North Korea says it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of U.S.-South Korean military drills that target the North.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the two leaders decided to work together in defense production, manufacturing, and maritime and cyber security. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto thanked India for supporting Indonesia’s admission to the BRICS bloc of developing economies earlier this year.

Four Army units will deploy to Europe, South Korea and the Middle East in the spring as part of regular unit rotations, the Army announced Friday.

On Japan Culture Day at Yokota Air Base, Japanese base workers shared their vibrant culture with their U.S. counterparts.

Lunch time is a delight at Kona’s Coffee, a Hawaiian pancake cafe in Tokorozawa city that has locations in Tokyo and throughout Japan. The eatery combines coffee, pancakes and a great Hawaiian dining experience, and the inviting smell of brewing java made from Kona coffee beans will be irresistible.

The Niigata, an information center a short walk from Ginza Station in Tokyo, opened in August and includes a restaurant and sake and craft shops and hosts events promoting tourism in the western Japanese prefecture.

The president said he is “going to ask all NATO nations to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP,” a sharp increase from the current benchmark of 2% that many member states already struggle to hit. Currently, the U.S. spends about 3.4% of GDP on the defense budget.

Senate GOP leaders rushed to advance Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee in a crucial test vote Thursday. The Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Thursday announcement makes her the first Republican to oppose one of Trump’s Cabinet picks.

Experts from the U.S. Air Force are looking at ways to upgrade Cyprus’ premier air base for use as a humanitarian staging post in future operations in the Middle East, a Cypriot official told The Associated Press Thursday.

Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday spoke out about the need for action against China’s threat to American infrastructure networks. That is despite as many as 100 GOP lawmakers voted to cut CISA’s funding in the last Congress over its efforts to combat online disinformation.