The U.N. just passed its toughest sanctions on North Korea in 20 years

The U.N. punishes North Korea.
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The United Nations Security Council passed its toughest sanctions on North Korea in 20 years Wednesday, The Associated Press reports.

Tension between the isolated nation and countries including the U.S., South Korea, and Japan escalated after North Korea's January nuclear test and February rocket launch.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.