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Dazn, Newcastle, Neom, The Line: MbS's powerful financier on the line

Yasir al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Saudi mega sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF), at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh on 29 October 2024.
Yasir al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Saudi mega sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF), at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh on 29 October 2024. © Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters

A deal with Dazn, the possible sale of Newcastle UFC, and problems with Neom and The Line: clouds are gathering over the governor of Saudi Arabia's PIF sovereign wealth fund Yasir al-Rumayyan. Behind these setbacks, an intense war of influence is playing out at the very heart of power in Riyadh.

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China, Russia
Xi Jinping swithering about Moscow's Victory Day invitation

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on 24 October 2024.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on 24 October 2024. © Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/MaxPPP

Intelligence Online can reveal that Vladimir Putin has invited the Chinese leader to take part in Russia's Victory Day celebrations on 9 May. Beijing is hesitating about taking up that invitation, however, as it tries to gauge the intentions of the White House's new occupant.

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