Moves come after China and Russia vetoed a US-led push to tighten UN sanctions on North Korea over missile launches.
US expresses ‘disappointment’ after Security Council fails to tighten sanctions after slew of banned missile launches.
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Vote was called by the US after Pyongyang launched three missiles in the space of an hour on Wednesday morning.
S Korea, Japan condemn ‘provocations’ after N Korea fires three missiles, including a suspected ICBM, off its east coast
Human rights group also notes continued secrecy in China, and ‘alarming rise’ in use of death sentences in Myanmar.
Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programme tops the agenda as Yoon hosts Biden for their first in-person talks.
US president visits South Korea, Japan to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliances amid China’s rise and Russia-Ukraine war.
Pyongyang has not responded to offers of help and inquiries from the US, South Korea, the WHO and UNICEF.
Impoverished N Korea has reported more than 1.7 million cases of ‘fever’ amid rising concern over the outbreak’s effect.
Pyongyang reports 295,510 cases of fever as the military mobilises ‘powerful force’ of medics to distribute drugs.
Kim Jong Un blasts officials over COVID-19 response amid outbreak that has left 1.2 million ill with fever.
Limited testing capabilities suggest the numbers released are likely to represent only a tiny fraction of total cases.
Experts worry North Korea’s health system will be unable to cope with spread of COVID in an unvaccinated population.
