You see fighters in yemen released video they claim shows a Ballistic Missile being launched towards the saudi capital riyadh the government says it was intercepted. And ontario this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. What i can tell you is that there is the berries strong stench of rotting human. Philippines typhoon the search for bodies often landslides killed forty three people. Thats a. Huge republican to celebrate the passing of a controversial new tax bill in the house of representatives but the vote will be closer in the senate. As germany remembers those killed in a chuck attack in berlin last year the chancellor admits mistakes were made. You know thirtys in saudi arabia say theyve intercepted a Ballistic Missile targeting the capital riyadh is the third such attack since november yemens who fought as a claimed responsibility saying they were taunting the mama royal palace which is the official residence of kings. It was launched a thousand days since the beginning of the war in yemen and it follows an earlier track on november the fourth and a missile was also know watched from yemen towards an area near riyadhs King International airport and another missile talk to the city of misstate before it was intercepted on december the first m. T. S. Tire has more. This is the moment a who he fired Ballistic Missile was apparently shot down by saudi forces yemen base who the say they were targeting the al your mama royal palace which is west of the capital riyadh a large group of saudi leaders were meeting there at the time including king some money and crown Prince Mohammed bin some money and i think there were these wanted to make a statement that theyre still up and running and that theyre still fighting this fight the fact that you know in recent days and weeks they have been allegation that there were these are we can buy the base split with. A person you know would not be able to shoot missiles further into territory but they proved otherwise. The missile attack happened just hours before saudi arabia was jus to announce it on your budget as well as members of the royal family senior ministers were also expected to attend a social media post from a Government Agency confirmed the missile had been intercepted but that no casualties were reported the Saudi Led Coalition which has been conducting air strikes against the fighters in yemen for nearly three years retaliated with more strikes in the southern part of the capital sanaa speaking on the groups t. V. Channel who the leader of the molecule who said that missile attacks marks one thousand days since the start of the war in yemen he today and two missile was launched targeting a palace in the heart of city of saudi arabia this is our answer to them and the whole world the more crimes you perpetrate the more to renig. You will meet nothing but more missiles. This isnt the first two thousand missile attack on saudi arabia in november the International Airport in riyadh was narrowly missed in a strike the saudi government has accused regional rival juran of smuggling missiles and technology to the who these that allegation turn the nice. The war on yemen has created what the u. N. Describes as the worlds worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the conflict at least ten thousand civilians have been killed and millions are on the brink of famine but as the fighting continues many fear the situation on the ground could get worse if your style ill just syria the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Has told the u. N. Security council that the latest miss offered by who see rebels in yemen but as the same hallmarks as previous attempted attacks while we dont yet have sufficient insight into this particular attack it bears all the hallmarks of previous attacks using a rainy and provided weapons it is only a matter of time before one of these missiles hits the target where un is investigating claims made by the u. S. That the missiles fired at saudi arabia in july and november were supplied to the who these by iran if confirmed iran would be found to be in breach of its Nuclear Agreement iran has condemned the u. S. For making the allegations the government summoned the swiss ambassador who represents u. S. Interests in iran to pass on the message it called the allegation both irresponsible and provocative mike hanna joins us live from the u. N. In new york so the uns Political Affairs chief has been briefing the Security Council as weve been saying. Well he was telling the Security Council about the latest reported by the secretary general on the joint comprehensive plan of action thats the nonproliferation Nuclear Agreement with iran he was insistent that iran has been fully compliant with the Nuclear Terms of the j c p o a but he said questions had been raised about its continued movement or possible movement of weapons across its borders this he said as a possible breach of the agreement something that others on the council have strongly disagreed with but that is a situation for compliance as the secretary general but questions raised about other actions being carried out or allegedly being carried out by iran and we had briefly nikki haley a moment ago what else have we heard from the u. S. Well vicki he was arguing very strongly that the j. C. P. O. A. s given the iranians Carte Blanche to operate freely in any nonnuclear way shes been arguing that the. Itself should be renegotiated perhaps new sanctions should be introduced to curb what she sees as irans threatening actions but this has been vehemently rejected by russia