North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea following the start of joint South Korea-US military exercises. Pyongyang views these drills as preparation for an invasion, while the US insists they are defensive.

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, just hours after South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint military drills, known as Freedom Shield, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

South Korea's military on Monday said that North Korea detected "multiple unidentified ballistic missiles" from Hwanghae province into the West Sea. The event occured on the same day as Seoul and

North Korea on Monday condemned joint U.S.-South Korean military drills as a "provocative act," warning of the danger of sparking war with "an accidental single shot," days after Seoul's air force mistakenly bombed a village on its own territory.

North Korea condemned an upcoming US-South Korea joint military exercise Friday, saying that "counteraction is inevitable" and warning that the allies would "pay dearly." The threat came one day after the United States and South Korea announced that their annual springtime Freedom Shield exercise would run from Monday through March 20,

North Korea condemns US-South Korea military exercises, warning of accidental war escalation following a recent South Korean training mishap.

South Korea’s military says it has suspended the training flights of air force aircraft and all live-fire drills after two fighter jets accidentally bombed a civilian area

South Korea's suspension of some military drills after its fighter jets' accidental bombing of a civilian area may hinder its upcoming annual military training with the United States.