Asia

Shell Companies Enable North Korea To Dodge Economic Impact Of Sanctions

5:28pm August 07, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Anthony Ruggiero of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies about how North Korean shell companies enable the country to circumvent the economic impact of sanctions.

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U.N. Security Council Passes New Sanctions On North Korea

4:31pm August 07, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations Security Council passed new sanctions on North Korea over the weekend. It is estimated that the country will lose about a third of its exports and hard currency, but the U.S. has previously struggled to get countries to follow up on sanctions.

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Coverage of a North Korean ICBM missile test is displayed on a screen in a public square in Pyongyang on July 29. It was the country's second missile test in less than a month.

Growing Number Of Americans Say North Korea Is A Top Threat To U.S.

2:50pm August 07, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The Chicago Council Survey found that three-quarters of Americans identify North Korea's nuclear program as a "critical threat" to America, up from 55 percent just two years ago.

South Korean army soldiers patrol on Monday along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, near the border with North Korea.

World News

North Korea Threatens 'Ultimate Measures' Over New U.N. Sanctions

12:51pm August 07, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

North Korea is blaming the United States and threatening "something thousands of times worse" in response to a package of sanctions that the U.N. Security Council passed unanimously over the weekend.

The wreckage of a U.S. Marine Osprey has been found underwater off the coast of northeast Australia. The aircraft had taken off from the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship, seen here during exercises earlier this summer.

National

Australian Navy Locates Crashed U.S. Marine Osprey Plane

10:00am August 07, 2017

by Bill Chappell

A rescue effort had saved 23 of the 26 service members who were on the plane when it went down on Saturday.

Morning News Brief: North Korea Sanctions, Venezuela's Political Crisis

7:36am August 07, 2017

The U.N. Security Council voted to impose sanctions against North Korea for its missile launches. Anti-government fighters infiltrated a Venezuela military base — trying to start an uprising.

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World News

U.S. Seeks Help From Asia To Contain North Korea

7:36am August 07, 2017

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to impose sanctions against North Korea for its recent missile testing. Ailsa Chang talks to Robert Daly, China specialist at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

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UN Security Council Votes Unanimously To Impose Toughest Sanctions Yet

6:46pm August 06, 2017

by Elise Hu

The United Nations imposed the harshest sanctions to date on North Korea on Saturday. They hope the pressure will discourage further missile testing --which many fear could reach Japan and the U.S.

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Sunday marked 72 years since the U.S. dropped one of two atomic bombs on Japan. On the eve of the anniversary, organizers of a peace event lit up torches on floats on the Motoyasu River next to the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima.

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Japan Calls For Denuclearized World On 72nd Anniversary Of Hiroshima

10:29am August 06, 2017

by Amy Held

On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Now, Japan, the U.S. and other nations grapple with calls for global disarmament amid the threat posed by North Korea.

British Ambassador to the U.N. Matthew Rycroft and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley were among the unanimous vote to impose new sanctions on North Korea Saturday.

U.N. Approves New North Korea Sanctions Over Missile Tests

8:22am August 06, 2017

by James Doubek

The new sanctions will cut about $1 billion, or a third, of North Korea's export revenue. North Korea tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles last month, which could potentially reach the U.S.