during this briefing russia absolutely adamant that the j c p o they cannot be renegotiated which is a position that iran has strongly made so what were going to be seeing in days ahead among members of the Security Council is a strong discussion vigorous discussion about whether the j c p o a can continue to exist in its current form if iran is considered to be a threat in the future mike hanna thank you very much indeed we are on the saudi Led Military Coalition fighting in yemen has been accused of killing at least one hundred thirty six civilians and noncombatants in just ten days the United Nations says they were killed by saudi airstrikes between december the sixth and december the sixteenth. These are the incidents the un was able to verify so the number of civilians killed could be higher one attack involved seven s trikes on a prison in sanaa last week forty five detainees were killed and the u. N. Says yemen is facing the worlds worst humanitarian crisis and is calling the saudi blockade on the country to be lifted yemen is the the largest Food Insecurity crisis in the worlds no recent humanitarian needs overview a dent if id almost eighteen Million People who are in need of support food wise the prognosis is not goods if. The blockade is not fully completely lifted the interference and no work is nor reduce the taken away then the results and pushing back on call and pushing back on famine over the last six months will be lost. The death toll from Tropical Storm kai tak in the philippines has risen at least forty three people have been killed and more bodies are still being retrieved from areas devastated by heavy flooding and landslides president promised a quick recovery but as jimmy fallon again reports from the town of never believe around province the government is still struggling to respond. Fernando cleo says his life is no longer worth living his wife was killed in a landslide that stepha stated this region he buried her the day before now he has to look for the bodies of his daughter and two grandchildren they were trapped with floodwaters came rushing from the hills he says everything happened so fast there was no time to call for a rescue. Dog for my wife through the rubble with my bare hands but our two granddaughters were on top of her so i had to take them out first it hurts so much she was my life partner. Tropical storm swept through eastern philippines more than two months worth of rain it triggered landslides that this choice the roads and bridges many communities are now cut off without electricity and Running Water this is the town where rescue operations have been hampered by relentless rains making it more difficult for volunteers to manually dig through the rubble. Rescuers here it is almost impossible to find survivors here now what i can tell you is that there is a very strong stench of rotting human flesh and it is overwhelming but for those looking for their lost loved ones they see that they signed a hope that their loved ones are still here somewhere and that they are able to still witchy their bodies and give them at least a proper burial but the rescuers tell us they have mostly been able to recover a body parts women children many of them already beyond recognition. And for many here this storm is a reminder of a painful past in november two thousand and thirteen typhoon haiyan killed at least eight thousand people destroyed everything back roads homes all wiped out in an instant edgar his wife and children were preparing for a holiday reunion with relatives with Tropical Storm hit a few days ago they say losing eight members of the family all at once is not just traumatic it is also financially crippling especially for those who barely have anything. As People Struggle to come to terms with the losses rescue workers find another body in the wreckage a young girl already in an advanced stage of the composition she will be taken straight for burial in the midst of so much destruction and death there is a sense of urgency people here say morning will have to wait. In the town of central philippines. U. S. President donald trump has achieved his first major legislative victory after the house of representatives passed his controversial tax bill is the first overhaul of the u. S. Tax system in more than thirty years and it could be signed into law as soon as wednesday if both chambers of congress approve the legislation critics of the bill say it benefits the super rich but republicans argue the tax cuts will boost Economic Growth. We said in two thousand and sixteen that it would take real to actually form for families and businesses to get the American Economy growing and we were serious in the American People placed their trust in us to do this work for them and today were making good on their promise were fulfilling that promise and this promise being kept today is one of the most important things we could do to get the u. S. Economy growing faster to help people get bigger paychecks to have a fairer tax system. Has more from new york. Important to point out that this was a bill that was mostly written in secret and it wasnt released to the public for people to really see until last friday its more than five hundred pages long and so tax experts and analysts are still trying to sift through it all but essentially what this does is democrats are saying and critics and most americans according to polls see this is a giveaway to the rich they see it as a tort tax breaks mostly for the wealthy the top one percent of income earners corporations that are already very wealthy getting huge