The UN Security Council has postponed a vote on imposing a new raft of sanctions on North Korea to Wednesday following a request from Russia, diplomats said.

The UN Security Council has postponed a vote on imposing a new raft of sanctions on North Korea to Wednesday following a request from Russia, diplomats said.

The US mission to the United Nations said "Russia invoked a procedural 24-hour review of the resolution, so the vote will be on Wednesday."