It was the ninth sanctions resolution against North Korea that has been unanimously adopted by the 15-member council since 2006. STEPHANIE KEITH/REUTERS Ambassadors to the UN vote during a United Nations Security Council meeting on North Korea. READ MORE:* Kim throws party, not missiles, for anniversary* North Korea threatens US over ambassador's 'hysteric fit' at UN* Why Kim wouldn't be irrational to use a nuclear bomb first* Rodman, Kim sing karaoke in North Korea* Trump needs a real North Korea strategy, and fastThe new sanctions ratchet up to the pressure on North Korea, though they are far less sweeping than what Washington originally sought after Pyongyang carried out its sixth and most potent nuclear test. The new set of sanctions come on top of previous sanctions that cut into North Korea's exports of coal, iron ore and seafood. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang stressed the need for consensus over North Korea and maintaining peace.

Source: Stuff September 11, 2017 22:23 UTC