Bharat Express

South Korea

South Korea and the United States also conducted joint air drills, involving 30 aircraft, including the F-22 Raptor, to combat North Korean threats

North Korea sent trash-filled balloons, sparking a propaganda blitz, causing tensions to rise in South Korea

Since April, North Korea has deployed troops along the front line to create barren land

Yoon has asked China and Russia to play a more active role as permanent members of the Security Council, as Pyongyang works to advance its nuclear and missile capabilities

In recent weeks, North Korea has launched hundreds of balloons packed with trash such as cigarette butts and toilet paper southward

Areas surrounding Seoul's major thoroughfares Namdaemun-ro and Ujeongguk-ro were packed with delighted participants dressed in rainbow-themed costumes and make-up, some blowing bubbles, and many waving orange balloons

Kim slammed South Korea for denouncing the satellite launch, claiming Seoul was playing with fire by putting on a show of force and conducting fighter jet drills

The launch came hours after China, South Korea, and Japan concluded a rare three-way summit in Seoul

South Korea and Japan have imposed sanctions on organizations suspected of delivering North Korean weapons to Russia for Ukraine, violating UN resolutions, and frozen assets of 11 groups involved

Leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new tactical missile weapons system and urged an epochal change in war preparations by achieving arsenal production targets