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North Korea fired about 10 missiles toward the sea in a show of force, according to Seoul, amid ongoing U.S.-South Korea Freedom Shield exercises; no immediate casualties were reported and tensions on the peninsula remain high.
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong condemned the U.S.-South Korea ’Freedom Shield’ drills as destabilizing, warning of unimaginably terrible consequences as about 18,000 personnel take part in 22 drills over 10 days; Washington and Seoul say the maneuvers are defensive and aim to boost readiness, while Pyongyang argues there is no justification and notes the peninsula remains technically at war since the 1953 armistice.