Japanese police said Sunday they have arrested a U.S. Marine for the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa

The arrest of a U.S. Marine on suspicion of murdering and robbing a 39-year-old woman has provoked outrage among politicians in Japan.

Devin Jacob Ballard was arrested in the killing and robbing of Anna Yagi, police told Japan's public broadcaster. He denied the allegations, a spokesman said.

Police in Okinawa arrested a U.S. Marine accused of robbing and killing a local Japanese woman, officials said.

In a recorded call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Captain Smit Machchhar described taking blows “one after the other.”

The alleged attacker, Hamam al-Hammami, had been banned from flying with Oman Air because of concerns about his radical views, a person familiar with the matter said.

UAE investigators have said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel this week was planning a "terrorist act" and used the cockpit's emergency axe to attack the captain, but they did not reveal

The co-pilot was subsequently hired by the United Arab Emirates-based airline, a person said speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation.

Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro cast their ballots on Sunday (October 4) in a tight race.

Brazilians are voting in a pivotal presidential election featuring incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro

Brazilians will vote on Sunday in a tight presidential race between President Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

Opposition candidate Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, voted on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv Sunday to show support as Russia intensified attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated Germany’s backing for Ukraine as he arrived in Kyiv on Sunday and warned that Russia could attack the Western alliance if it’s not stopped.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Kyiv to show support as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth over $1.5 billion during a visit to Kyiv.

Leaders of a rebellious political group in northern Ethiopia say they have withdrawn from the regional capital, allowing federal troops and allies to enter. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front,

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which leads the ⁠opposition alliance, ⁠said in a statement posted on Facebook it had ​retreated from the capital and that the regional government would be "temporarily moved out of Mekelle and operate from somewhere else.

Ethiopian government forces closed in on the capital of the northern rebel stronghold of Tigray on Friday, residents and a diplomat said, as ​fears grew that fighting could spill into a wider war after Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties.

The group leading an armed Ethiopian opposition alliance says it has withdrawn from Mekelle, the capital of the northern region of Tigray, after an advance by government forces and allied fighters. In a statement on social media late on Saturday,

Latvian lawmakers on Sunday planned to begin negotiations to form a new government following a parliamentary election in which pro-Ukraine Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs 's four-party coalition emerged with 35% of the vote.

Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs was ⁠set ⁠to retain power and form a ⁠pro-Ukrainian coalition after his centrist United List secured the biggest parliamentary election victory since ​Latvia regained independence in 1991.

Latvian lawmakers on Sunday planned to begin negotiations to form a new government following a parliamentary election in which pro-Ukraine Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs's four-party coalition

Latvian Prime ⁠Minister Andris Kulbergs' ​centrist United ‌List looked set ‌to ⁠win ⁠Saturday's election for parliament, as ​widely expected, but must build ​a coalition with ⁠other parties ⁠to ⁠stay in power,