Antigovernment protesters ahead and Elementary Schools under such a bad light in paris where shocking video is fueling deflates about Police Violence. Now a prominent scientist at the center of Irans Nuclear program has been assassinated. Gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying most in fact is that day. And his bodyguards, top military commanders, have now found to retaliate against the attack. They say israel is behind as a bag reports from tehran, the aftermath of the killing hold in a car and blood on the floor injured in the attack must in fact, result there was taken to hospital, but later died. He had been one of irans most Senior Nuclear scientists and had already survived a previous assassination attempt. As i wanted. Based on the report made by the guard 1st, they opened fire to his car enough to 10 to 15 seconds. A truck carrying explosive materials exploded against car gunfire, continued after the explosion. Officials admit his death is a blow to the countrys defense program. Farm is to the reef was quick to lay the blame. He said in a tweet, the killing had serious indication of israeli involvement, but presented no evidence. This really Prime Minister had named for president 2018 as the director of Irans Nuclear weapons program. A key part of the plan was to Form New Organization is to continue the work. This is how dr. Morse, in fact, is the head of project about put it, remember that name for his or so heres his director right here. And he says, the general aim is to announce the closure of project, but then he adds special activities. You know what that is . A special activity will be carried out under the title of scientific know how developments previous assassinations of 4 ring and scientists between 2012012 have also been blamed on israel with u. S. Officials briefing the press about his rating involvement. So based on the background briefings to the press, there is very strong reason to suspect both israeli and possibly even u. S. Involvement. Given the very public pronouncements of u. S. Officials that they will use this time between the end of the trying to ministration in the beginning about a ministration to do whatever they can to punish iran and. d irans progress in the Nuclear Field and other factors are they had been on the Un Security Council list of sanctioned individuals. Iran had never allowed him to be interviewed by the International Atomic agency. His whereabouts were also kept secret. The killing will also raise questions about the countrys internal security. Iranian officials are already vying to respond while saying the Nuclear Program will continue. But the timing of this assassination comes when iran is waiting for president elect joe biden, to return the u. S. To the 2015 nuclear deal. A treaty intended to keep Irans Nuclear program peaceful. Most in fact, is the most senior and crucial scientists killed to date. This threatens to complicate any future talks and further increased tensions in the region. Assad big al jazeera, the iran all trace. A posse is the executive Vice President of the quintin. Thats a think tank focusing on the importance of diplomatic engagement and military restraint. He says the assassination reveals the breaches of security in iraq. He has been one of the most protected individuals aside. If youre on mindful of the fact the israelis have engaged in messages to nations in iran before and have managed to assassinate several Iranian Nuclear officials, some of them quite senior. So this was someone that they have tried to kill before and failed. And the iranians knew very well that he was a target, and there was no security around him. Nevertheless, whoever did this, most likely israel managed to get to them. The danger for the iranians, of course, here is that is really reveals the tremendous breaches of security that must have existed in order for this to happen. It is taking place within a context in which the i. R. G. C. Intelligence have been arresting, environmentalist, arresting academics and claiming that these people are spies all the same time that were seeing not only this successful assassination other as assassinations, as well as other forms of sabotage of the Nuclear Program. So the question is that i hope people in iran start asked himself has r. G. C. Intelligence been focusing on all the wrong targets . Now, ethiopia has denied reports that the Prime Minister is rejecting talks with to grain leaders met with African Union envoys and told them hed only speak to representatives operation eagerly in the region. His forces have been fighting troops for almost 3 weeks now. Met insisted his government must enforce the rule of law in tikrit or risk, a culture of impunity that could threaten the countrys very survival. On thursday, he ordered the army to carry out the final phase of its offensive and move in until regional capital. Well, hit the ethiopian Prime Ministers spokesman bill and say i spoke to out of there and she described the governments position. I think why do you understood the concept with regard to the strong words with rejection . Particularly because the president doesnt offer rejected talking to anybody from thats a great region impact. The provision administration that has been set for the constitutionally, by the help of federation, is an amalgamation or a composition of various to grow Political Parties that are active in the progressive region. At this point, one of the key measure is being undertaken is because according to the laws of the land in the competition, in the criminal code of the federal democratic republic of people attacking your own National Defense forces across is a criminal act. In this, considered a treasonous act is when you have us well tomorrow, as the horn of africa analyst. And he says the Prime Ministers military solution to the crisis is a major, strategic and stay. Well, tongues have surrounded the city of l. A. Thats what were hearing. And the 72 hours all the matter that was given by Prime Minister i. V. Ahmed has passed and gone. And