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Day. As anger grows over a new law, they say, will slash their income to the program. A prominent scientist at the center of Irans Nuclear program has been assassinated, gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying most in fact, president and his bodyguards. Iran has vowed retaliation. Iran says it suspects israel is behind the attack as the bag has more from the capital. The aftermath of the killing bullet holes 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 gods 1st, they opened fire to score. And after 10 to 15 seconds, a truck carrying explosive materials exploded in a car. Fire continued after the 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 fact result 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 . So heres his director right here. And he says, the generally is to announce the closure project. But then the special activities. You know what that is . 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 under a u. N. Security council list of sanctioned individuals. Iran had never allowed him to be interviewed by the International Atomic agency. Hes whereabouts 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 both sides. Fitzpatrick is an associate fellow at the International Institute for strategic studies, explains how the timing of his assassination could point to some state involvement. They were so critical to the past development of Irans Nuclear weapons program. It program that has largely been on hold for the past 15 years. They has been maintaining the personnel and the organizational apparatus to get it going again, should an order come and the purpose of the assassination, presumably ostensibly, is to prevent iran or to impede iran from building Nuclear Weapons in the future. But the more logical reason for doing this now, because iraq was not on the verge of billy the kid weapons, reason for doing it now, is to impede the, by an administration to return to the j. C. P. A way. Tehran will believe that the United States was complicit in this and the 2 data points that you just mentioned, the fact that trump wanted to strike here on. And he asked for options to go after Irans Nuclear program. And then the meetings in israel with palm pale, all do point to the United States at the very least having given the green light to the assassination. Ethiopia has denied reports that the Prime Minister is rejecting talks with the grain leaders, met with African Union envoys and told them he dont speak to representatives operating legally in the region. Its full, says, have been fighting troops for almost 3 weeks, insisted his government must unfolds the rule of law, integrate or risk a culture of impunity that could threaten the countrys survival. On thursday he ought to the army to carry out the final phase of its offensive and move in on to graze regional capital. Well, the ethiopian Prime Ministers spokeswoman beilein, so you spoke 12 has their own. Describe the governments position. I think its a widely understood concept with regard to the strong words with rejection, particularly because the Prime Minister has enough rejected talking to anybody from thats a great impact. The provision administration that has been set up constitutionally by the house. The federation is an amalgamation, or a composition of various to great Political Parties that are active in the progressive region. At this point, one of the key measure is this pick up is because of the laws of the land and the competition in the criminal code of the democratic republic of attacking your own National Defense forces. The question is the criminal act in this considered a treasonous act . On this world, among the m is a whole of africa analyst. He believes the Prime Ministers military solution to the crisis is a major strategic mistake. Well, tanks have surrounded the city of natalee. 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 man standing. They were not allowed to go past him. And so is looking a very ominous kind of situation where you know, i mean the entire people who sit around this is a struggle for survival right now, you know, out of the looking at 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 and theres heat by this. And there is 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 grillo. 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 i responded to gamble on a military solution, what it is is surely just the biggest mistake a strategic mistake you make. A suicide blast in the somali capital is killed at least 7 people. The bomber blew himself up in an ice cream parlor and well could issue. A Police Official said the death toll could rise, no group has yet claimed responsibility. But with fewer than 60 days until president elect Joe Biden Takes Office, the u. S. Justice department has shuttled a number of federal executions. And its changed the rules around what methods can be used by one is against the Death Penalty and says he will work to end it. Mike hanna, has more from washington d. C. News of the new protocols only came up 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. The Justice Department is able to exercise what form of a 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 u. S. Federal court of appeals has rejected doldrums campaign requests 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. There was widespread fraud joining the vote, but the call that claim has no merit. The campaign is likely to appeal the case in the supreme court. Well, staying in the us, the nearest frictions will be imposed in los angeles from monday to in response to a spike. In krona virus, all public and private gatherings of people from different households have been temporarily banned. It comes as the number of recorded infections nationwide passed the 13000000 mark. This week, millions of americans traveled for the thanksgiving holiday despite warnings to stay at home. The World Health Organization is warning countries to remain vigilant, even if they can see a decrease in corona 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 leading to different results. 