JAPAN: The US army unveiled its mid-range Typhon missile system at a base in Iwakuni today as part of efforts to intimidate China.

Typhon was featured in the annual bilateral exercise Resolute Dragon that began last week with more than 19,000 US and Japanese troops participating, according to the Pentagon.

The land-based weapon, which is capable of firing cruise missiles that can hit China’s east coasts, was delivered last month.

JAPAN: The government defended its stance on World War II sexual slavery today after United Nations investigators criticised Tokyo’s failure to pay reparations to the victims.

Japan’s permanent mission in Geneva said recent South Korean court rulings violated the principle of state immunity in such lawsuits and urged Seoul to “remedy its breaches of international law.”

AUSTRALIA: One of the country’s largest banks has agreed to pay record 240 million Australian dollars (£117m) in penalties for corporate misconduct affecting almost 65,000 customers and the federal government.

Melbourne-based ANZ and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission said in statements today that they would ask a federal court to endorse the penalties for four separate prosecutions.

COLOMBIA: Dissidents of the now defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia have attacked a police station in the south-west, killing an officer and wounding four people.

Posting on X on Sunday, the army said troops had entered the town of Carmelo to restore order after “terrorist actions” following a police operation against local criminal groups.