mediators have come from places to try to talk to him. And they were not allowed man to standing, they were not allowed to go past him. And so it is looking a very ominous kind of situation where you know, i mean an entire people who sit around and this is a struggle for survival right now, you know, out of the doing anything they can. And its also really not so much just that i think the entire people into the guy out of the ceiling under siege by this. And theres a, there is this discourse that separates that he left from the people of today. And this is, there is no separation, it is peoples wardak or grit. It was a kind of thing that they are transitioning to. And whats going to be happening in l. A. Is really going to show us what the future of course shes going to be. I think when ive responded to gamble on a military solution to this issue is just the biggest mistake strategic mistake you make. A suicide blast in the somali capital has killed at least 7 people. The bomber blew himself up in an ice cream parlor and mogadishu. A Police Official said the death toll could rise, no group has yet claimed responsibility. And tens of thousands of people rallied in iraqs capital to show support from looked at al sabah ahead of parliamentary elections next year. And they gathered interest square, which was once the focus of antigovernment protests. Some of alton reports from the capital the on friday followers of powerful shia cleric took over budget outs to square the. 8 in the, in moms words, the goal of this friday prayer was to defend their religion and homeland in the face of immorality and nonbelievers, a criticism of the secular leaning antiestablishment protesters who until recently occupied the square in the lottery. Baba, yaga, the october protests had positive and negative sides. As for the negative sides of these protests at the hands of the american occupiers spread the obscenity into a square. The prayers also aims to shore up political support. Yes, yes, to our leader, they proclaimed their support for sutter after he and his aim to secure a majority in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, which would allow him to nominate the Prime Minister seat tartaros solders, a patriotic leader for all iraqis, the sunnis, the shia and the kurds, hes considered a shepherd for all iraqis. He will not run for himself, but for these people, his constituents, he represents all iraqis, but many disagree. The prayer took place in the same square where just weeks ago, Security Forces cleared remnants of iraqs beleaguered protest movement, which had aims to topple the ruling class, including the sudras who won the last elections act. The say the protests gradually lost steam due to violence. And because Political Parties including the sudras to hijack their cause, they infiltrate the demonstrators, the demonstrations squares. And, but it does every city, whatever they can. And they tried to manipulate the process and try to get to soften up. Sutter has long tried to brand himself a reformist, and initially supported the protests. But india and he is seen as having chosen to protect the system. They have lost a lot of for grants, political ground, social grounds. People who have doubted them as being real. Reform assist, but they found out they are not, they are just part of the political regime which runs the country since 2003. So down now trying to gain back some of the ground and indeed thousands turned out to show their loyalty for sutter. Fridays prayer was a display of power on the part of the sudras Movement Ahead with all of the june elections. But antigovernment protesters had struggled to organize politically to put up a serious challenge to incumbent party is like the sadrist murder aiding their prospects for al gore. All success, some awful to aljazeera, baghdad and elsewhere in southern iraq, 3 people were killed in violence between satirists and antigovernment protesters. At least one person died there from gunshot things in my 50 people injured. And still ahead here on out there why tens of thousands of followers in india have descended on the capital. And amazon workers walked off the job around the wild hoping to deliver a message to their bosses. Hello the feel of winter is in the air and all those warmed up in tokyo, the cold wind blowing again across the sea. So that means rain showers on the coast of honshu snow showers in the mountains from sure snow proper, more likely in hawkeye, to support for subzero valley vasile can happen, and this is cold winter, but its sunny by day frosty. About our sunny brother. Thats true for most of china, central southern china, not causes rather more cloud around. And in taiwan, this persistent northeast monsoon means its your wet time of year taipeis because the rains the next 3 days, at least, and rain showers are developing again. This is cooler, air comes over the still warm south china sea, which means showers hit the coast and come inland in vietnam not heavy rain and potentially it is heavy rain because as this far south as hard she minas well even a few showers in the sudden or central parts of thailand, which is interesting because if you look at sumatra, youre largely free of significant showers, that there are in java 12. 00 places in borneo. But its not particular at the moment the remains of nevada, which is the on the longer visible, the rain is still there, but its pretty widespread, not particularly heavy anywhere from hard about science was and still some rain in sri lanka after world war 2, frances great empire began to unravel vietnam to most devastating themselves into the streets bursting with joy, kissing each other. And algeria, if they indochinese that many, still be going to thank me. Why not . The decline continues an episode or 2 of blood in teds french tikhon. And i think shat on aljazeera, the hello again, im astounded, tamed. Thats remind you of our top stories this hour. A prominent scientist at the center of Irans Nuclear program has been assassinated near the capital tehran, the vehicle carrying most of the factories that it was ambushed by gunmen in the city of upside. And israel says it suspects israel. Sorry. Iran says it suspects israel of involvement. Ethiopias government is denying that the Prime Minister has rejected talks with 2 grand leaders. 