all date stadium will host the opening match of the 2022 world cup. the official opening of the stadium came on day one of the arab cup, but many friends were already counting down to the big kickoff. next november alpha delta i as this tournament unfolds over the coming days, it will play a key role. but organize is getting ready to host the middle east's. biggest ever school thing event next year. i'm for the castle national teams. they get used to playing in front of expected home crowds that we hoping to convince both the fans and themselves. so they really all ready to take on the world. ah, the commander of ukraine's, as of regimen, says his men have been ordered to stop defending mary, a pole in order to save their lives while russia rams up its assault on one of the last ukrainian. how parts of the eastern la hans province.

ah, hello, i'm mary m new machine on then you're watching al jazeera also coming up on the program. you as president joe biden kicks off his tour of asia in south korea with a trip to samsung, to focus on the global computer chip shortage. as thousands q for cooking gas and petrol and sure lanka, a prime minister warns the food supplies are also running live. and in australia, people prepared to vote in a close election which could see the labor party and a decade of conservative room. ah. after weeks of bombardment, ukraine's military leaders of ordered the law soldiers hold up and he is off. sell still works to end the defense of mary, a po, the as a regiment,

been ordered to lay down their arms in the southern port city in order to save their lives. russia says, all $2439.00 fight is blockaded since april 21st of now surrendered almost 3 months after invading moscow is now focusing its campaign on the east and the south, including in step which is controlled the hands and done yet which it recognizes as part of russia, it wants to take full control of the industrial dumbass region and the south, which would limit or remove key of access to the sea dosage by reports. now from moscow. these ukrainian soldiers survived russia's onslaught for more than 2 months in the as of salt steel plants, tired and defeated. they are taken away to the nearby town of the new car in the pro russian shepherdess controlled area of don. yes. their future is unknown, but their commander hope they will get home soon. it's in the naval on them. a

senior military leadership have given in order to save lives in the health of the garrison service men, and to cease defending the city and the civilians have been evacuated before. the heavily wounded received the necessary assistance, and they were evacuated, to be later exchanged and delivered to territory controlled by ukraine on the russian defense minister brief his team in moscow. when i was like, you know, the volcano of the, as i've still planned, continues civilians have been evacuated from the territory of the plant. they were held there by the ukrainian nationalists, 177 people have been saved, including 85 women and 47 children. all of them have received qualified medical, psychological help, nationalists locked the planter actively surrendering so far. 1908 people have laid down their owns. the kremlin says those who surrender will be treated in line with international norms. some russian lawmakers have demanded they be tried for war crimes, and one said they should face the death penalty. sir gay,

chicago also announced his forces alongside russian back separatist will soon claim full control over the logan screeching eastern ukraine. victory, that's long overdue for his forces. for says the defense minister wants to expand. he revealed plans for 12 more military units to be added to the military districts in western russia, in response to finland and sweden applying to join nato. that expansion needs more man power and the russian lawmakers may have the solution. this a demo on friday said this, considering a bill that would allow russians over the age of 40 and foreigners, over the age of 30, to sign up for the military. the website of the russian parliament lower house, the state duma said the move would enable the military to utilize the skills of older professionals. familiar with the use of high precision weapons and military equipment as what russia calls its special military operation near the 3 month mark

. there is no indication from either side of an end to the conflict door such a bar al jazeera moscow. overslept or sir is there in the russian capital moscow she's been following or the latest of elements and the lines that we've been getting. and so we now know that the defense ministry in russia is saying that the last group of the as of regiment, those soldiers that were inside these off style steel complex in the city of mary paul have now surrendered. i believe dose dose hers on the phone for us now. and she can shed a bit more light on her any, any further details? and so, so what more information do you have about this announcement from the russian defense ministry and whether all the fighters have now left? the still works complex in marable. yes, mary, and we're just getting reports from the defense ministry that the defense mr.

