US envoy: It is time for North Korea to change course

The UN Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice has tweeted about today's unanimous vote by Security Council members to approve new sanctions against North Korea:

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We regret that North Korea has again chosen the path of provocation, instead of path of peace. It’s time for North Korea to change course.

From @AmbassadorRice on Twitter:

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New UN North Korea sanctions

The UN Security Council has voted to tighten financial restrictions on North Korea after it carried out a third nuclear test and breached other trade sanctions. Pyongyang had vowed preemptive nuclear strikes against the US if the vote had been passed