and in such tragedy, there won't expose the life of maisie arda on al-jazeera. iran's top nuclear scientist is shot and killed in an attack by gunmen in the attack. iran, one official calls it an act of state terror. hello, i'm maryam namazie and london. you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program. growing anger in india, tens of thousands of farmers descend on the capital to protest against a law of a say will slash their incomes. a new drive to resolve the week's long conflict in northern ethiopia. but hopes fade after prime minister of the african envoys. also

on this after popular in paris, where talking video is fueling debates about police violence. welcome to the program, our top story, a scientist at the center of iran's nuclear program, has been assassinated near the capital to her on gunmen ambushed a vehicle carrying mohsin factories are there. and his bodyguards, the city of upside the has a bit later died in hospital. iranian officials, including the foreign minister mohammad javad, zarif suspect israel was behind the attack, but they have not provided any evidence. a military commander promised to retaliate . iran previously expressed concern that u.s. president donald trump will try to punish the country before he leaves office in january almost in fact, there was a professor of physics at the

a mama say in university, a former head of the physics research center. and a senior scientist at the iranian ministry of defense, weston and israeli intelligence claim, he was the man in charge of project ahmad, which they say was iran's attempt to build a nuclear bomb. but iran denies ever having tried to develop a nuclear weapon report by the u.n. nuclear watchdog. the i.a.e.a. identified him as playing a key role in work to develop nuclear technology is also believed to retain links to iran's revolutionary guards. he was subject to a un security council asset freeze because the council says iran refused to make him available for an interview with the international atomic energy agency. we're going to have much more on the reaction going to be live in tehran for reaction on the killing of they, of course this coming just in the past couple of hours. haven't been any specific

information as to who is behind that assassination, but obviously, indications from the government that it was an act of state terror. that's what they've said. but of course, our other top story, this hour is ethiopian government action. their government has denied that the prime minister has rejected talks with grain leaders as international negotiations push for a resolution to the weeks long conflict. 3 african union, special envoys met with met in addis ababa, but he told them we'd only speak to representatives operating illegally in the region. a day ago, the army was ordered to carry out a final phase of its offensive and move in on to graze regional capital. a government imposed deadline for to grain forces to surrender expired on wednesday. will the ethiopian prime minister's spokesperson delaine say, you spoke to al jazeera earlier? describe the government's position? i think it's a widely misunderstood concept with regard to the strong word with rejection,

particularly because the prime minister has also rejected talking to anybody from the to grow region impact the provisional administration that has been set up a constitutionally, by the help. a federation is an amalgamation or a composition of various to gripe parties that are active in the progressive region . at this point, one of the key with why the little venture is being undertaken is because, according to the laws of the land in the constitution and the criminal code of the program from across the group, public repeat, copying your own national defense forces occurred is a criminal act in this considered a treasonous act is one. i want to bring you more now on all top story this hour, the assassination most emphatically saudi. of course he was iran's top nuclear scientist, the information we have suggested that a vehicle that he was traveling in was ambushed by gunman. that it was ambition. the city of abs are assad, is in tire on and joins us now. of the authorities released any more information about this well,

the defense minister had to me has been speaking and now he has shed some more light on the incident, he said the gunman opened fire around 10 to 15 seconds later. a bomb exploded, which was on back in the back of a truck and then the gunfire continued. there was an exchange of gunfire. now 2 of these guards were injured. he was also injured. he was taken to a hospital but died a short while later. now we're also hearing from fars news agency, which is the 7th official news agency here that one of the gods was also killed. we're also hearing that 3 or 4 of the saints were killed in the exchange of fire, and the intelligence ministry has said that they're starting an investigation. we've had an official response from foreign minister divides the refuse, blaming israel for these actions. we've had the head of the armed forces, also blaming israel. and we've had the defense advisor to the supreme leader,

ayatollah khamenei pointing, actually saying that there would be a response that the killers would be targeted most. in fact, result, there was a lead scientist, in fact, some course said that he was the father of iran's nuclear weapons program, but that nuclear weapons program ceased to exist around 2003. some say that there, were some activities that continued until 2009, but according to the i.a.e.a., there was no nuclear weapons program taking place here in iran. so why would anyone choose to assassinate him? now, the iranians believe it's an attempt to try to sabotage any future negotiations, or talks with president elect joe biden, because president elect joe biden has said that he wants to return to that 2015 nuclear deal that nuclear deal. donald trump pulled the united states out of any imposed sanctions on iran. so the reformists here and the president hassan rouhani are looking forward and hoping that president elect joe biden returns to deal and lift those sanctions. and this assassination could really complicate matters.

