More heavy snow expected in Japan after 800 vehicles trapped on expressway
TOKYO (AP) — Weather officials in Japan predicted more heavy snow Thursday, a day after nearly 800 vehicles were trapped for hours on an expressway in central Japan.
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U.S. Navy sends first warship through Taiwan Strait post-election
The United States Navy sailed its first warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday following presidential and parliamentary elections on the island, drawing the ire of Beijing.
China military says U.S. destroyer in Taiwan Strait 'hyped' passage
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's military said it organized troops to follow and monitor a U.S. destroyer that transited through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, according to a statement.
Myanmar’s army denies that generals were sentenced to death for surrendering key city to insurgents
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government is denying reports that it sentenced six army generals to death or life imprisonment for their surrender last month of a regional military command headquarters on the border with China to an alliance of ethnic armed groups.
How chaos in the Red Sea is putting the U.S. Navy to the test
The U.S. Navy is encountering a tenacious threat in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched wave after wave of low-cost precision weapons at vessels transiting the area, including attacks on U.S. warships themselves.
Powerful Waves Slam U.S. Army Base in the Marshall Islands
A surge of unexpected waves swamped the island of Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands on Saturday, forcing evacuations from a U.S. Military base and causing damage that could take months to repair.
Myanmar border clashes cast shadow over ties with India
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Fighting between Myanmar's military and armed ethnic groups is intensifying near the border with India, disrupting a key infrastructure project and threatening to drive a rift between the two countries.