South Korea and North Korea Exchange Balloon Provocations

North Korea sends trash-filled balloons over the border, prompting South Korea to threaten resuming loudspeaker broadcasts.

North Korea launched 350 balloons carrying waste, with over 100 landing in Seoul and nearby areas.
South Korea's military is prepared to restart anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts if provocations continue.
The balloon launches are a response to South Korean activists sending political leaflets into North Korea.
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is set to leave South Korea for joint military drills with Japan and South Korea.
North Korea's alliance with Russia is strengthening, raising concerns among South Korea, the U.S., and Japan.