MOSCOW — Russia and China urged North Korea on Wednesday to return to the negotiating table on the fate of its rogue nuclear programs _ an unusual joint appeal from two Security Council members who have resisted more punitive U.S. measures against Pyongyang.
The appeal, which also expressed "serious concern" about tensions on Korean peninsula, came just hours after North Korea warned of a "thousand-fold" military retaliation against the U.S. and its allies if provoked. The United States, meanwhile, called on...
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