North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into its western waters on Monday, hours after South Korea and the United States commenced their largest annual military exercises. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile launches originated from the North's southwestern Hwanghae province and landed in the Yellow Sea west of the Korean Peninsula.

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Monday, hours after condemning the South Korean and U.S. militaries for launching drills that Pyongyang called a "dangerous provocative act" that risked accidentally sparking a confrontation.

North Korea has launched several ballistic missiles off the country's west coast. Pyongyang shows no signs of abandoning missile tests after Donald Trump's return to power, reports Bloomberg. According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff,