Iraq between supporters of top clerical, souther, and antigovernment. Protesters ahead of parliamentary elections but into the program, a prominent scientist at the center of Irans Nuclear program has been assassinated. Gunman ambushed a very cold carrying most because they there. And his bodyguards, top military commanders have vowed to retaliate against the attack. And they say israel is behind it because more than tyrol the aftermath of the killing hold in a car and blood on the floor injured in the attack. Mostyn factories are 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. Based on the report made by the guard 1st, they opened fire to his car, and after 10 to 15 seconds, a truck carrying explosive materials exploded in a car. Fire continued after explosion. Officials admit his death is a blow to the countrys defense program. Foreign minister javad zarif 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 factories out in 2018 as the director of Irans Nuclear weapons program. A key part of the plan was to form new organizations to continue the work. This is how dr. Morse, in fact, is the head of project about put it. Remember the name for his or her. So heres his director right here. And he says, the general aim is to announce the closure 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 iranian 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 under a u. N. 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. Aside, big al jazeera to her on parsi is the executive Vice President of the quincy institute, a think tank focusing on the importance of diplomatic engagement and military restraint. He says the assassination reveals breaches of security in the role. He has been one of the most protected individuals inside of iran, mindful of the fact the israelis have engaged an assassination as 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 she failed, and the iranians knew very well that he was a target and there was no mass of security around him. Nevertheless, whoever did this most likely, israel managed to get him. 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 is assassinations, as well as other forms of sabotage of the Nuclear Programs, of the questions that i hope people in iran starch asked himself, has r. G. C. Intelligence been focusing on all the wrong targets . Now if the appeal has denied reports that the Prime Minister is rejecting talks with to grey and leaders, met with African Union envoys and told them that hed only speak to representatives operating legally in his region. His forces have been fine 1000 troops. There has been fighting troops for almost 3 weeks. That evidences to his government must enforce the rule of law integral risk of culture of impunity that could threaten the countrys survival on thursday or the army to carry out the final phase of its offensive and moving on to graze regional capital. The ethiopian Prime Ministers spokeswoman bellina say you misspoke 12 to 0 and describe the governments position. I think the why do you understood the concept with regard to the strong words with rejection . Particularly because the Prime Minister has enough rejected talking to anybody from thats a great region impact. The provision administration that has been set up a constitutionally by the half a federation is an amalgamation or a composition of various great Political Parties that are active in the progressive region. At this point, one of the key measure is the number speak. It is because of the laws of the land and the opposition and the criminal code of the federal democratic republic of people attacking your own National Forces as a credit is a criminal act in this considered a treasonous act is 1 100 fold. A 1000000 is a whole of africa and the list, he says, the Prime Ministers military solution to the crisis is a major strategic mistake. Well, tanks have surrounded the city of l. A. Thats what were hearing. And the 72 hours, all the matter that was given by Prime Minister that idea has passed and gone. And mediators have come from places to try to talk to him. And they were not allowed manner standing, they were not allowed to go past. And so looking, a very ominous kind of situation where you know, i mean the entire people who sit around it, this is a struggle. Its not about right now, you know, looking at doing anything they can. And its also really not so much just that hed be alive. I think the entire people into guy, out of the ceiling and theres heat 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, what 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 quote shes going to be. I think when abbies to gamble on a military solution, what is issue is just to the biggest mistake started dick mistake. He made a suicide blast. In the somali capital has killed at least 7 people. The bomber blew himself up in an ice cream parlor in the capital, mogadishu, the Police Official said that the death toll could rise. No group has yet claimed responsibility with fewer than 60 days until president elect Joe Biden Takes Office the u. S. Justice department to show a number of federal executions. And its trying to expand. The methods that can be used biden is against the Death Penalty and says he will work to end it like hannah has more from washington d. C. News of the new protocols only came out because it was printed in the federal register as it 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. So the 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 the finite 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 death sentence is 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 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 the Us Federal Court of appeals has rejected. Donald Trumps Campaign request to block joe biden from being declared the winner in pennsylvania. Is the latest setback in the president s legal challenges to overturn the results of the election. Was widespread fraud joining the vote, but the court said that claim has no merit. The campaign is likely to appeal the case in the supreme court. Well, staying in the us, the new restrictions will be imposed in los angeles from monday in response to a spike. In corona virus cases, all private and public gatherings of people from different households have been temporarily banned. It comes as the number of recorded infections nationwide passed the 13000000 mark. Now this week, millions of americans travel for the thanksgiving holiday. Despite warnings to stay at home. The World Health Organization is warning countries to remain vigilant, even if they see a decrease in corona virus cases. The agency also said more data is needed to review the efficacy of Oxford