Launching aljazeera life from a headquarters in doha im dead you know bill gates also a heads the u. S. Is now ready to give ukraine antitank missiles for its fight against progress separatists. Fifty people reported killed by mudslides and flooding in the southern philippines caused by Tropical Storm. Fay for corruption verdict in the u. S. Two former south american football officials are convicted for taking bribes and exchange for marketing and media rights. Hello the u. N. Security council has unanimously passed new sanctions in the latest attempt to force north korea to abandon its Nuclear Weapons and missile programs the resolution put forward by the us. Includes measures to cut most appealing gangs petrol imports north korea is already under u. S. U. N. And e. U. Sanctions after several nuclear and missile tests this year so these theyre saying since will try to cut deliveries of refined petrol products by nearly ninety percent all North Koreans working abroad will have to return home within two years they wont be able to send foreign currency back home there will be a ban on exports of north korean goods such as machinery and Electrical Equipment and there will also be a crackdown on ships smuggling banned goods aimed at preventing the transport of core oil mike hanna has more from the United Nations but what has been a sometimes divided year for the Security Council draws to an end with a display of unity the resolution on north korea tightening sanctions passed unanimously and tighten the sanctions it does theres a massive reduction in the amount of refining the fuel that is north korea would be allowed to import also a trouble bat an asset freeze on a number of individuals and one entity the north korean army will this resolution followed intense talks between the United States russia and china to ensure that all were in agreement with the text today for the tenth time this council stand united against a north korean regime that rejects the pursuit of peace the cameras gene continues to defy the resolutions of this council the norms of civilized behavior and the patience of the International Community their arrogance and hostility to anything productive has set their country on a destructive path the resolution also did not rule out dialogue committing members to pursuing the Six Party Talks north korea south korea japan the us russia and china coming together in some form of dial. Dog the u. S. Still insisting though that there must be a sustained to say sion of north Korean Missile development before discussions can commence russia and china for their part within the meeting insisting that there should be some kind of quid pro quo shown by south korea and the u. S. Perhaps suspending their ongoing joint military exercises nonetheless the Security Council coming to agreement a unanimous vote at the end of the year Florence Louis has the reaction from seoul. South korea says it welcomes this latest round of sanctions calling it an indication the world will not tolerate north Koreas NuclearDevelopment Program relations between the two koreas are at their lowest point in decades previous south korean administrations have taken a more hardline approach when it came to dealing with north korea but president in who came into office in may leans more towards the liberal side so hes stressing dialogue as the way forward now in south korea is also due to host the winter of lympics in february and its keen to not do anything to heighten tensions on the Korean Peninsula ticket sales for the event have so far been slow with concerns that the the security situation is keeping spectators away so while south korea supports International Pressure on north korea in the form of sanctions it says dialogue has to be the way forward now how its north korea likely to respond to this latest round of sanctions while in the past north koreas previously third that sanctions will only have the effect of hardening its resolve and accelerating its Nuclear Program in august when the un s. C. When the u. N. Security Council Voted to ban north korean exports of coal iron in seafood among other things it responded with testing a Hydrogen Bomb in september when the u. N. Security Council Passed another round of sanctions in september north korea launched a missile test in november and we havent yet had any official reaction from north korea but we can expect a statement perhaps in a day or two put out through official state media we can also expect to hear from north Korean Leader kim jong un himself whos made it a tradition to deliver a new years day speech. Well the u. S. Says it will give you crane what it calls enhanced defensive capabilities u. S. Media reports that the new arms include antitank missiles but the state department has not confirmed lethal weapons will be sent so far washington has been providing ukraine with support equipment and training in its battle against protesters separatists in eastern parts of the country where fighting in ukraine broke out more than three years ago after progress the separatists took over parts of the two agreements to end the conflict were signed in minsk in september twenty fourth a few months later but the deal has failed to bring peace both sides blame each other for the ceasefire violations recent fighting has been the worst in months and the conflict has killed thousands of people more than a million and a half have been forced out of their homes stephen fish is a professor of Political Science at the university of california berkeley he says the measures are unlikely to help ukraine. The truth is that this is not a