A Tokyo court has ordered the prefecture to approve the new air strips despite public opposition Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture will have to allow new US Marine Corps air strips to be built on its main island regardless of public opposition to Washington’s increasing military presence in the region, a Tokyo court has ruled.

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The UN and European authorities are being called upon to intervene in Latvia’s bid to expel up to 6,000 residents More than two dozen officials, scholars, ex-diplomats, businessmen, and activists have condemned Latvia’s crackdown on its Russian-speaking residents, blasting the country’s authorities for their push to expel thousands of people who fail to complete a…