A resolution regarding the recognition of to receive them as israels capital. And there are more of this is our sara live from doha also coming up a setback for the ride hailing app how European Union court ruling could have why the implications for the tech industry. Polands president signs to north coverage additional independence triggering a possible confrontation with the. And its time to turn around the struggling economy thats the message from zimbabwes new president in his address to the nation. A rare Emergency Special session at the United Nations is turning into a showdown u. S. President and u. N. Member states who voted against his decision to recognize to a slim as israels Capital Raising the warning from his u. N. Ambassador vote against america and lose Financial Aid from the u. S. Mike allen reports from the u. N. Security Council Staff pose with the secretary general for an annual photograph is called then its business as usual in the chamber like most other Member States those represented here unwilling to comment publicly on the extraordinary letter sent by u. S. Ambassador nikki haley ambassador did you receive the letter from the haley about the. Many letters and the majority view apparently summed up by one representative who was willing to comment on our position in this case has been very clear we need to express ourselves in the Security Council so thats our very strong prince principled position. Sweden was one of the fourteen Council Members who voted in favor of the jerusalem resolution monday the veto by the u. S. Is accompanied by an angry statement from the ambassador what we witnessed here today in the Security Council is an insult it wont be forgotten what some would regard as a thinly veiled threat driven home in a letter circulated to all Member States regarding the vote taking place in the General Assembly thursday as you consider your vote the ambassador writes i want you to know that the president and the u. S. Take this vote personally she continues the president will be watching this vote carefully and has requested i report back on those countries who voted against. President trump made clear what the possible consequences could be they take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars and then they vote against us while were watching those votes let them vote against us will save a lot we dont care but privately many u. N. Members are outraged at the letters bullying and threatening tone and what was to be a vote condemning attempts to unilaterally change the status of jerusalem may gain even added significance in november more than one hundred fifty nations voted in favor of a resolution declaring all israeli actions in jerusalem as null and void as it was an occupying power a similar result in the General Assembly thursday would also be a sweeping international rejection of President Trump and his policies mike hanna aljazeera United Nations. The turkish empire listen in foreign minister dismissed the u. S. Presence threats and said no country should be intimidated. Hume you know we were talking with the u. S. Says well track down who voted for what and will report to the u. S. President we will get the names of the countries one by one what we do by getting these will you allow invasions into those countries we punish them the world has changed the notion of i am powerful therefore i am right has changed now the world is rising against the unfair from now on no honorable nation and i want to bell to such pressure. On you. That he jacob says the partner is a partner with the Truman National security project he says it will be interesting to see how saudi arabia says General Assembly session. If you go back to the two thousand and twelve General Assembly resolution to upgrade palestinian observer status the vote was Something Like hundred thirty eight to nine and the Nine Countries were the u. S. The israel the Czech Republic and a bunch of you know countries in the South Pacific i think tomorrow we may see something a little bit different israel has been working very hard over the last few years to improve relationships with other countries particularly at the u. N. To try to avoid these kind of blockbuster blow out votes but in particular saudi arabia in the relationship thats the saudis have really tried to court with donald trump it could make tomorrow it could make tomorrow really interesting i have no idea what the Saudi Arabians will do if they decide to abstain which i think is probably i cant imagine they would vote against it but if they choose to abstain how many other arab countries decide to join them its a big question and one that im sure the saudi or saudis themselves are trying to figure out right now the u. S. Is going to go on a go go through with this one of the reasons i think trump and haley are pushing back so hard is because this is a domestic policy decision this is the fulfillment of a twenty two year old laws that Congress Passed on huge bipartisan majorities is a wildly popular law here in the United States and president s have just had to kind of keep kicking the can down the road the fact that donald trump finally fulfilled what a twenty two year old law was rick was requiring him to do isnt really news the idea that other countries should influence the way that america makes their decisions is really insulting to a lot of americans particularly this president. The white house and republican members of congress