New Caledonia has descended into violent chaos this week, with at least three people killed during riots and more than 130 arrested. Unrest erupted on the remote French-ruled Pacific island paradise following a move in Paris to change the territory’s voting rules.
China has accused Australia of using a helicopter to spy on its navy as tensions between the two nations surge. On Saturday, a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares in the flight path of an ADF Seahawk ship near HMAS Hobart in the
The naval exercises come as skirmishes between Beijing and Manila continue to fuel concern about a possible direct confrontation between the two nations. The Philippines is not the only country engaged in the dispute over control of the South China Sea, as
Philippine Foreign Undersecretary Theresa Lazaro in a phone call with her Chinese counterpart expressed “the Philippines’ strongest protest against the aggressive actions undertaken by the China coast guard and Chinese maritime militia against the rotation and resupply mission undertaken by the Philippines,”
The US has been warned that it could lose incredibly important strategic Pacific Islands to China due to disputes over blocked funding. Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia are currently “under pressure” and may be forced to turn
The US has issued a Tsunami after a huge earthquake rocked the Vanuatu Islands earlier today. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 crashed into the Vanuatu Islands at 12.57pm UTC. The US Tsunami Warning Centers has now warned that based
An Australian man attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean alone was rescued Friday by a cruise ship after his boat capsized, leaving him naked and adrift at sea in a “life or death” situation, according to his rescuers. Tom Robinson, of
The wilderness is full of surprise critters of all shapes and sizes — and last summer, hikers along the Washington Pacific Crest Trail discovered something they were not expecting as they communed with nature: They came into contact with a gastrointestinal illness
The wilderness is full of surprise critters of all shapes and sizes — and last summer, hikers along the Washington Pacific Crest Trail discovered something they were not expecting as they communed with nature: They came into contact with a gastrointestinal illness
US gains authority to unilaterally enforce maritime law in Pacific amid regional tensions with China
The United States has been given authority to unilaterally enforce maritime regulations around Palau after signing a new agreement with the tiny Pacific island country, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday. In the new agreement, U.S. Coast Guard ships can enforce regulations