US Targets New Sanctions to Counter North Korean Threats
The United States says it is working on additional sanctions against North Korea as it struggles to find ways to pressure the regime back to the negotiating table amid resistance from China and Russia. “We have a new set of sanctions measures being put forward as we speak,” National Security Council adviser Jake Sullivan said […]
North Korea Warns of ‘Total’ Nuclear Response to US ‘Aggression’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to use nuclear weapons to counter U.S. threats hours after testing the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICMB), the latest escalation as the U.N. Security Council prepares to convene an emergency session on Pyongyang’s actions. The United Nations Security Council, at the behest of Japan, South Korea, […]
North Korea Fires Missiles, Warns US of ‘Fiercer’ Military Responses
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into its eastern waters, according to officials in Seoul, hours after threatening a “fiercer military response” to U.S. efforts to increase its security presence in the region. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the short-range ballistic missile was fired from North Korea’s Wonsan area on Thursday. The missile […]
North Korea, China Resume Freight Train Services: Reports
North Korea and China have resumed freight train services after a five-month suspension. The suspension was due to the pandemic, South Korean media reported. A freight train traveled from the Chinese border town of Dandong to North Korea’s Sinuiju, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Monday. Trains had been suspended since April 29, following […]