game changer on the ground in ukraine its not even clear yet that the empty missiles that you reference in those you are going to end of the story will be sold as genuine antitank missiles is really what ukrainians will promise now really are just sniper rifles this is not going to change things on the ground in moscow knows that this is not the year and the heart of anybody in the Defense Ministry must go this is again its a way of the true way that the trumpet ministry if you can show first of all that is doing something that obama did not do which is to sell nonlethal lethal aid over the sense of a to ukraine but also to show people in congress that he really cares about ukraine and to the political advantage of showing that hes not in bed with the russians entirely i really dont because this is all that big a deal look well have to see if this ends up ramping up and leading to larger arms sales to ukraine it could make a difference but so far we dont see evidence of that. In the southern philippines nearly fifty people are reported to have died in landslides and flooding caused by Tropical Storm ten ben most of the casualties were on the island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes over the last week as the typhoon season reaches its peak our meteorologist Richard Angwin joining us how bad is tembin richard well it looks pretty bad but on the face of it no more you expect from a tropical psycho but a couple of fight at play here daryn as i run the sequence there is ten been headed towards the South China Sea take a lot for lot more southerly track than the type which preceded it which went across central parts of the philippines and the rainfall totals probably werent massive were talking about a couple hundred millimeters of rain but this part of the philippines lying so close to the equator about three to five Degrees North normally doesnt see these storm systems any occur about once every twelve years and going back to two eleven thousand and. We had Tropical Storm washi which again wasnt particularly intense in terms of rainfall but it caused a vast amount of flooding and more than six hundred people lost their lives part of the reason for that is a lot of pineapple plantations across this region those dont hold the soil well and that makes the whole area prone to landslides have been warnings about potential across southern parts of the philippines for many many years now as far as the system is concerned it continues to move away going across palawan at the moment the beginning some very heavy rain there and then eventually it will start to track its way towards the southern portion of vietnam and its here we could see some flooding effect in parts of the mekong delta in the next couple of days. Richard thank you well the man accused of driving his car into pedestrians in the australian city of melbourne has been charged with eighteen counts of attempted murder. The court says no really an afghan refugee carried out the attack on a busy road crossing injuring eighteen people the motive is still under investigation its claimed he has a history of drug abuse and mental problems. At least two Palestinian Protesters have been killed by Israeli Forces and further protests over the us is decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital its the third weekend of demonstrations in the occupied palestinian territory against the move malcolm webb is in gaza with more. After friday prayers hundreds of counted it to street rallies here and to gather street. This one leaders of the Islamic Jihad faction told supporters who has days motion at the Un General Assembly denouncing trumps recognition of to reach them with the capital of israel was a partial victory. Was the victory shows how much the International Community hates us arrogance and injustice it was important but we should not be deceived and the movement should continue to defy logic because the us decision has not and dump the decision of trump. And so for the third friday in a row protesters then gathered at the Israeli Border miles and friends that surround gaza there are dozens of protesters gathered at this point trying to get as close as they can to the border to palestinian flags and throw stones then watched Israeli Soldiers in just there have been some military vehicles driving up and down the track along the border firing some live rounds and volleys of tear gas. It just kept coming but so did the demonstrators. And after years of failed Peace Process is people here bothered about the diplomatic details of what happened at the u. N. This week all of them along. The u. N. And arab league who dont care about them you only care about jerusalem history will repeat itself jerusalem will be freed by the hands of the Palestinian Youth those who you can see here at the border and in the west bank no more defeats it is time for victory. In the west bank is a similar story. Town of bethlehem was one of the trouble spots just days ahead of christmas celebrations. Dozens were injured. And back in gaza zachary foreigner was among those added to a growing number killed in the on rest coming here to demonstrate isnt safe. But people here are deeply angered by president drums announcement and they say they dont malcolm webb aljazeera. Will the french president s a menu on my call has paid tribute to the five hundred french troops stationed in the west african nation often share he says the g five for its aim to fight armed groups and traffickers in the region is growing and will ensure more security in the future. As frances Largest Overseas military operation. African forces to take a more prominent role. The emir of qatar is seeking to further tap into the west african markets. Has signed for new trade and infrastructure agreements with the president of ivory coast hes on a big tour of west african nations senegal guinea. Looking to expand Economic Opportunities with with cats are currently blockaded by four arab countries they kept ties with almost seven months ago. Here with aljazeera coming up in just a moment delays for refugees waiting to reunite with their families in germany plus no room to move why commuters in manila are railing against the citys a revamped train system. From the waves of the south. To the contours of the east. Hello and welcome to International Weather forecast never seen changes taking place in the weather across europe weve got an area of High Pressure across more southWestern Areas so fine conditions here but on the northern flank about high were getting westerly winds coming in so it is turning moderate across many Northern Areas double figures there for london on saturday. Degrees we saw this weather front across more eastern areas give you some snow across parts of poland if not warsaw with temperatures of six and then heading on through into sunday that system moves further towards the east going through moscow give you some snow temperatures here struggling above freezing but generally temperature not too bad then across central parts of europe but cooler air sinks further towards the size of a struggling temperature wise still for more eastern parts of a turkey where we got some heavy snowfall into double figures and fine conditions across more Western Areas generally on the other side of the mediterranean weve got a fair bit of cloud around this is associated with the jet stream so a lot of cloud which is quite. Pretty but not have any significant effect on the weather but we have got this circulation the eastern part of the mediterranean which is resulting in the winds coming from a long way nor socorro just nineteen degrees. Across central parts of africa still some showers affecting the bone parts of the congo west africa a lot of sunshine expected in. There with sponsored by. News has never been more available its a constant barrage of it with every day but the messages simply state you have been trained good logical rational crazy monster and misinformation is rife dismissal and does not well documented accusations and evidence is part of genocide the listening post provides a critical counterpoint challenging Mainstream Media narratives at this time on aljazeera. All over again the top stories on aljazeera a ninety percent cut in Pyongyang Special product imports and workers a broke a broad to be sent home these are the highlights of the latest u. N. Sanctions aimed at forcing north korea to abandon its Nuclear Weapons program. It will give you crane what it calls enhanced defensive capabilities in its fight against progress separatists us media reports that the new include antitank missiles in the philippines nearly fifty people have died in landslides and flooding caused by Tropical Storm most of the casualties were on the Southern Island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing. Well as twenty seventeen. As approaching its end well be looking back at some of the biggest stories through the eyes of five families caught up in that in the First Episode we talked to a family or fresh veggies waiting to reunite with their relatives in germany florence li reports from northern greece compared to the squalor of the camps on the greek islands refugee life on the edge of this lake in northern greece looks bearable because al is desperate with worry she lives here with her youngest son and her husband her oldest boy mahmoud is in germany with his nine year old brother. Hasnt seen them for two years and the best she can do is see their faces on her phone my son every time he get away with the with phone when he told me he got a mom when did you come to mind. But its very difficult. Because ill fly in iraq four years ago but it was overrun by ice still and her family has been on the member since two years of camps in turkey before she got to the greek islands then it was athens it to many on the Macedonian Border the notorious picture camp amounts olympus and now here mahmoud had left them and has begun to build his own life in germany both he and his brother are in school but as he says hes having to be a parent as well as a brother because it has all the papers she needs to be in germany as well but she isnt and is tormenting her not to lie for the government government jet money its not that i know where to where there where did that in. Humans where where i we dont see the tilted in every every detail didnt get i didnt feel but i dont know why why do you stop it. So this is where the new german politics has collided with the legal rights of refugees under pressure from the far right germany clamped down hard on his previously liberal policy or unifying families during Coalition Negotiations right wing parties were demanding big caps on refugee numbers refugee aid groups say people had been promised they could leave greece and now not sure if they ever will i have the cases also fathers with children and the mother is in germany and the girls started teenagers and they really need us and they cannot go and the father really puts great therefore to support the children but its not enough because it isnt alone in the camp there are more than one hundred years e. G. Women and children all with families already in germany if berlin wanted to be efficient tickets to the