himself survey. sure, go, has reported to let me put that to the operation is now complete on getting everybody out of the as i've saw planned, and that the underground facilities of the plans are now completely under full control of the russian on forces. according to the defense ministry since this operation to get everybody out which started on monday, on may 16th, there were $2439.00 fighters from both the i got the tally and as well as part of the other parts of the ukrainian army, have now come out of this facility, they've laid down their weapons and the last group of the people who left the plans over the past few hours. we understand to be $531.00 fighters that have now surrender to the russian forces. we know from earlier today,

we heard that there were just about 180 civilians that have been evacuated, and the rest are fighters that are now in custody of the russian military. now this evacuation was done in coordination with the united nations as well as the international committee of the red cross. what happens next will be very, very significant because the ukrainians have hinted that they agreed to this basically surrender of their military personnel. because they believed that the russians would hand them over later on as part of a exchange of prisoners of war. and they are hoping that these fighters will be returned to ukrainian officials some time in the near future. but what we've been hearing from the russian side here in moscow, the calls have been growing, growing louder and louder for the russian army, not to exchange the members from the as off the tell you specifically not all of the members from the ukrainian military,

but specifically from the as off the kelly, which is a majority of the fighters that were hanging on in that field plants, they want them to stand trial because the prosecutor general has asked the court to basically declare that the adult battalion is a terrorist organization that decision we're expecting to come down next thursday here in the court to moscow. in the meantime, the officials are urging the russian army and the president to not agree to anything at the moment. and they want the, as of the tele members to be put on international tribunal trials to answer for their alleged crimes that the russians are claiming, taking place. what is significant now, isn't this mary and steel plant was the last and really area in the real pull that the russians could not get a full command of as a result of these fighters that had taken shelter there. since the fighting began

in early march in mariel, of course now it will be a very different picture, mary paul, of course, is a strategically important port city in the region of dumbass and with its full control, the russian army will not be able to establish that much needed land court, or that will go from crimea, which russia annexed in 2014, all the way across the dawn by 3 region and into russia. so it really will bolster their forces and what they're aiming to do, which is for the time being control of eastern ukraine. and then after that, focusing in on the southern regions of ukraine to bring them under control of the russian forces. we also understand that the earlier today, the defense minister said that they are hoping to have full control of the region in dumbass as well. so this combined with that would really give them a strong foothold in that eastern part of the crane with which the president here

most likely will be able to declare at a much seated victory that many here have been waiting to hear about. all right, thanks very much. don't jabar with all the latest i've been watching capital. moscow after rushers announced is taking control of the as all stow still plant. it's important because it like it marks and, and in the battle for the southern city of mary paul. meanwhile, ukraine's president has released security video showing a russian miss auditing the house of culture and was over 15. how keith says there was 7 victims, including an 11 year old child described. the strike was absolute, evil. elsewhere. russian troops have been ramping up their assault on the east and hunt. screech and intense fighting has been reported around the riverside says he is a marathon yet. unless this chance rush wants to seize the last remaining ukrainian . hel territory in la hans. appointments that claims on behalf of the separatists, the regions governance as at least 13 civilians,

died barren. russian shelling on thursday when other developments turkeys present russia type. i'd want to say that his whole talks with his finished count upon saturday, about sweden and finland sped to join nato. the nordic nations formerly applied to join the military alliance on wednesday, citing russia's warn ukraine as a security threat president owed one reiterated that he'd maintain his opposition to that applications which must be approved by all. may 2 members. turkeys arguing that sweden and finland support what it describes as tara organisations. good instruments alicia, po kin will go to submit it. of course, we will continue all these discussions for the sake of not interrupting diplomacy. we are clearly saying that since we have all the information and documents related to those terror organization, and we are the victim, and we will not support a terror organization to become a nighttime member. as we are aware of nato sensitivities related. and we

