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.

Dmitry Medvedev said Russia can create weapons with no global equivalent after watching tests during a trip to the Southern Federal District.

He said the test results showed what Russian science and industry can do.

Work is continuing on guided rockets, long-range and artillery weapons, loitering munitions, drones and systems to counter drones.

The weapons under development cover both attacks and drone defence, Medvedev said.

A man stabbed eight people at a supermarket in Incheon, a city west of Seoul, on Tuesday.

Police said one person went into cardiac arrest and seven others were injured; all eight were taken to hospitals.

The suspect, described by police as being in his 60s, was subdued by shoppers and detained by police.

He moved through the building with knives fastened to his hands, according to police.

Alfa-Bank bought a 4.85% stake in Medsi, a major private clinic group in Russia, from its owner Sistema.

Sistema retains control, with a 90.64% stake, while the owner of another 4.5% was not identified.

The deal is part of preparations for a possible public listing, and Alfa-Bank describes it as the start of a long-term financial partnership.

The deal’s price has not been disclosed, and estimates from people familiar with it and analysts range from 3.3 billion to 6 billion rubles.

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

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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.

Jacob Bethell is back in England’s squad for the white-ball tour of Australia after recovering from knee surgery.

The Warwickshire player had been out since injuring his knee in July and is included for the three one-day internationals and five T20s.

England named four uncapped players for the T20 squad: Thomas Rew, Eddie Jack, James Coles and Henry Crocombe.

Rew is an 18-year-old Somerset wicketkeeper-batter, while Jack is a 21-year-old Hampshire fast bowler.

Singer Monique Smit spoke about her brother Jan on the podcast Huilen is voor jou te laat, hosted by Wilfred Genee and Jan Paparazzi.

Monique and Jan are Dutch singers from Volendam, and the siblings currently have no contact.

She said Jan was once her best friend and that she sometimes misses him.

Monique said she still sings songs by Jan and other Volendam artists during her own performances.

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.