North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Monday, hours after condemning the South Korean and U.S. militaries for launching drills that Pyongyang called a "dangerous provocative act" that risked accidentally sparking a confrontation.

South Korea's military said the missiles were fired from North Korea's western region toward the Yellow Sea. The launch was the first reported ballistic missile test since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January.

SEOUL: The North Korea Foreign Ministry said US-South Korea joint military exercises are "a dangerous provocative act", state media KCNA reported on Monday (Mar 10).

Annual South Korean and US military exercises called Freedom Shield are due to begin on Monday and run until Mar 20.

They aim to strengthen the readiness of the alliance for threats such as North Korea, the South Korean military said earlier.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says senior Ukrainian and US officials will meet on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.

Zelenskyy wrote in a social media post on Saturday that Ukraine's delegation will include the head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Defence Minister Rustem Umerov.

The US has not provided the specific date, but National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will participate.

I am on official State visits at the invitation of President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, and President of Belarus Aleksandr Gregoryevich Lukashenko. Since these are official invitations, the visit is highly beneficial for our country. During the trip, we had extensive discussions and collaborations in various sectors between our two nations.

Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who arrived in Novosibirsk of the Russian Federation received Andrey Alexandrovich Travnikov, the Governor of Novosibirsk, at Grand Autograph Hotel in Novosibirsk yesterday morning.

Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing paid official State visits to the Russian Federation at the invitation of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and to the Republic of Belarus at the invitation of President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Gregoryevich Lukashenko and left Tolmachevo Airport of Novosibirsk, the Russian Federation, yesterday afternoon.

THE Yangon Region Public Transport Committee (YRTC) has planned to increase the number of daily operating YBS buses from 3,500 to 4,000 by the 2025 matriculation examination, said its joint secretary U Lyan Cing Mang at a media conference on 7 March.

The Yangon Region Government has instructed the YRTC to expand the number of bus routes to facilitate the transportation of students to and from their schools during the examination from 17 to 22 March.

Terrorists committing terrorist activities have been engaging in battles, firing heavy weapons and improvised rockets, and dropping bombs using drones into the public towns, wards, and villages.

In order to cause injuries to both peaceable civilians and administrative authorities who are striving to restore the rule of law, extreme terrorists provide financial assistance and instigate destructive activities, such as detonating explosive devices and remote blasting, against public roads, railways, government offices and houses.

Terrorists committing terrorist activities have been engaging in battles, firing heavy weapons and improvised rockets and dropping bombs using drones into the public towns, wards and villages.