US imposes sanctions on three top North Korean officials
(The Guardian North Korea)

Suppression of free speech cited as reason for actionMove at odds with Trump´s emollient tone towards regimeThe United States has imposed sanctions on three North Korean officials, including a top aide to Kim Jong-un, in an abrupt shift from Donald Trump´s efforts to woo the regime.The Trump administration said it would seize any US assets of Choe Ryong-hae, described as the right-hand man of the North Korean leader, and two others over their roles in suppression of freedom of speech. Related: North Korea: secret missile site revealed in new satellite images Continue reading...