U.S. Forces Japan and the Japanese government are planning a “new forum of cooperation” with Okinawa’s leaders and community members in response to two U.S. service members’ recent indictments on sexual assault charges.

Three members of Congress from Massachusetts asked the Pentagon this week to ground the V-22 Osprey until the cause behind a series of fatal accidents is identified and permanent fixes are put in place.

Modified mufflers, the kind car enthusiasts install to let loose the sound of their engine exhaust, are on the most wanted list at this base south of Hiroshima.

Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to form a government together. The two groups made the announcement Tuesday in Beijing after China-sponsored talks. It was the latest attempt at resolving a longstanding rivalry that looms over any potential vision for the rule of Gaza after the war with Israel.

The arrival of typhoon Gaemi prompted the cancellation of air force drills off Taiwan’s east coast on Tuesday, although naval and land exercises are set to continue in other parts of the self-governing island democracy, which China threatens to invade.

Greenland police say they have apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society known for high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels.

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military-government, has also taken the position of acting president to replace the holder of that post, who was unable to perform his duties due to health problems.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Asia this week on an eight-day trip aimed at shoring up ties with Indo-Pacific allies and partners but with the priority of assuring them that the United States remains committed to the region.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered an immediate ban on widespread and mostly Chinese-run online gaming operations in the Philippines accusing them of venturing into crimes, including financial scams, human trafficking, torture, kidnapping and murder.

Two U.S. Air Force long-range bombers that had a close encounter over the weekend with Russian fighters over the Barents Sea landed at an allied base near the Black Sea hours later, according to the service.

The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard rescued 26 people over the weekend from two vessels in distress in the Western Pacific.

Members of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly visited Tokyo on Friday to file protest and petition letters addressing two U.S. service members’ recent indictments on sexual assault charges.

Air Force fighter jets are temporarily moving closer to North Korea to “optimize combat capability and increase readiness” on the Korean Peninsula.

Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people.

China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said.

South Korea said it was bolstering its anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the tense border with rival North Korea, after the North launched more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea.

Bangladesh’s prime minister canceled her trips abroad “due to the prevailing situation,” reimposing a curfew Saturday and declaring two days of public holidays that will last through Monday, effectively closing government and private offices. At least 123 people have been killed in the violence this week.

A coterie of former U.S. government officials and academics on Friday opened what will be an extensive examination of the United States’ 20-year foray in Afghanistan — the nation’s longest conflict. The mission is daunting. The 16-member bipartisan panel has been tasked by Congress with determining what went wrong and what U.S. leaders could do differently the next time the country goes to war.

The U.S. is about to deploy a new ground-based jammer designed to blunt Chinese or Russian satellites from transmitting information about U.S. forces during a conflict, the Space Force disclosed.