KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — The 18th Wing is prepared to use its incoming fleet of multirole fighters to counter China as it continues to “essentially bully the neighbors,” Brig. Gen.

Beijing is pushing for an official national growth target this year of about 5 percent, a goal officials have expressed confidence in achieving, but which many economists believe it would narrowly ...

U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Camp Blaz, Guam, shown here in 2023, 12 years after Japan and the U.S. agreed on their realignment to reduce U.S. troop presence on Okinawa.

Angélique Angarni-Filopon was crowned Miss France 2025 over the weekend. It was a historic move for the competition. Until August 2023, Miss Universe contestants couldn’t be older than 28.

A 34-year-old flight attendant from the French Caribbean island of Martinique has become the oldest contestant to win the Miss France beauty contest, according to French media reports. Angélique ...

The Duke of Edinburgh is set to miss a milestone occasion this week, as his son James, Earl of Wessex turns 17 on Tuesday. However, due to prior commitments tied to his royal duties, Prince Edward ...

TOKYO (AP) — The partial transfer of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam began on Saturday, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of ...

Japan's defense chief has informed the governor of Okinawa that some US Marines have begun to relocate from the southwestern prefecture to the US territory of Guam. Defense Minister Nakatani Gen ...

Oliver Twist, Ebenezer Scrooge and Miss Havisham were among the characters at hand, mingling with chimney sweepers, livestock and Christmas carol singers in Deventer’s historic center. Onlookers bowed ...

In a landmark decision, this year’s Miss France competition removed the upper age limit, paving the way for Angélique Angarni-Filopon to claim the crown at 34. The live event, broadcast from the ...