U.S. slaps sanctions on North Korea with allies over spy satellite

The United States on Thursday imposed additional sanctions on North Korea in the wake of its launch of a spy satellite last week, in coordination with Australia, Japan and South Korea.The U.S. Treasury Department said eight individuals who facilitate sanctions evasion to assist North Korea's weapons development and one hacking group that gathers intelligence for Pyongyang will be targeted.It is the first-ever coordinated imposition of sanctions against North Korea by the four countries, according to the U.S. State Department.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement the lau…READ FULL ARTICLE