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Has passed biting sanctions on north korea that will cut oil supplies vital for pyongyangs missile and nuclear programs. With chinas backing, the council in new york voted unanimously to adopt the us drafted resolution. The sanctions also force North Koreans working overseas to return home, cutting off another revenue stream for kim jong uns regime. President trump welcomed the vote which he said demonstrated the worlds desire for peace, not war. The bbcs un reporter nada tawfik gave me the latest from new york. This vote shows the strong concern by the International Community on the threat po...

Has passed biting new sanctions on north korea that will cut oil supplies vital for pyongyangs missile and nuclear programmes. With chinas backing, the council in new york voted unanimously to adopt the us drafted resolution. The sanctions also force north koreans working overseas to return home cutting off another revenue stream for kim jong uns regime. The bbcs nada tawfik is at the un. This is the 10th Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on north korea. None before it has convinced kim jong un to abandon his nuclear programme, but diplomats hope this resolution will bite hard eno...

On north korea that will cut oil supplies vital for pyongyangs missile and nuclear programmes. With chinas backing, the council in new york voted unanimously to adopt the us drafted resolution. The sanctions also force north koreans working overseas to return home, cutting off another revenue stream for kim jong uns regime. The bbcs nada tawfik is at the un. This is the tenth Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on north korea. None before it has convinced kim jong un to abandon his nuclear programme, but diplomats hope this resolution will bite hard enough to change the regimes calc...

A move welcomed by the italian interior minister as historic. More direct flights for those deemed to be extremely vulnerable are planned in 2018, including single mothers, unaccompanied children and people with disabilities. Many people are trafficked to libya and risk a perilousjourney to europe by sea. Andrew plant reports. A military plane touching down easily. In italy. 0n board 120 women and children. African migrants. Refugees now flown directly to europe for the first time. They are part of the protection work that unhcr does in libya. We have visited the detention centre. 1200 vulnera...

A Tropical Storm thats wreaked havoc in the southern philippines has left 180 people dead. More than 70,000 people have been forced from their homes. The island of mindanao has been the worst hit area so far and a state of emergency has been declared in several locations there. The storm has now begun to travel west, hitting the popular resort islands of palawan. Andy moore reports. Clinging to the neck of his rescuer, a young boy is carried across the floodwaters. There was little sign of official help here, just villagers doing their best to rescue each other with fragile ropes. In a country...