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China will ban North Korea oil sales, on its own terms
Washington and its allies are calling for a halt to oil exports to North Korea, after Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test
North KoreaPyongyang's nuclear test will spur deterrence efforts
Pyongyang yesterday carried out its sixth successful test of a nuclear weapon
North KoreaRisk of US-North Korea hostilities grows
A unilateral US military strike against North Korea would lose Washington any support in Beijing and Moscow
North KoreaRussia sees continuing US hostility in Treasury move
New US Treasury sanctions target North Korea's commercial partners but Moscow takes them as an anti-Russian slight
RussiaSanctions will worsen China-US deadlock on North Korea
Washington has imposed more sanctions on Chinese entities doing business with North Korea
North KoreaMoon's red line increases North Korea escalation risk
South Korea's president has set a 'red line' on Pyongyang's development of nuclear missiles
North KoreaRisk of nuclear arms race in East Asia grows
Pyongyang's advances in nuclear weapons capabilities raise the spectre of Washington and its allies responding in kind
East AsiaVague US-North Korea threats leave room to climb down
Washington and Pyongyang continue to trade threats over North Korean plans to launch missiles near Guam
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