![Mourners attend the burial ceremony of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh at the shrine of Imamzadeh Saleh in Tehran [Hamed Malekpour/WANA via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-30T105639Z_511963894_RC2MDK9SFKR1_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-NUCLEAR-SCIENTIST.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
![Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum (centre) prays during the funeral in Zabarmari village for those killed in Saturday’s attack [Jossy Ola/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AP_20334577600389.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Northern Mali has been one of the epicentres of violence and rebel attacks since 2012, despite the presence of thousands of United Nations, foreign and French forces [File: Benoit Tessier/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2019-08-20T142417Z_1788502977_RC12FFAC8670_RTRMADP_3_MALI-SECURITY.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Moderna is just behind Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech in seeking to begin vaccinations in the US in December [Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuter]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-25T184948Z_863392906_RC2IAK9LUCUP_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CANADA-VACCINES.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a question and answer session with lawmakers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 30, 2020 [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] (Reuters)](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-30T115627Z_1777905645_RC2NDK93OR49_RTRMADP_3_ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT-e1606738699805.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Food banks across the United States have seen an increase in people seeking help to put food on the table as the US recovery favours the wealthy and shifts into low gear [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/foodbank-1.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Unemployment is expected to be one of Macron's biggest challenges in the run up to the 2022 vote [File: Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AP_20322448023331-e1606736475873.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![The assault of Michel Zecler has become a new rallying cause for critics who accuse the police of institutionalised racism and brutality [Thibault Camus/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AP_20331542149938-1.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![In September, Qatar's ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner in Doha, Qatar [File: Qatar News Agency via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/412a2af00b9649a88b32b5efe60cd4e4_18.jpeg?resize=120%2C80)
![To help businesses and consumers weather the pandemic, the Turkish government pushed banks to ramp up lending [File: Nicole Tung/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/366356191.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum (centre) prays during the funeral in Zabarmari village for those killed in Saturday’s attack [Jossy Ola/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AP_20334577600389.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
Coronavirus pandemic
![Children play in the vapour as a civic worker fumigates a slum area as a preventive measure against malaria and dengue in Mumbai in June. India has made great progress in tackling the mosquito-borne disease, according to the WHO [File: Punit Paranjpe/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/000_1TB1PI.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has warned of a 'surge upon a surge' of infections in coming weeks [File: Susan Walsh/The Associated Press]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AP_20324801069874.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![The United States has reported more than 13.04 million cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University [File: Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-24T121145Z_2140364911_RC2O9K9ERDXL_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-HOSPITALS.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Bars in Hong Kong will be forced to close for a third time in Hong Kong because of COVID-19 [File: Anthony Wallace/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/000_1SI007.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
East Med: Turkish research ship back in port ahead of EU summit
Oruc Reis returns to port before EU summit where the bloc will evaluate possible sanctions against Ankara.
![In this still from a video by the Turkish Energy Ministry on August 12, 2020, Turkey's research vessel, Oruc Reis, is heading west of Antalya on the Mediterranean [Turkish Energy Ministry via AP, Pool]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/f1210701887a49b88c20640f416232f1_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
COVID-19 infections ‘drop 30%’ during second English lockdown
Cases fall, according to new study, as PM tries to usher in a new tier system that will ease measures for some.
![A woman wearing a face mask walks over Millennium Bridge near the Tate Modern in London, England [File: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/f3f32e9fcc444f46a258c12e63174849_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
Opinion
UK road to be named after founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak
Renaming of part of Havelock Road, believed to be named after a military figure, welcomed as a move towards diversity.
![Southall in London is home a significant Punjabi population, most of whom are Sikh [Frank Augstein/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AP_20318472861547.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Australia demands China apology over ‘repugnant’ Twitter post
Australia demands removal of fake photo of soldier posted by official government spokesman, as ties deteriorate.
![Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is demanding the removal of a 'repugnant' post by a senior Chinese official and an apology [File: Issei Kato/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-17T020621Z_1282423997_RC2M4K94VMXE_RTRMADP_3_JAPAN-AUSTRALIA.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Houthis claim killing of several Saudi soldiers in Marib
No comment from Saudis but its media reported death of a military official on the battlefield in Yemen.
![Yemen has been beset by violence since 2014, when the Houthis overran much of the country, including the capital Sanaa [File: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/47a207369407462fb0a6f654cab1697f_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)