South Korea's military says North Korea has fired several ballistic missiles into the sea. The launch Monday happened hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual combined drills,

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles, condemning the U.S.-South Korea annual Freedom Shield drills as provocative. The South Korean military described the drills as necessary for alliance readiness against threats.

North Korea condemned combined South Korea-US military exercises that began on Monday as a “dangerous provocative act”, citing the risk of an accidental shooting sparking a physical