Nuclear facilities should never be a target in military conflicts. Irans semi official tasnim news agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps, posted a video with a caption saying. Isfahan s nuclear site is completely safe. In the video, a man near the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Centre is seen showing his watch to the camera to indicate the time and date. We can then see several troops standing around what looks like an air defence battery. Reuters newsagency is reporting that an unnamed iranian source has said there is no immediate plan for retaliation. As well as these explosions in iran, they were reported, too, in Southern Syria apparently from missiles targeting radar sites. And there were also blasts in iraq in the capital baghdad. And babil province to the south. Israel had promised to respond to irans drone and Missile Attack on saturday night. Both nbc and cnn have reported unnamed Officials Saying that israel warned washington, but that washington did not
Seeking to score points. Take a listen to qatars Prime Minister. Translation unfortunately, i mean, we have seen that there has been an abuse of this mediation in favour of narrow political interests. This means that the state of qatar has called for a comprehensive evaluation of its role. We are now at the stage to evaluate mediation and also evaluate how the parties engage in this mediation. European Union Leaders have agreed to tighten sanctions on iranian producers of drones and missiles in the wake of tehrans unprecedented attack on israel on saturday night. The president of the European Council says its important to do everything to isolate iran. Tensions in the region remain high with israels Prime Minister insisting his country will make its own decisions about how to respond to irans drone and missile attack. Israels western allies fear striking back against iran could trigger a broader war. For more on the role of qatar, i spoke to our middle east correspondent. Spoke to our
Know where the americans are . Well, i think our viewers can know where the americans are . Well, i think our viewers can see know where the americans are . Ii i think our viewers can see just behind me a gate, an Emergency Gate leading to the tarmac. We are at the Old International airport in doha, a very ordinary place. 0nly Old International airport in doha, a very ordinary place. Only a few flights land here every day. But it will be the scene of an extraordinary political moment. A rare moment of cooperation between iran and the United States. This is where we are expecting possibly in the next few hours for five american prisoners who also hold iranian passports touched down in a Chartered Qatari Aircraft where they will be met on the tarmac by american and qatari officials, before finally going home to iran. We understand now that this morning, all going home to the United States. We understand that this morning, the last pieces were in place. The confirmation that 6 billion of
cities including delhi. hospital officials in jajarkot said they were treating more than a0 injured people rescued from the rubble of their homes. live now to our bbc nepali correspondent ashok dahal who s in kathmandu. ashok, talk us through the latest. what do we know? the earthquake at midniaht what do we know? the earthquake at midnight that what do we know? the earthquake at midnight that hit what do we know? the earthquake at midnight that hit the what do we know? the earthquake at midnight that hit the western - what do we know? the earthquake at midnight that hit the western part - midnight that hit the western part of nepal has killed 157 and more than 300 people have been injured in the incident. 0ur than 300 people have been injured in the incident. our local correspondent who has visited the worst hit area recently told us people are staying outside the home in all weather as their houses are either damaged or collapsed. they complain of inadequate materials
at least 157 people. houses are destroyed and people are digging through rubble to rescue others. and russell brand faces a fresh allegation of sexual assault. the claim is made in a civil lawsuit filed in new york and dates back to 2010. hello. i am anna foster, this is bbc news, live from jerusalem. israel s military has again urged civilians in gaza s north to leave the area. it reopened one of the strip s main highways. allowing people to drive south. strip s main highways. the road was scheduled to be open for three hours and that window was due to close just moments ago. the rafah crossing to egypt is also closed at least temporarily. no one has used the crossing so far today. we are hearing that gaza border authorities will not permit foreign passport holders to cross into egypt until the injured people in gaza s hospitals are allowed to travel to rafah. hundreds of foreign citizens have escaped gaza through the crossing in the past few days. our bbc arabic corresp