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The Pacific island of Guam is one of America’s most strategically important overseas territories, holding some of the US Air Force’s most critical military assets and staging many of its most crucial operations in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.As such, Guam’s strategic positioning and prominence to US force projection make the island a prime target for key Asian adversaries such as China and North Korea. Both Beijing and Pyongyang have recently developed ballistic missile capabilities specifically to be able to reach and penetrate Guam’s defenses.To shield Guam from these rising threats, Washington has finalized plans for an Enhanced Integrated Air and…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry sent troops on Wednesday to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have horrified residents in the mountainous region. Bears have showed up near schools, train stations, supermarkets and even a hot springs resort, with attacks by the animals reported almost daily across Japan, mostly in the north.Since April, more than 100 people have been injured and at least 12 killed in bear attacks across Japan, according to Environment Ministry statistics at the end of October. Troops to help with traps“Every day, bears intrude into residential areas…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for “deep reflection” in the United States about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that “many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now.”The Chicago-born pope was responding Tuesday to a range of geopolitical questions from reporters outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, including what kind of spiritual rights migrants in U.S. custody should have, U.S. military attacks on suspected drug traffickers off Venezuela and the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.Leo underlined…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A popular ethnic Chinese Malaysian rapper and filmmaker was detained Wednesday to assist police in their investigation into the murder of a Taiwanese social media influencer, the rapper’s lawyer said.Wee Meng Chee, popularly known as Namewee, surrendered to police early Wednesday and will be placed under remand for six days, said his lawyer Joshua Tay. Police said Tuesday they were searching for Wee after they reclassified Hsieh Yu-hsin’s death as a murder following the discovery of unspecified new evidence.Hsieh, 31, who had more than half a million followers on Instagram and also operated an OnlyFans…

In a race watched around the world, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic Socialist and assemblyman from Queens, New York, won the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday to become its youngest leader in at least a century.  Originally seen as an outsider candidate before his Democratic primary win in June made him the frontrunner, Mamdani ran an avowedly left-wing campaign. He promised rent control and free bus travel – a platform funded by a proposed increase in taxes on the wealthiest residents of New York City. Mamdani was also unapologetically pro-Palestinian throughout his campaign in a city that was…

BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a global scam syndicate. It’s the latest in a string of investigations and asset seizures that began when American prosecutors charged Chen Zhi, the founder of Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group, with running a large-scale cyber-scam network whose operations span countires including the U.S., the U.K. and Palau. U.S. authorities charged Chen with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy in an indictment revealed Oct. 14, alongside a massive seizure of crypto…

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique criticized his team for gifting Bayern Munich goals and said they could have lost by more than 2-1 in their Champions League match Tuesday.It was the defending champion’s first defeat in the competition after four games and only the second loss overall this season. Bayern notched its 16th straight win in all competitions.Bayern’s first goal came after four minutes and the second was scored in the 32nd, both coming from Colombia forward Luis Díaz before he was sent off late in the first half for a wild tackle on Achraf Hakimi.Editor’s Picks2 Related”When…

Mexico international Marcelo Flores is currently working out the final details of joining a training camp for Canada’s national team as an unofficial call-up for this month’s friendlies, a source confirmed to ESPN.According to the source, the decision is “more than likely” to go through for Flores, who was born in Canada, to arrive as a training player that will “go to see the environment, see the project. Canada has done a great job of obviously tailoring to him and making sure that he feels valued.”Editor’s PicksFlores, 22, was previously involved in a push-and-pull between Mexico and Canada before making…

On the atmosphere…I was impressed by the atmosphere throughout the whole 90 minutes, even before the game already. I think the fans helped us over 90 minutes and not only the time when Trent [Alexander-Arnold] was on the pitch.On whether he spoke to Alexander-Arnold…Only short afterwards, I gave him a hug. I don’t even exactly know what I said but probably not a lot. But every time I will meet him, I will either give him a hug or talk to him because he has been very special to me as a player and as a human being.On what he…

Thibaut Courtois admitted his outstanding first-half save from Dominik Szoboszlai “wasn’t exactly a save from the goalkeeper’s manual” as Real Madrid fell to a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool on Tuesday.Courtois made a total of eight saves at Anfield, with the highlight coming in the 27th minute, when the keeper denied Szoboszlai in a one-on-one at point-blank range.The result is Madrid’s first Champions League defeat this season after beginning the European campaign with three wins — and ties away at Olympiacos, and at home to Manchester City, coming up next.Editor’s Picks2 Related”You have to occupy space,” Courtois told Movistar, when asked…