SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday fired a suspected short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang steps up its testing activity while talks with Washington and Seoul remain stalled.

South Korea may reconsider its sanctions approach toward North Korea after new US measures connected Pyongyang’s crypto theft operations to the funding of its weapons programs. Key Takeaways: South Korea is weighing a review of its sanctions policy after the US linked North Korea’s crypto theft operations to weapons funding.