The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on a network of five groups and one person for enabling payments between Russia and North Korea to support Moscow's war in Ukraine and Pyongyang's weapons programs,

"The U.S. remains strongly committed to leveraging all our available tools to disrupt this and other schemes intended to support Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and enable (North Korea's) illicit access to the international financial system,

North Korea launched a fresh wave of “trash balloons" toward its southern neighbors Wednesday night, according to local media.

A fire in a Seoul apartment complex, reportedly ignited by balloons from North Korea, was extinguished quickly with no injuries.

North Korea continued its aggressive behavior against South Korea throughout the Chuseok holidays, firing another round of short-range ballistic missiles (SRMBs) and cruise missiles and launching more trash-laden balloons across the border Wednesday.