Pyongyang accuses US of political manipulation over anti-money laundering blacklist

North Korea on Friday again accused the US and the international community of pursuing a political agenda against Pyongyang, denouncing a decision by the global anti-money laundering watchdog to keep the country on its blacklist. A spokesperson for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the Financial Action Task Force had become a “highly politicized” body serving what Pyongyang described as Washington’s hostile policy toward North Korea, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency. The r