The U.N. Security Council on Monday adopted a declaration condemning North Korea for launching a rocket earlier this month.
U.N. condemns North Korean rocket launch
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Japan extends sanctions against North Korea
Japan has tightened economic sanctions against North Korea to punish the communist regime for its recent rocket launch, Japanese government officials said Friday. The Japanese cabinet approved the new set of sanctions and tightened the monetary transmission rules to North Korea, said the officials.
Russia opposes North Korea sanctions
Nearly a week after North Korea ignored international warnings and launched a long-range rocket, a Russian official said Thursday that Moscow opposes new sanctions against the communist nation.