Obama orders new sanctions against North Korea in response to 'illicit' nuclear, missile tests

Los Angeles Times: President Obama levied sanctions against North Korea on Wednesday in response to the reclusive country's recent "illicit" nuclear and ballistic missile tests.

The sanctions blocks certain transactions on property belonging to the North Korean government and to the Workers' Party of Korea. They follow the U.N. Security Council's unanimous adoption this month of some of the toughest sanctions in decades against North Korea for defying the world by pushing ahead with its nuclear program. Obama enacted separate U.S. sanctions last month.

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