indeed, it seems as though he did take sample caution in terms of his movements who is saying that his vehicle was ambushed in the city of up side. it's but he is not the 1st such figure to have been killed in the country because there have been others who've been targeted over the past decade or so. of policies that will tell you we're all trying to get back to her on a little bit later. on but to just hearing from us at big that reporting on is ass nation. i'm awesome. they're on top nuclear scientists. this happening in the city of upside when his, the vehicle he was traveling in with his bodyguards was ambushed. so what will stay across that story bring you any more information as it comes in to us. but i want to move on to india now because thousands of farmers there of marched on the capital, new delhi, after 3 days of breaking through police barricades on state borders. they want

a government to repeal laws that could end guaranteed prices for that produce something they fear, could put them out of business. and as both prana reports now from new delhi 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 didn't stop the farmers from continuing on their march court. let's go to delhi for cricket fan, talk to the comic farmers across the country. want these black laws brought by the government to be repeat. 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 government's guaranteed minimum price for the project was and leave them at the mercy of large corporations, around half of india's 1300000000, people who work in the agriculture sector. many agree that it needs reforms, but they say these laws won't benefit farmers. after trying to stop the march for days, delhi police made a concession. after a discussion with former leaders, delhi police had an old. the would be sort of good omen, but already they are really appealed to them. but most fondness didn't take up that offer are not that it 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. they'll make us sit somewhere and know what will come to talk to us. alice off to delhi police assigned an area for protests on the outskirts of 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 and what have been the biggest protests since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. elizabeth purana al-jazeera east delhi. we go to france now, where the president emanuel says he's shocked by a video showing police in paris, beating up a black music producer. the incident has resulted in an investigation in the suspension of 4 offices, so sparked outrage towards a police force already under scrutiny. for heavy handed tactics, as reports from paris, a shocking video, police officers brutally beating a man in a music studio in paris. images captured on c.c.t.v. record producer michelle 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. i'm 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 michelle's injuries. the video sparked anger from some politicians and french world cup stars, who denounced racism, prosecutors throughout the case against the producer and opens investigation into 4 police officers. under pressure to react, france's interior minister condemned the violence as measures like it. 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 country's 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 france's best known campaigners against police brutality. she accuses police of causing her brother adama's 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 that's why families like continue to shout. so everyone knows that police violence and racism exist the only the focus on police violence in france comes as pressure mounts on the government to scrap parts of a controversial new law that would crack down on people's freedom to film and

publish images of police on duty the government says it's necessary to protect offices, but opponents say it's an erosion of rights and the without images like these police officers won't be able to be held accountable for their actions. al-jazeera paris. now some news from the u.s. in a further blow to donald trump's attempts to overturn the presidential election result . the u.s. federal court of appeals has rejected his campaign's request to block joe biden being declared the winner of pennsylvania. in their ruling, the 3 judge panel said charges of unfairness a serious but calling election unfair does not make it. so. the panel rejected drums of widespread problems with mail in ballots counted in the state and allegations that democratic officials were behind the scenes to ensure biden's victory trumps lawyers say they plan to appeal the case at the u.s. supreme court. so lead for you on the program. hundreds dead families

desperate for answers. pressure mounts on the bangladeshi government over a police squad, accused of extrajudicial killings. and from the sidewalks of manila to the grand mosque. as we meet a filipino chess prodigy, a thing to make big moves online. another typical november weather in europe is cold, foggy, and dank. and that's true at the moment of the plane of europe has been disturbed a little bit further south by this circulation in the western med. that will bring rain to east and spain, southern france and eventually across its lean towards greece. but the circulation here will bring rain into portugal. it's fairly quiet for the british isles and scandinavia for a change, the code is being eaten into by breaks as snow runs through poland into austria was,

was forecast is a drop in temperature, very little separation, not today. because it's overcast, it's out of foggy, or is gloomy in much of eastern and central europe at the moment. which to say is typical for november. this is also typical. the stormy weather moving east through greece will be particularly went, i suspect, says a day or 2 of that to go through our geria stretching back towards morocco as well as it most of the east with in juicing a warm wind ahead of it actually does not generally $22.00 in tripoli, but it is a warm wind coming out of the heart of africa. abidjan they represents the next well, but there's a long way size of the shows tend to come and go this time of year. you've got sundry weather on saturday and again all monday, but sunday looks fine. from the outer thinner london broke out than tactile. you special get in conversation.

