North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles — Seoul

**Summary**

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles into the Yellow Sea from Hwanghae province on Monday, coinciding with the start of the annual US-South Korea "Freedom Shield" military exercises.

Pyongyang has long viewed these drills as a provocation. Last week, Kim Yo Jong warned against US "provocations" after an aircraft carrier was deployed to South Korea.

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry condemned the drills as a "war rehearsal" and reaffirmed Kim Jong Un’s goal of nuclear expansion.