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Trump Administration Orders New Sanctions On North Korea

President Trump announced additional sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's renegade nuclear program.
A screen at a railway station in Seoul on Friday shows a news graphic of a North Korean missile launch. President Trump said on Thursday there would be additional sanctions on North Korea. / JUNG YEON-JE / Getty Images

Updated at 12:59 p.m. ET

President Trump ordered new economic sanctions Thursday against any bank or other company doing business with North Korea, in response to Pyongyang's renegade nuclear program.

The move is designed to tighten the economic screws on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in

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