are celebrating the passive passage of Donald Trumps massive tax bill but critics say the bill will only help the wealthy and the poor can really help has more from d. C. With nearly every republican lawmaker at his side donald trump did not pass up his chance to enjoy his first legislative victory after almost a year in office its always a lot of fun when you win the passage of the most dramatic changes to the u. S. Tax code in thirty years i always say the most massive but its the largest tax cut in the history of our country and to reform the tax cut the tax reforms are controversy big cuts to Corporate Tax rates from thirty five to twenty one percent democrats say will benefit the wealthy at the expense of ordinary americans its a ponzi scheme the tax cuts are going to be meaningful for working families and every day americans and their jobs will never materialize republicans argue the cuts will make the United States more competitive with countries like china with similarly low Corporate Tax rates its hoped this will encourage companies to do business in the u. S. And bring back jobs a key Trump Campaign promise but while this legislation is about reforming taxes it is also about winning donald trump failed to deliver on a Campaign Promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act to what Many Americans call obamacare its a frustration donald trump has lamented for months. Passing the tax legislation now allows trump to claim victory on both tucked inside the tax reforms is a repeal of an obamacare requirement called the individual mandate that forced all americans to buy Health Insurance or pay a tax fine the legislation still must go through legal review and may not be signed into law until the new year the president says americans will start to see tax relief as early as february the g. O. P. Tax game is a monumental job but Many Americans remain skeptical most members of congress did not have time to read the hundreds of pages of changes to the hastily passed tax legislation thank you very much everybody and according to most polls two thirds of americans are doubtful the tax changes will have any positive impact on their lives kimberly help him out zero washington. You can just call him and has voted to amend the constitution in a controversial move which would allow president you are in the seventy to stand for reelection the bill removes the age cap of seventy five years on the presidency allowing seventy three year old new seventy to further extend history to kates in charge ugandas opposition says the policy is part of a plan by ms seventy to rule for life hes already one of africas longest serving leaders. And you had of south africas ruling a. N. C. Has promised in his first address as policy leader to pursue what hes called radical Economic Transformation so robert is widely expected to become president after elections in two thousand and nineteen he said he would rejuvenate the economy and stamp out corruption in leader business will also promise to tackle abuse of power within the party. The people of that country. Live up to its promise. And this mission. They want an agency that lives their values as far as us and holds fast to the principles that have long to find it as the movement of our people they want an a and c. That uses Public Office not vested interests but to truly development own state. Currys president has rejected calls to resign as he faces a congressional vote say that could remove him from office of a corruption allegations and its out of eyes address public use in ski admitted to making mistakes but denies any wrongdoing hes accused of having business ties with a brazilian construction. The company has been at the center of a bribery and Corruption Scandal that schools political upheaval across south america and sanchez has more from the last. Will people in peru are you were used because of what they think the president up law might keep their furious because they fit the president a bit about look you cant keep the night all along for a month that he had not done any deals with all of it. Construction company and then just a few days ago the president acknowledged that in fact hes companies i have done some Advisory Services for all the footage and that he had received some payments but he has denied any wrongdoing and that he didnt know about the contracts and that it was his partners that old that did all of the dealings when he was a finance minister about a decade i go now many here are gathering at the center of lima in the capital where many people here not to support the president but many here are saying that they are they are protesting against what they say the power grab from the majority the opposition majority in congress which has caused the crisis in peru the worst political crisis in years that is already affecting the Economic Growth and and the political scenario many people here are saying that they are angry at president to keep you but they dont want him to go they want him to stay and they say that at the political majority will. Ousting him will remove him from Office Without a due process the president will be arriving earlier on thursday with his lawyer and he will have. Sixty minutes are getting to the law and perhaps more to raise congress and explain what more hes dealing with all the british. And other north korean soldier has defected to the south the fourth this year the government in seoul says he crossed the