tax breaks and the tax breaks for individuals being relatively small in comparison and they point to the fact that in this bill the tax cuts for corporations are permanent the tax cuts for individual families expire theyre not permanent and so eventually they will go away and the burden of whos going to pay for these tax breaks will fall on middle class americans and working poor thats key working poor americans and not only that it will also explode the deficit here in the u. S. By more than one point four trillion dollars so add all that up together and the vast majority of americans according to these polls are looking at this tax a tax overhaul with a very skeptical eye and really saying is this really going to benefit working poor and middle americans most people say probably not in the long term still to come or not is there. The want to try a cyber attack which affected dozens of countries its formally blamed on north korea by the white house. Violent protest failed to prevent the passing of a controversial pension all in argentina. Early summer in australia thats a drop of Fifteen Degrees day by day and thunderstorms as it goes through this is why i was on a cold front all the time its just going through now as you can see so that means melbournes max in terms of twenty two as opposed to thirty eight big drop as i say and that cooling trends going to go slowly eastwards ahead of it it gets quite warm so thirty three in sydneys probably near a forty in the western suburbs and a bit cooler on the coast adelaides temp has dropped to twenty one whereas purses on the way up earth should see after a rather disappointing start to the first winter months the twenty eight sunny degree day on thursday but at the same time cities gone once twice to and yes there have been thunderstorms when that goes through now ignoring australia in new zealand a separate system has brought rain to think version of really not much but some rain to the whole of the island shame but its going away nyanza slow warming trend twenty two in oakland seventeen in wellington come wednesday but with increasing trout it becomes twenty one the following day so thats a bit of summer weather thats been settled as recently as tucked in properly and settles by season is the winter in japan six at best in tokyo a bit of snow for the western hills. Images from the niger delta through the unflinching eyes of a look up. Artist on a mission to demonstrate good under his beloved. Documents the effects of the black. Disfigured. Showcases the traditional. Tribal culture the new africa. This time. In your mind are the top stories how much is here with the fighters in yemen have released video they claim shows a Missile Launch toward saudi arabia saudi Authorities Say they intercepted a Ballistic Missile targeting the capital riyadh it was the third such attack by the hes since the beginning of november. The u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Has told u. N. Security council the latest missile the rebels in yemen as the same hallmarks as previous launches. And at least forty three people are dead and dozens more remain missing in the philippines following landslides. The trumpet ministrations blaming north korea for a cyber attack in may that affected dozens of countries around the world the socalled want to cry virus crippled hospitals banks and other Major Companies so a first time washington has been pyongyang for major cyber attack has come to help. When it struck last may the want to cry cyber attack infected more than three hundred thousand computers in more than one hundred fifty countries. And cost billions in damage and now the white house says it can confirm it was behind the attack we do not make this allegation lightly we do so with evidence and we do so with partners want to cry was designed to exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows the worlds most widely used operating system users were asked to pay a ransom to have their data restored the damage was so widespread it affected businesses banks and even hospitals its not the first time the u. S. Has accused north korea. Today that three years ago president barack obama blamed gang of carrying out a similar cyber attack against Sony Pictures entertainment at the time it was releasing a comedy film about a cia plot to assassinate north Korean Leader kim jong un. These latest accusations come as Tensions Mount over pyongyangs Nuclear Weapons program as kim jong un continues testing long range Ballistic Missiles the Trump Administration has responded with threats of military action to halt north koreas program the trumpet ministrations says its goal is to name and shame north korea in the hope that it will stop its Cyber Attacks if it continues to act badly. The white house says the president will then act on behalf of the United States kimberly help at aljazeera washington five people have died during violent protests in the semi autonomous kurdish region in Northern Iraq eighty people were also wounded in the demonstrations which took place in the town of rania. Ive also been why didnt the stray sions across kurdistan thousands of protesters rallied against austerity and unpaid Public Sector salaries in cinema near demonstrators to the west of the city set fire to the offices of Political Parties from mr hydrilla body is warning hell take action if any citizens are attacked in kurdistan. The new head of south africas ruling a. N. C. Party is calling for unity after a bitter Election Campaign sitaram opposer whos currently Deputy President will take over from jacob zuma as leader