>> welcome to "live from paris," world news editor analysis from france 24. i'm mark owen. these are the headlines. the reigning champion speeding australia at the world cup in qatar. a national holiday has been declared in saudi arabia to celebrate their win. we will have the latest from selena sykes, who has just left the france-ist really a game and

will have the latest for us in a few moments' time -- just left the france-australia game. iran is riching uranium close to weapons grade. the united nations confirmit is happening underground and more is to come. this is "live from paris." ♪ thank you very much for being with us. let's start with breaking news in the sports world. france thumping australia but 4. reigning champion france enter

this evening. these images give you something of an impression. selena our reporter on the ground. one man there seen showing office shirt. very influential tonight. >> that's for sure. we will get to olivia's euro -- olivier jiro in a moment. it was the australians who got the first goal with a low shot by craig goodwin nine minutes in. that was then followed by a player being taken off the pitch injured, which saw a lot of french fans gritting their teeth after all the injuries we have seen in the run-up to thisorld cup. he was replaced by his brother

who also played a big role in the french victory this evening. it was obvious there was a big absence in the midfield, but france quickly regained their composure and showed exactly why they are world cup champions. they've got an equalizer just on the half hour marker. five minutes later, they scored second. france really showing exactly why they are world cup champions. it was a second goal but olivier's euro -- olivier jiro. then a decisive pass really showing he is the one who is stepping up.

all of this on his world cup debut, just to mention, so that early momentum from australia did slowly peter out. euro -- shirov -- olivier ze has equaled the all-time world cup record. mark: big remarkable story for him given that he has replaced carrie van zimmer at the last moment. selena: remarkable story. he did not score at the last world cup, but he has always been an integral part of the team, despite what fans say. he is the oldest team member and will be stepping up at this world cup and has shown a clear message this evening equaling that all-time record.

now, obviously, france go top of their group. a good start for the reigning champion's. there had obviously been questions of jitters before they had even kicked a ball at this world cup with so many injuries before even heading to qatar, but they have sent a clear message here today, they are already not only contenders, but big favorites in this competition as we go through. could they will become the first team to retain their world cup title since 1962? we will have to wait and see. mark: indeed we will. we know you have to get to the post-match news conference. on paper it looks great. looking at the match, it looked great, too. thank you very much indeed.

friends, business as usual. 4-1 win. let's talk about leo messi -- lionel messi. his fourth world cup did not open as planned. the saudi's very much undaunted. they stuck to their own game plan. they drew level. messi dispossessed. watch the skill here. that shot. this for me is a contender. stroke of genius, winning the game for saudi arabia. the upshot of this match -- saudi king salman declaring tomorrow a national holiday in saudi arabia to celebrate the

wind. >> i'm speechless. i cannot even explain how much because i did not accept that we would win. i was thinking we would probably be fantastic. they came all the way just to win the world cup. we did it today. i have to take some time to realize what happened today. >> they are so impressive. super proud of saudi. mark: national holiday in saudi arabia tomorrow to celebrate their victory by 2-1 over argentina. with the world cup to one side, let's give you the world news. jmali's government has announced a ban on aid groups

from france. the move immediately raises fears that the hundreds of thousands of people currently receiving aid. e number of organizations is not clear, but it is believed to affect dozens, including groups providing emergency food aid and medical services as well as those helping with water supply and agricultural issues. let's get some analysis. michael, thanks for being with us. why is this happening now? >> they keep trying to play to populist politics in mali. it is is it to demonstrate to people that they are doing something which a lot of the people feel is a priority for him, which is separating from

france. it is a clear example of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. government is basically hurting its own country and its own people. as you said, it is not clear exactly how many will be affected, but given the conditions and how bad the situation is for a lot of mullions, -- for a lot of malians, it is safe to assume every little bit of aid is helpful, and it's hard to imagine doing without aid. >> who stando gain from this? >> the mi junta stands to gain. this is popular with a lot of those in the region. the way they frame this is they understand -- they don't think that france has been an ally and in fact, in the press statement put out by the malian

government, they closed france of doing aid with the purpose of dehumanizing malians, and they accused france once again of actively supporting terrorists in the country. it is of course an absurd accusation they have no evidence of, but this is what many think. in a way, it is politically several -- it is politically very satisfying. mark: it suits an agenda. it suits a certain narrative. >> yes. mark: is there a role played by russia in all this? >> i would not exaggerate the russian role. the russians are very good at sort of aggravating things and maybe stoking up anti-french sentiment, but the anti-french sentiment was already there, and i would urge french listeners not to blame pressure for this or blame russia for a lot. russians take advantage of the

