The U.S. and South Korea have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent escalation after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia to aid Moscow’s war against Ukraine. But Beijing has so far stayed quiet.

The home of the U.S. 7th Fleet, normally a ghost town after sundown, came alive Thursday night with spirits, goblins, princesses and pirates going door to door to celebrate Halloween. 

Football is good for the American Forces Network, with the military broadcasting service expecting to top a million viewing hours on its relatively new streaming service this year thanks to American troops’ love of the NFL.

North Korea described its latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch as a “milestone” in the country’s defense program, with the missile reportedly surpassing earlier launches and reaching a maximum altitude of more than 4,350 miles.

A pair of Navy surveillance drones has left Okinawa after working from the island for five months, but even with their departure, drones will continue to fly from Kadena Air Base courtesy of ongoing Air Force and Marine Corps deployments.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that 8,000 North Korean troops have deployed to Russia’s Kursk region and the U.S. expects to see them fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine in the coming days.

Over two decades, the People’s Liberation Army has more than tripled the value of its military infrastructure on Hainan and on reclaimed reefs in the South China Sea, according to an analysis of some 200 military sites by the Long Term Strategy Group (LTSG).

The International Antarctic Centre, outside the international airport at Christchurch, New Zealand, features several Antarctica experiences, including a polar-storm room chilled to 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit with a tent and a snowmobile.

Miracle Dining, a restaurant not far from Yokota Air Base, Japan, serves food grown using fertilizer-free farming. Everything on the menu is fresh and delicious.

Unlike elsewhere on the 600-mile-long front, Russian forces in Kherson are just across the river from the city and are using small drones to harass the population, either by crashing into targets and exploding or by dropping grenades and small camouflaged mines.