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The United States, Japan and Australia will launch a joint air defense network, US President Joe Biden says during a state visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida focused on boosting defense ties against China. SOUNDBITE
Images of Turkish fighter jets taking off from a military base in Diyarbakir to carry out strikes against positions and targets of Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. According to a statement from the Ministry of Defence, "Turkey carried out air strikes this evening at 23:00 (20:00 GMT) in the regions of Tel Rifat, Cizire and Derik in northern Syria and destroyed 30 targets". Since Sunday evening, Ankara has been carrying out a campaign of drone bombings, which left at least nine people dead on Thursday, against PKK and YPG targets in Syria, in retaliation for the attack that wounded two policemen in Ankara on Sunday. IMAGES
The Philippines and the United States hold an opening ceremony in Manila for their largest-ever joint military exercises, as the longstanding allies seek to counter growing Chinese assertiveness in the region. Nearly 18,000 troops are taking part in the annual exercises dubbed Balikatan, or "shoulder to shoulder" in Filipino, which for the first time will include a live-fire drill in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost entirely. IMAGES
United Nations humanitarian office spokesperson Jens Laerke tells a press conference in Geneva that that the initial emergency phase after the Turkey earthquake has ended. "Now we are involved in the humanitarian emergency phase, where we look at what the survivors need," he adds. SOUNDBITE
In his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine and the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria. He also offers his prayers for the victims of the deadly tornado in Mississippi and calls for a day of prayer for peace in Peru, amid a deepening political crisis. IMAGES
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