University of astra zeneca coronavirus. Vaccine doubts have been raised over its effectiveness after participants were given. Different doses by mistake leading 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 subgroup. What weve seen as 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. And 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. Still ahead here on aljazeera, on this after popular in paris, where a shocking video is fueling debate about police moments. And amazon workers walk off the job around the world, hoping to deliver a message to their bosses. Stay with us here on twitter. Out of the santa ana winds in Southern California are weakening as the cloud in the sky, the much strength again by tuesday. But the main story is probably going to be in the immediate future. The amount of rainfall in southern texas, louisiana, across the florida panhandle. Theres been flooding in new orleans just recently, just street flooding, but that could be rather more and rather more widespread because the next couple of days sees that rain strings and the circulation form as it runs out through the deep south. Another winter to the north is more or less confined to the great lakes, at least the immediate future. Theres a storm system coming into british columbia. But otherwise, the u. S. States, with the exception of what we mentioned, are fairly fine and not particularly cold. Now, in the caribbean, things are sherrys, they should be at this time of year, the concentration of rain that we saw in honduras. Nicaragua isnt quite as concentrated in fact in the next day or so. Its probably going to be rather wetter in costa rica and panama than is going to be, for example, in honduras. Not that its bone dry, and the big showers in south america as well as being particularly sundry. The damn poles have been notable in places like southern power go to the northeast of argentina. That line still exists. Extends up through bolivia into peru. In afghanistan, the taliban is renowned for its violent repression of women. Now a new deal with the u. S. Could see the group return to power one, o one, a still best to gates of afghan women who paid the price for pace on aljazeera aljazeera. Every rule book about her watching all just her with the cell rom, the reminder of our top stories. A prominent scientist at the center of Irans Nuclear program has been assassinated near the capital tehran, the vehicle carrying most in a fuckers a day was ambushed by gunmen in the city of saad. Iran says it suspects israel of involvement. If he appears government is denying that the Prime Minister has rejected talks or to graham leaders. 3 African Union, special envoys, but ill be on it then. I decided, but he told them hed only speech representatives operating legally in the region. The u. S. Justice department is amending its execution rules that would clear the way for other methods to be used, other than lethal injection. Several federal executions, harsher drill before president elect, before president elect, and the Death Penalty opponent joe biden, takes office. Tens of thousands of people have rallied in iraqs capital to show support from a car all souther ahead of parliamentary elections next june. They gathered in tahrir square, which was once the focus of antigovernment protests. So Wonderful Team has more from baghdad on friday, followers of powerful shia cleric took over baghdad starting square 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. 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 of the tartar. All solders, a patriotic leader for all iraqis, the sunnis, the shia and the kurds. He is 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. Activists say the protests gradually lost steam due to violence. And because Political Parties including the sudras pts hijacked their cause, they infiltrate the demonstrators, demonstrations squares, and in every city wherever they can. And they tried to manipulate the process and tried to get to soften the blow. The 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 grounds, political grounds, social grounds, people who have doubted them as being really the pharmacist. But they found out they are not. They are just part of the political regime which runs the country since 2003. So they are now trying to gain back some of the ground and indeed thousands turned out to show their loyalty for solder. Fridays prayer was a display of power on the part of the saddest moment i heard of the elections. But antigovernment protesters had struggled to organize politically, to put up a serious challenge to incumbent party, is like the sadrist furder aiding their prospects for a choral success. Similar Fulton Al Jazeera but that elsewhere in southern iraq, 3 people were killed in violence between sudras an antigovernment protesters. At least one person died from gunshot wounds and around 50 other people were injured. Russian opposition, politician alexina valley has called on the European Union to impose sanctions on all the gox linked to president vladimir putin. When he was addressing the e. U. Parliament Foreign Affairs committee by video link, the valley is recovering in germany from a poisoning. He says was ordered by the kremlin. It had been, you know, the russian oligarchs not just new ones like these must be real targets. Now the president of belarus, alexander lukashenko, has promised to step down if a new constitution is created, he hasnt confirmed if the process is underway or even if its being considered because the has so far resisted months of protests calling for his resignation. Critics accuse him of rigging the election and cracking down on his opponents. Now for French Police officers have been detained after a video emerged, showing them beating a black amusic producer in paris. Present man on the cross call, the incident unacceptable and shameful. The assault has sparked outrage towards a police force already under scrutiny for heavy handed tactics. Natasha butler reports, but i warn interviewers you may find some of the images in this report, disturbing. A shocking video. Police officers brutally beating a man in a music studio in paris. Images captured on c. C. T. V. Record producer michelle 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, lupe 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 of 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 newspapers. 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 true way, 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, its why families like yes continue to shout. So everyone knows that Police Violence and racism exist. The, 000, 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 offices, 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. Meanwhile, thousands of people have protested that controversial security building the french city of new and the city was one of the flashpoints in last years antigovernment protests which saw clashes between demonstrators and police. The protest against the bill is expected in paris later. Today. The chief negotiator is in london for more negotiations for a brics it trade deal despite a lack of progress. Last week, Michel Barnier says a significant differences persist with just 5 weeks left until britains exit. Or britains chief negotiator, david frost says a deal is still possible to use fishing rights in british waters remain an unresolved issue between the 2 sides. That in baba has more from london. Michel barnier has hold, held a meeting with on friday. And a diplomat who attended as reported that they were downbeat talks. He said Michelle Bunny is said the same issues still remain a sticking point. Those issues are fishing rights. Theres state aid to companies and they are the mechanism to deal with either side. Diverging on standards like environmental standards, on labor standards, and so on. Now, one of those diplomat said that the gap remains large. Weve heard from david frost himself in a tweet that he is continuing to work towards a deal, but in his words, a deal most fully respect. U. K. Sovereignty, that much repeated mantra of which fishing rights is the most obvious symbol. Similarly, the Prime Minister on friday has said that, in fact, hes doing all he can and he hopes theyll be a deal, but repeating his line that any outcome would be acceptable. I was on workers in several countries have gone on strike of the pay and safety conditions, garment workers, and bang other should demanding pay for completed orders. The council, due to the pandemic trade unionists in the united kingdom, are calling for a parliamentary inquiry into what they call dehumanizing working conditions. The protests coincide with black friday, one of the companys biggest sales events. Chris smalls is a former amazon employee and founder of the congress of essential workers. He says, consumers should pressure the company to better protect its employees. Join the pandemic stand a solid with the sense that workers, you know, essential workers are amazon employees and the company failed to protect us. So you stand in solidarity with and since the workers last in the boycott, these companies cancel your Prime Ministership. Stop ordering from amazon and so they do better by employing. We have a warehouse workers that are out here getting sick workers that have died in my same facility that i started advocating. And with in the very beginning, they failed to protect us and thousands of employees worldwide have been tracked and many are out here suffering still. So last conflict, assume raise the standards for a day when its going to work isnt. d boycott the company, this company is a monopoly. It continues to grow and control the market control of the mare art. It could show the propaganda thats out there. They have way too much power. They do. They hire all this to balance it, doing Union Busting tactics. They fire and employees like myself that speak up on things that are very important and they control the narrative to the point where they can. So consumers, those cd stories dont care about it. So we dont continue these demonstrations. They will never know the truth. And so thats what we have to do. We have to continue to speak our true, tell the stories and speak up with a voice of that unheard that is still working for that company. And hopefully one day well get some point where we have be able to organize and unionize, be protected as workers. Now 3 days of National Mourning in argentina have ended following the death all football star diego maradona. Its been a time of reflection for many found song, both his magic on the pitch and the controversies. He sometimes called off it, and the reports from the neighborhood on the outskirts of his arteries where it all began. The residents of e. A few would be insulted if you called their neighborhood a slum for their proud of what they have proud that one of their own lived and played here before leaving to become the greatest footballer the world has ever seen. Diego maradonas death and wednesday hit them hard. So not on another morning when you feel it in the neighborhood its side, many people are crying. The whole place is practically in silence. Usually its happy music, but now theres a terrible silence. Of course, everyone of a certain age has a memory of the cheeky little boy who could do incredible things with the football. Know, bergdahl played regularly with him when they were 1213 years old. He wasnt surprised to see diego school, his wonder goal against england in the 1986 world cup i was, i was me. It was a great goal, but it was normal for us to see it here. As a keeper, id give him the ball and hed go past 123, all of us and score. He says, the eagle gave them joy, a real commodity in a place like this. If you live on in our hearts and minds, not just for arjun times and here in fiorito, but in the hearts and minds of the whole world, the people here say theyre proud that maradona never forgot them, never forgot where he came from. It was on pitches like this one in the fiorito covered in dust and stones. That diego maradona, the boy formulated his footballing skills to one day, display his magic in the best stadiums in the wild maraton. His precocious talent was spotted early and he, his professional debut aged just 15 for one. Osiris club continues juniors in the heart of the law, but the el neighborhood where his memory continues to inspire. 1 i was given this space to fill it with what i felt. So i did the world cup for diego brought us, it has to be here from where he played from when he became so big. He outraged many with his behavior, both on and off the pitch accused of being arrogant, aggressive a cheat that he and chanted many more with his artistry with the football and continues to inspire after his death. Both here in v. F. P. And beyond. That one there are just one of cyrus and of course you follow those stories on our website at i just havent talked calm georgiades. There are a whole rahman and horror mind of our top news stories. A prominent scientist at the center of Irans Nuclear program has been assassinated near the capital to her on the vehicle carrying at most and was ambushed by gunmen in the city of absolved. Iran says it suspects israel of involvement. It to go more to the 1st. The car carrying him was shot at and about 15 seconds later, innocent pickup truck that was loaded