3 African Union special envoys met in addis ababa. He said he would only speak to representatives operating illegally in the region. And mass rally has been held in iraqs capital baghdad, in a show of support following shipler outside his bid to run the parliamentary elections next year. And you can see thousands of people gathered interest square, which was once the focus of antigovernment protests. Well now with fewer than 60 days until president elect Joe Biden Takes Office. Donald trump has several federal executions. The Justice Department is trying to expand the methods that can be used that speak to mike hanna, who joins us now from washington. D. C. With all the latest. Mike, can you talk us through what this will change . What actually mean in practical terms . How much does it go beyond a symbolic gesture . Well, the Justice Department operating somewhat under the radar here, news of these new protocols only came up because it was printed in the federal register that has to be by law. The impact of this though, is to give the federal government a far wider range of methods of execution to use normally, it has been by lethal injection, but the Justice Department is now saying that it has got to keep the option of using a form of execution used in each particular state. Now states decide what form of execution they use most have used lethal injection. However, some have moved away from that because of the shortage of the drugs needed. Justice department is attempting to say that it needs to do this to fall into line with protocols exercised by the states in which a federal execution will be carried out. Now this is significant because 5 executions have been shared between now and the 20th of january when joe biden comes into office 3 of them this month and 3 to next month. So this now the Justice Department is able to exercise what form of a death sentence is a pickable to a particular state where its carried out. It must be noticed as well. Is that the death sentence, federal death sentence was on a hiatus from 2003 before Justice Department, reinstated federal death penalties earlier this year. And since then, there have been more people executed by the Justice Department then there were in the last 50 years. So this is significant allowing Justice Department to broaden the ways in which you can put people to death. And like you mention the timing that all of this is happening just weeks before a new president will be sworn in a president whos already publicly stated that he wants to end the federal Death Penalty. Very much. So that was one of the points that joe biden made repeatedly during his campaign, and one of these executions is, in fact should children for 3 days before Joe Biden Takes Office on the 20th of january. Now he is obviously going to seek ways in which to remove the federal willingness to carry out executions is an easy way for him to go simply going back to the status quo. With that, it had been since 2003, where the Justice Department simply does not carry out federal executions, even though sentences continue in courts. But for that long period of time because of various factors, there were no federal executions. So joe biden will be moving it back. One would expect from his Campaign Promise stations to the status quo before moving to outlaw federal Death Penalty is completely which would require a far more difficult and complicated process. Mike hanna, there in washington, d. C. With all the latest for us. Thanks so much, mike. Well, the u. S. Federal court of appeals has now rejected Donald Trumps campaign request to block joe biden from being declared the winner in pennsylvania. And its the latest setback in the president s legal challenges to overturn the results of the election. Chums lawyer argued there was widespread fraud during the vote, but the court said that claim has no merit. The campaign is likely to appeal the case in the supreme court. For French Police officers have been detained after a video emerged showing the beating at that Community Produce in paris. Present to manuma khan has called that incident unacceptable and shameful is all to sparked outrage towards a police force already under scrutiny. For heavy handed tactics and a warning, some viewers may find the images in this report from the tasha butler to step in from the start. A shocking video Police Officers brutally beating a man in a music studio in paris. Images captured on c. C. T. V. Record producer micheles seculars says police force their way into his studio physically and racially abused him without telling him why. And then arrested him. If there was a policeman pointing a gun at me hiding, why did they think i was armed . Were they going to shoot if they could find that angle . Of course i was afraid. Im a person. I was scared. The people who are supposed to protect me were pointing their guns at me. French news organization, loop sider, published the footage alongside pictures of michelles injuries. The video sparked anger from some politicians and french world cup stars, who denounced racism, prosecutors throughout the case against the producer, and opened an investigation into 4 Police Officers. Under pressure to react, frances interior minister condemned the violence as measures like in the pictures are unspeakable. Extremely shocking, and as soon as i found out about them about what happened, i asked for the Police Officers to be suspended. All 4 Police Officers have since been arrested. And the video of michelle has been highly publicized in france. This is the front page of one of the countrys main news papers. It also comes there just a few days after some people say the Police Used Excessive force. While clearing a migrant camp from the square, a Police Inquiry was ordered after Police Officers were filmed, beating migrants, and journalists, as a traitor or a is one of frances best known campaigners against Police Brutality. She accuses police of causing her brother adamas death in 2016, while he was in custody. We see these images now, but can you imagine all the people that have suffered Police Violence that have died because of Police Brutality in cases where there were no videos and thats why families like continue to shout. So everyone knows that Police Violence and racism exist. The focus on Police Violence in france comes as pressure mounts on the government to scrap part of a controversial new law that would crack down on peoples freedom to film and publish images of police on duty. The government says its necessary to protect officers, but opponents say its an erosion of rights and the without images like these Police Officers wont be able to be held accountable for their actions. Natasha bottler al jazeera. Paris is a professor of french and european politics at University College london. He says the Public Perception of Police Brutality in france is changing. I think its really genuine anger, and ive never seen really the question of Police Brutality eat coming into the mainstream of politics and the media. Its the 1st time. Its not the 1st time. Weve heard of cases of Police Brutality. In fact, i think if people wanted to know about it, its been going on for a very long time in need is if theres even a tradition of Police Brutality and racism in the French Police. The difference between now and 1020. 00, or 30 years ago, is before each used take place outside of the city centers in the outskirts and the brutality of the police were directed at ethnic minorities youngsters. Whereas now it is really taking place in city center. And i think that the turning point was reached 2 years ago when the, you know, this movement started where, you know, they, people taking to the street in a city center more white population. And i think people could see that an anchor star, also filming the police in action. And i think thats, thats the culmination. Really what weve seen this week with this horrible beating and also act of racism because the victim is a black person and he was of course victim of racist, shouted racist abuse by by policemen. And so really i think thats the 1st time. So the anger is genuine, not can see a lot of people normally would be moderate, would even be in denial regarding Police Brutality and suddenly accepting that it might be the more than the case of the few socalled black sheep. Indeed, the brutality might be endemic, institutionalized, and very widespread. Thousands of followers in india have finally marched on the capitol despite Police Barricades to try to keep them out of new delhi. They want the government to scrap laws which could end guaranteed prices for their projects, something they fake, could put them out of business. A little prodding reports from new delhi using their tractors to remove Police Barricades pharmacy voyde victoriously on their way to the Capital Region of delhi. For 3 days, tens of thousands of farmers from the states of punjab and haryana pushed barricades, shipping containers and even trucks out of the way. The tear gas water cannon and being hit by Police Batons didnt stop the farmers from continuing on their march court. Lets go to debbie, but the comic farmers across the country want these black laws brought by the government to be repealed. This is allowed to mine. Farmers are against 3 new laws which allow private companies to buy directly from them. They say the changes will see the end of the governments guaranteed minimum price for their progeny was and leave them at the mercy of large corporations. Around half of indias 1300000000, people who work in the agriculture sector. Many agree that it needs reforms, but they say these laws wont benefit farmers. After trying to stop the march for days, delhi police made a concession. After discussion with farmer leaders, delhi police had allowed them toward peace, would grow as stagnating, got a good omen, but already they are really appealed to them to mundane peace. But most fondness didnt take up that offer will block the highway until the government comes to talk to us. We will block the highway here and we listen to us there in new delhi, theyll make us sit somewhere and know what will come to talk to us. Alice off to delhi police assigned an area for protests on the outskirts of the city. Few fall showed up, even as this supporters set up a food store to feed them. There was a Large Police Presence here waiting for the farmers. And just as large a presence beyond this area to stop farmers from reaching Central Delhi in what had been the biggest protest since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Elizabeth parata aljazeera, east delhi. And the World Health Organization is warning countries to remain vigilant, even if they see a decrease in crime the virus cases. The agency also said more data is needed to review the efficacy of Oxford University and astra zeneca. As Coronavirus Vaccine doubts have been raised over its effectiveness after participants were given, different doses by mistake needing to different results. Astra zeneca says its likely to run another global trial after the job was found to be 90 percent effective. Within one group. What weve seen is a press release. And what is really the next most important step is that the data really needs to be evaluated based on more than a press release. Theres only a 1st of all limited amount that can be said in a press release. And secondly, it really needs to be reviewed in terms of the data and questions asked about the data that may come up in the course of the review. 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Outburst a car carrying him was shot and about 15 seconds later i mistimed pickup truck that was loaded with explosives blasted about 1520 meters away from his call. Inflicting wounds on him that led to his death. Ethiopias government is denying that the Prime Minister has rejected 2