from oppose a beat zoom his exwife in the leadership vote at the Party Conference on monday tony page has been getting reaction from him opposes hometown so what are. Several posts from soweto most people here are pleased hes been new president of the governing African National congress oh im so happy im so happy its a good thing really it is that we were weary and all we were now doing were just around each but now i am happy he may have lived its noisy busy streets behind to become one of south africas richest men but some thought hed never forget his humble roots i think you take the country to a better level the News Business big role i dont think is that nice been to school you know. Hes you grew up you were born and grew up in soviet so you know news of the people and there are many problems increasing numbers of South Africans no longer vote for the a. N. C. Which they feel has failed to deliver on its promise of a better life for all. And ever there is a pink eye. You know just leave think you care the new. Option if you wish to be the better. Of it than what is the board but. To many people once a favorite of Nelson Mandela symbolizes the kind of leader they need after a decade of president jacob zuma scandals they think his business acumen will lead to a stronger economy millions on South Africans live below the poverty line many of them and in shacks like they and because Economic Growth is sluggish they simply arent enough decent jobs so people can work their way up so generation after generation and strike this and a seemingly endless cycle Cyril Bongani Zita makes a living guiding tourists through so where so he thinks his namesake should do something about undocumented immigrants who are willing to work for less money in poor conditions in some South Africans but hes a bit unsure about. Even with. There was exiled to a bar team people were like you him from going and you know all that kind of feeling that kind of vibe. Everyone was excited turds you know but. At the end people in which. The a. N. C. Voted for change and the expectations are high so im up also has a lot to prove tanya page aljazeera so were taught south africa argentinas congress has finally passed a controversial pension law after a vote did aid by violent protests in the capital but desire is the new system which sees pensions linked to the inflation rate is you know as crucial for president merits your mockeries plans to cut the nations deficit then your shriver has more from the capital. The morning after and the cleanup operation is underway after an all night debate the government passed its pension reform measure but it came after a day of violence outside the building more than one hundred sixty people injured many arrested the president addressed the nation. Made get over to me who id like to be judged by whether or not i managed to reduce poverty about smarm may imply i was three and from day one every decision ive taken was going to help in times move forward. His government says the changes to the way pensions a calculated less labor and tax reform still to come are essential to reduce argentinas fiscal deficit and attract investments a victory for the government thing congress a law passed and now assessing the damage done in public spaces after the violence and with more reforms to come that the government says a necessary to boost argentinas ailing economy preparing for more battles to come. Many here trade unionists hospital workers and teachers say pensioners and workers will be squeezed to make the rich richer but the most economically in the. Way here trying to stop them stealing from the pension is because this is a government of bosses who govern only for the bosses im not the norm as i think were going to keep protesting because we know that these pension labor and education reforms are all part of a packet to reduce the gains weve made over many days. Argentina is no stranger to Economic Crises and many of the signs they may be heading for another one that this is a neo liberal government it is a government that is promoting the agenda of the i. M. F. You know the agenda we all know we saw in the ninetys it did not work it failed miserably and now its clear that thats whats happening this law that damages the poorest is very. Nearly an austerity law the scale of the violence is what attracted the attention of the media and the wider public to many theories drowned out a more fundamental economic and political debate it strikes at the heart of argentina and why now to see that one of cyrus. The opposition in honduras is going to challenge formally last months election result for a second time the president of honduras declared himself reelected on tuesday despite calls from Opposition Leader salvador nostra for a fresh vote over allegations of fraud wouldnt twenty people have been killed in protests since last months disputed vote when under nandos has called for National Unity and acceptance of his victory. Campaigning for catalonia as snap parliamentary election is drawing to a close catalans head to the polls on thursday for a vote that could decide if that province breaks away from spain which is where many choose between parties who want catalonia to remain part of spain or others who want to break away pattern in years past and present catalyst push them on says spain must drop its charges against him and other leading separatists if they win the election under siege of earth political activist and procession supporter but just earlier that this was his assessment of how the vote may play out democracy means taking