situation and ultimately, i think the french need to look at their own conduct in mali, and the malian government needs to look. this is bween fnce and mali and russia is more likely spectator eating popcorn and watching all of this. part of this theory is that the french military was not only not helpful but was actively helping the terrorists. the feeling is there's much speaking about kicking the french out and also turning to the russians, the idea being russians will somehow do differently. they will do better and be more effective. i don't think this is the case, but the russians are effective in some ways, and arguably, they deal with the malian military

and do things different lead than the french, possibly better, in terms of information sharing. at least this is what malians tell me, well-informed malians, but you can assume 500 russian mercenaries cannot have the same effect as 5000 french troops on the ground. mark: here we are saying completely -- hear what you are saying completely. can i just move away from that and talk about people? there the people who stand to really be hurt by this, the people who need help? >> i think that is true. a lot of people are hurt i the departure of french forces. this is particularly true in eastern mali where security is

getting worse and the government is poised to do very little about it. in terms of people who need the aid, they are the ones being hurt by this, and there's no plan to substitute for that aid, and i don't think there's a notion that the russians are going to be able to step in and provide a replacement. it sort of seems like if that's what malians are expecting, that seems like a very foolhardy expectation to have. it is not clear to me that the malian junta is reading the world news and is aware of what is going on in ukraine and how badly russians are being mauled and that the russians have the resources to provide because they are being decimated in ukraine. not sure the malian government

understand that there is a real limit to the amount of aid pressure could provide even if russia intended to do so. mark: thank you very much indeed, and we appreciate your insight and analysis of the situation on the ground. we, of course, will be talking to more people to get two more on this story throughout the program. next, i ran imaging uranium by up to 60% purity -- iran enriching uranium by up to 60 percent puty. the international atomic energy agency says there are plans to further expand the enrichment. watchdog confirms 60% purity is close to weapons grade. >> upping the ante in its nuclear program, iran says it

has begun enriching uranium to 60% purity in response to a resolution passed by the iaea board of governance, which orders iran to cooperate with an investigation into traces of uranium found at three undeclared sites, claims tehran has long dismissed. the united nations watchdog has also criticized tehran for barring access, especially since surveillance was removed five months ago. the development have thrown another wrench in efforts to revive the nuclear deal which eased sanctions on iran in exchange for a curbing its nuclear plants -- nuclear plans. >> the reason the negotiations did not come to a end and related parties cannot resume and implementation of the deal is obviously because the u.s. lacks political will. >> iran's enrichment activities

have since pressed forward. 60% purity is just one technical stepchild of weapons grade level 90%. mark: earlier this month, one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges collapsed. now ftx is appearing in court for the first time. kate: we have seen them in bankruptcy court in the u.s. state of delaware, basically to establish what kind of funds remain and which predators may be able to get their hands on that money. lawyers for the new management of ftx said a substantial amount of assets have been stolen since the exchange collapsed. that makes it less likely that investors will ultimately be repaid. attorneys also said the founder and former ceo of ftx had run

the company as his personal fiefdom with little sense of business organization. huge amounts of money, they said, had been spent on real estate for senior staff. it is not clear what kind of restructuring may be possible, but individual customers who had accounts on the exchange are unlikely to get their money back because crypto programs do not have any oversight or protection . the spectacular collapse of ftx has put the spotlight back on regulation of the crypto industry. earlier on, we saw bitcoin drop to its lowest value in some two years on concerns about possible contagion within the crypto industry. wall street has close higher on this second day of what would be a shortened trading week because of the thanksgiving holiday on thursday. the dow jones gaining around for hundred points. the s&p 500 over one percentage point at the close, closing at its highest level since

september. major european indices closed higher. ftse 100 outperforming in london, up about one percentage point. we saw global oil prices rising after saudi arabia denied reports opec plus was considering boosting output. the organization for economic cooperation and development says it believes the global economy will manage to avoid recession next year, but there will be a sharp slowdown. because of their exposure to the energy crisis, european economies will be hardest hit. the oecd expects local gdp to slow 2.2% next year. the growth in the eurozone nearly grinding to a halt. the french economy expecting to fare better than its neighbors. germany forecast to sink in a recession, as is the u.k., which is one of the worst performing advanced economies in that outlook. the oecd predicts the u.s. economy will also lose momentum next year, growing about .5%. the paris-based organization

