U.S., UK, Canada and EU turn up pressure on North Korea to surrender nuclear arms as 2 African nations have also condemned Pyongyang

An international coalition led by Western powers and global partners has recently issued a firm demand for North Korea to dismantle its "unlawful" military programs. Leading nations including the U.S., Canada, UK, and members of the European Union reiterated their commitment to the "complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula.