China failed Friday to block a UN Security Council meeting called to discuss the human rights crisis in North Korea. China, backed by Angola, Egypt, Russia and Venezuela, voted to scrap the meeting, but nine other countries including Britain, France and the United States supported the move in the 15-member ...
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to tighten sanctions against North Korea following its most recent nuclear test, placing a cap on Pyongyang’s coal exports to China. The new sanctions resolution, which was spearheaded by the United States and came after three months of tough negotiations with ...
