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Washington on Wednesday slapped sanctions on five North Korean officials in its first response to Pyongyang’s latest ballistic missile test and later announced it would also seek new UN sanctions. The US Department of the Treasury said it was imposing penalties on the five officials over their roles in obtaining equipment and technology for missile programs. In addition, the US Department of State ordered sanctions against another North Korean, a Russian man and a Russian company for their broader support of North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction activities. The treasury’s moves came ...

Sanctions targeted six North Koreans and one Russian as Washington said were responsible for procuring goods for the programs from Russia and China.

The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed its first sanctions over North Korea’s weapons programs following a series of North Korean missile launches, including two since last week.

The US on Wednesday sanctioned five North Koreans allegedly involved in Pyongyang's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs after the

The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed its first sanctions over North Korea's weapons programmes following a series of North Korean missile launches, including two since last week.