commander in the powerful revolutionary guard was among at least five people killed in a suspected israeli air strike on an iranian consulate building in the syrian capital. iran s foreign minister has called the strike a breach of all international conventions. the kremlin has dismissed a report by western media outlets that links russian agents to the mystery illness havana syndrome. the illness has affected us diplomats since 2016. the report alleges that the americans were targeted by russian operatives using directed energy weapons. a new hate crime law has come into effect in scotland, three years after it was passed by the scottish parliament. it creates a new offence of stirring up hatred in relation to age, disability, religion and sexual orientation. germany has partially legalised cannabis. it means those over the age of 18 can now carry 25 grams for personal use, and grow three marijuana plants at home. the government is trying to tackle black market trade of
in the central gaza strip. localjournalists published pictures of their passports showing that they were from australia, poland and the united kingdom. we ll have more on this later in the programme. to the other big story we ve been following iran has vowed to respond decisively, after accusing israel of killing a senior revolutionary guards commander brigadier general mohamed reza zahedi in an air strike on an iranian consulate building in syria s capital, damascus. at least five people are reported to have died in the strike which has raised fears of an escalation of fighting in the middle east. israel has declined to comment. our international editor, jeremy bowen has the lastest. a few minutes after the attack, the building in iran s diplomatic compound in a well off central area of damascus seems to be on fire. the israeli strike destroyed the iranian consulate. it was a precision attack against a senior commander who will have worked hard to keep his movements
senior commander in the powerful revolutionary guard was among at least five people killed in a suspected israeli air strike on an iranian consulate building in the syrian capital damascus. the iranian 40 syrian capital damascus. the iranian a0 foreign minister has called it of breach of international conventions. it described in is really air strike that targeted the consulate in damascus. the senior commander is one of the most high profile commanders believed to have been killed. there has not been a reaction from israel. let s go like to hugo bachega. what s the latest you re hearing? i need, iran has said mohammed was killed with the country described as an israeli air strike. targeting damascus, syria. we have an hundred reaction from the israeli authorities. a spokesman said he wouldn t comment on those reports. it seems to be the latest in the series of a assassinations. we ve seen that the army has intensified its attack. also positions in syria. there also has been
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in the women s world cup. kit is guy had to go, reporting from madrid. when the spanish team lifted the world cup last sunday, it was a historic moment. but the way in which the national football federation president, luis rubiales, celebrated, has made the last few days bittersweet ones for spanish football. the controversial kiss he gave star strikerjenny hermoso has been hogging the headlines. after days of mounting pressure, luis rubiales had been expected to resign. but at an extraordinary general meeting of the football federation, he insisted the kiss was consensual, and he remains defiant. translation: is that so serious that i have to leave, while having done the bestjob for spanish football? do you really believe that i have to resign? well, i m going to tell you something i will not resign, i will not resign. i will not resign. this was supposed to be a week when spain celebrated women s football, in the greatest ever achievement by its national team. but inste