North Korea fires ballistic missiles a day after US-South Korean naval drills

Pyongyang's 18th round of missile tests this year comes after US aircraft carrier leads exercises in the Philippine Sea North Korea has fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast, a day after South Korea and the US wrapped up military exercises involving an American aircraft carrier. The missiles were fired on Sunday from the Sunan area of the North Korean capital Pyongyang, South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said. Japan's Kyodo news agency, citing a governmen...