The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc world news. Gunman opened fire on his car. To run points the finger of blame at israel, saying it is trying to provoke a war. Three police are held over the beating of a black music producer. President macron describes the images as shame for france. Ue u. K. And e. Will resume brexit trade talksn in l this weekend, with fishing stocks likely to be a major flashpoint. And what kind can a japanese ninja teach us about staying safe during the pandemic . A very warm welcome if you are watching in the yucatanround the world. Ay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We begin with news that one of irans top Nuclear Scientists has been assassinated. He died of his wounds after gunfire on his car israel and western intelligence agencies accused him of being one of the founders of the countrys covert Nuclear Weapons program. Tweeted, terrorist murdered an imminent iranian scientist today. This cowardiceith serious indication of israeli roles indicate desperate warmongering of traders. Joining us is the executive Vice President of the nonpainisan tank the Quincy Institute for responsible statecraft. Its good to have you with us. What do you make of these development within the last few hours . Obviously, there is no clear evidence at this point, but israel is the most likely culprit here, because the combination of political intent and capacity to do this really reduces the list to only two co utries, thenited states and netanyahu has a c interest in this. If the iranianhe respond might get the war he has been trying to start for more in a decade. If not, it will dage prospects for new diplomacy hunter biden, but i think it is important to point out that ifsrael is behind it, it would do so without some form of atci leasta tagreen light from the trump administration. Whysr wouldl be targeting him in particular if that is indeed the case . Remember in 2018, when the israelis had arrayed in iran had a raidn an and confiscated a large number of documents, netanyahu sa remember his name. He is a key player. He has bn a target in the past, no successful attempt on his life until todayand he has been extremely heavily guarded. This is quite an embarrassment for the iranian government, that deep inside iranian territory, sun country could conduct such an a set some country could conduct suchnas anation. Has there been any word from israel or the u. S. Defense topartment, the pentagon . This is accordinhe news agencies. Dwhyou think the next step would be in thent e following this . The ball is in irans court, but also in europe and the biden team. If europe a the bid team condemn this, there is somewhat of a likelihood that the iranians will show restraint. A senior u. Sia off associated with the biden team tweeted about an hour ago the importance of irians showing restraint, but he also went further and called thisal a crim act, suggesting it would be a statesponsored act, which is quite critical, because the list of countries th could have done this is very small. Only a the united stat israel. That seems to be an indirect way for him to call out israel. In terms of the wider context of this, just earlier this month, concerns were raised over the amount of enriched uranium that iran has built up. How significant do you think the targeting of this man is, in that context . It is particularly important, because at the end of theay the past assassinations which israel did conduct did not have an effect on the trajectory of th Iranian Nuclear program. It had an impact on the program, t it was not a decisiv impact. When the obama admemistration cod these acts, they did so because they knew the target was not the nbelear program, use these assassinations will not have that type of an impact. The target back then was actually renewed diplomacy between the United States and iran. We are always grateful for you coming on. Thank you very much for your analysis. To coronavirus now and the u. K. Like other european countries, it has been ba a second wave of infection. On friday, the r number for covi19, which measures the diseases ability to spread, has fallen to one for the First Time Since august. Espondent reports on th different approaches to fighting the spread. Md streets in belfast tay, with Northern Ireland beginning at two week Circuit Breaker lockdown to try and stem the spread of covid19. Nessential shops are closed and pubs, restaurants, and cafes can only do take away and delivery. We are asking ople for two weeks to please abide by the public healthdve so we can then come together around that window, at christmas. As Northern Ireland enters a new lockdown, england prepares to leave one nt week. Already, there is intens debate about the introduction of tiered restrictions. The government sets out how it decides which regions should go into which tiers. How rapidlour rates going up or coming down,nd how many are finally, how much pressure is there on the nhs . Questi hsave been raised in some areas about the decisions. Newcastle in tier three. Local conservative mps had to respond to complaints about being lued in with newcastle. In sussex, tier two, official increasing in several areas. Fairly stable. Ings are in neighboring kent, they say the have been big increases, and peoplege over0 are a big concern, and hospital admissions are increasing. For cambria inier two, cases are said to bencreasing, but f mostis is due to a large school outbreak. And neighboring lancashire, case rates in over 60s are very high and there is still pressure on the nhs. Thes lev of covid within the community are still very high, and thatdr wile admissions coming into hospital. If people are mixing in the community, that means christmas, if people dont follow the rules, we might see a first surge. A specialist intensive care unit has been created for covid patients. The latest r number for the northeast of englandhehows how much virus is spreadi, is like the midwest, below the overall u. K. Figure. Lond higher. E southeast are french president Emmanuel Macron says images of a black music pro by police are in shame for four French Police officers have been detained for questioning after a video showed the incidents. It has sparked outrage across the country. I am joined now by a journalist n basedris. Give us a sense of the reaction to this, then. There is a lot of outrage here in france, especiallafter anothe incident on monday, when Police Officers a evacuated a camp of migrants in the middle of paris, basically people out of their tents. Is here. A lot of outrage about people are increasing the pressure on the government. This comes as the government is trying to push through a new security law, which would make a criminal offense if you put pictures of Police Officersin online with thntion to harm them. Very vaguehats a term, and many people here are criticizing that new law, but it might go againstsu the ption of innocence, which is also very important here in france. How did this particular video of the incident come to life . Come to light . The music producer talked to a website, a that published a viral video that all happened last wkend. Police officers say there was a Security Camera inside the music studio. They said that the music producer trit to b them, but the pictures showed it wasnt the case. Linow these officers have been suspended and an investigation has been opened. You mentied the proposed law that would make an offense the photographing of Police