in farsi in the iranian language and the agency's twitter feed is still active we do see that now fars news is a news agency in iran describes itself as an independent news agency it is frequently accused by western countries and western media of being a government mouthpiece and it is one of the most up to date sources for breaking news taking place within the islamic republic of iran now the trend of you know removing outlets from iran from the internet and from social media is longstanding we recently saw press t.v. the english language t.v. network based in the islamic republic of iran kicked off of you tube they were blocked from you tube however google back tracked their decision and they were restored and this seems to be part of the efforts by the united states to launch maximum pressure against the iranian government now you know we can all remember how the u.s. they assassinated iran's top general qassam solomonic in a drone strike near the iraqi capital of baghdad furthermore we can recall iran hitting back with their bombardment of u.s. bases in iraq with missiles and the feud b

treasury as we hear fars news has put this on their twitter take a listen. the photos news dot com websites is being blocked on u.s. treasuries orders and emails sent to followers newsagency by the provider clearly stated that the treasury's office of foreign assets control has argued the agency to the sdn specially designated nationals list if you visit the website fars news dot com it is unavailable the web page does not load now it's important to note there is a website fars news dot i r that i are standing for islamic republic that has just been created but that is only in farsi the language of iran not other languages even though far as news generally publishes in different languages those are not available fars news calls itself an independent news source generally it has been labelled by western media outlets as being a mouthpiece for the iranian government it's one of the primary sources for breaking news within the borders of the islamic republic the fact that it has been taken down and does not appear to have its website up and is blaming this on th

generally publishes in different languages those are not available fars news calls itself an independent news source generally it has been labelled by western media outlets as being a mouthpiece for the iranian government it's one of the primary sources for breaking news within the borders of the islamic republic the fact that it has been taken down and does not appear to have its website up and is blaming this on the us treasury seems to fit it on standing a long standing pattern for example earlier this month press t.v. the english language t.v. network based in the islamic republic of iran was removed from you tube however google backed down from that decision but regardless that was a moment where we saw a news outlet from iran have its access to the internet and social media cut off or tampered with now we can recall in recent months the escalation between the 2 countries qassam solomonic the top iranian general was killed in a u.s. airstrike near baghdad the iraqi capital and then we saw iran respond with a barrage of missiles directed at u.s. bases in iraq this feud between the le

we heard from fars news agency that iran is assessing 13 retaliation scenarios.ross the bloomberg that said that the weakest retaliation scenario would cause an historic nightmare, they say. we'rehe latest assessment, joined with analysis. bring us up to speed on the latest lines we hear from iran. moving,e procession was making its way in the hometown of soleimani, we saw the foreign minister of iran, javad zarif, speaking. he warned of a multigenerational war in the region if the u.s. presence continued. he reiterated an offer was made before for a regional nonaggression pact between iran and neighbors around the reg ion, and the threat was for the u.s. troops to leave the region. the has been a leader -- hezbollah leader said yesterday that was the only fair price for soleimani's killing. matt: if there is a retaliation, who takes soleimani's place? his successor has been it's expected he ircc.be running the within iran, there are hardliners and more moderate forces, and right now there must be some kind of debate going on about what is the appropriate respons

wrong so far news agency says its international website was shut down on the orders of the us treasury. the british government is accused of hypocrisy after signing lucrative oil and gas deals with african nations despite promising to help them transition to clean energy. and the u.s. pledges of millions of dollars to establish what it calls an independent media in syria but critics question washington's motives. are broadcasting live direct our studios moscow this is our team international i'm sean thomas sure.

