US Slaps New Sanctions on N. Korea for Nuclear, Missile Tests

President Barack Obama has signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on North Korea, in response to the authoritarian regime's latest nuclear and ballistic missile tests. The executive order follows North Korea's nuclear test on January 6 and ballistic missile launch on February 7, in violation of long-standing international talks aimed at curbing Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. White House press secretary Josh Earnest announced the president's decision...

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