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a spectacular ceremony to kick off the 1st world cup in the middle east. i think we are going to be the surprise. it is 1 o'clock. ecuadorian fran celebry, top of that team beats the host nation to nil in the opening game. ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up political uncertainty grows in malaysia. a tightly contested election results and no clear, we're not the 1st time in years i am calling for sanctions to pressure me and mars military rulers, the un special rapture makes a plea to officials in south korea. well it's been 12 years in the making on finally, the 1st football world cup to be held in the middle east has kicked off in cattle

shift to me, banana doubt, fanny be a mere of cattle. welcome the world at the end of a spectacular opening ceremony. in the city of our call, but the elation turned to disappointment for the house nation before the night was over. cut our la cost to nails to ecuador. in the 1st much southern debate begins our coverage. the 10th a symbol of our culture. ah, a miracle of artists, music color and applause. the weight is over for one of the sporting world's most anticipated championships. ah, the football world cups opening ceremony watched by 1000 you'll find that totally and millions of people across the globe. i heard something, not just music, but also this call to celebrate the 1st world cup of the post code

19 era. the 1st in the mid least, the 1st posted by emerson country, ah, the traditionally popular sport, not just united nations across the globe, but also the people of putting and it's rulers. so why are some are nuts people of all origins, nationalities, religions, and beliefs will meet hearing cutter and on tv screens around the world on all the continents to participate in these incredible moments. it's a beautiful thing for people to put their differences aside to celebrate the diversity and unity at the same time. ah the 2022 woke up the way it didn't start really for the host southern sheet charge off his lines and the valencia had it in but via rule that out for a narrow, offsite 15 minutes in ela, she doesn't will begin catch valencia that i free played advantage,

but then gave the penalty. valencia equity ahead and the half hour it was to valencia getting a 2nd going into half time. but at the more he that he did get a fighting goal, but couldn't the net the 2nd with the game not to be better now face a challenge to get out of their group. and with that, the drama begins for the fans. they can job years to get here a journey brought with challenges from a grueling brigade to a global pandemic from building the infrastructure for an entire nation to delivering stadiums on time. this is the day which marks overcoming all of those challenges and the fee for woke up and other have officially begun from

a majority that of era done in a country where football is king. the reaction in ecuador to the opening match against kat. i was jubilation. latin america editor lucy newman. as more from blacky i against old predictions ecuadorian celebrated a glorious opening match and the world cup it. it was not to support city. why? yeah, keel. it was mitchell pride. many of the countries top players arcos daniels, which means from ecuador pacific coast. and that we're making history. we're celebrating my bill, but it's not just about kicking the football a quarter has a bring our players know how to think and play. that's going to take us a long way. ah, on the stay, a state of emergency declared in the city because of uncontrollable gang violence

was forgotten. even the drug traffickers had apparently declared a truce to the game. ah, football is a passion in ecuador, the king of sports, but it's much more the national team is one of the youngest playing in the world cup, and is made up almost entirely of black co dorians from very poor neighborhoods. they're becoming role models for many other young ecuadorian who are too often tempted to resort to drug trafficking and crime. i mean about my guy telling me that this is only the beginning that ecuador is going to keep moving forward and as well. i spoke with the game has brought millions of ecuadorian together behind one game, and one dream that they hope taken to the final of the world come to see a newman al jazeera. why a key? oh so hell malik has been in the m a,

a fun park experiencing the elation and disappointment along with those watching the 1st get oh i use a birthday the will help happen. what exactly, how could i want that they love the match, but i haven't done with the mood of all the friends here. i mean, part of it. ah, well, we're leaving me a 1000 people. yeah. congregated around that screen to get a glimpse of the 1st game of the world cup. now,

many of them with supporting kasai, going to go home tonight, pretty disappointed. but the ecuadorian is the big night. they're going to celebrate all over a. so you, with the support for the guitar team, people find intriguing coming in, just to get a glimpse of the 1st much. i couldn't get it to me much so i decided to come with us. we need to supply some for me as well. i got to be a maybe they were at with we're going to be pushing forward a night and something disappointment for the home fun. they'll hope however, that that team can bounce back and possibly trying qualify for the next round.

what's the show is that to not know what the next ah had inconclusive general election in malaysia as produced, the country's 1st ever hung parliament. se 20 contested election left major parties unable to secure enough boats to form a new government. why the leaders are scrambling to broaden their coalitions frontier has more from calling them. there are 2 main contenders for the job of prime minister of malaysia. one is more you'd in yes, in the leader of the national alliance, who's blocked the 2nd largest number of seats in parliament. now he says he's got enough support of members of parliament to be the leader of the country, but he hasn't revealed names or numbers. the other contender is unwise abraham, the leader of the opposition. now, an unusual alliance may yet emerge with the opposition, the alliance of hope,

teaming up with the national front. now this is a party that's one elections for 60 years until it was defeated by the opposition in 2018. if they do work together, it would be an unusual partnership. these 2 parties met earlier on monday morning, but at a press conference the national front says they will need more time, and in fact, are seeking an extension of time to submit their nominee for prime ministerial candidate. malaysians woke up to an uncertain future on sunday with no clear winner in the general election. negotiations have begun to determine who will join forces to make up the majority in parliament. opposition block? the alliance of hope led by unwise brian has the most seats, but not enough break at the national or national alliance is the 2nd largest coalition. it's met with leaders of a regional party based in rock state,

who now has the potential to be kingmaker. i don't think i, i am quite upset because now the alliance of hope, every touch on mission are going neck and i am hoping for the best for the new government, i just hope that they are all united because in the end it's really about the country is for the people and for the future. some analysts say it's possible the same parties that were in power before parliament was dissolved, could work together again, which may upset some voters as this alliance would include barry, sun, national, or the national front, whose leaders are tainted by corruption. the most important thing is for break or the national donnie choose or appoint candidates or by dimensions that don't have any issues with corruption. yeah, plenty of those and it can be part of the government. and the 2nd part of it is that regard, the national, we'll have to remain convicted. boy in dedicated education was prosecuting dose

with corruption charges. one winner in this election is the malaysian islamic party, a partner in the national alliance. it's now the largest party in parliament by monday afternoon, malaysians should know who the new prime minister will be. the palace has issued the statesman asking leaders of the political parties with the most seats and heads of the major coalitions to nominate a lawmaker who they think is able to command the confidence of the majority in parliament. king also done up to le, has had a hand in determining the prime minister before in 2020. after interviewing m p's, the monarch chose him reading yassin. and when his administration collapsed a year later, the king chose a successor. history, it seems, could repeat itself. florence lee al jazeera kuala lumpur. the walls longer serving president looked set to extend his 43 years in power of the elections and equitorial, guinea, theodora ob young. has never won less than 90 percent of the vote. opposition

candidates accused the leader and his party of committing widespread electoral fraud sang voters have complained of being forced to cast their ballots publicly of young 1st came to power in 1979. who are you in special rap, a tour on human rights in mere mars urging sol to consider imposing sanctions on the military rulers. earlier i spoke to tom andrews, who says companies can do more to exert economic pressure on the gentle well, korea has a very vibrant economy. it's a very, very important nation here in asia. it also has direct connections to ashi on the association, southeast asian nation. so it both diplomatically and economically is a very important country. in addition to that, there are significant financial investments and economic activity businesses doing operations, conducting operations right now in me and more. and so there is a direct link, economically diplomatically. there are things that can be done to support the

people that me and more here. you know, korea joined a coalition of 28 nations to impose sanctions on russia very soon after the invasion of ukraine. strong economic sanctions on financial institutions in russia . the people with me and more have asked me look that it took just a few days for international action to stand up and support the people who are you crying? why is it that the same action cannot be taken or even a small percentage of that action be taken with respect to, to me and more. i think the key here is to learn from history for the world to be strategic focused. apply strong economic measures, apply strong diplomatic measures, don't by the propaganda from me and more, and in a unified way imposed the pressure that's going to be required to get them to back off and realize that this assault on the people with me and more is simply not only wrong, but unsustainable. suffer shall break here now to 0 when we come back votes have

encountered in the pool, but cannon government finally bring political stability. and 9 years on since protest that change the course of the country we revisit the events of ukraine's maidens with warning from our generation. ah, hello, there is a chance to some rain for the footballing cats are over the next couple of days. it's a small chance we got this band of cloud just around the northern sections of the golfing. more so into southern areas over rap pushing across q. wait, but i clap. may just be thick enough to scrape the far north of cancer as we go on through the next couple of days of greatest significance is the shamal when talking in behind. so we going from the low thirty's to the high twenty's as we go one through monday. those winds will east back attach it is going to be breezy,

lifted dust, and sand. the winds, the lease back. as we go on through changed, i need to see the chart about where to weather just to the north of the peninsula. there may be up to was about right elsewhere is going to be largely try with plenty of hazy sunshine and not quite proper football weather but chances some rain nevertheless, just wanted to show us just around the straits of he moved much of by the some potential will be dry bashi dry up towards the la vance as well, and i will see some wet weather coming in here as you make away into the middle part of the week temperatures ahead of that. on the rise, margie drive across north africa. oh let me will see increasing wind and rain coming to northern parts of morocco will the merest of algeria, maybe you nicea most of hazy sunshine for much of west africa. but a few shots for the coast. ah, britain's beloved curry houses are in crisis to india. don is shut down every week due to breakfast, financial thrive,

and the pad in 101 east investigate on al jazeera ah al jazeera. when ever you oh oh ah, we'll come back, i'll take him out of the top stories. hey, at this hour, the 1st world cup held in the middle east as kicked off and cattle with a star studded opening ceremony at to morgan freeman gave a theatrical performance on inclusion. while k pop, superstar john cook was the musical headlong malaysia's facing

a hung parliament. for the 1st time and its political history, saturdays tightly contested election left major parties, unable to secure enough votes to form a new government. and the un special repertoire and human rights in men law is in south korea. urge and more be done to address the crisis in the country. tom andrews is appealing for sanctions on the magenta receive power and a 2021 foot. so being counted in nepal after millions took part in a general election on sunday. a final result though, could take weeks. rising costs of living and poor job prospects were the front of many people's minds. barnaby le reports from chapman gish, the early hours of federal and provincial elections in nepal, and a steady trickle of borders. casting your ballads at pulling stations across cartman do is to 2nd time nepalese voted under a constitution approved in 2015. this time, thousands of candidates are taking part. a significant number,

not allied would major coalitions. independent candidates have been doing weight his time to give the youth a chance anywhere again, gone as a candidate, but because it's a party system, people at barclay affiliate since. so the parties will win with big no party. that's one election in nepal has finished its 5 year term due to power struggles, incumbent prime minister. sure bother. dba has been into post 5 times. it's been rival, k, p sharma, only 3. and both are running again for the top post. it's shaping up to be a 2 horse race between the ruling nepalese congress and the main opposition party united marxist lenin is both of held power in the past decade and a half or so and are making the same old promises deposit economy struggling to recover after inflation reached nearly 9 percent. the pandemic exposed flaws in its public health care system. and basic services are still inaccessible to many in

rural areas. and to say, this partly explains a surprised victory for new commerce in local pulse. in may, it was on part of that the independent voting block would infringe the proportional representation because they would not have the nice and white influence. but what has happened, you know, the, the influence of this newcomers are an ottoman space where you have a more population these days. so the major parties may be assured of directly elected seats under the proportional representation system. 110 may swing to independence. 40 was as fielded, more candidate would definitely get more number. if everything was well, i saw it by the congress. led coalition is likely to have more sits. but i'm, i still have a doubt that there will be single handedly able to form the government. social media in urban ization may have changed to landscape of their police politics. but

most borders are hoping that whoever gets the majority will have their best interests at heart. barn below al jazeera cartman do. hong kong chief executive, john lee has tested positive the cobit 19 just days after meeting chinese president sheesh in thing and other world leaders at a summit in thailand, he was promoting hong kong as open for business at the apec meeting. after more than a year of strict pandemic rules, a spokesman says lee is now working from home. powerful explosions of shaken these apparition nuclear power plant in southern ukraine, damaging infrastructure, ukraine's nuclear energy firms as at least 12 missiles, were fired at the facility. the nuclear plant, which is the largest in europe, has come under attack before sparking fears of a major nuclear disaster. international atomic energy agency has condemned. the attacks is 9 years and demonstrations in ukraine's capital keys sent its kremlin back president into exile in russia. the protest at the city square was seen as

a drastic turning point in the country's history. john home repairs ah, on keeps my don't square. many lines in ukraine's recent history intersect. today they honor a fallen fighter killed on the front line in the east. roses invasion is only the latest milestone on ukraine's journey to try and escape its neighbors. influence. this square has seen tears of joy and tears of. busy anguish from the orange revolution against russian influence in 2004 and 5 to the demonstrations that began here exactly 9 years ago against the pro ration government's decision then to turn its back on the european union. in this recent past, 2 brothers have played significant parts of canisters born mustafah and massey,

ny m, one, a lawyer and soldier who lost his eye fighting in june. this year, the other a politician whose facebook post calling people to the my down in november 2013 was the catalyst for much of what has happened since. so our generation that moment said no. if you compare what happened that days and you compare what's going on now in the same emotions is the same intention. and the main reason is with people wanted to be independent mustafah. now a government minister chose politics and civil resistance. massey's instinct was to take up arms justice for me. it's where it big thing because i remember we understand. i remember how we don't have a power to defend ourselves and ukraine. we have this power. i speak with myself and i say for myself that i don't go to die for

this. well is i will to fight. what is this? because if you a v should go to die for some while loose one day is going to be the tonight. but when you fight one day when 2 brothers fighting for the same cause in different ways whose store is also to 6 on, keeps central square. where under fresh snow the dead from 8 years of fighting a remembered along with civilian protests was killed in a hail of police bullets. people who answered that facebook post calling on them to defend democracy on the square that some say in bodies the soul of ukraine. joan a whole al jazeera keith. now 7 people including 2 children, had been injured in cross border firing between pakistan and afghanistan. it

happened along the durand lines separating afghanistan's patio and pakistan's kaba, back to our province. landis boots within people living in the areas of being blamed for the violence pakistan is calling for an immediate cease fire board attentions between pakistan and afghanistan. had been ongoing since the taliban to palin overs last year for protest against peruse, president federal castillo has turned violent. ah, but he sprayed hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas officers in riot gear blocks of street surrounding the government palace. a protest is taken place a day ahead of the organization of american states, beginning meetings with congress at the request of castillo, and historic deal has been struck at the you ends cop 27 summit negotiators have agreed to compensate poorer nations, which have been hit hard by the impact of climate change,

one such country is madagascar which is turning into a red desert, our environment. edison, the clark has more from mandavi's in madagascar. it is an important breakthrough. lawson times is all about compensating the more vulnerable nations from the worst effects of climate change. and these are nations like the low island states the pacific. and indeed, where we are now, in madagascar is something they've been calling for since 1992 since the earth summit in rio. and how 30 years on it has finally happened. it has taken that long this time round that's been pushed back from the u. s. from china and from russia, but they have come round. and the thing is, lawson damage was only put on the agenda at this particular cop cop $27.00 just before it started there were days of negotiations just to get to this point. and now this has happened to is quite a trial and it shows that the u. n. process does work despite the criticism that it gets. but note there is not yet any money in the fund for loss or damage. and as

mohammed a doe of power shift africa, which is an important african angio, he said, it's like having an empty bucket. and now we need to fill it. but he also said cop 27 has done what no other cop has achieved. it is a big moment. now, brazil is relying on star strike, a name are to help bring home a 6th world cup. the paris azure man starr was born in moshi. das cruises on the outskirts of south palo people. there are hoping their hero will return victorious from kat are 2020 to 1 o'clock. give asthma football coach met. she teaches the game like a dance, a combination of him twisting need, lifting in, chicago or brazilian. swing me add to that a touch of deception and you are ready to steal the ball from your opponent. ha, easier said than done. but young name, i followed the rules of his 1st instructor to the t. a digital college

name or was very smart in school and on the field, he's a great imitator. go pick the best church from the greatest players and make them his own was to follow a bathroom bernoulli seltzer by chill. first spotted nie mar. when the future star was 5 years old, former football player name our senior, had taken his son to watch him play musical him out of the bunker. i saw this child climb up and down the stands with an unusual agility. he had quick reflexes, body control, and the makings of a star son. i asked to meet his parents and started training him in indoor football . and until he was old enough to move on back, she will help me mar, joined the. you have links of the santos team. santos is one of brazil's biggest teams with a glorious past. it has been the breeding ground of many stars, notably bella. and it was here that ne mod made his professional debut at 17 and

where he reached international fame. while playing for santos, ne mar averaged a gold every other match and helped the club when the prestigious li, but the lord is the team's 1st. since the sixty's during velez time from there, he went on to play for barcelona until 2017. when he signed a record breaking, 260000000 dollar transfer deal with by he so jeff man. most resilience consider name are a native from santos, the largest port in latin america. but he was born into a simple and humble family. near the city of merchandise cruces whither humphrey went much much to land but he will. he asked me how i recall helping deliver naima when 400 babies are born in this hospital every month. i remember because his father played for the local team at the time and was well known. and mowgli off the field, he's had his fair share of bad press, a tax evasion scandal and

a rape accusation. which courts dismissed after considering name are a victim of an intended scam at the time brazilian president label. so madison stood by the player with i believe name all he's innocent. they have also now in the turn me martin doors to both scenarios. field bid for a 2nd turn in an extremely device of election in october, prompting criticisms from brazilian fans who supported his adversary, president elect using nasty lula thus, silva. god, i said no more said what he thought. instead of sitting on the fence at the fence is for cowards. while the brazilian squatters in could tar aiming for an unprecedented 6 world cup title. back in santos met. she'll is preparing a new generation of ne mars monica and i give santo's brazil all jazeera.