The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a presidential statement condemning North Korea’s Aug. 29 IRBM launch during an emergency meeting, labeling the action as “outrageous” and called on member states to fully enforce the recent sanctions that were agreed upon on Aug. 5. While expressing their support for the statement, representatives from Russia and China also called upon South Korea to abandon the deployment of the THAAD missile defense system. (Photo courtesy of AFP Yonhap News)