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 condemned an upcoming U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise Friday, saying that "counteraction is inevitable" and warning that the allies would "pay dearly."

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea after South Korea and the U.S. kicked off their first major joint military exercise of President Donald Trump’s second term.