Pyongyangs Nuclear Weapons program. My names peter youre watching aljazeera live from doha also coming up. The wrath of Tropical Storm tembin more than seventy thousand people are now homeless in the philippines at least two hundred people are dead. A christmas declaration christian leaders in the holy land come out strongly against the u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital. Also this hour chinas changing faces why more people are going under the knife in their quest for the body beautiful. North korea has called the latest round of u. N. Sanctions an act of war north koreas state News Agency Says the strengthening of its Nuclear Deterrent program is the only way to for straights the u. S. The u. N. Imposed extra measures on pyongyang on friday following its recent Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test Florence Louis has more now from seoul. North korea called the latest round of Un Security Council sanctions imposed on it as a threat as a violation of its sovereignty as well as an act that would violate peace and stability in the region it also seemed to direct much of its anger at the u. S. Who led drafted and negotiated this latest round of sanctions now one interesting thing however is north korea seems to acknowledge that these latest sanctions are the toughest ever that its facing it called it tantamount to a complete economic blockade as not only a significant cap on petrol supplies the sanctions also call for the repatriation of north Korean Foreign labor as within the next twenty four months hitting an important income source for the isolated country it also calls for an ban on north korean exports including machinery and lumber again hitting north koreas income source there isnt however any indication in the statement that north korea will change its behavior in fact the tone is one of defiance but this is very much in line with previous statements in reaction to past sanctions many analysts have come to believe that the world is running out of sanctions options when it comes to dealing with north korea now the hope however is that these sanctions will have the effect of making it more difficult for north korea to carry out further tests usually bomb is a Research Fellow at the institute for most korean studies at the university of your msawae he says pyongyang will do whatever is necessary to ensure the regime does not collapse. And north koreas person of Nuclear Weapons and missiles is to serve only one goal which is survival of the regime if north korea starts a war that would be and of the regime and the regime does not want their result north korea will engage in kind of peace Office Starting new year two thousand and eighteen because of its a very important time for engaging in a different strategy is specially in the aftermath of south korean government proposal. Postponing possible postponing of the joint military exercises between u. S. Military and south korea and the Korean Military during the winter Olympic Games i guess so north korea is going to take advantage of the proposal and try to test the water before engaging another problem. At least two hundred people have been killed in the southern philippines after Tropical Storm tembin cause landslides and flooding official seen many villages ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and with and swept away at least seventy thousand people in a homeless d. C. House the story. More death and destruction as Emergency Responders continue to pull bodies from the devastation of Tropical Storm time in that hit the philippines second largest city mindanao flash floods and landslides washed away homes turning streets into rivers dozens are still missing and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise as forecasters predict more heavy rains to bring even more floods and landslides. Families and neighbors stand heartbroken as more bodies are recovered. The flood was already close and the people were not able to get out of their homes a ford was so strong that it swept away houses Emergency Responder say rocks and boulders some as biggest cars were washed down the mountain and bird scores of homes in the town of. More than twenty thousand people have been displaced in a region already ravaged by the governments fight against isolated groups aid organizations have criticized the governments response is something that is not shouldnt be a surprise to the Philippine Government and. So it is also very questionable when the government is not prepared to give relief and to give help to the people that this things happen because they should be ready the philippines is hit with over two dozen Tropical Storms every year. But the island of mindanao is rarely affected. Him been struck on friday with winds over eighty Kilometers Per Hour hurling mud and rocks from a nearby mountain Tropical Storm tembin is now heading over the South China Sea and forecasters warn it may hit vietnam by monday have a deliberate d. C. Aljazeera. And thirty seven people in are confirmed dead after becoming trapped in a burning Shopping Mall in the city of divide in the southern philippines one body has been recovered but firefighters say theres no chance of anyone else having survived the president roderigo to see who was the mayor of has been to the sites of comfort victims families. On the two thousand seven hundred people in turkey have been dismissed from their jobs as part of the countrys latest emergency rule decree soldiers teachers and bureaucrats were sacked over alleged links to water being called terror organizations now in total one hundred fifty thousand people have been dismissed or suspended from their jobs since the failed coup in july of last year but all that over alleged ties to the movement of the u. S. Based cleric for tula glenn turkey accuses him of having organized the attempted coup. Palestinian christian religious leaders have condemned u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel they say its an insult to christians and muslims at least fifteen Palestinian Protesters have been killed since mr trump announced the move on december the sixth there was also outrage around the world in the days following that decision hundreds of thousands of people rallied in countries throughout the middle east as well as muslim majority nations like indonesia malaysia and pakistan on thursday the u. N. General assembly voted overwhelmingly for a nonbinding resolution declaring trumps decision and void but trump isnt backing down he insists the u. S. Embassy in israel will be moved from tel aviv to jerusalem breaking with fifty years of diplomatic convention. To bethlehem and our correspondent. The debates over jerusalem and when the embassy is going to move or not to what degree is that coloring what usually goes on there in bethlehem on this Christmas Eve. The mood here. Asking around and at this time last year. I mean mine just where would be packed with juries and palestinians coming. From across this separation wall from israel that number is not. Here. To have seen so far do have. Boys boy scout bad girls. Coming through this where holding big banners. Will remain. Where some activists who have now put out an appeal that at some point will go did you joe. Signatures as they can. To change their ration may now. Christians. Palestinians. Inside israel and then. And this is a report that. There. Was this is all of rosetta science extended family thats why this christmas. Son went to the occupied west bank three years ago and never came back he took his two sons forward for their future hearing. One of her daughters moved to canada six years ago i found out that. Life is very difficult in gaza we live under siege and we cannot move anywhere gaza has become a big prison weve witnessed many wars joining the bombing we had to sleep in the church for safety. The story of rosettes family is typical among a Small Community of christians because they are in just three churches congregations are shrinking. The population is just over a thousand it was more than double that ten years ago when the blockade by israel in egypt began they suffer the same daily struggles as the muslim majority. Just say christian families tend to have more means to get out from. And i think the more the human being has options and the more has money and you look to the to the to the life and good life and this is good life is not available in gaza even you are money in gaza but you can have a life. And adding to the strife is the u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel. Here in this Community Center christians are holding a vigil in solidarity for jerusalem as palestines capital the feeling among Christian Communities very much the same as it is among the muslim majority everyone weve spoken to see here is it off position to the u. S. Move and they say it only adds to the frustrations of life here. There are many muslims here too the communities care exist. Its a suburb runs the center he says they do everything they can to try and provide support for young people. To do what they need to do what they must do in their lives as young do you do what you can see a lot of them want to leave and i know that you believe this is more secure more comfortable for them to come for sure many young people here say they like gaza just that on the seat there are no opportunities here almost anyone who can leave and so this Small Christian Community is getting smaller malcolm web al jazeera in gaza. What else to the palestinians feel they can do to achieve what they want which i guess is this move being rescinded on the part of the u. S. Administration has to come a point surely when theres nothing left for them to be able to do. What i think you know when it comes to the palestinians when it comes to new u. N. Resolution theyre a bit disillusioned about that oh now they do they do give their backing to the president mahmoud out bass in his efforts to try to. Rally as much as possible the International Community behind him but when it comes to what will really happen and many people will be shrugged their shoulders and say they know that things will be complicated and that they will be no Peace Process without at least some level of american participation in that israel wont accept otherwise and above that for the palestinians that means that they are simply at a loss one thing theyre making sure of and weve seen that ever since that some declaration on december sixth is that you have this sort of unity among palestinians muslims and christians and many will tell you that if trouble try to make this declaration i had a christmas maybe rallying the christians on his side it didnt work it backfired and we have been seeing at least weekly and as recent as yesterday all the heads of the different churches in jerusalem hold a press conference together condemning chums an ounce of brains and also saying that they will refuse to receive Vice President and mike pence when if he comes in january on or i dont officially visit they say that theres no way they could do that if he comes of the pilgrim they will find a way for him to visit the holy sepultura but i dont want as they stand united with the rest of the palestinians so certainly a very strong message from the Christian Community out of the holy land. Thank you. And well have a special program on the tensions of the status of jerusalem this Christmas Eve watch the holy land at twenty one thirty hours g. M. T. Here on aljazeera. Still to come here on this channel for you in the second part of our one year five family series we report from venezuela where Community Activists are working together to provide for the government cannot. Hello there the storm that hit the philippines is now intensified for the philippines though with still picking up the pieces and this is what it looks like in the northern parts of mindanao now after we saw walls of water rushed down mountainsides on a fair amount of mudslides to that storm its now covering a huge area and its going to bring a lot of rain to a lot of people as it works its way towards the west for many of us in the film parts of it now it is going to be incredibly wet there as we head through monday and then eventually on choose day that storm system will begin to pull away towards the west behind it though its still dragging plenty of cloud and plenty of rain so plenty more showers still to come for many of us here as we head down towards australia well here weve also seen some role that lively storms these this system has been causing them as its been working its way towards the east and sydney seeing lots of thunder and lightning and lots of downpours to that system will slowly begin to pull away as we head through monday but on monday Christmas Day the still likely to be some showers at first towards the west it will be hot thirty today imperf the temperature is easing a little bit as we head into cheese day as a little bit more cloud it makes its way towards us for new zealand one here weve also got some very Stormy Weather at the moment too thats pushing its way northward so christmas on the south lawn it could be rather stormy for. 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At least two hundred people have been killed in the southern philippines after Tropical Storm tembin cause landslides and flooding Officials Say many villages ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and was swept away storm system is now moving towards vietnam. More than two thousand seven hundred people in turkey have been dismissed from their posts as part of the countrys latest emergency rule to create soldiers teachers and bureaucrats were sacked over alleged links to whats being called terror organizations following last years failed coup. Supporters of russias Opposition Leader alexina valmy a gathering in ronnies across several cities today were going to show you some live pictures coming to us out of moscow russians will vote in a president ial election next year and a felony has been banned from running to a criminal conviction but he still intends to announce his candidacy last week president Vladimir Putin announced hell seek a new six year in the vote in march. In peru the former president Alberto Fujimori has been taken from his jail cell to a hospital for him or he will undergo treatment for low Blood Pressure and heart problems the seventy nine year old is serving a twenty five year sentence for graft and human rights crimes during his ten years in office. Venezuela has taken. The First Step Towards expelling top diplomats from brazil and canada accusing them of meddling in Domestic Affairs the head of the progovernment constituent assembly has declared them persona non grata not wanted or not welcome in the country the diplomats. Government is consolidating power by isolating the opposition to next years president ial vote the assembly has in effect barred three opposition parties from running in the elections. Its been a month since emerson was sworn in as the new president of zimbabwe bankrupt economy and high unemployment from longtime leader Robert Mugabe who stepped after the military intervention in our reports from harare and what progress has been made since he came to power. Prices of basic commodities have gone up since president. Took over last month people seem to prefer shopping in the store because its a little bit cheaper than others but its still frustrating. As im having to socalled sixty or seventy dollars to three times for things and so much. When i was new administration has promised to end crippling cash shortages this hasnt happened yet some economists blame what they call Business Owners indiscipline coming from the very ground of companies trying to make as much fortune as possible for places but shop owners say the shortage of foreign currency is to blame some have to buy dollars on the black market at a premium to remain viable they insist they have to hike prices the government accuses some Business Owners and politicians are breaking the Exchange Control by. Money abroad and not depositing it in local banks the president says he has a list of individuals who have money overseas some of it