An Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated by a remote-controlled machine gun mounted on a car, the country’s semi-official Fars news agency has reported. Al Alam, Iranian state TV’s Arabic language channel, has made a similar claim stating that weapons “controlled by satellite” were used in the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Friday. However the channel
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Australia has demanded a Chinese official take down a fake image posted on Twitter depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child. In a media briefing condemning the image, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described it as “truly repugnant”. “It is utterly outrageous and cannot be justified on any
Formula 1 racing driver Romain Grosjean has survived a high-speed crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, emerging from his car as it was engulfed in flames after smashing through a barrier. The 34-year-old hopped out of his car – which was ripped in two – managing to escape after being inside the car while it
Six explosions were reported in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, late on Saturday, according to the US State Department. “At 10.13pm on Nov 28 there were six explosions in Asmara,” the state department said on Twitter, although the cause and location were not clear. There has been no immediate comment from either Eritrean government officials or
Thousands of people have taken part in protests in France against a proposed new law that would ban the filming of police. The demonstrations, at numerous sites across the country, took on an additional significance as they came in the hours after President Emmanuel Macron said footage showing Paris police attacking a black man was
Iran will avenge the death of an assassinated nuclear scientist “like lightning”, an adviser to the country’s supreme leader has said. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was injured after gunmen fired at his car and he died later in hospital, Iranian state media reported. Hossein Dehghan, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader and a candidate in the country’s
An Iranian nuclear scientist has died after an armed attack, according to state media. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh died in hospital on Friday from his injuries, Iranian state media reported. “Unfortunately, the medical team did not succeed in reviving him, and a few minutes ago, this manager and scientist achieved the high status of martyrdom after years
Diego Maradona’s funeral sparked violent clashes in Argentina, after thousands of football fans were unable to get a glimpse of their hero’s coffin. Tens of thousands of people managed to pay their respects to Maradona on Thursday as his body laid in state in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires, before viewing was cut short
Tributes are pouring in for legendary footballer Diego Maradona, who has died at the age of 60. Former England star Gary Lineker, who famously played against Maradona in the World Cup quarter-final in 1986, described his opponent as “the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time”. Maradona’s infamous “hand of
Argentina’s president has said there will be three days of national mourning following the death of the country’s most famous footballer. Diego Maradona, who captained the 1986 World Cup-winning team, died from a heart attack at the age of 60 on Wednesday. Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said: “Diego was Argentina in the world. He gave
The legendary Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, the Argentinian football association has said. Maradona, who captained Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning team, is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time – if not the greatest. Brazil’s Pele said: “Certainly one day we’ll kick a ball together
The White House has given approval for Joe Biden to start receiving the president’s daily intelligence reports, an administration official has said. The bulletin, called the president’s daily brief, consists of a collection of classified intelligence reports prepared every day to give the US leader updates on major security threats around the world. It comes
Russia has said it caught and chased off an American warship which was violating its territorial waters in the Sea of Japan – but the US Navy has rejected the claim and denied any wrongdoing. Moscow said the Admiral Vinogradov, a Russian anti-submarine destroyer, verbally warned USS John S McCain, a US Navy guided-missile destroyer,
We stood on the Sudanese side of the Tekeze River and watched them as they clambered down the canyon wall. Some brought beds, others carried children – but most travellers had come with nothing. They climbed into unstable metal boats and their drivers pushed off into the river’s fast flowing current. It marked the final
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia this week where he met with the Kingdom’s crown prince, according to Israeli media reports. The stunning diplomatic development, which is not being denied by Mr Netanyahu’s office, follows two historic normalisation deals between the Jewish state and other gulf Arab nations, Bahrain
Ethiopia is facing a civil war between government forces and troops in its northern Tigray region which has caused tens of thousands to flee. The conflict erupted in early November, just a year after Ethiopian Prime Minister Aiby Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize for resolving the 20-year border conflict with Eritrea. Sky News looks