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iran's fars news agency says its international website was shut down on the orders of the us treasury. for the government is accused of hypocrisy after signing a lucrative oil and gas deals with african nations despite promising to help them transition to clean energy. in the u.s. and pledges millions of dollars to establish what it calls an independent media in syria but critics question washington's motives. are broadcasting live direct from our studios most of the.

the bushfires‘ impact is felt as far as new zealand, where smoke fills the air and glaciers are coatedot. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme. flooding and landslides claim dozens of lives in the indonesian capital jakarta after the most intense rainfall in quarter of a century. the us bans some e—cigarette flavours amid concerns about teen vaping. but how much of a drag is it really for manufacturers? good morning. it's 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and noon in new south wales, where a state of emergency has been declared. that's the area worst affected by australia's bushfire crisis. the emergency status allows the authorities to carry out forced evacuations. many thousands have already left their homes. australia is bracing itself for a weekend heatwave with more extreme conditions and strong winds that will further fan the flames. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is there for us. a mass exodus from the devastation on the southern coast and a race a state of emergency has now come into effect in new south wales. this is the —— gives the rural fire service the

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sanctions as a form of information warfare the rounds fars news agency says its international website has been shut down on the orders of the us treasury. coming up on the program the british prime minister warns of carbon emissions of the u.k. for some of its striking energy deals that are almost entirely centered around also fuel. in washington so he said he wants an independent here in syria and is ready to give it tens of millions of dollars in support and there are concerns just how free any media can be the u.s. must. live from.

the governor of new york andrew cuomo maybe took it a step too far. >> new york's governor became a firstponder after a crash on the highway. >> andrew cuomo rescued a man from a partially overturned truck monday afternoon on a highway in new york city and staffers shot the video you're watching there of the governor helping the driver out of the wreck. the man is okay and this is the third time cuomo has come to a driver's rescue in the past four years. >> trevor: okay -- ( laughter ) -- it's cool that governor cuomo helped that driver but, let's be honest, rescue is a strong word. he's just half grabbing the thigh. ( laughter ) cuomo's the guy who helps you move the sofa going, i got the bill pillows! ( laughter ) this is the third time cuomo has rescued a driver which, i'm not going to lie, is a little suspicious. ( laughter ) all i'm saying is if you see cuomo while you're driving, buckle up, some shit's about to go down. ( applause ) that's it for the headlines. let's move on to our top story! ( cheers and applause ) all over the news, the big story is still about the u.s. killing of

iran's fars news agency says its international website has been blocked on orders of the us treasury also ahead this hour. hundreds of thousands of people. reforms the measure. on friday after president presented them to his cabinet. and the u.k. national health service is being sued for prescribing drugs to youngsters to alter their gender leading to explain why this case is unique. looking at. an experiment.

fars news agency international website has been blocked to the u.s. treasury also ahead this hour. in part pension reform measures. after president presented to his. national health is being sued for. changing drugs to youngsters. leaving claim.

sanctions as a form of information warfare fars news agency say. the website has been shot on the orders of the treasury. to go into hiding a teenage french girl received death threats over her videos on social media. and also ahead on the program the british prime minister warns about carbon emissions. striking energy deals are almost entirely centered on fossil fuel.

sanctions as a form of information warfare iran's far as news agency sees its international web site has been shocked at the orders. carbon emissions. are almost entirely. independent. of millions of dollars in support but there are concerns just.

information out of there what response is being from tehran mustafa is the editor in chief of the fars news agency and he joins us from tehran want you if you crewed to read into those comments that we've heard from the supreme leader there are the harmony used warning of. revenge what do you take from that. well you know the united states targeted assassination of marshall now he is marshall a 4 star general of the islamic revolution guards of course. this is been a targeted assassination an act and act the war for sure this has been at the exploration a war on iran they've attacked iran at the heart and all for show or. awesome soleimani was admired by all the iranians from across the aisle not just by different camps political camps inside the islamic republic but also by some mild opposition of the islamic republic it brought. the ones that saw him not just as the top general of the or islamic republic but also as commander who brought glory and honor to the nation and to paracha here the point is that you know for example when the when my wife was coming back from a trip last year. she

