The United Nations Security Council has agreed on fresh sanctions against North Korea over its missile programme. A resolution banning North Korean exports and limiting investments in the country was passed unanimously. Pyongyang tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July, claiming it now had the ability to launch a strike against the entire United States. The tests were widely condemned. However, experts doubt the capability of the missiles to hit their targets. The tests were condemned by South Korea, Japan and the US, and prompted the drafting of the new UN sanctions. read more
