The statements came just days after a confidential United Nations report concluded North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programs.
U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday played down an exchange of contentious remarks with North Korea on the sidelines of weekend regional meetings in Singapore, saying Pyongyang had made clear its continued commitment to denuclearize.
UNITED NATIONS/ WASHINGTON, Aug 3- The United States on Friday accused Russia of violating U.N. sanctions on North Korea, citing "credible reports" that Moscow was granting new work permits to North Korean laborers despite Russia's denial of any such actions. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, less than two months after a landmark U.S.- North Korea summit in...
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3- The United States has asked the United Nations Security Council North Korea sanctions committee to blacklist a Russian bank, a Moscow- based North Korean banker and two front companies for Pyongyang's primary foreign exchange bank, diplomats said on Friday. The 15- member Security Council committee has to agree such requests by...
WASHINGTON, Aug 3- The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a Russian bank it said had facilitated a transaction with a person blacklisted by Washington for involvement with North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Sanctions by the United States and the United Nations Security Council, which include a ban on exports of coal, iron, lead, textiles and...
North Korea's proclaimed shift in national focus to economic development from nuclear arms is prompting optimism across the Chinese border in Dandong.
The biggest bloc of developing countries at the United Nations, the G-77 has chosen the observer state of Palestine as its next leader — but what appears to be a Palestinian victory might come at a high cost.
Cambodia's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) said on Sunday that it had won a general election that rights groups said was neither free nor fair.
High school, for many, is more likely to inspire boredom than the next great business idea. But for Richard Lorenzen, homeschool education led him to found a multimillion-dollar business.
UNITED NATIONS, July 19- Russia and China on Thursday delayed a U.S. push for a U.N. Security Council committee to order a halt to refined petroleum exports to North Korea, asking for more detail on a U.S. accusation that Pyongyang breached sanctions, diplomats said. It asked the committee to notify all U.N. member states that North Korea has breached a refined...
UNITED NATIONS, July 19- Russia and China delayed on Thursday a U.S. push for a U.N. Security Council committee to order a halt to refined petroleum exports to North Korea, asking for more detail on a U.S. accusation that Pyongyang has breached a cap, diplomats said. Russia's mission to the United Nations told the 15- member committee it is "closely examining this...
MOSCOW/ UNITED NATIONS, July 18- Russia's envoy to North Korea said on Wednesday it would be logical to raise the question of easing sanctions on North Korea with the United Nations Security Council, as the United States pushes for a halt to refined petroleum exports to Pyongyang. "The positive change on the Korean peninsula is now obvious," said the ambassador,...
UNITED NATIONS, July 12- The United States accused North Korea on Thursday of breaching a U.N. sanctions cap on refined petroleum by making illicit transfers between ships at sea, according to a document seen by Reuters, and demanded an immediate end to all sales of the fuel. The charge of a sanctions breach comes as Washington engages North Korea in a bid to...
Patricia Espinosa of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change talks about the "enormous" amount of financing required to mobilize the effort against climate change.
TUNIS, July 6- Libya's Tripoli- based National Oil Corporation is asking for U.N. sanctions against 48 individuals and entities they accuse of trying to sell oil illicitly in a struggle over the country's oil wealth. In a letter circulated to foreign embassies and the United Nations, and seen by Reuters, NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla described a "surge" in attempts...
The global displacement crisis is more pressing than ever, according to a report by the United Nations Refugee Agency.
A lack of legal support and funding for refugees has enabled a multibillion-dollar criminal network to thrive, according to the United Nations.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WELCOMES WTO RULING IN AUSTRALIAN TOBACCO DISPUTE, SAYS IT IS LIKELY TO ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION OF "PLAIN PACKAGING" LAWS AROUND THE GLOBE.
TOKYO, June 22- Japan's financial regulator has told the country's banks to report any suspicious money transfers involving 10 Japan- North Korea joint ventures, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The United Nations Security Council last year passed a resolution banning new joint ventures involving individuals or groups from...
The first phase of the ad campaign, which is funded by the Koch network's Freedom Partners organization, will air on TV and radio ads on Monday.
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