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. Theres only a 1st or a limited amount that can be said in a press release. And secondly, it really needs to be reviewed in terms of the data and then questions asked about the data that may come up in the course of the review. Well, still ahead here on aljazeera. I know its actually a partner in paris where shocking video is fueling debate about Police Violence and violence. Well, as it goes, 6, verdicts are in 4 american Oil Executives accused of corruption. Hello, another belter, various switzerland. Danton is concentrating in iraq, but there have been some pretty big showers in the extended frontal zone through saturday, which is still there on saturdays, proved to produce some pretty big sunder. Storms bit of flash flooding was shown in jeddah. The same could happen in riyadh a lot. You get heavy rain in eastern iraq or even in baghdad. And then the eastern side, as it goes into the Higher Ground of iran following it should be fine weather briefly shallots as they then fine weather on sunday, 20 in buried rather colder up in aleppo, particularly at night. Otherwise, the weather is looking quite outside those zones that doha is right on the edge of it could see spotted 2 of rain even a thunderstorm briefly on sunday. Otherwise its looking fine again 26. 00 degrees on that is not 36. 00. We certainly come down the seas. No rain through africa is fairly obvious. There is no sign of the recent cycle, but the remaining breeze is quite a moist one. So there are potentially showers in the whole of africa, maybe in djibouti bits of yemen. But the real heavy rain is further south and extends right down through botswana into the heart of south africa, including johannesburg. They just slow moving big showers in a notorious waterside community. Why can you send thugs route one pierre to direct eventually is to stage a play their county museum was going to empower the women down there all month. Sitting right there down south and redefine their status in society. This is that, nigerias women walk on water, witness on aljazeera. Oh, about your child is there of me. So hell run a reminder of our top stories. A prominent scientist at the center of Irans Nuclear program has been assassinated there, the capital tehran, the vehicle carrying it most. In fact, president was ambushed by gunmen in a city outside. Iran says it suspects israel of involvement. Ethiopias government is denying the Prime Minister has rejected talks with the grand leaders. 3 African Union. Special envoys met argument in the book. He told them hed only speak to representatives operating legally in the region. And the u. S. Justice department is amending its execution rules no longer requiring death sentences to be carried out by lethal injection. It clears the way for other methods to be used. Several federal executions have been shared before president elect Joe Biden Takes Office farms in india have gathered outside the capital, new delhi to continue protesting against agricultural reforms. Is the 3rd day of demonstrations on friday. Police clashed with protesters while trying to block them from entering the city. Farmers fair, the new reforms could put them out of business. Elizabeth has more from the capital using their tractors to remove police barricades, pharmacy void 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 delhi comic farmers across the country. Want these black laws brought by the government to be repealed. This is our demand. The 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 former leaders, delhi police has allowed them to hold. Peace will grow pestered me to get on in. But already they are, we appeal 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 who will listen to us there in new delhi. Theyll make us sit somewhere and know what will come to talk to us. Alice, after delhi police assigned an area for protests on the outskirts, so the city, few farmers showed up, even as the 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 the farmers from reaching Central Delhi in what had been the biggest protest since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Elizabeth Piron of aljazeera east delhi. Theres anger in chile, her over the governments the time to revoke a pension fund. Protesters clashed with riot police trying to reach the president ial palace. They want access to their Retirement Funds to help them through the economic crisis. But president Sebastian Pinera is opposed to the idea saying, withdrawals will damage the countrys pension system. But tons of 1000 people have rallied in iraqs capital to show support from the head of parliamentary elections next june. They gathered in tahrir square, which was once the focus of antigovernment protests so many 14 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 anti establishment protesters who until recently occupied the square 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. After the total 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. Activists say the protests gradually lost steam due to violence. And because Political Parties including the sudras to hijack their cause, they infiltrate the demonstrators, demonstrations squares, and in every city, whatever can. And they tried to manipulate the process and tried to get to soften. 