Mainland. Hello im Maryam Namazie and london youre watching aljazeera also coming up as president retreats a series of anti Muslim Videos triggering outrage online. A former Bosnian Croat military needed dies after drinking poison in court as hes told his war crimes sentence will be apel. And confusion and suspicion mounts and honduras over sundays president ial poll so haters on both sides are celebrating but still no official results. U. S. President donald trump says additional major sanctions will be imposed on north korea in response to its latest missile test and made the comments on twitter following a phone call with chinas president xi jinping the u. N. Security council is due to hold the much session on this in the coming hours. Young man now says it can reach the u. S. Mainland the new who are song fifteen Intercontinental Ballistic Missile flew to an altitude of up to four and a half thousand kilometers and traveled nine hundred sixty kilometers spending nearly an hour in the air that high the missile traveled more than ten times above the International Space station which orbits four hundred eight kilometers above the earth several weapons experts suggest the missiles last a trajectory suggest an actual range of thirteen thousand kilometers which is enough to reach washington d. C. And any other part of the continental United States but that also means europe which is seven thousand six hundred fifty nine kilometers away from north korea is also now reachable by missile kathy novak reports from south Koreas Capital seoul. Its being celebrated as a priceless victory in north korea state media says the country has completed its rocket System Development with the successful test launch of a new long range missile and youre going to get the i. C. B. M. What song fifteen Weapon System is it into continental ballistic rocket took to the super large heavy warhead which is capable of striking the whole mainland of the u. S. Its the third i. C. B. M. Test this year north korea says this one is more advanced than the hawse on fourteens in july traveling for around fifteen minutes to an altitude of about four and a half thousand kilometers before landing in waters off japan the intended target according to pyongyangs media from the u. S. President who has threatened fire in fury in the past this response or we tell you that we will take care of it we have general mattis in the room with us and we had a long discussion about it. It is a situation that we will handle it went higher frankly than any previous thought they paid for research and Development Effort on their part to continue building Ballistic Missile that could threaten. Everywhere in the world basically south korea says it detected the test in advance of the launch at around three a. M. Local time and immediately responded with joint army navy and air force drills launching three missiles that simultaneously hit a simulated target the intended message to north korea the south could take out the launch site if necessary President Trump spoke with the leaders of south korea and japan. Japan will resolutely enhance its pressure on north korea to the maximum level we will continue to protect the lives and livelihood of the people of japan on to the strong japan u. S. Alliance president monday and told trump that north koreas technology has apparently improved a. To continue the sanctions campaign that angers kim jong uns government but so far has failed to stop its missile and nuclear tests. Yourself korea and the United States along with the International Community have no other choice but to continue applying strong pressure and sanctions the south korean government says those sanctions are designed to force north korea to negotiations there has been no communication between the two countries since last year the u. S. And its allies have often said that denuclearization is a precondition for talks but it seems increasingly likely that if north korea comes to the table it will insist on doing so as a Nuclear State cathy know that aljazeera seoul Mark Fitzpatrick is the executive director of the International Institute for strategic studies americas joins me live now from washington d. C. Thanks very much for speaking to us how would you describe this lady here how would you describe this latest Missile Launch by north korea have we reached or are we reaching a critical point in the development of the Nuclear Program its an evolution in the capabilities of north korea this missile flew eight hundred kilometers higher than the other one it was in the air seven minutes longer so its a more capable missile but i think some people are exaggerating its capabilities it cannot hit anywhere in the world i dont think it can even hit anywhere in the United States that doesnt matter north korea just needs to be able to hold one major city in the United States at risk and seattle is within the range of this missile whats interesting here is that north korea is now saying that it has reached its goal this signals that maybe no further tests are needed in its judgment and if so thats a good thing because weve been worried the next evolution might be a nuclear test in the pacific that would be very very provocative but would you rule that scenario out. I dont rule it out i dont rule it out at all but its im just pointing out that if youre looking for some small Silver Lining here and im not sure anybody is but the fact that north