acknowledge the fact that nato is a security organizing will in response to the nature beds rusher saying stop, it's deliveries of natural gas defendant from fat. today, it provides the majority of the northern nations gas, but that's only about 5 percent of finished energy consumption. it stop sending electricity last week. rush and stay and energy found gas prom. it already halted natural gas deliveries to poland. guerria after they refuse to pay in roubles. well, germany has signed an energy partnership deal with katara and an attempt to juices dependency on russia. a mere shaft, i mean, been hammered. assignee has been meeting german, chancellor of schultz and berlin. he says they're aiming to send liquefied natural gas from 2024 and says cattle help contribute to european energy security. we've been investing for many years. and ellen g, a, we're very proud to hopefully the expansion will be there's

a gas expansion that will be ready, hopefully by 2026. we understand now the energy security is very important. gas will, is playing a very vital role. i'm going to be very important for the transition period as well . so this is an investment that is very important to us and we're looking forward as well. especially in the gus for that term, to explore new markets. ah . the usa department has repeated its call for a thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of its john list in the occupied west. the jealousy occupies at west bank. it says it must include accountability. trina, i will actually was shot in the head by israeli forces last week while she was on the assignment in janine, on the day of her funeral israeli forces storm the procession and beat mourners, calling the pool berries,

causing the pool berries to almost drop her casket. i didn't stop thousands of palaces are marching through occupied east jerusalem for funeral and burial members of the international community of condemned or killing. but israel's military says it will not open a criminal investigation. a block led been without 0 for 25 years, covering the story of the israeli occupation. she was known as the voice of palestine. and several palestinians have been injured in a confrontation with israeli security forces in the west bank now, but in missouri. beer near my lap. the fighting is said to have occurred after israeli troops rated the village with al jazeera ly from london still ahead on the program. ah, man, behind the music. remembering angela, the oscar winning greek composer has died at the age of 79.

ah, how i recall some color wessa lives by the moving costs. oh, the pos, if you're further south, it's heating up across the southeast and it really is heating up across spain and portugal. let me go with that unsettle where the piling in from the atlantic some sundry down pools, moving across all in through the u. k. some west or whether to just pushing its way towards the baltic. stace airflow pressure here. we have seen some funding down polls easing across c low countries, making his way across jeremy. that will be the case as we go $13.00 sat day some hey, be down. pause, coming through here and temperature getting paid back. i mean 10 celsius the in oslo with some re, the really wet weather will, easiest way i was to, was that western side of russia through about re some showers, longest bells of rain to coming in to where you crime for a tie before the south. his father drives them lovely weather was a warm sunshine,

although wanted to shout there for portugal and also from northern parts of a spain further south. it's generally dry across northern parts of africa as per usual cairo, but $32.00 degrees where the temperature easing off here as we go on through the next style. so we have got the showers now building nicely across west africa, around the gulf of guinea. pushing farther north to see some wet weather coming. it became fossil as we go on it to the 2nd half of the week, and that re stretches all the way to saroyan. ah, the how and why did it become so obsessed? with this law, we were giving them a tool to hold the corrupt individuals, human rights, abusers accountable. very good. i rip this deal apart if they take the white house of 2025. what is the world hearing what we're talking about? vi american today you'll weekly take on us politics and society. that's the bottom line. holding the powerful to account. as we examined the u. s. suits

row in the world. on al jazeera lou. ah, welcome back. main stories. now. russia's defense ministry says the last ukranian fight is hold up in the is elf, still still works. blonde of now surrendered, ending weeks long siege that russia says more than 2400 fight. as of late down on since monday plant was the last part of marybell, not controlled by russian forces. ukraine's president is really security video, showing a russian missile hating a building and less of a city in our cave. elsewhere, russian troops have been ramping up their assault on the eastern hon. sweecher and

germany assigned an energy partnership. deal with cats are in an attempt to which uses dependency on russia. catalyst emir says that aiming to send liquefied natural gas from 2020 full now and now the stores are following closely. joe biden is in south korea for his 1st asia trip. as us president is seeking to reassure allies about countering chinese influence and discuss north korea's nuclear ambitions and fears, pyongyang will mock his visit with a missile test. but he began by focusing on the computer chips as florence louis reports from sol. us president biden's 1st stop in south korea, a computer chip planned to buy something that could serve as a model for a multi 1000000000 dollar facility being built in the u. s. that underscores the importance of the semiconductor industry computer chips. paula modern technology

