Russia, China block U.N. response to North Korean missile launches


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1/2 Russia and China blocked a U.S.-led push at the U.N. Security Council to condemn North Korea's recent missile launches, which included an ICBM test over the weekend. File Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE SEOUL, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led call for the U.N. Security Council to take action over North Korea's recent spate of missile launches, which included an ICBM test over the weekend, was impeded by Russia and China. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield delivered a joint statement at an emergency Security Council briefing on Monday, calling for U.N. member states to condemn North Korea's "irresponsible...