North Korea on Saturday fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a joint military exercise with the United States.

North Korea's latest test comes at a time when South Korea and the United States are conducting their annual spring military exercise, "Freedom Shield."

North Korea fired over 10 ballistic missiles into the sea amid US–South Korea military drills, signalling rising tensions even as Donald Trump expresses openness to renewed dialogue with Kim Jong Un.

In a major show of military force, North Korea launched at least 10 ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, triggering security alerts in South Korea and Japan. According to South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the missiles were launched simultaneously at around 1:20 PM local time from the Sunan area near Pyongyang.

S. Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok held an unscheduled 20-minute meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss North Korea

The United States has reacted to the latest missile launch by North Korea, stating that it is closely consulting with its allies and partners following the development. In a statement posted on its official X handle on Saturday, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command confirmed that North Korea had carried out multiple ballistic missile launches.

North Korea tested nuclear-capable rocket launchers, state media reported on Sunday, a day after Seoul detected the launch of around 10 ballistic missiles.

N. Korea conducted large-scale rocket artillery test shortly after key U.S. air defense assets stationed in S. Korea were redeployed to Middle East