when you say a lion 1000000 times that becomes the act. you then can create whatever narrative you want, unprompted uninterrupted, and i realized i was working for tony. no evil, you know, being a part of that recreating at maria. let them eat christopher, while the death of journalism is on the 1st big no. or the death of democracy, a studio to be unscripted on al-jazeera the bottom back headlines. now. a scientist at the center of iran's nuclear program has been assassinated near the capital tehran, the vehicle carrying mosques and factories out there was ambushed by gunmen in the

city of upside. he died later at hospital if you know, because government denies that the prime minister has rejected talks with 2 grade leaders, 3 african union, special envoys met amid an abba, but he told them he'd only speak to representatives operating illegally in the region. and thousands of farmers and marched on the indian capital, new delhi, after 3 days of breaking through police barricades on state orders. they want the government to repeal laws that could end guaranteed prices for their pro-choice. now a mass rallies being held in iraq's capital baghdad in a show of support following shakhtar win titles, father's bid to run in parliamentary elections next june. thousands of people have gathered in tahrir square, which was once the focus of anti-government protest. sather frequently has shown his support for the demonstrations and often made calls for political reform. simona fulton was at a rally in baghdad. friday sprayer, here in baghdad,

the hers was an overt display off power on the part of the sudras movement. just days after its leader influential shia cleric looked at al assad or announced that he's party intended to secure a majority in the forthcoming parliamentary elections. and also to nominate the prime minister, of course, that would be a substantial increase compared to the 16 percent of seats his party currently holds. but as you can see, thousands of people have gathered here today, which shows just how much political muscle this movement has, and also how much organizational capability they have to hold this thing together. and that's in stark contrast to the anti-government protest movement that has been demonstrating here in tahrir square until just a few weeks ago, their movement has been fragmented. they have claimed that they have been infiltrated by parties like the sudras movement. their movement has essentially been hijacked, so this gathering here, leaves little doubt as to who emerged as the victor after months of anti-government

protests. elsewhere in iraq, violence between satirists and anti-government protesters of broken out in the southern city of nasiriyah. at least 3 people were killed, signs attacked each other using sticks and rocks. about 40 people have been injured . now world health organization is saying more data is needed to review the efficacy of oxford university and astra zeneca. as coronavirus vaccine doubts have been raised over the effectiveness after participants were given different doses by mistake leading to 3 different results. astra zeneca says it's likely to run another global trial after the job was found to be 90 percent effective among a subgroup by ira. what we've seen is 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. there's only

a 1st of all limited amount that can be said in a press release. and secondly, it really needs to be reviewed in terms of the data and questions asked about the data that may come up in the course of the review. meanwhile, russia is working with hungary to try to speed up the process of approving its coronavirus vaccine fund. guerin's doctors will travel to russia to observe the manufacturing process and abort 3 tests for the sputnik 5 vaccine. as part of the efforts, hungary's foreign minister says the country wants to have a vaccine by january. last week. the want hungry against using russia's vaccine. denmark's prime minister has broken down in tears while apologizing for a government ordered to kill millions of mink. in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, matej fredrickson was visiting a farmer whose entire herd of maine quiz euthanized. the order came off to 12 people were infected with a mutated version of the virus discovered in a mink. fredrickson now admits the plan had no legal basis and is facing calls from

the opposition to resign. we have 2 generations of really skilled mink farmers, father and son, who in a very, very short time have had their life's work shot hurt. it's been emotional for them . they have a 1st love for them. sorry. and as i was saying to them, when we are on the other side of this and hopefully have a proper agreement in the compensation. i hope that the other linked leaders will remember that it was not because of them. it wasn't because they have been that we made this decision. on the contrary, the world's best mink pleading to explain here where we stand. but it's because of the virus. also news on bricks. it now the ease chief negotiator is due back in london for more negotiations for a bright to trade deal despite a lack of progress last week. siobhan

a says significant differences are still there with just 5 weeks left until britain's exit urgency of negotiating. david frost says a deal is still possible. fishing rights in british waters remains an unresolved issue between the 2 sides. and he has more from here in london. mr. bonior has hold held a meeting with his own freud. and a diplomat who attended is reported that they were downbeat talks. he said mr. obama said that the same issues still remain a sticking point. those issues are fishing rights. there's 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. we've heard from david frost himself in a tweet that he is continuing to work towards a deal, but in his words,

a deal must fully respect u.k. sovereignty. that much repeated muncher of which fishing rights is the most obvious symbol. similarly, the prime minister on friday has said that in front he's doing all he can and he hopes they'll be a deal worth repeating. his life in the only outcome would be acceptable. the president have been a ruse. alexander lukashenko has promised to step down. if a new constitution is created is not confirmed if the process is underway or if it's even being in said it has so far resisted months of protests calling for his resignation. critics accuse him of rigging the election and cracking down on his opponents. now some interesting scenes in taiwan arguments in scuffles have broken out in taiwan's parliament of the government's decision to ease restrictions on u.s. . pork imports opposition politicians dumped buckets of pig organs on their rivals,

