North Korea condemns latest US sanctions

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – North Korea has denounced the latest US sanctions, saying they could “block the path to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula forever”.

Washington said it put the sanctions on three top officials, after a report threw up a raft of human rights abuses.

A historic summit between the nations’ leaders this summer appeared to point the path towards better relations.

The period since then has seen North Korea engage both in angry exchanges and actions that have reduced tension.