US troop deployment

The number and scale of military drills organized by South Korea this year, mostly as joint military exercises with the US, is unprecedented and the DPRK has termed them offensive in nature.

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, feminist groups in the Philippines rallied against war and US militarism

The US has supported the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen by providing armament and technical support. It has also helped in implementing the Saudi sea blockade by seizing some Yemen-bound ships

In a provocative move, the US announced deployment of 3,000 additional troops in West Asia on Monday, claiming alleged Iranian threat to ships in the region