part in voting and going out to train your yes now everyone had the chance to vote in the draft random in the same in the last card from elections in twenty three and a point then those parties won if they are willing to go now for unionism i think that they will be made weve. Bigger majority a bigger group of people that are going to vote for in the band and playing the bengals parties will remain the Largest Force in the gut on parliament. The german chancellor Angela Merkel has admitted mistakes were made both before and after last years attack on a Christmas Market in their lives on the anniversary of the truck attack that killed eleven people she said both security and victim support were lacking dominick cain reports normally this is a place to celebrate the Christmas Season on choose day it was a place of sadness and solidarity shared by the bereaved from this tragedy and germanys political leaders the emotion of the moment palpable a minutes silence a mark of respect to those who died although im good americal stood shoulder to shoulder with victims relatives they do not think shes done enough since the tragedy in a letter to the german magazine der spiegel they spelt out their grievance saying the attack was not only aimed at the victims directly it was aimed at germany its a question of respect decency and technically its selfevident that you as head of government should acknowledge to us the loss of our family members caused by an act of terror. The chancellor did hold her first meeting with the families on monday and had this statement after the minutes silence. If you cant see. Me and im speaking on behalf of the entire government we will work to improve what didnt go well and do everything humanly possible not only to ensure safety but also to give does whose lives have been destroyed or affected a chance to go back to their lives again as well as they can the problem for Angela Merkel and her government is despite such public pronouncements the families of the victims still have grave concerns about germanys current security situation and some analysts believe that parts of the German FederalIntelligence System really need reform. Specifically where it concerns how the government deals with those it believes may be plotting Violent Attacks a thing that is still lacking certainly and theres also a structural issue is the lack of rethought the lack of staff and the lack of qualified staff who work on cases actually watching potential terrorists and connecting the dots at the site of last years atrocity one of the new features is a scar in bronze thats been laid across the ground meant as a permanent reminder of the hurt attacker and his amry cost his victims and society at large tuesday has been a day of strong emotions where those touched by this tragedy gathered to pay their respects in the hope that the ordeal they and their loved ones endured is one no other families will suffer in the future the question for the government is whether it can ensure that dominick a zero berlin. Fans of k. Pop korean pop music are mourning the sudden death of superstar Kim Jong Young the lead singer of one of south koreas biggest pop groups shyly known simply as jong un the twenty seven year old body was found in a hotel room in seoul on monday police say he took his own life is death has triggered an outpouring of grief from fans around the world. Pushing out of their mind of our top stories who three fighters in yemen have released video they claim shows a Missile Launch tools palace in saudi arabia a saudi official disputes this account saying it was directed at residential areas. And kingdom says the missile was intercepted before it reached its target it was the third such attack by the who sees since the beginning of november the Us Ambassador to the Un Nikki Haley has accused iran of supplying the who these with a missile while we dont yet have sufficient and site into this particular attack it bears all the hallmarks of previous attacks using a rainy and provided weapons it is only a matter of time before one of these missiles hits the target meanwhile the saudi led minute you Coalition Fighting in yemen has been accused of killing at least one hundred thirty six civilians and noncombatants in just ten days United Nations says they were killed by saudi airstrikes between december the sixth and the sixteenth these are the incidents the un was able to verify so the number of civilians killed could be higher one attack involved seven there strikes on a prison in sanaa last week where forty five detainees were killed u. S. President all trying to pose just as cheap his first major legislative victory after the house of representatives passed his controversial tax bill it could be signed into law a soon as wednesday by president trump. Five people have died during violent protests in the semi autonomous kurdish region in Northern Iraq eighty people were also wounded in the demonstrations which took place in the town of rania. Ive also seen why the demonstrations across kurdistan thousands of protesters rallied against austerity and paid Public Sector salaries in sort of money it all demonstrators to the west of the city set fire to the offices of Political Parties. The death toll from Tropical Storm contact has risen at least forty three people have been killed in the philippines bodies are still being retrieved from areas devastated by floods and landslides Power Supplies are being cut and roads blocked those that stay with us obfuscate the new africa photography is next to. 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