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 enough to change the regimes calculus or at the very least, restrict its ability to carry out Additional Nuclear and missile tests. President trump specifically asked president xi of china to cut oil to pyongyang, believing it would be a pivotal step. According to the united states, north korea imported 4. 5 Million Barrels of Refined Petroleum in 2016. This resolution now caps it to 500,000 barrels a year a nearly 90 cut to a vita
Britains city of culture as we review 12 months of cracking events. Thats right, its been an absolutely phenomenal year. We have so much to look back on. Across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. The year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe its almost over, and i hope these guys get to stay. This is the latest installation for 2017 called where do we go from here. These robot arms brought out of retirement to do some dancing here in the city of culture. And it sort of mirrors the start of the year back injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with lights and sounds. That was amazing. That was how we started this evening, that was how we started this season, made in hull. Crowd eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. 2017 really did start with a bang. With 3. 5 tonnes of fireworks. And made in hull, a spectacular light show telling the
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 calculus or at the very least, restrict its ability to carry out Additional Nuclear americas un Ambassador Nikki Haley warned there would be repercussions if pyongyang continued on its course. Todays resolution achieves an 89 total reduction of the kim regimes ability to import gasoline, diesel and other refined products, and should the north korean regime conduct another nuclear or Ballistic Missile
The i says boris slugs it out with the bear, as it reports the foreign secretarys frosty visit to moscow. The times pictures borisjohnson on his russian trip. Its main story is on claims the government is planning new road tolls. The ft reports on the drop in the value of bitcoin, which tumbled by almost 30 . The mail looks at the new, blue, uk passports following brexit and calls for them to be manufactured here. But, for the guardian, the new blue passports means more red tape and delays at eu passport controls. The telegraph reports on what has been called a tax bill revenge on people who bankrolled brexit campaigning. Its going to be a balmy christmas, according to the express, as mild weather fools nature into thinking its spring. And its bar humbug from the sun. It reports on us owned cadbury replacing the traditional fudge bar in its festive Selection Box with a dairy milk oreo. One frustrated fan fumed christmas is ruined. Now on bbc news through the lens. Welcome to through th
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 vulnerable refugees, we have had them released. Tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes arrive in libya each year and attempt to cross the mediterranean to reach italy, their very first footsteps into europe. The risks are enormous. These people were pulled from the water last week when their boat work in half of the libyan coast, rescued by chance by the libyan may be. This year and for the past