suits when c 20 most of the world in fact is already in this new day this is how the new year has been ushered in so far i. want new zealand of course was one of the fairy 1st countries to celebrate with a far worse display from the sky tower in auckland. and shanghai was treated to a didn't leak spectacle more than 2000 troops to call from the banks of the walking river forming spectacular patterns in the night sky. and this of course was the scene of one of the most famous streets in the world the shows it is a and it's arc de triomphe for little to bring in the new year. and of course brazil began the new year with the biggest party in latin america right it's a 1000000 people gathered on rio de janeiro's a famous couple cabana beach. i i i and this of course the scene in new york where the traditional ball drop was held in times square this was the climate change study catered to teachers and students studying global warming they were invited to start the cape town. here with al jazeera these are the headlines supporters and members of iranian backed popular mobilization forces have set a fire outsi

you run as far as news agencies. international web site was shut down on. the us treasury. british government is accused of hypocrisy after signing lucrative oil and gas and deals with african nations despite promising to help them transition to clean energy. in the u.s. millions of dollars to establish what it calls an independent media but critics question. from our studios in moscow.

well we haven't really received any news so far except one single report says that the leaders sitting around the table may be close to some kind of conclusion some kind of deal that would most likely mean a road towards a truce that lasts longer than just a couple of days we've also learned that world leaders are gathering. and are expected to then talk to the actual warring parties essentially the u.n. about the government of ross and. the general who is seen as the road in this whole affair around. so i think you're answering a little bit the 2nd question i wanted to ask you which was basically about the lish logistics of this conference so the participants aren't sitting at the table with the 2 big players general khalifa haftar and. yet they are meeting amongst themselves and then they will meet with the 2 big players later. yes and that's rather symbolic for the process that libya has or the development libya has seen in recent years and particularly in recent months where more and more international actors have appeared on the scene now also with big international actors like ru

means you're going to continue to threaten the communities that are being cut off or far about to actually threaten new communities 3 are strange things are very very large far as they are not just very nice peeps i know a the burning in the northeast of air strikes and we've also got a number of far as that are very new south wales right across the state or a. whole north face of the tory are parts of new south wales that are really suffering from those who are as looking getting ennobling thank you and you time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world for marina nissen boss carlos ghosn is in lebanon after skipping bail in japan where he was awaiting trial for financial misconduct in a statement done claimed he was not fleeing justice but was escaping political persecution his legal team said it was shocked by they confiscate. and go has frozen the assets of the daughter of the former president the move against isabelle does santos is part of an anti corruption drive known as africa's wealthiest woman she amassed a fortune taking stakes in and golden companies duri

airports have begun to screen passengers arriving from china for a new virus so far killed 2 people new york's j.f.k. airport along with the san jealous and san francisco airports will begin taking passengers temperatures and asking them about their symptoms. i have read some news about it and we've heard about their. problems and i think it's each is that the corner back the other is it's going to be good choices to make caches about it and then make sure it's a real thing don't spread it around a little bit. not know verse but you know i don't know because the 1st time i go to china and then maybe you know that i am i get the following. but i'm going to be careful. china says almost 50 people have been infected but some research also from london's period college suggesting there could be more than 700 cases the u.s. based center for disease control says it hasn't seen this kind of disease before chinese officials have identified this al break as being caused by a novel coronavirus a corona virus is a class of viruses that can cause the common cold but it actually can also cause more s

across the state border out sorry home north face of victoria parts of new south wales that are really suffering from a security far as look a getting in melbourne thank you and you time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world from around on this embossed callus going is in lebanon after skipping bail in japan where he was awaiting trial for 5 financial misconduct in a statement gone claimed he was not fleeing justice but it was a scathing political persecution its legal team said it was shocked by the client skate lebanon up. and goal has frozen the assets of the daughter of the former president the move against isabelle to santos as part of an anti corruption drive known as africa's wealthiest woman she in asked a fortune taking stakes in angola companies during her father's term in office she denies any wrongdoing. musicians from the paris opera have given an impromptu performance on the steps of the city's famous bel steal oprah as part of a protest against president emmanuel pension reforms a union spokesman said the reforms would damage the quality of the troops performanc