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Leaders quietly work to ramp up pressure on N. Korea at G-20

FILE - Destination sign to North Korea's capital Pyongyang is seen at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea on Oct. 28, 2022. With all the big issues dominating this week’s meeting of leaders of the world’s biggest economies, war, famine, poverty, to name just a few, there’s been little public discussion of North Korea and its pursuit of nuclear-armed missiles. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) FILE - A view of an apartment building damaged by shelling in Sviatohirsk, Ukraine on Nov. 14, 2022. With all the big issues dominating this week’s meeting of leaders of the world’s biggest economies, war, famine, poverty, to name just a few, there’s been little public discussion of North Korea and its pursuit of nuclear-armed missiles. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko, File) FILE - This combination of photos provided by the North Korean government, shows what they say military operation held during Nov. 2-5, 2022, in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File) FILE - World leaders attend a working session at the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Nov. 15, 2022. With all the big issues dominating this week’s meeting of leaders of the world’s biggest economies, war, famine, poverty, to name just a few, there’s been little public discussion of North Korea and its pursuit of nuclear-armed missiles. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, File) In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a lecture at the Central Cadres Training School in North Korea on Oct. 17, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit on Nov. 13, 2022, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The United States and its two top Asian allies have been working quietly on the sidelines of this week’s Group of 20 meetings in Bali, Indonesia, to raise the issue of North Korea’s growing aggressiveness and build a broader coalition of like-minded states to help maintain international pressure on it. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting on Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. Worries over North Korea were also mentioned in high-profile talks between Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Bali, according to the U.S. president. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, talks with his staff during the ASEAN - East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov. 13, 2022. The United States and its two top Asian allies have been working quietly on the sidelines of this week's Group of 20 meetings in Bali, Indonesia, to raise the issue of North Korea's growing aggressiveness and build a broader coalition of like-minded states to help maintain international pressure on it. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden, center, meets with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit on Nov. 13, 2022, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The United States and its two top Asian allies, however, have been working quietly on the sidelines of this week's Group of 20 meetings in Bali, Indonesia, to raise the issue of North Korea's growing aggressiveness and build a broader coalition of like-minded states to help maintain international pressure on it. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens to a speech during the ASEAN - East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov. 13, 2022. The United States and its two top Asian allies have been working quietly on the sidelines of this week's Group of 20 meetings in Bali, Indonesia, to raise the issue of North Korea's growing aggressiveness and build a broader coalition of like-minded states to help maintain international pressure on it. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)