for vehicles to artificial intelligence, but a global chip shortage. since the pandemic has affected the availability of many of these products. 3 quarters of global chip production comes from asia. the biden administration is now looking to shift some of that to the us. how we'll do that in my view is by working with close partners who do share our values like republican career, secure more of what we need from our allies and partners and bolster our supply chain resilience. the move is also partly driven by china's drive for self sufficiency in ship production with, with the government pouring billions of dollars into the industry. for the u. s. to maintain its technological advantage. it has to invest in computer chips for south korea. a focal point of president biden's visit is an opportunity to strengthen existing ties into a more comprehensive partnership in lieu of hunger occasion. i hope that today's visit will serve as an opportunity for the r o k u. s. relationship to be reborn as

an economic security alliance chased on advanced technology and supply chain cooperation. president biden's visit comes a week after he hosted southeast asian leaders at a summit in the u. s. analysts say these events underscore how the indo pacific region remains a top priority for the biden administration. on saturday, the 2 precedents were hold a summit, but they're expected to discuss regional security, including the d new career ation of the korean peninsula. florence louis algebra sol, new faces fontaine, north korea, fight against his cove at 19 outbreak. real young shawl is appearing on tv every day, reporting the government's latest figures, which now stands more than 2000000 infections has been compared to the top. us infectious disease expert to anthony found she who was frequently on tv at a height of outbreaks in the united states. but little is known about room,

including his medical qualifications outside experts saying there's still plenty of doubt of the size of north korea's outbreak, given it's denial since the starter pandemic. tremendous took it again. they're taking a strategic approach here, trying to overcome this through the active participation of residence. but if the number of confirmed cases or deaths is too high, then it will likely still people's fears and sour public sentiment. so they might be under reporting the numbers. ok sounds former prime minister iran con, calling on his supporters to march on the capital and reject his removal from power . con has been rallying his supporters in losing office and a parliamentary no confidence vote. last month, he refused to accept the result and accused his rivals. and former allies have been part of the foreign pulse against him, which they deny shall anchors close schools and public employees not to go to work as a country struggles with an acute fuel shortage of thousands of petrol and cooking

gas. you prime minister, run over a singer is also warned of food shortages. the president got to buy roger packs are sworn in 9 more ministers to the new cabinet. but protest is our continuing to demand his resignation. when l fernandez reports from columbia, oh, the chance allowed an unforgiving go home gotta return our stolen money. we want our future back. people are struggling to afford food, medicine, cooking, gas, and fuel. i shall anchor faces. it's worse economic crisis since independence in 1948. it's mainly a chair, then it's new powder. i know with a everything and gone. many people blame the raj, bucks

a family for the crisis from heroes who oversaw the military victory over the tamil tigers. in 2009 family members have now become a target of anger and ridicule. what is very unfortunate is the sense of entitlement that they have that they are meant to rule this country, almost like a royal family. and that sense, i think, comes from the fact that they were in charge when the 30th war came to an end. and they feel that they are the saviors of the country parade. on other analysts say the raj bucks at government took out big loans for giant infrastructure projects. after the countries civil war ended and cut taxes. the president has admitted failure and to corruption activists also allege billions of dollars may have been made from illegal deals in recent years. we like the form in case we are more than

one requires all the court, but not going to happen. some gazes saw here in it's not dead in some cases, are going by pharma. her back by the, by the comes or no c id because evidence on be not friends. i'm a technical my past, the large boxes changed the constitution twice. critic, see this allowed them to contest an unlimited number of terms in the presidential office. weakened, parliamentary oversight, and remove checks and balances against the politicization of public services and the police. the unprecedented protest in recent weeks has worried the ruling family prison got up. a roger boxer has brought in a new prime minister and a new cabinet. but despite the demonstrations, the roger boxes still control the majority in parliament. and the president is refusing protest as cause to step down. minute fernandez, al jazeera,

