A trash balloon from North Korea landed on a Seoul building rooftop and caused a fire, a local fire department said Monday, among thousands of balloons Pyongyang has sent southward this year, sparking a tit-for-tat propaganda campaign.

North Korea on Sunday launched balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea for the second straight day, the South's military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the latest launches,

A rubbish balloon from North Korea landed on a Seoul building rooftop and caused a fire, a local fire department has said, among thousands of balloons Pyongyang has sent southward this year, sparking a tit-for-tat propaganda campaign.

North Korea sent more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Saturday, the South's military said, just three days after it floated similar balloons southward.

South Korea says it has detected suspected trash-carrying balloons launched by North Korea, in the latest round of a Cold War-style psychological warfare between the war-divided rivals.

Hundreds of propaganda balloons ferrying trash have landed in South Korea in recent days, where officials say they typically do not pose a threat.

North Korea floated hundreds of balloons across the border with South Korea on Thursday, Seoul's military said, continuing its latest campaign for the second day in a row.

North Korea sent more trash balloons toward South Korea on Sunday, the South's military said, in what marked the fifth straight day of such launches.

Pyongyang has indicated it is retaliating after South Korea activists sent pro-democracy leaflets into North Korean territory

North Korea sent more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Saturday, the South's military said, just three days after it floated similar balloons southward. In a message sent to reporters at 10:26 p.