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 a pharmacist. But they found out they are not. They are just part of the political regime which runs the country since 2003. So there are now trying to gain back some of that 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 one of the junior elections from 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 are. All success is so wonderful to aljazeera that, that elsewhere in southern iraq, 3 people were killed in violence between sudras and antigovernment protesters. At least one person died from gunshot wounds and around 50 others were injured. 4 French Police officers have been detained after a video emerged, showing them beating a black music producer in paris. President Manuel Mike Ross called 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 a warning to our viewers that you may find some of the images 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 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, 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 like in the pictures are unspeakable. More extreme, lee 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 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 and thats why families like yes, continue to shout. So everyone knows that Police Violence and racism exist. The 0 is 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. The u. S. Chief negotiator is in london for more negotiations for brics a trade deal despite a lack of progress. Last week, Michel Barnier significant differences as this with just 5 weeks left until britains exit from the country. Well, its chief negotiator, david frost, says a deal is still possible. The fishing rights in british waters remain an unresolved issue between the 2 science 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 own standards like environmental standards, on labor standards, and so on. Now, one of those diploma 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. While staying in the united kingdom, scotlands 1st minister has said that she wants to hold a 2nd independence referendum as early as next year. Nicolas surgeon wants the vote to take place close to the beginning of the next parliamentary term. Scots voted 55 to 45 percent against independence in 20 fourteens referendum. But recent polls suggest a majority are now in support of it. Washington has condemned the conviction of 6 u. S. Oil executives in venezuela on corruption charges secretary of state might. Pompei is calling for their immediate return to the United States, the men who were arrested in 2017 while working for the american refining company, citgo, which is owned by venezuelas state oil. John holmes has more. These 6 Oil Executives, 5 of them, u. S. Citizens and already been stuck in venezuelan prison 3 years. Now theyve finally been tried, found guilty of corruption and received sentences of between 8 and 13 years. He wants to. This letter is from one of them to mobile though its the 1st public message from any of the men since their arrest. He wrote it just before his trolls, conclusion is lawyer. Now reaching across race where justice is done, ill be able to rebuild my life and try to compensate my family for the last moments, the light is intense, the hope is great. Give me freedom. Freedom was denied to him. Human rights advocates say that venezuelas Justice System is plagued with corruption inefficient, simply called bias. His lawyer again, the male white woman not even being intimate case. There is no evidence. Its not there is no 2nd stanch evidence or no indirect evidence or flawed evidence. There is no evidence, none period, game or him be out. How does it i asked the team of venezuelas attorney general tajik williams, his response about the cases, the answer, no comment. The men work for oil company sic, go. They were arrested and charged with embezzlement. After being glued to a business meeting in venezuela 3 years ago, the case is played out against the backdrop of the acrimonious relationship between president Nicolas Maduro and the trumpet, ministration. Like many other countries, the us supported mcdougals rival point quite those claim to the presidency. We want to give every american but u. S. Secretary of state might compel you has indicated that he believes the 6 men are being used as political hostages. Despite before the trolls verdict, but those family were hopeful. He would be home for future thanksgivings, just like the ones they used to celebrate together. So i think my father wants to shatter the world that he message out a lot of hope and of justice. Hes been held for at, you know, over 3 years im just lee, and now theres a glimmer of hope. With the trial im going. Now the trial is over for the 6 men and their families hope appears to be waning. John homan, how does it youre watching all deserve means a whole run. A reminder of our top news stories. A prominent scientist at the center of Irans Nuclear program has been assassinated in the capital tehran, the vehicle carrying at most in the factories are there was ambushed by gunmen in the city of assad. Iran says it suspects israel of involvement. It to go or hold on more to do it. At 1st the car carrying him was shot at and at about 15 seconds later, innocent pickup truck that was loaded with explosives last about 15 to 20 meters away from his car into