Russia and China on Monday proposed easing sanctions against nuclear-armed North Korea, in response to steps the North takes towards denuclearization. The proposal, in a draft resolution which surprised several diplomatic missions, came the same day Washington’s top representative in talks with North Korea criticized Pyongyang’s “hostile” statements. The draft ...
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on two sitting ministers in South Sudan, accusing them of obstructing the young country’s efforts at peace and reconciliation. The sanctions against Defense Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk and Martin Elia Lomuro, minister of cabinet affairs, “are intended to target senior leaders in South ...
