An initial analysis of flight data recorders recovered from the crash of two Japanese navy helicopters showed no sign of mechanical problems, Japan’s defense minister said, indicating likely human error. One of the eight crew members died and a search is continuing for the seven others.

A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting amid foreign concerns about two big Chinese-funded projects in Cambodia — a planned canal and a naval base — that critics allege could aid Beijing’s strategic military interests in Southeast Asia.

The two SH-60K choppers from the Maritime Self-Defense Force were carrying four crew each and lost contact late Saturday near Torishima island, about 370 miles south of Tokyo, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters.

Members of the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative are expressing frustration with federal officials who declined to attend a scheduled meeting for a second time.

Officials in Thailand say about 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas.

Chief Petty Officer Bryce Pedicini, a fire controlman who had been assigned to the USS Higgins, was found guilty of attempted espionage, failure to obey a lawful order and attempted violation of a lawful general order.

North Korea said Saturday it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea.

The Army is proposing renewing a lease for almost 20,000 acres of state land on Hawaii’s Big Island — roughly 14% less land than the original lease — despite the conclusion of an environmental assessment that such use could adversely impact Hawaiian cultural practices and environmental justice.

Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities.