North Korea: US imposes more sanctions over ICBM test
26 March 2022 |
3:38 pm
The measures come after North Korea said it had tested its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile yet. The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting over Pyongyang's launch later on Friday.
Related
2 Apr
Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with Kevin McCarthy on April 5 would be the first meeting between a US House speaker and a Taiwanese president on US soil. China has called the planned meeting a provocation.
2 Apr
This week, former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou was on a trip through China as a private citizen, at the same time that Taiwan's current president, Tsai Ing-wen, was in the United States. Tsai's unofficial visit sparked diplomatic anger from Beijing, which considers the self-ruled, democratic island as part of its territory. We take a closer look.
8 Apr
A massive storm system that brought numerous tornadoes has killed at least 21 people across the United States. High winds are still expected as the storms move northeast.
9 Apr
Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, a senior IS leader tied to planned attacks in Europe, was killed in an unknown location in Syria by US forces.
5 Apr
Taiwan's President Tsai is set to meet US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Beijing said that the Republican leader should avoid repeating "disastrous" past mistakes.
6 Apr
Generations of readers have been enthralled by Antoine de Saint-Exupery's observations. But what makes the book so special?
7 Apr
All sides are closely watching whether China would respond by staging another round of large-scale military exercises near the self-ruled democratic island.
6 Apr
The current crisis in Pakistan is being watched keenly in Washington — although not as eagerly as many Pakistanis believe — as the possibility of a nuclear-armed country spinning out of control alarms many.
6 Apr
An outlet known to be a Pyongyang mouthpiece said the joint military drills currently ongoing are escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea has recently pumped up its missile firing activities.
6 Apr
The Taiwanese leader's visit is officially a stopover following a tour of Latin America. China said the visit "seriously violates the One-China principle," its inistence that none of its trade partners recognize Taiwan.
7 Apr
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Saturday.
10 Apr
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and a US conservative think-tank were among the organizations sanctioned by China. The move comes after Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen met with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Latest
50 mins ago
Peacekeeping troops from the NATO-led Kosovo mission are caught up in an acrimonious episode between ethnic Serbs and Kosovo authorities. But how did they get there in the first place?
1 hour ago
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola won the LMA Manager of the Year award for a third time on Tuesday. Voted by managers across all the divisions, Guardiola beat out competition from Mikel Arteta, Roberto De Zerbi, Eddie Howe, Vincent Kompany and Steven Schumacher to collect the Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy at the League Managers Association awards ceremony in London.
1 hour ago
Beyonce is spending "tens of thousands" of pounds on the services of London's best seamstresses, leaving other artists struggling to get help with their own tour wardrobes.
2 hours ago
During a farm-to-table tour of the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, five high-profile chefs of Palestinian heritage encountered a Palestinian cuisine often unfamiliar to foreigners more accustomed to news of conflict with Israel.
2 hours ago
Factory takeovers? Price controls? Food rations? What do European politicians mean when they stress — or dismiss — the need for a 'war economy'?
3 hours ago
Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egypt's security forces have died in a fairly rare exchange of fire near the two countries' border, their militaries said. The countries said they were investigating together.