colombo al voting begins shortly in australia's parliamentary elections, its full cost to be a close race with the opposition labor parties lead narrowing in the final week of campaigning. voting is compulsory, and after last minute, rural change, people isolating with coven 19 will be allowed to vote by phone. if i was legal, france on behalf of about 100000 people who feared they'd miss out from australia's largest city sidney. sarah clark reports. oh, to 6 weeks of campaigning, the prime minister phil found this referee on saturday astronomer will decide if scott morrison is fit to keep the nation's top job. it's a choice between a government that has a strong economic plan that is ensure the destroyer is coming out of this pandemic, stronger than almost any advanced economy in the world to die with. the latest poll shows live a just ahead of the liberal national coalition. the key issues and this election,

a climate change, the cost of living funding for aged care and national security. these are all issues that astrology a has the opportunity to go forwarding and create a better future if we say opportunity. i believe a strategy is the greatest country on earth. the biggest challenge for the morrison government is the rise of female independence. there are 22 high profile candidates known as the tales, a mix of political movements seen as blue and green. they funded by climate group and targeting safe seats held by the liberal party amended, i think they'll be very high if he gets a higher level of disillusionment with major party politics in this country. people are. busy frustrated with one or other party, various reasons. and these just become this dynamic that we want. individuals who represent our local communities, nearly 6000000 voters of electorate of 17000000, have already cast their ballots through postal or early in person voting. i'm very

disappointed how close it is and that it seems as a lot of similarities between 80 major parties. and i find that quite frustrating, not much on offered or gone are the days where we had stifling. quite frankly, we just got a big room bunch of children in politics. if there is no clear majority on saturday after ballots, i counted the outcome of this election will be a hung parliament. that will main are the labor or the coalition must make an agreement with the minor parties or independence in order to govern. analysts say that prospect is highly likely. i'd be surprised if on saturday not we know a clear winner from either of the major parties. i think we'll be looking for tilt the civil dissolved woods, the poles in australia open on saturday. sarah clark al jazeera sydney, australia. banana businessman ellen mosque has mat brazil's present terrible sanara

in an unannounced visit to south palo state. brazil is seeking a partnership with the world's richest man to improve intern access in schools and preserve the amazon rain forest under possible snores leadership. deforestation is which it's highest annual rate in more than a decade is being seen as a political musicals in our we seeking re election in 5 months. one musicians around the world been paying tribute. the greek composer vangelis his died at the age of $79.00. he was most famous for the soundtrack, the oscar winning film, chariots of fire. so nig ago, looks at his achievements. ah, an oscar winning pioneer who left his mark a van glass papa, an us your nose. van gallus was born in greece and went on to master the creation of musical scores with his distinctive style, his work span,

and the sweeping symphonic sum. ridley scott's 1492 conquest of paradise. to avant garde experimental techniques featured in the de stoping science fiction classic blade runner. ah, but it was his most recognizable work. the school to the film chariots of fire had earned him an academy award. ah theme celebrating victory in the face of adversity. ah, that was also in part a tribute to his father, who had been a keen amator runner, munger. liz had no formal musical training, but began his career forming bands with friends, as well as writing and producing for greek artists during the turmoil of a military coup in 1967, he left greece and moved to paris and then london,

and focused on writing musical scores, which suited his diverse styles. i don't like to repeat myself, traverse to repeat something ish only. how that if you can't do anything else or because after repeated beggars, you find the recipe in order to shot records. sure, um, i was trying also avoid that. ah, space was also a subject of infinite fascination for van gallus. his last studio album, juno, to jupiter, was a score to the nasa exploration of the juno space probe, to jupiter. his own should be to the mission. one of many that came to find the artist in his own right. ah to quite look at that line stories now rushes.