North Korea launched several ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Monday afternoon, Seoul's military said, on the first day of a large-scale joint U.S-South Korea military exercise on the Peninsula.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, South Korea’s military said, hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual combined drills, which the North views as an invasion rehearsal.

North Korea condemned combined South Korea-US military exercises as a "dangerous provocative act", citing the risk of an accidental shooting sparking a physical confrontation.

The United States stations tens of thousands of US soldiers in South Korea, and the allies regularly stage joint drills, which they describe as defensive in nature.

North Korea unleashes deadly ballistic missile salvo into the sea as it makes chilling threats of conflict and US - South Korean troops go on high-alert during military drills

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

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 fired multiple unidentified ballistic missiles off its west coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, as the United States and South Korea kicked off annual joint military drills. Syakir Jasnee reports.

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.