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United Nations: The United States on Monday denounced a “dangerous” lack of action by the UN Security Council on North Korea’s missile launches, accusing – but not naming – China and Russia of having “forced” the body “into silence.” The reclusive North Korean state test-fired dozens of missiles in 2022, setting security postures in East Asia on edge. It fired two ballistic missiles Monday, 48 hours after it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. “In the face of unprecedented launches last year, two permanent members forced us into silence in spite of countless DPRK (North Korean) violations,” Washington’s UN Ambassador Linda...