korea said that it had met its goal may indicate that it thinks that it has completed its missile testing theres one other interesting thing here there have been three i. C. B. M. Tests all of them have worked thats rather extraordinary most of the time they dont work the first few times so north korea has a well developed system here at my institute we think they probably got it got the engine from somewhere else right so i know this is the First Successful test of an i. C. B. M. Following two launches and in july youre saying that that in itself is quite significant you surprise then the speed at which the engine is north korea has been able to reach this point yes its very surprising that that all three tests have performed. Well thats very abnormal in an i. C. B. M. Development you know if youre if youre developing new systems theyre not going to work perfectly the first time so this is why we. Think that the engines came from somewhere else and if north korea is now satisfied that it has a system that meets its needs maybe they want to do other provocative launches you know they had said that they might envelope guam in a series of missile tests and they havent done that and lets hope that the they wont but you know depending on how the world responds there could be an escalation and the crucial question now is how the u. S. Might respond does this in a launch propel or extinguish the prospects for diplomacy. Well i wrote a piece published this morning that it has extinguished diplomacy for the time being not that diplomacy was going anywhere the North Koreans showed no interest donald trump had told the secretary of state Rex Tillerson you know its what you know and forget about the diplomacy tillerson were still trying but wasnt getting support from the president you know that this would have been a period when diplomacy had some prospects because during the autumn and winter when there are no joint us south Korean Military exercises that always are something that north korea treats as a provocation and there is always an escalation this would have been a period for diplomacy but this missile tests blows that prospect out of the water im afraid. Mark fitzpatrick executive director of the double i double s. Americas thank you very much quite happy to talk to aljazeera thank you. U. S. President donald trump has shed and he Muslim Videos posted by a far right british activist going to his twitter account retreated three separate videos posted by j. De france and deputy leader of the person First Movement i want house correspondent can really help it has the latest from washington d. C. The largest Muslim Civil Rights Group in the United States is condemning the video shared by the president on wednesday morning calling them islamophobia and also inciting violence against muslims still many well finding this outrageous are not surprised by the material that has been retreated by the president given the fact that he on the campaign trail called for a complete and total ban on muslims entering the United States as well as president in the early days of his administration putting in place a travel ban targeting travelers from muslim majority countries its been challenged in the courts many people arguing that this in essence is a ban on most of them something that the white house has repeatedly denied certainly the white house still no Public Statement with regard to these latest videos however not surprising given the fact that the president has had these positions and even as recently as one month ago blaming an uptick on crime in the United Kingdom on what he called the spread of radical islamic terror the statement certainly inflammatory but also reflective of what many in the United States believe and helped donald trump become President Trumps tweets have provoked a strong reaction online t. V. Personality and presenter piers morgan has responded by asking trump what hes doing retreating burson first a group he describes as a bunch of disgustingly racist far right extremist british politician and labor m. P. David lammy has also accused us president s of promoting a fascist racist Extremist Hate Group he continues trump is not an old friend of ows and the husband of british politician joe cogs who was mugged by a far right supporter in two thousand and sixteen has also condemned the retreat writing trump has legitimized the far right in his own country now hes trying to do it in our as spreading hatred has consequences and the president should be ashamed of himself. Former Bosnian Croat military leader has died after drinking poison at a u. N. War crimes Court Somebody and probably ak drank the substance just seconds after his twenty year sentence has been upheld and its misreports. With his twenty year sentence for war crimes upheld on appeal. It was not about to go quietly it we received it through. Shouting i am not a war criminal a former croatian general took a drink from a small bottles. For a short time the presiding judge continued to deliver verdicts on the other defendants then probably heard again through a translator i have taken poison. The seventy two year olds lawyer peter kleins claim. Klein says he drank a poison this morning she says. Police. Flew from zagreb to the netherlands and surrendered himself to the Hague Tribunal in two thousand and four with his codefendants he was charged with trying to create what was described as an ethnically pure