US Senate Panel Approves Tough Sanctions Against N. Korea

A U.S. Senate panel unanimously approved tougher sanctions against North Korea, targeting its nuclear program, cyber activities and human rights record.   Thursday’s voice vote by the Foreign Relations Committee came several weeks after Pyongyang claimed it tested a hydrogen nuclear bomb, and sets the stage for full Senate passage of the bill.   “It’s going to become law,” predicted the committee’s chairman, Republican Senator Bob Corker.   The bill’s lead author,...

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