US President Trump says Pyongyang a 'grave and growing direct threat'

US President Donald Trump has said he has spoken with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, a day after the UN Security Council backed new sanctions on North Korea over its intercontinental ballistic missile tests.


Mr Trump and his South Korean counterpart agreed that North Korea "poses a grave and growing direct threat," in a phone call one day after the UN Security Council backed fresh sanctions on the North.

In a statement, the White House said: "The two leaders affirmed that North Korea poses a grave and growing direct threat to the United States, South Korea, and Japan, as well as to most countries around the world."
 [rte.ie]
7/8/17
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