North Korea vows 'thousands-fold' revenge on US over sanctions

North Korea has vowed to exact “thousands-fold” revenge against the US after the UN imposed new sanctions in response to its recent tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles.

In a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency, the government said the sanctions were a “violent violation of our sovereignty” & part of a “heinous plot to isolate and stifle” the country. The UN security council unanimously backed new sanctions that could slash the regime’s $3bn in annual export revenue by a 3rd. Read more HERE.