US bans travel to North Korea from September 1 - RTRS

Reuters out with a statement issued by the US State Department on Wednesday, announcing a ban on travel by US passport holders to North Korea effective Sept. 1 and Americans in the country should leave before that date.

The statement read: "Persons currently in North Korea on a U.S. passport should depart North Korea before the travel restriction enters into effect on Friday, September 1, 2017."