Myanmar military showcases strength and vows to crush opposition.

Myanmar's ruling military held a grand military parade in Naypyidaw, showcasing an array of weapons, including rocket launchers and tanks, days after the US imposed fresh sanctions against the junta for inflicting "pain and suffering on the people of Burma." The junta's leader, Min Aung Hlaing, said the military will take action against "terrorist organizations" and armed resistance groups. The country has been torn by violence and economic paralysis since the coup, with the military accused of conducting massacres and widespread rights abuses. Despite Western-led sanctions, Myanmar's military has become largely self-sufficient in manufacturing a range of weapons.