says many of the current risks are directly linked to the war in ukraine. while repeating calls for an end to the war, the secretary-general of the oecd said the ripple effect would be felt for some time to come. >> and and to the war -- an end to the war and adjust peaceful ukraine would be the most impactful way to improve the global economic outlook right now. until this happens, it is important the government deployed both short and medium-term policy measures to confront the crisis, to cushion its impact in the short term by building stronger foundations. >> the european parliament has approved new guidelines for agenda quote on boards. in four years' time, companies with within 250 employees must make sure women make up more than 40% of nonexecutive boards

and 1/3 of company director positions. companies that do not comply could face fines. some eu member states, including france, have similar guidelines already in place on a national level. overall, gender balance across the bloc falls short. women currently account for one in 10 positions on boards in europe. >> the women on boards directive is just one piece of legislation, but it is an important one and a potential trail blazer. i hope with this one, we have managed to at least put a proper crack in the glass ceiling. >> with this directive, we pave the way for fair and transparent hiring processes that give women the same chances of being recruited for the top jobs as men, and we now make sure that qualification matters and not informal networks. >> a study suggests is kind of

quotas are effective to a certain degree. so are mentoring programs specifically for women, but most experts say the most important step to addressing the gender imbalance is really putting in place national policies on things like paid parental leave and childcare. mark: these things are essential. just one in 10 members -- just one in 10 women are board members, it is just not good enough to represent society in any way. [sigh] kate, keep up the good work. let's now turn to truth or fake. there is a story about germany's football team heading to the world cup being prevented from landing in qatar because of its air aft -- aircraft liveried anza diversity theme. tell us more. >> that's the question -- was the german football team

prevented from landing in qatar with their plan that promotes diversity and lgbtq rights? one day before the opening of the fifa world cup in qatar where many claim that qatar refuses to receive the german national team playing, which bears the gay logo, the plan returned to amman airport and was replaced by another plane that did not bear the logo, so we have many similar tweets with similar claims. this one right here, for instance, reads that qatar refused landing the plane of the german national team, which was promoting diversity, and the german team had to take another plane respecting qatari loss to be able to land in delhi. here is one more viral this book post with the same claim, that reads, qatar refused to permit playing carrying german players

because of gay pictures on the plane as they circled these alleged pictures on the plane. all of these accompanied by these two photos that we confirm are real, showing the german team on this diversity plane that users claim to have been taken in qatar. mark: can i press you on this? is it truth or is it make? >> there's truth and take to this story, beginning with the stop in oman that was mentioned. this was nothing out of the ordinary. it was completely according to plan. according to the left anza -- left anza -- lufthanza group website, they confirm it was planned. on the george football website, they explained this was a known fact as well because lufthanza

has no commercial flights to qatar and this would mean they would have to fly back with a completely empty plane. here is this tweet from november 14 from the deutsche football federation showing their departure from the frankfurt airport to their training camp in oman. you can see the team right here, they are posing in this lufthanza diversity plane. in reality, this photo was taken in a frankfurt airport before the german team took off to oman for training. we have this twitter post by sky sports football where we can confirm that the german football team arrived in qatar in this oman air aircraft, not a lift

anza -- not a lufthanza aircraft. mark: sometimes they are a bit off on their speculation, but i'm not going to press you on that. that is not your domain. nonetheless, some fans showing support for the lgbtq+ community in qatar. tell us more about that. >> indeed, these false claims do seem real enough considering the news we have heard out of qatar for -- suppressing lgbtq rights. for instance, this welsh fan who was refused entry into a qatari state football stadium yesterday for wearing these colored bucket hats. then there is al this journalist right here that was during the u.s.-wales match who was asked to remove this rainbow

shirt he is wearing before entering the stadium, so very frustrating news coming out of qatar, but regardless, there are many football fans that are finding ways to show their support for the lgbtq community, despite these qatari rules. for instance, virgin atlantic flew the england team in their ramble plane. we can see the logo right here with its lgbtq icon. finally here, we also see the former danish prime minister wearing this dressed in the colors of the rainbow in support of the lgbtq community. so many are finding ways to discreetly show support for the lgbt community. mark: very nice rainbow elbows from the danish prime minister. thank you very much indeed. great to see you. thank you to kate for the business as ever. pleasure working with you.

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