Officers. How much likelihood does that have of making it into law . The pressure is mounting. As the presint said today on facebook, he is now looking into how to change that law so as to reestablish the link of trust with the population here. There are demonstrations going on, there is another one planned for tomorrow. Is not only the press that is saying it could kur tell press freedom, but other people who fear if they are being targeted or beaten up by police, there might not be any protection for them anymore. Prior to now, you had pictures where you could sw them what happened. When it comes to police treatmt of different racial and ethnic minorities,il some people draw parallels with the situation in the United States. Do you tnkhat is fair or is that excessive . There is element to that, absolutely. For years and years, there have been reports of police violence, where police have targeted people, especially in areascef frblack people or people of ethnic minoriti. People have been complaining that their complaints have not been heardonough, s this discussion is justified, i think. There have been many such cases here in france. To a different eent, in the u. S. You would have more people who died because Police Always bear arms. There is not much of tha not many people have died in france of police violence. Lisa,ha you for putting that all into context for us. Lets bring you some of thes day other main stories now. The ethiopian Prime Minister has met African Union eoys visiting theountry. He tnks the au for his concern , but rejected International Office of mediation. The u. N. Has flown into neighboring sudan for those displaced by the fighting. The longtime leader of belarus, alander lukashenko, has said that he will not be president once is in place. Opposition leaders want lukashenko to step down immediately. President trump has suffered ckanother setn his attempt to overturn the election results. His legal challenge has been rejected by federal courts in pennsylvania. Judges deemed the case was withoutmp merit, as the t team did not mak a specific allegation or provide proof. We are not far from the take it or lve it moment, that is the view of europes chief negotiator. Michelle barney a is due to arrive in london shortly, but opposite number david frost has worn for a deal to be possible, it must for fully respect u. K. Sovereignty. One Sticking Point is fishing, and the level of access th will have reddish waters. Jon kay reportsrom newland on problems that need resolving fast. While we sleep, they work. Hopefully we can catch a bitnly. More. Y the time they return, there coulde news on brags it. British negotiators will spend the weekend trying to land a deal. Now is time for them to caniver what they say the deliver. Make no mistake, its mr break time for the cornish fishing industry. Its fish that that u. K. And the eu are now scrapping over in these ff al talks. Moat comes into newland is sold and eaten in europe. Any deal or no deal will have a real impact here. We b are in of a no mans land. Of the referendum, they willes know what brexit really means. Its clear, this is about control of our waters, exclusive eights for our fishermen, and on th risk side, if you like, weve got access to traditional markets. How confidentre you that you will get a deal that you are happy with . I think we are cautiously optimistic. The two sides do not jt have to agree on fishing, but oe how ports willte. Some fear long delays and mohe paperwork inew year. We feel that we are on a cliff hoping for the best, but al we can say is the people have prepared have done all we can do so far. They have been fishing out of here for centuries, long before quotas. Once a huge industry, something hit again. Times have certainly changed. These days, there are only about a,000 fisherm women around the u. K. Thsector contributes about 400 50 Million Pounds per year to the economy. To put that in context, it is 9. 2 . Some wonder if that is big enough to put an entire brexit deal at risk,ut in newland, it is about tradition, culture. These men are risking their lives and feeding their communities. In a bigger picture, actually, they are providing fish for the entirety of the u. K. And beyond. It is somethingf. O be proud that is why it has to be preserved. Both onshore and at sea, crial days lie ahead. The forecast, still unsettled. Around the island nation. N kay, bbc news, corin. Iv sti to come, on altee way to fight the coronavirusic pand living life as a ninja. President kennedy was shot down and dieatalmost immediy. The murder of john kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. He caughthe imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. He is resigning as leader of the conservative party and Prime Minister before leaving number 10 to see the queen. Heold the cabinets, its a funny old world. Angela merke is germanys first woman chaellor easily securi the majority she needed. Attempts to fly a hot air balloon have to ber bandoned afte few minutes, but no one seemed to mind very much. As one local comic put it, it is irt hote need, it is hard cash. Nine days of mourning following thdeath of. It was an alliance that brought the world to the break of war c and tan missile crisis. This is bbc news. Im ben with the latest headlines. Tehran points the fingerf blame for the assassination at israel, saying it is tra ng to provokr. In india, police in the capital of delhi have decided to allow thousands of farmers to protest agnst new farm laws. The protesters say that officers use Water Cannons and tear gas to try and hold them back, but have tried to escort them to a new site. Farmers say they are prepared to hold a city and for weeks and months, and delhi is reeling from the pandemic. Our correspondent is one of the protesters on the outstarts of the ca almost all roads leading into the capital of delhi are heavily barricaded. Protesting farmers are sitting here, demanding their rights. Outside delhi, all of these farmers have been here since yesterday. They spent the night out here in the cold and say they wi move only when the demands are met. Indias farmers, especially in north india, are very upset with the f governments newm laws, whichn intend to o up the farming sector in india. While the government clas the new laws going to help farmersel inng their produce to an open market, the protesting farmers are suspicious and say it is going to lead private places into their domain, which will lead to a lot of price competition. Meanwhile, the capital of delhi has now been kind of fortifi. At least 25 to 30,000 farmers are believed to have reached the outskirts. There have been alaozenes since yesterday. Police have used force and s ter galls to disperse them, and ensure that they do not enter the capital of delhi, because they want to protest outside parliament. E situation is getting tense by every passing hour. The government seems to have warmed up to the demands and say that it is open to negotiations. Farmers,sting meanwhile, say negotiations are only possible if the government decides and assures they will scrap the new law. Meanwhile, life in the capital has come to a standstill. Train services are disrupted and are having a harrowing time. Rs protesting farmers, meanwhile, are adamant that they are lling to spe weeks and months protesting outside the capital, unless their demands are met. Ben diagnosing cancer early is oocrucial. 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