greater croatia. Probably ak was found guilty with others of helping a stylish concentration camps for Bosnian Muslims and specifically he was charged with ordering the destruction of the city of must ask ottoman era brick. These were the last verdicts to be handed down by the International Criminal court for the former yugoslavia it was set up in one thousand nine hundred three at the height of the balkans wars to prosecute europes worst atrocities since World War TwoBernard Smith aljazeera. And watching out is there still to come ages from europe and africa how that first joint summit on the ivory coast with migration top of the gender. And the pope calls for reconciliation in myanmar but again stopped short of referring specifically to go ahead. Hello its been raining in china not unusual you might think but this is on season we shouldnt have any significant rain in this part of chinatown the but there has been the still will be thats drawing up a little by the time we get to friday but still we havent talked in the winter wind to be honest its still twelve in shanghai the rather dismal twelve and twenty four in hong kong rain has been significantly heavy in tamil nadu in sri lanka as you might expect thats correct just on the even here weve had quite a bit falling nothing much elsewhere in india thats correct it should be dry is a breeze stirring up the atmosphere be a good sing in new delhi where equality of course is still the issue the potential development of a tropical depression here just the us is for like a couldnt house the rain even more in the next day or so so flooding seems quite likely even this time of year for the Arabian Peninsula has cooled down to proper winter conditions and low but a bit of a breeze running down the gulf for kuwait for qatar u. A. E. Temperatures there for hell down below thirtys a max needs higher than that on the western side mecca for example so it is for your thirty four degrees generally speaking it is dry is sometimes a little dusty but as you can see again a hint of cloud building with the potential for thunderstorms on friday some way northeast and saudi. Documentaries that open your eyes at this time. Welcome back lets update you on the stories making headlines u. S. President donald trump says additional major sanctions will be imposed on north korea in response to its latest test of a missile which could hit the entire u. S. Mainland. Donald trump has shed three anti Muslim Videos posted on twitter by a british far right activist group. A former Bosnian Croat military to solve it and probably act has committed suicide by tricking poison at a u. N. War crimes court. Now leaders from europe and africa are holding a joint summit in the ivory coast this is the first time the African Union will represent the continent in talks with its european counterparts Officials Say the meeting will herald a new Partnership Based on equality up theres growing concern that aid to africa is being used to control migration flows instead of development. Reports. In a park in brussels not far from the headquarters of the European Union volunteers help dozens of refugees to find shelter from the cold sudanese eritrean ethiopian most say theyve endured terrible journeys to reach europe like daniel hes been here for three months fighting fighting for even. No word. As refugees continue to rival my doorstep european leaders scramble for ways to stop more coming their latest strategy is to offer african countries more Development Aid if they crack down on migration and when i talk with our african partners about the future its not development that comes up more often its rather towards investments and secure it. The e. U. Is the biggest donor of aid to africa given twenty billion euros a year but some members of the European Parliament all frustrated that some of the money is being used to manage europes refugee crisis rather than to alleviate poverty the European Parliament be very clear about we dont think Development Aid from the should be spent on Border Controls we want Development Aid from the fan on on the ground they want to do which is reducing poverty in the world and making peoples lives better. Critics say you money is also fuelling already chaotic situations europe has funded tighter Border Control in libya fewer refugees a crossing the Mediterranean Sea but libya has become a bottleneck for others who are vulnerable to slave traders and people traffickers. Youth workers in africa say african and e. U. Leaders are favoring quick fixes over Long Term Solutions we cannot continue a partnership that has no benefit to people whats more important is where europe and africa to look each other in the eyes and say what do we want is it Economic Partnership is it political on a ship is it what do we need exactly european and African Union leaders hope that their first summit in abidjan will archer in what they call a new era in relations one based on equality once the hunt shakes and the greetings are over there is no doubt that after the latest revelations from libya that it is migration which will dominate the agenda. Aljazeera. And i ending grace which is struggling to look after an ever increasing number of refugees is being described as the Guantanamo Bay of europe thousands of refugees stuck on the island of last boss are living in squalid conditions and face a harsh winter and as jonah hill reports great government leaders a complaining o