A US Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing an Okinawan woman at a hotel in Naha, the prefectural capital.

He has denied the allegations, and the case remains under investigation.

Japan and the United States have begun talks to review rules for troops off base and consider ways to prevent similar incidents.

The discussions will cover the military’s liberty policy, education and joint patrols by US forces and Japanese police.

Australian minister Anne Aly says she received 19 death threats on social media in one week.

She spoke after Liberal National MP Angie Bell said in parliament that Aly and the prime minister should be “shamed and stoned in the square.”

Bell made the remark while criticising a tax office decision to stop credit card payments for tax bills.

The Speaker made Bell withdraw the words after a government minister objected to their violent imagery.

At a CIS summit in Turkmenistan, Russian leader Vladimir Putin praised the group and called for stronger cultural ties among its members.

The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed after the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, but the article describes it as largely inactive.

Putin said the Russian language remains a unifying force across the region and cited a new Kremlin initiative to promote it.

Russian is facing pressure as English and local languages gain ground, especially among young people, while some governments are changing alphabets and language policies.

The IMF warns an AI market correction could spread globally, putting financial stability at risk.

AI companies have attracted large investments, but their high valuations and growing debts leave markets exposed if profits fall short of expectations.

The risk is greater because major AI firms and investors are closely connected, including through financing deals between stronger and weaker companies.

A sharp fall in AI share prices could force investors to sell, reduce investment and tighten access to finance.

Apple announced a new Apple TV 4K at a smart home-focused event on Oct.

13.

The streaming box looks much like its predecessor, last updated in 2022, but has an A19 chip and Wi-Fi 7 support.

Built-in microphones let users talk to Siri hands-free, without speaking into the remote or a HomePod.

Two Week 6 rankings assess the NFL after five weeks of the 2026 season.

One list keeps the San Francisco 49ers at No.

1, with the Kansas City Chiefs second and the Jacksonville Jaguars third.

The other ranking also puts the 49ers at the top and highlights the strength of the NFC West.

Actor Selma Blair faces two assault charges after an incident on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York.

The charges say she allegedly kicked a police officer taking her to hospital and later kicked a nurse in Queens.

She was arraigned in Queens on two counts of second-degree assault and has pleaded not guilty, according to one account.

A judge set bail at $20,000 cash or a $60,000 bond, and she was released.

A 39-year-old woman in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has been reported as the state’s sixth measles-related death in less than two months.

The woman was unvaccinated and had underlying medical conditions, the county coroner’s office said.

The coroner’s spokesperson said the probable cause was an acute cardiac event that may have resulted from measles complications.

Pennsylvania has confirmed 1,136 measles cases and 219 hospitalizations, with two-thirds of cases in adults.