are littered with bullet holes and this man here refused to leave his home, and saudi forces shot him dead. in the months leading up to his death he posted multiple videos on social media, protesting the ev
with more on this story, let's cross to our team at bbc verify and our correspondent merlyn thomas who has been looking into the claims. this is part of neom, the grand plan to transform the country of saudi arabia and its image, a project almost the size of belgium with companies from all over the world building it. at the heart is the line, a city carved from the desert in a 100 mile straight line but it has come at a price. thousands of people live near the line and for years the people...
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bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas is here with this investigation from bbc verify and bbc eye. thanks, sophie. this is part of neom — saudi arabia's grand plan to transform the country and its image. it's the world's biggest construction project. a futuristic eco—city. built by companies from all over the world, including more than a dozen from the uk. at its heart, the line — a desert city envisaged to be a 100—mile straight line. but only 1.5 miles will reportedly be built by 2030. it's in the north—west of saudi arabia cutting across the vast desert. neom's driving force is the country's crown prince, mohammad bin salman. he's courted many western leaders, including rishi sunak. the crown prince says neom is being built in an empty space, but it isn't. thousands of people lived in these three villages. for years they objected to being moved for the project, but they were still made to leave their homes. this former saudi intelligence officer told us he was ordered to clear one of the villages near neom in 2020 and that security forces were allowed to kill those who
bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas is here with this investigation from bbc verify and bbc eye. thanks, sophie. this is part of neom — saudi arabia's grand plan to transform the country and its image. it's the world's biggest construction project. a futuristic eco—city. built by companies from all over the world, including more than a dozen from the uk. at its heart, the line — a desert city envisaged to be a 100—mile straight line. but only 1.5 miles will reportedly be built by 2030. it's...
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bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas has been looking at what we can say about this operation? israel said it would continue its military operations in rafah. diplomatically, hamas has accepted the ceasefire proposal put forward by the qatari and the egyptians as well. �* . ., ,~ ., , well. ben'amin netanyahu has said this well. benjamin netanyahu has said this proposal _ well. benjamin netanyahu has said this proposal did _ well. benjamin netanyahu has said this proposal did not _ well. benjamin netanyahu has said this proposal did not meet - well. benjamin netanyahu has said this proposal did not meet israel'sl this proposal did not meet israel's demands, but he did say that he would send a delegation to cairo. while a look at these live pictures coming to us from rafah. you can see the smoke in the air, think of the hundreds of people on the move there, the border is closed, eat and feel is not getting in, we are going to keep a close eye on those talks in cairo and any developments from there, we will bring them to you. let's look at what we know about the operation, what
bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas has been looking at what we can say about this operation? israel said it would continue its military operations in rafah. diplomatically, hamas has accepted the ceasefire proposal put forward by the qatari and the egyptians as well. �* . ., ,~ ., , well. ben'amin netanyahu has said this well. benjamin netanyahu has said this proposal _ well. benjamin netanyahu has said this proposal did _ well. benjamin netanyahu has said this proposal did not _ well. benjamin...