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MNA International Desk: The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously backed a US-drafted resolution that significantly strengthened sanctions on North Korea, imposing a ban on exports aimed at depriving Pyongyang of $1 billion in annual revenue. The sweeping measures were the first of that scope to be imposed on North Korea since US President Donald Trump took office and highlighted China’s willingness to punish its Pyongyang ally. The resolution imposed a full ban on exports of coal, iron and iron ore, lead and lead ore as well as fish and seafood by the cash-starved state—stripping North Korea of a third ...

MNA International Desk: The United States pushed for tougher sanctions on North Korea at the UN Security Council on Wednesday, warning the isolated regime’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile had drastically narrowed the path for diplomacy, reported news agency. In a hard-hitting address, US Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday’s ICBM test had made ‘the world a more dangerous place,’ and re-iterated that Washington was ready to use force if need be to deal with the threat of a nuclear-armed Pyongyang. Tuesday’s launch—styled by leader Kim Jong-Un as a gift to ‘American bastards’—marked a milestone in Pyongyang’s decades-long drive for ...