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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits London as international leaders ratcheted up pressure on North Korea and sought peace in Libya.

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to add sanctions against North Korea in response to its continued nuclear weapons program.

Here are photos with quotes from U.S. officials on the strengthened sanctions against North Korea in response to the regime's illicit missile tests.

Nations around the world condemned the July 30 elections called by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that will ultimately give Maduro sweeping new powers.

Nations come together to discuss the defeat of ISIS/Daesh. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says it's "a fight in which we all have a stake."

Sanctions provide an option for U.S. policymakers to alter the behavior of a foreign nation or a specific group of people without military conflict.

Sanctions against Russia are expected to be renewed because full implementation of the Minsk agreements on peace in Ukraine hasn't been reached.

G7 leaders have agreed to keep sanctions against Russia in place as long as Russia continues to violate the Minsk agreements, President Obama said.

The international community must continue to sustain pressure on Russia for its actions in Ukraine, says Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken.