the host of the fifa world cup 2024 will be saudi arabia. celebrations in the kingdom but strong concerns among human rights groups about the safety of migrant workers. more on that and all of the rest of the sports news here's chetan pathak. we start with the uefa champions league — with seven matches currently underay and two results to bring you. those results are at the top. a stunning strike from julian alvarez and an antoine griezmann double has helped atletico madrid to a comfortable 3—1win over slovan bratislava. lille have moved closer to the champions league knockouts with a 3—2 win over sturm graz. elsewhere...

not a lot of goals, but the final 2—0 up. stood guard one, young boys won, manchester city just one in all competitions for them. goalless as i speak at the moment and you vent us, at the moment and you vent us, where arsenal is 0—0 at home to where arsenal is 0—0 at home to monaco. all of those matches, monaco. all of those matches, roughly half an hour played. roughly half an hour played. the men's football world cup the men's football world cup will be held in saudi arabia will be held in saudi arabia in ten years time — in ten years time — while spain, portugal while spain, portugal and morocco will be joint hosts and morocco will be joint hosts for the tournament before for the tournament before that in 2030. that in 2030. football's world governing body football's world governing body made the announcement made the announcement at a congress meeting earlier. sportswashing and reckless. at a congress meeting earlier. the decision to allow the decision to allow saudi to host in 2034 saudi to host in 2034 is a contentious one. is a contentious one. fifa says it could serve fifa says it could serve as a catalyst for change as a catalyst for change and contribute to positive and contribute to positive human rights outcomes human rights outcomes for people across the region. for people across the region. the kingdom says it will be the kingdom says it will be a tournament for everyone — a tournament for everyone — but amnestry international is among those that but amnestry international is among those that are critical, calling it are critical, calling it sportswashing and reckless.

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jack draper was due to travel to spain to train with carlos alcaraz during the tennis off—season, but he's been alcaraz during the tennis off—season, but he's been forced to change his plans. forced to change his plans. draper reached the us open draper reached the us open semi finals this year semi finals this year and ended the season and ended the season inside the world's top 20. inside the world's top 20. the british number one the british number one is taking things a little is taking things a little easier at the moment easier at the moment as he recovers from injury as he recovers from injury but spoke to us after but spoke to us after completing a memory walk completing a memory walk in partnership with in partnership with the alzheimer s society the alzheimer s society in honour of his grandmother in honour of his grandmother who has dementia. who has dementia. i'v e i've had a little bit of a hip i'v e i've had a little bit of a hip problem which i'm trying to problem which i'm trying to work out and i've had an work out and i've had an amazing year. it's been very amazing year. it's been very relentless for my body and relentless for my body and stuff. this. now i've had a bit stuff. this. now i've had a bit of time off and i'm trying to of time off and i'm trying to work for next year, and work for next year, and sometimes these things come sometimes these things come along, these little setbacks. along, these little setbacks. i'm hoping it's nothing too i'm hoping it's nothing too serious. i can come back firing serious. i can come back firing on all cylinders and hopefully on all cylinders and hopefully start the year off well. at start the year off well. at this stage of my tennis. i know this stage of my tennis. i know lots of other young players are lots of other young players are constantly trying to understand constantly trying to understand

our bodies better, we are our bodies better, we are constantly trying to have constantly trying to have an understanding of how we are going to manage our bodies for the long run and what we need to do, what exercises we

the overall cost is likely to be hundreds of billions of dollars and this of dollars and this decision was expected. decision was expected. there was only one bid. there was only one bid. fifa had already called fifa had already called it a very strong all it a very strong all round proposition, but not round proposition, but not everyone is convinced. everyone is convinced. amnesty called that assessment "an astonishing whitewash amnesty called that assessment "an astonishing whitewash "of the country's atrocious "of the country's atrocious human rights record." human rights record." in saudi arabia, free speech in saudi arabia, free speech is severely limited. is severely limited. its justice system its justice system is draconian. is draconian. this year, it's estimated this year, it's estimated that it executed more that it executed more than 300 people. than 300 people. more, it's thought more, it's thought than any country other than iran and china. we respect the rules and than any country other than iran and china. and on its executions and on its executions for drug offences. for drug offences. the un has previously said the un has previously said "this is incompatible "this is incompatible "with international "with international norms and standards." norms and standards." also, women don't have also, women don't have the same rights as men the same rights as men and homosexuality is illegal. and homosexuality is illegal. the bbc�*s dan roan asked the the bbc�*s dan roan asked the saudi government about this. saudi government about this. everyone is welcome in the kingdom. everyone is welcome in the kingdom. like any other nations around like any other nations around the world, we have rules the world, we have rules and regulations that everyone and regulations that everyone should abide with and respect. should abide with and respect.

when we come to the uk, when we come to the uk, we respect the rules and regulations, whether we believe in them or not. for its part, fifa argues the tournament could serve as a catalyst and contribute to positive human rights outcomes.

and qatar did make reforms. but on this issue, last month, fifa published an independent report that it had commissioned. the report found that a number of severe human rights impacts did ultimately occur. this included deaths, injuries and illnesses, wages not being paid for months on end. it says measures put in place by fifa and its partners did not prevent the severe impacts from occurring, and that, in fact, a credible argument can be made that fifa contributed to some of the impacts. that wasn't what was promised. and in fifa's assessment of the saudi bid, it also notes a commitment to sustainability and climate change. but how far can that commitment go? saudi arabia is one of the world's biggest producers of fossil fuels, and eight stadiums have to be built for this world cup, one of them at the top of a 350 metre high structure in a city that doesn't yet exist. there will be an environmental cost, as there is with every world cup, but fifa says mitigations will help counter this, and its choice of saudi arabia is part

of a broader ambition. fifa would certainly argue very strongly that as football is a global game and ultimately the ultimate global game, it has to be capable of accommodating different types of society, different types of politics, different types of culture to retain its global leadership in world sport. that ambition is being paired with saudi arabia's desire to use sport to change its economy and its reputation. since 2021, it's invested $6.2 billion. that's £5 billion. — in high level sport. and that investment brings huge influence. the saudis are here to stay as long as they want to. it's the saudis that are calling the shots here. and as long as they're willing to write the cheques, sport is willing to give them whatever they want. saudi arabia has long wanted the world cup, and now it has it. one last thing. summers in saudi arabia

reach 45 celsius. don't be surprised if it's a winter world cup this time. you saw steve from amnesty international in that report, we will talk to him live now. he is amnesty�*s head of labour rights and sport. thank you very much for being with us. let me quote to something the english fa said today. "we believe hosting world cups can believe hosting world cups can be a catalyst for positive change. " does that make this a goodidea? change. " does that make this a good idea?— good idea? there is an of truth and that in _ good idea? there is an of truth and that in that _ good idea? there is an of truth and that in that it _ good idea? there is an of truth and that in that it is possible . and that in that it is possible to host a world cup and to use that experience to drive reforms on labour rights, on combating discrimination, freedom of expression. but it's not automatic. it only happens if people work for it. it only happens if fifa and organisations like the fa take their responsibilities seriously to ensure that it is

done, and if saudi arabia is committed to those reforms. what we saw in qatar, we did see reforms very late in the day, after nearly a decade of very serious abuses, and one of the biggest lessons was you have to put these human rights protections in right from the start so that positive change can be made and that is what fifa hasn't done this time. i think you're sceptical that anything will change in saudi arabia as a result of this world cup? i'm sceptical they have the will to do this to put enough pressure on saudi arabia to make that happen. i'm sceptical that saudi arabia has the same willingness and i'm sceptical about our ability to be able to influence a country that doesn't want to be influenced. at the same time, we don't have that option of giving up. we have to be hopeful, we have to push the change. the scale of the impact of this tournament, which will involve 100 of thousands of workers, it will involve the displacement of many residents

in salvia mack saudi arabia. we owe it to football, we owe to saudi arabians, we owe it to migrant workers to try to push this change. do migrant workers to try to push this change-— this change. do you think fifa aaivin this change. do you think fifa giving this — this change. do you think fifa giving this to _ this change. do you think fifa giving this to saudi _ this change. do you think fifa| giving this to saudi arabia, do you think that was a mistake? yes. giving it the way that they have done it. an organisation would say saudi arabia would never host a world cup. it should be allowed to do so if it respects fifa's own human rights conditions which means as well as being able to show that a stadium is safer fans, it should also be able to show that it's safe for workers to build, and it hasn't met those criteria. it hasn't met fifa's own criteria, so you can't have the confidence of what will follow. what fifa could've done is only give the world cup to saudi arabia when saudi arabia had made commitments or to release prisoners, i think that is a

missed opportunity for fifa at this point. do missed opportunity for fifa at this point-— this point. do you think saudi arabia is so _ this point. do you think saudi arabia is so keen _ this point. do you think saudi arabia is so keen to - this point. do you think saudi arabia is so keen to have - this point. do you think saudi arabia is so keen to have the | arabia is so keen to have the world cup? aha, arabia is so keen to have the world cop?— world cup? a sporting event watched by _ world cup? a sporting event watched by billions - world cup? a sporting event watched by billions of - world cup? a sporting eventl watched by billions of people. it is part of their entry into the world, they opening up of their society, changing the image of saudi arabia. it's an incredibly powerful cultural tool. we saw how qatar used it in terms of positioning itself in terms of positioning itself in the world. saudi arabia want to do that as well. it's part of its economy, it's diplomacy and parts of its reputation. it's the biggest event there is. ,, . ~' , ., , it's the biggest event there is. steve, thank you very much for being _ is. steve, thank you very much for being with _ is. steve, thank you very much for being with us. _ let's turn to haiti and take look at the latest on conflict there — we're following a few developments today. medecins sans frontieres announced they would partially resume their work in the haitian capital, port au prince. it follows a 22 day pause — which msf says was prompted by security threats against its patients and staff. the caribbean country has been

engulfed in a wave of gang violence since the 2021 assassination of the then—president, jovenel moise mow—eese. the united nations estimates the number of people killed in so far this year had reached "a staggering 5,000". over the weekend reports emerged of more than 100 people killed by gang members in port au prince. a local human rights organisation said a local gang leader targeted the group after his son fell ill and subsequently died. he reportedly blamed them for practising "witchcraft". joining me now from miami is camilo gomez, bbc monitoring journalist who has been closely following the situation in haiti. first of all, these killings, we are hearing may be up to 200

people, a lot of them elderly, and it all seems to be because of alleged witchcraft. can you tell us anything more about that? , , ., ., that? yes, the situation in haiti is really _ that? yes, the situation in haiti is really quite - haiti is really quite complicated with lots of gang violence and many attacks occurring almost on a daily basis, but this one in particular was quite gruesome and quite large and also it was different in the sense that most of the people who were targeted were accused of witchcraft by a gang leader who, as you said, whose son had died and it must be noted that last nights, there was also around ten people were killed in a different area of the

country and also two days ago, a bus was shot at also in an area, so violence is quite prevalent. i5 area, so violence is quite prevalent-— area, so violence is quite revalent. , a, , . prevalent. is the basic truth that the authorities - prevalent. is the basic truth that the authorities and - prevalent. is the basic truth that the authorities and the | that the authorities and the police have lost control of? because i know local police were bolstered by kenyan police officers coming to reinforce them. has that not really made any difference? the them. has that not really made any difference?— any difference? the local authorities _ any difference? the local authorities and _ any difference? the local authorities and the - any difference? the local. authorities and the police, they are being helped by this kenyan led multinational support mission come about, still, they haven't made that much progress in the areas where the gangs control, in the areas that are controlled by the gangs, for instance, in port—au—prince, there are several parts of the town where it's been really hard for them to fight the gangs and regain control of those areas, even

though they have announced that they have had success in other parts, for instance, they said that they regained control of a couple of police stations in the department, but port—au—prince has been a really difficult particularly a port—au—prince has been a really difficult particularly in places like the massacre in places like the massacre taking place last weekend. taking place last weekend. thank you very much, from bbc thank you very much, from bbc monitoring in miami with the monitoring in miami with the latest on the situation. latest on the situation. around the world around the world and across the uk. and across the uk. this is bbc news. this is bbc news.

the focus is on al "supercomputers" to train up ai models. eu countries will match the investment — with a total of 1.5—billion euros to be spent on the development. it's one of the first big announcements from the eu's new tech boss, henna virkkunen from finland. lets speak to pieter haeck, lets speak to pieter haeck, tech reporter at eu politico. tech reporter at eu politico. thank you for being with us. thank you for being with us. these are huge amounts of these are huge amounts of money. what is the european money. what is the european union trying to do here? to union trying to do here? to train ai, — union trying to do here? trr train ai, you need a lot of train ai, — union trying to do here? trr train ai, you need a lot of computing capacity, and he computing capacity, and he wants to avoid that promising wants to avoid that promising european ai startups are european ai startups are knocking on the doors of us big knocking on the doors of us big tech players for that computing tech players for that computing capacity. so what they now have capacity. so what they now have done is pledged hundreds of done is 1553 00:18:57,110 millions of euros to make sure

that that's computing capacity