UNITED NATIONS—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for the United Nations to ease sanctions on North Korea as a reward for progress on nuclear talks, clashing with the U.S. and its allies during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who chaired the meeting of 15 member countries at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Thursday, said it was critical for all nations to strictly enforce sanctions to maintain pressure on North Korea.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 27, 2018 16:09 UTC