Demilitarized Zone which was covered in thick fog south korean soldiers later fired warning shots troops in the north last month the north korean soldiers shot by colleagues as his skates across the border in an army she still has her on aljazeera. It also has the potential to provoke a constitutional crisis. A warning to the Trump Administration against firing special counsel robert. Thus winnie the man on a mission to save traditional printing methods in taiwan. From a fresh coastal breeze. To watching the sunset on the australian outback. Welcome back as we take a look at the weather across the levant and western parts of asia theres a fair amount of cloud around but the weather self is generally pretty quiet at the moment you might find cloudy skies in baghdad but temperature wise not looking at all bad twenty four degrees quite warm pleasant enough in tehran and sixteen degrees as a high. Twenty three degrees in kuwait city further towards the east we have got the threat of snow elevation but otherwise fine kabul there in afghanistan ten degrees or at least the side of the mediterranean weather generally is looking pretty good beirut coming at twenty four we got a southerly flow as what it is in fact twenty five really quite exceptional at this time of the year so heading down into the Arabian Peninsula on the western side weve got fine conditions there meca looking at thirty three degrees or very quiet around the gulf states weve got light winds and temperatures into the mid twentys lovely here at the moment and likely to stay that way as we move on through into the start of the weekend lets head down into southern portions of africa where its looking a bit unsettling places obviously got showers across angola and zimbabwe much as youd expect some heavy downpours likely in harare elsewhere weve got some showers affecting parts of botswana extending into south africa moving through towards friday that area moves further towards the east and it should brighten up in cape town with high sea of twenty two. The with sponsored by qatar and use. You are making very pointed remarks where on line the main u. S. Response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been the criminal mind or if you join us on sat. In the morning and says i want to cover the world in darkness this is a dialogue and that could be what leading to some of the confusion online about people saying they dont actually know whats going on join the colobus conversation at this time on al jazeera. Play again youre watching aljazeera has a reminder of our top stories this hour u. S. President donald trump is stressing to cut off Financial Aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution opposing opposing his decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. The white house on the Republican Controlled Congress is celebrating americas biggest tax reform bill and yes controversial legislation means big cuts to Corporate Tax rates critics say many benefit the wealthy at the expense of ordinary americans. And the new head of south africas ruling a. N. C. Has promised to pursue what he calls radical Economic Transformation in his first address as posse leader so poser is widely expected to become president after elections in two thousand and nineteen. He use highest court has ruled that the call hanging up is a transport company and must be regulated accordingly. That its an Online Platform and shouldnt be subject to the same rules as taxi outlets reports from london. Its a landmark judgement with big implications for other Online Companies the European Court of justice ruled that is a taxi service and not a Technology Firm as the company insists it means will now have to comply to the same regulation as other transport firms rules that can be censored country level the long running court case was first brought by taxi drivers in spain where the backlash against goobers been explosive. Thousands of taxi drivers took to the streets accusing the company of unfair competition there were similar scenes in several other cities this was paris and this demonstration brought Central London to a standstill and deliberate on the move has been under mounting scrutiny after a driver with previous criminal convictions allegedly murdered a British Embassy work of this month. Here in london had its license revoked back in september for breaching operating rules including its handling of alleged sex attacks still there were three and a half million users here and many were angry with that decision part of the companys ensuring appeal is that is sufficient and cheap. And traditional black cabs for now its been allowed to continue operating in the capital while it appeals the decision. The European Court ruling isnt legally binding but it does send a message to other high tech firms is one of several Companies Facing legal battles in recent years. Another San Francisco based firm allows people to rent out their homes to visitors but cities such as barcelona and berlin want to regulate usage to avoid driving up rents and forcing out locals experts say its important to uphold Regulation Without stifling innovation if you look at many of the new take firms yes they have a new way of delivering things but the main reason theyre making money is often by getting around roles techs regulation the kind of things that the average companies have to apply with the digital revolution to advancing at breakneck speed now the lord needs