U.S. pushes to 'update, strengthen' U.N. sanctions on North Korea

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a special session of the U.N. General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 23, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The United States will push the U.N. Security Council to "update and strengthen" international sanctions on North Korea over its "increasingly dangerous provocations," the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday.

She made the announcement during a meeting of the 15-member council to discuss the latest in a string of missile launches by Pyongyang this year. North Korea launched what it called a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday.