North Korea reportedly launched over 10 rockets from Sunan towards the northwest, raising concerns as the country is banned from ballistic missile tests under UN resolutions. The development comes weeks after a recent warship failure that led to Kim Jong Un's harsh criticism and arrests of officials.

Seoul: North Korea fired around 10 artillery shells from its multiple rocket launcher system on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a day after the South conducted joint air drills with

South Korea's nominee for spy agency director said on Thursday he believed the United States would strike North Korea with nuclear weapons if Pyongyang launched a nuclear attack against South Korea. Lee Jong-seok made the comment during a nomination hearing in answer to a question if he believed Washington would strike the North and put Americans at risk from a country even if Pyongyang has deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles.

The United States and its two treaty allies in Northeast Asia—Japan and South Korea—conducted a war game on Wednesday amid North Korea's threats. North Korea has previously denounced the U.S.-led alliance for rehearsing war through joint drills,