U.S. Allies and NATO

Japan's Cabinet approved lifting a decades-old ban on lethal arms exports, allowing sales of fighter jets and missiles to allied countries. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet approved the new export guidelines on Tuesday in Tokyo, marking the most significant postwar shift in Japan's security policy. The old framework limited exports to five non-lethal categories, such as rescue, transport, alerts, surveillance and minesweeping; those limits have been scrapped.