Monday, January 6, 2020

Iran mourns as it pulls out completely from the 2015 nuclear deal, and awards season begins in Hollywood

This is TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Monday, January 6th.

*)Iran pulls out from 2015 nuclear deal

Iran has announced it is lifting all limits placed on its uranium enrichment programme, as decided under the 2015 nuclear deal.

Tehran's move follows the Pentagon's assassination of Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al Muhandis.

On Sunday, thousands of mourners packed the streets of Tehran for Soleimani’s funeral.

*)Australia commits more than $1 billion to wildlife recovery

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has committed $1.4 billion to help the country recover from bushfires.

The money will be used over two years to rebuild devastated towns.

At least two people have gone missing, 24 people were killed and more than 2,000 homes have been destroyed by the blazes.

*)Turkish troops deployed to Libya

Turkish military units have started moving to Libya to support Libya’s UN recognised government in Tripoli, according to Turkey’s President Erdogan.

The deployment follows deals that Libya and Turkey struck last November on maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean, and on military cooperation.

Forces loyal to Libya’s government are trying to prevent warlord Khalifa Haftar and his illegal militia from capturing the capital Tripoli.

*)Weinstein faces life in prison over sexual assault charges

Harvey Weinstein has reached a tentative $25 million settlement with his accusers in a civil lawsuit.

This comes as the media mogul's criminal trial begins today with him facing life in prison.

Weinstein is being tried on charges of sexual assault involving two women, but around 80 women accuse him of misconduct.

And finally,

*) ‘1917,’ ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ win Golden Globes

The 77th Golden Globe Awards have been held in Los Angeles – with Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger winning Best Actor awards.

South Korean movie "Parasite" took home the award for best foreign-language film, while Sam Mendes’ “1917” bagged the most prizes.

"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood," "Joker," "Knives Out" and "Marriage Story" also received nods of approval.

And that’s your daily news brief from TRT World ... for more, head to TRTWorld.com.