Six In The Morning Wednesday 25 November 2020

 

Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, dies aged 60

• Argentinian inspired his country to World Cup glory in 1986
• He possessed sublime skill and led a troubled personal life

Sachin Nakrani

@SachinNakrani

Wed 25 Nov 2020 16.36 GMT

Diego Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, has died aged 60.

The Argentinian, who had brain surgery this month, inspired his country to World Cup glory in 1986 when as captain he displayed a level of skill, creativity, strength and desire arguably not seen before or since. In the 2-1 quarter-final victory over England he also scored perhaps the greatest goal of all time, a match in which the forward also showed his darker, mischievous side with the infamous ‘Hand of God’.

Loujain al-Hathloul: Prominent jailed Saudi activist to be tried in terror court, claims sister

‘She looked weak in court, her body was shaking uncontrollably and her voice was faint and shaky,’ says sister of activist 

Maya Oppenheim

Women’s Correspondent

@mayaoppenheim

A prominent jailed Saudi women’s rights activist’s case is believed to have been transferred to Specialised Criminal Court.

Loujain al-Hathloul, who has allegedly been tortured in prison in the kingdom, successfully campaigned to win Saudi women the right to drive.

Lina al-Hathloul, her younger sister, said the Nobel prize-nominated activist’s case had been moved to the Specialised Criminal Court, which tries suspected terrorists and has been accused of muzzling human rights activists.

She said her sister, who has recently been on hunger strike, looked weak and her body was “shaking uncontrollably” in the court room.

Ethiopia: 'People in Tigray are terrified'

The fate of civilians hangs in the balance as Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed prepares to launch an attack on Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region. A 72-hour ultimatum for TPLF fighters expires this Wednesday.

Refugees are pouring into neighboring Sudan, where the old camp of Um Raquba near the border with Ethiopia, closed 20 years ago, was hastily reopened by the United Nations. ''We have over 9000 people in this settlement,'' Mohammed Rafiq Nasry, head of office of the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR in Um Raquba, told DW. 

Alem is a refugee from Humera. He was wounded in the leg during an attack. He arrived in al Raquba a couple of days ago. ''I’m alone, my mom and my dad died in the bombing. I have no clothes,only what I am wearing. Nobody helps me. I don’t have enough water or food here. Nobody takes care of me,'' he told DW.

Global Covid-19 lockdowns inflame violence against women

No country has been spared the coronavirus, nor the scourge of domestic violence which has surged during lockdowns, as the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Wednesday.

From a spike in rapes in Nigeria and South Africa, increased numbers of women missing in Peru, higher rates of women being killed in Brazil and Mexico and overwhelmed associations in Europe: the pandemic has aggravated the plague of sexual violence.

According to UN data released in late September, lockdowns have led to increases in complaints or calls to report domestic abuse of 25 percent in Argentina, 30 percent in Cyprus and France and 33 percent in Singapore.

Surrender deadline nears as Ethiopia prepares Tigray attack

Ultimatum for Tigray leaders to lay down arms set to expire at 16:30 GMT as international community demands de-escalation.

A surrender deadline for Tigray forces is just hours away with Ethiopia’s military threatening to bombard the regional capital – a city of half a million people.

Ethiopia’s prime minister on Wednesday rejected growing international demands for dialogue and a halt to deadly fighting in the northern Tigray region as “interference”, saying his country will handle the conflict on its own as the 72-hour surrender ultimatum expires at 16:30 GMT.

He's an ex-Proud Boy. Here's what he says happens within the group's ranks

Story by Elle Reeve, CNN
Video by Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN

Updated 0547 GMT (1347 HKT) November 25, 2020

On the night of a recent Million MAGA March in Washington DC, a large man in a Proud Boys polo shirt runs at a Black woman from behind and punches her in the head. She falls to the pavement.

Russell Schultz sent video of the episode to CNN, saying the puncher should go to jail. The sentiment is a bit of a shift for Schultz, a former Proud Boy who's been filmed in street brawls himself and who often shows up at protests in Portland, Oregon, with a giant black flag that reads, "F**K ANTIFA."

The Proud Boys is the group President Donald Trump urged to "stand back and stand by" as he refused to condemn White supremacists during a political debate this fall. Members have become a recurring feature of political rallies across the country, whether at their own events, as counterprotesters at left-wing rallies or as "security" for other right-wing groups' events. Some have been filmed getting into street fights.