India, Aug. 12 -- North Korea on Wednesday, Aug 12 carried out its second ballistic missile test in less than a week, its neighbours said, in a likely protest against upcoming South Korea-US military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said a ballistic missile fired from the North's eastern coastal Wonsan area around 6 am flew more than 700 km. It said South Korea remains ready to repel any provocations by North Korea in cooperation with the United States.

South Korea's presidential national security council issued a statement urging North Korea to stop ballistic missile launches, which it said are "acts of provocation" that defy UN Security Council resolutions.

Multiple UN Securi...