And all of those are the problem and the headlines on aljazeera the Un Security Council has unanimously passed sanctions targeting north koreas fuel imports the resolution drafted by the us will badly ninety percent of Refined Petroleum product exports to pyongyang will catch on ones regime is already on the u. S. And e. U. Sanctions are conducting several nuclear and missile tests this year but by Widespread International condemnation michaela has more from the u. N. In new york. Well 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 or trouble bairn an asset freeze on a number of individuals and one entity the north korean army well this resolution followed intense talks between the United States russia and china to
Hello im down in jordan doha with a quick reminder of the top stories here aljazeera north korea has called the latest round of u. N. Sanctions against pyongyang an act of war but also warned it plans to consolidate its Nuclear Program the u. N. Imposed exile sanctions on pyongyang on friday following north koreas recent Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test of thousands who joins us live now from the south korean capital seoul foreign so the North Koreans according these new sanctions and outs of war any response yet from the south koreans. No we havent yet had any response from south korea but policy watchers in koreas analysts will say that theres nothing so surprising about this statement thats come out from north Koreas Foreign Ministry and the language is something that north korea policy boards are quite familiar with its talked about how the sanctions are an act of war that this is an infringement of sovereignty of north koreas sovereignty and it will violate peace and stabil
And im Maryam Namazie in london heres a quick roundup of you had lines on aljazeera authorities in vietnam a vast more than a Million People to leave their homes in low lying areas along the Southern Coast before Tropical Storm tembin makes landfall Officials Say seventy four thousand have already been moved to safety from vulnerable areas tembin is moving southward and is expected to pass the province of some our one choose day before entering the gulf of thailand well the storm has already killed two hundred thirty people in the philippines where it calls the devastating landslides and flash floods thousands of people are being forced to spend christmas in emergency shelters after their homes were destroyed while mcbride has this update from the worst hit island of mindanao. Here in the city of hillah again as darkness falls people here as elsewhere in parts of mindanao are assessing the damage from the storm that passed from the landslides that happened from the torrents of muddy wa
First democratic transition of power that in seventy three years former footballer george ware is taking on the current Vice President joseph. Unemployment corruption of been the big Campaign Issues serious mohamad reports from monrovia. Hours of the polling stations open people are still lining up waiting to cross their t. s momentum around the Runoff Election libyan state this is an election that is crucial to their countrys future and the eager to vote but not in as big numbers as they did in october during the first round then there were twenty candidates in the contest now only two and their running mates sole the only one full of blocks where voters are putting their cost holds of course the issue of. Peace is high on the minds of liberians them enjoyed between twelve and fifteen years of uninterrupted peace the longest in a moment time and they say they want who ever takes over from president Ellen Johnson sirleaf to be able to manage that piece properly they also want the econo
Matheson in doha with the top stories on aljazeera counting is underway after a peaceful day of voting liberias president ial Runoff Election observers say the turnout is much lower than it was during the first round of toba voters have had to choose between former International Footballer george will and Vice President joseph book i hollered out of reports from the capital monrovia. Thousands lined up to vote in more than five thousand stations across liberia arriving long before the stations opened the tunnel to know when the foster home held in october that had been delayed twice of the being contested in court amid claims of medical oddities in the floss to round Officials Say the reduction of candidates from twenty two just to may have caused the among vault is. Placed. Well this morning the contests is between a former International Football star where im Vice President just what the we know would replace africas first female head of state Ellen Johnson sirleaf who came to power