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South Koreas Hyunmoo II Missile system fire missiles during the combined military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea against North Korea (Photo: AP)

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South Korea continues live-fire military drills after North Korean...

The most recent advance came Sunday in an underground test of what leader Kim Jong Un's government claimed was a...

5 Sept 2017 11:21 AM IST

U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. (Photo: AP)

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US says North Korea 'begging for war,' pushes for tougher UN sanctions

The South's defence minister said Seoul believed the North had succeeded in miniaturising a bomb to fit into a missile.

5 Sept 2017 11:05 AM IST

Banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, who carries a bounty of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities, has been under detention since January. (Photo: File | AP)

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Pak won't allow UNSC team any direct access to Hafiz Saeed: report

The UNSC sanctions list includes the names of JuD, LeT, Al-Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, and other organisations...

22 Jan 2018 7:46 PM IST

In an interview with Reuters in January, Trump accused Russia of helping North Korea evade international sanctions meant to punish Pyongyang for its pursuit of a nuclear-armed missile capable of reaching the United States. (Photo; AFP)

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More steps need to be taken to scrap N Korea nuclear programme: Trump...

Trump and Putin spoke after US Vice President Mike Pence, in an interview, raised the prospect of talks with North...

13 Feb 2018 10:40 AM IST

The DPRK is already flouting the most recent resolutions by exploiting global oil supply chains, complicit foreign nationals, offshore company registries and the international banking system, the UN monitors wrote in the 213-page report.(Photo: File)

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N Korea circled UN sanctions, earned USD 200 mn, supplies missiles to...

The investigation has shown further evidence of arms embargo and other violations.'

4 Feb 2018 2:56 PM IST

$The United States will continue to enforce UN and US sanctions and shut down illicit revenue streams to North Korea,\ US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement. (Photo: File | representational)$ World

US, 25 other nations accuse North Korea of violating UN sanctions

It said most of the excess petroleum products were obtained from dozens of illegal ship-to-ship transfers.

13 Jun 2019 2:14 PM IST

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters following a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council. (AP)

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US moves to restore all UN sanctions on Iran in dispute over nuclear...

Iran's UN Ambassador said Tehran was confident that the Security Council would reject the US move

21 Aug 2020 11:50 AM IST

In 2017, the United Nations Security Council slapped three sets of sanctions on North Korea, one on August 5, another on September 11 and the most recent on December 22 focused on refined petroleum products. (Photo: File)

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UN poised to unblock humanitarian aid for North Korea

North Korea's humanitarian crisis has left about 10 million people, nearly half the population, undernourished,...

3 Aug 2018 9:30 AM IST

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US blacklists Russian, Chinese firms for violating N Korea's sanctions

The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) blacklisted one Russian national and 3 shipping firms from...

16 Aug 2018 11:41 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the test launch of solid fuel Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

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As Pyongyang fires 3 missiles, China bans new business ventures by N...

The ban also prohibits the expansion of any existing joint ventures involving North Koreans in China.

26 Aug 2017 7:46 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

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North Korea isolated but gets what it needs from neighbours

A relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons has been a major source of the country's ability to pull in aid and concessions.

1 Aug 2017 3:37 PM IST

orth Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, right, Hwang Pyong So, second left, as he arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP/File)

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North Korea to face USD 1 billion economic pressure post UN sanctions

The United States spent weeks following the initial ICBM launch negotiating the text with China, North Korea's neighbor...

5 Aug 2017 11:16 AM IST