South Korea and the United States will launch their annual large-scale military exercise this month to bolster readiness against North Korean threats, the allies said Thursday, in a move likely to irritate Pyongyang amid a prolonged stalemate in diplomacy.

North Korea's defense ministry has lashed out at a recent joint aerial exercise staged by Japan, the United States and South Korea.

South Korea and the United States will conduct major joint military drills starting on August 18, officials said, although they will delay parts of the annual exercises that have been a source of tension with North Korea to later in the year.

U.S. Army soldiers participate in a joint river-crossing exercise between South Korea and the United States as a part of the Freedom Shield military exercise in Yeoncheon, South Korea, Thursday, March 20,

The US and South Korea are preparing to launch their annual large-scale military exercise, Ulchi Freedom Shield, this month. This move is aimed at bolstering their war readiness in the face of North Korea's looming threat,

This marks the second major annual drill conducted in South Korea this year, following a similar event in March. These exercises typically involve thousands of troops participatin

A blistering heat wave sweeping across the Korean Peninsula has forced the U.S. and South Korean militaries to postpone half of their field training drills this month, scaling back Ulchi Freedom Shield one of their largest annual joint exercises,

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