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End Comfort Women Fraud group, who say there’s evidence of women signing contracts to work in brothels for Japanese military during colonial rule, are travelling to Germany, hoping a statue of a ‘comfort woman’ can be removed. Source link

‘This package contains weapons and equipment, including new High Mobility Artillery Rocket systems,’ said White House spokesman John Kirby. Source link

Tom Andrews urged 10-member bloc Asean to follow Malaysia’s lead and move from non-interference to ‘non-indifference’ in Myanmar, with much more needing to be done to avoid more death and suffering. Source link

The USS Ronald Reagan, a 100,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, joined the drills along with other powerful military assets, in the allies’ first joint exercise since President Yoon Suk-yeol took office. Source link

The 25,000-strong UWSA is one of the world’s largest non-state militaries – so far it has had little involvement in the fighting sparked by the toppling of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government by the military last year. Source link

Iran’s defence ministry said the incident occurred at a research centre in the Parchin military complex, scene of a giant unexplained blast in 2020, and where Iran is suspected of conducting tests on nuclear weapons’ triggers. Source link

Washington has made strides in deepening security ties with New Delhi, though India maintains ties to Russia, its leading arms supplier. Source link

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s trip comes in wake of deal that will reportedly allow Beijing to deploy forces and naval assets to the islands; also concerns about tactics Chinese police might use to maintain order. Source link

‘Nations from around the world stand united in our resolve to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s imperial aggression,’ US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said. Source link

Wei Fenghe restates China’s position in a call with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, which also includes Wei’s demand that the US stop using Russia’s invasion to ‘slander, frame, threaten and pressure China’. Source link