Military

The United States and the Philippines launched their annual joint military drills on Monday, involving around 14,000 troops in full-scale combat scenarios designed to strengthen defence cooperation and regional security.

Myanmar has been under military rule since February 2021, when its army ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government.

According to the South Korean military, North Korea has also deployed thousands of troops to support Russian forces in the war against Ukraine.

“A stronger NATO will benefit Japan greatly,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a press conference with Rutte, who was visiting Japan for the first time since becoming secretary general of the alliance in October.

The use of the app came to light when a journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, was inadvertently added to a Signal text chain by national security adviser Mike Waltz.

The leader of Myanmar’s ruling military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, is due to travel to Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit.

Among the key finds inside the tomb are a gold ring inscribed with Ramesses III’s name, bronze arrowheads, and an ivory box.

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said 140,000 people are impacted by the Israeli military’s latest displacement orders, which indicate it could soon launch another major ground operation in Gaza’s southernmost city.

The decree says conscription applies to all citizens aged between 18 and 30 and covers the period from April to July.

The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday has claimed the lives of at least 1,644 people and injured 2,376, according to the country’s ruling military junta.