Sanctions

North Korea has not stopped nuclear, missile programs: UN report

  by Carole Landry Agence France Presse North Korea has pressed ahead with its nuclear and missile programs and continues…

Sanctions-hit North Korea economy shrank sharply in 2017: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea saw its economy contract 3.5 percent last year - its worst showing in…

US lets ZTE resume some activity

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States has temporarily allowed Chinese telecoms company ZTE to resume some activities while…

Myanmar sacks top general involved in Rohingya crackdown

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's military said it sacked a top general who was named in fresh EU sanctions against…

UN lifts travel ban for North Koreans to Kim-Trump summit

  UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- A UN Security Council committee has agreed to lift a travel ban on…

China hopes US-N. Korea summit will happen on schedule

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)--China hopes the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…

China threatens US with tariffs, says it is ‘not afraid of trade war’

by Laurent Thomet with Douglas Gillison in Washington Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China warned the United States…

Trump unveils new tariffs punishing China for ‘theft’ of American tech

by Douglas Gillison Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday hit China with…

US hits Russia with sanctions for election meddling

by Andrew Beatty © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump's administration levied sanctions against Russia's top spy agencies…

US, China agree to keep the pressure on North Korea

by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump enlisted Friday the help of China's Xi Jinping…

Sanctions-hit North Korea struggles to pay UN dues

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United Nations is in talks with North Korea over its unpaid dues, which Pyongyang said…

Pence announces ‘toughest’ US sanctions on North Korea

by Hiroshi Hiyama and Richard Carter © Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Washington will soon unveil its "toughest sanctions ever" on…

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