it s 8am on thursday morning in singapore. we start in the middle east. iran s supreme leader, says there ll be a harsh response, after at least 95 people were killed by two explosions in the south eastern city of kerman. the blasts were near the saheb al zaman mosque, where thousands of people had gathered to mark the anniversary of the death of a senior general who was killed in a us drone strike in 2020. caroline hawley reports. the roads leading to the cemetery were packed with people who had gone to pay their respects to qasem soleimani. officials say the bombs had been planted in bags and were apparently set off by remote control. whoever did this was clearly aiming to cause mass casualties. the iranian red crescent said their efforts to evacuate the injured were complicated by the size of the crowds. the first bomb was followed swiftly by a second, more deadly explosion. it comes four years to the day since qasem soleimani was killed himself in an american drone attack
names of people who are, in one way or another, associated with the latejeffrey epstein. now, inclusion on this list doesn t mean that they have done anything wrong they could be accusers ofjeffrey epstein, they could be witnesses of any alleged wrongdoing. and as you implied, jeffrey epstein moved in high circles. he mixed with politicians and business people and hollywood famous stars, as well. and that is why there is so much interest in this as to who could be on the list. he is known to have associated with some very high profile figures, some of whom have since disassociated themselves with him i m thinking of former presidents like bill clinton and donald trump, and prince andrew in the uk, of course, essentially saw the ending of his royal career because of his friendship withjeffrey epstein he has denied any wrongdoing. so this really comes from a civil trial, a civil case that was brought against ghislaine maxwell, one ofjeffrey epstein s
disgraced media tycoon, robert maxwell, could be jailed for a maximum of 55 years. i m joined by our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. in an hourorso, in an hour or so, the courthouse, behind me here, in an hour or so, the sentencing will start, and she will be facing some of the victims that say that she was involved in their abuse. that say that she was involved in theirabuse. over that say that she was involved in their abuse. over the past 17 years, scores of women s health accuse the late jeffrey epstein. scores of women s health accuse the latejeffrey epstein. ghislaine maxwell has been really integral in that, as a son who lured them into set at the massages, on a jeffrey epstein, that then turned into the cycle of abuse they were trapped in four years. they will be giving their victim impact statements. the trial itself which took place six months ago in the court behind me involved just for women who were
is a settlement agreement between the latejeffrey epstein and virginia giuffre, also known as virginia roberts. it dismisses the case for damages brought by ms giufrre, in return for the sum of $500,000, or £371,000. there was no admission of liability from epstein. it also adds that the document is a general release by virginia giuffre for any other person or entity who could have been included as a potential defendant, from all legal actions, including lawsuits both state and federal level. the agreement was overseen by the laws of florida, where it was agreed. it was signed by ms giuffre, who gave her address as being in new south wales, in australia. our legal correspondent dominic casciani has more details, he s been speaking to my colleague ben brown. so, this is a 12 page document signed in november 2009, which seems a whole world away, but you have to bear in mind the allegations virginia giuffre makes againstjeffrey epstein and people around him, including prince andrew, da