punches were even thrown. at one point, the new policy will allow american pork imports to have acceptable residue of an additive called rac tougher. mean, critics are concerned about its effects on both animals and humans. now, an elite police unit in bangladesh is being accused of hundreds of extrajudicial, killings. straughan international concern including calls from u.s., senators for sanctions, people who say their loved ones and missing, tortured or killed on desperate fon, says, tend to challenge the reports from dakka. the 10 senators, both republicans and democrats, said u.n. experts, journalists and human rights group, had documented the activities of bangladesh's, rapid action battalion in a letter to the trump administration. the state there were cases of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances and widespread torture in june 2018. jump surely,

watched helplessly as several men in plain clothes, identifying themselves as detectives and members. up rob picked up his 30 year old son from outside his home in the capital dhaka. he also saw 2 motorcycles with uniform red members as sin caught on security camera at a nearby shop. police and robbed denied involvement. ali hasn't seen his son again . i mean, i'm not saying i want justice to be delivered for my son, whether it's done internationally locally or by the prime minister. if they have killed my son, then they should return the dead body if he's detained, then release him. if he has committed any crime that there is a court and law, they can't just kill him. can they? human rights groups say law enforcement agencies are often used by the ruling parties to repress opposition and dissent. rights groups have criticized bangladesh . government for hundreds of extra judicial killings, as part of their so-called entered drug and guitar playing down,

amnesty international has accused officials there of fabricating evidence to support their statements of gunfights and crossfire that instead of launching proper investigations. i'll just serious request for an interview was declined by the bangladesh home ministry and the rapid action battalion. but the state minister for foreign affairs responded to the senator's letter at a news briefing that envelops, take it. it was within their jurisdiction to make such comments. but until and unless a state or an international organization conveyed this directly to us only been can we react in 2017? who is now the husband abdul cook. those and 2 other men were picked up from russia's bottom, our area by plainclothes members of the law enforcement agencies. a week later, who snared i was told by a source close to rob that our husband was in custody at a secret location. there has been no sign of the 3 men since i still don't know

letters or you don't know who recently knows. it's been a very difficult struggle for me and my children. the future looks bleak for them without him. i want him to return home. whoever might be detaining him, he's returned him. i want justice for him and a proper investigation. in july this year, the killing of a retired army special forces officer by police sparked protests across the country . several police officers are now behind bars, but no one's been held to account for the disappearance or deaths of hundreds of others. and the body count continues to grow dhaka, bangladesh. now more than $1300.00, young chess players from around the world are preparing to compete in an international online championship. the tournament is due to begin on saturday with the finals taking place in 3 weeks time. one player expected to make big moves is a 10 year old prodigy from the philippines. reports from the capital. manila

al bashir bhutto may seem like a typical young boy, but at the age of 10, he is already the philippines chess, prodigy. he improves his skills on manila sidewalks, mostly in the streets of kapil, were older avid chess players like a meet to pass the time. here he beat veteran players with the mastery and position where you least seen from young players like him. even pulling a jaw with master player chukar want to go far. if he gets the right support, the support from the government is he needs to be exposed more to get better or was 6 when he started competing internationally. he has played in iran, china, and malaysia, and for so many muslims, 0 of long felt discriminated against in a country where there are minority. alba share is

a source of pride. people here tell us all of us are story mirrors their own aspirations, our young filipino muslim, making it to the global stage because of shared talent and determination to practice law in competitions, i always work hard to make it worthwhile for my parents and those who supported me, the best part about chess is winning, but losing is good too because you learn more. but there are struggles back home. al bashir comes from a poor family who moved from or are we city in the southern philippines, a place held back by war and displacement. his parents have often struggled to make ends meet. so paying for alba shares training has proven to be difficult. despite his classes and online competition, he still has to share a laptop with 5 other siblings. nation level, no one invited him updates my home. i had, but they put the restraining. it's not the issue but so we have to

support he is set to compete in defeat, the online world cadets and youth rapid championship this week. and although he's weak internet connection, the toe may cost him critical minutes in the game. pushchair remains confident, like so many prodigies before him. he says his chess pieces said given him a sense of purpose and hopefully a we out of poverty. jim duggan al-jazeera manila. welcome back a look at headlines now. a scientist at the center of iran's nuclear program has been assassinated near the capital to her on the vehicle, carrying moss and factories are there was ambushed by gunmen in the city of upsides . he died later in hospital iranian officials, including the fondness and homage of odds, are if suspect israel was.