Germany’s foreign minister has abandoned a trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji after a problem with her government plane twice forced it to return to Abu Dhabi, delaying her by more than a day. Annalena Baerbock set off from Berlin Sunday
An Australian sailor and his dog, adrift for months in the Pacific Ocean, survived on his damaged vessel by eating raw fish and drinking rainwater. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, and his pup Bella were found alive aboard his catamaran, “Aloha Toa,” in the
When hundreds of birds were found dead along Mexico’s Pacific coast earlier this year, experts immediately suspected avian flu. But the government said Thursday that the warming Pacific ocean currents associated with El Niño, not bird flu, were responsible for the mass
Pacific Island leaders criticized rich countries on Monday for not doing enough to control climate change despite being responsible for much of the problem, and for making money off of loans provided to vulnerable nations to mitigate the effects. Leaders and representatives
The U.S. State Department on Saturday said it “stands with” the Philippines against China’s “infringement” on the Southeast Asian country’s “freedom of navigation” in the South China Sea, accusing the Communist country of “harassment.” “The United States stands with The Philippines in
Mexican Navy inspectors have intercepted 11,520 tequila bottles bound for export that actually contained nearly 10 tons of concentrated liquid meth, the Navy said Monday. The discovery was made over the weekend at the Pacific coast seaport of Manzanillo, the Navy said.
A magnitude 7.1 quake struck in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean on Monday but did not appear to generate a tsunami. The quake struck near the Kermadec Islands about 560 miles northeast of New Zealand’s North Island at a depth
Russian President Vladimir Putin fired one his top admirals in charge of the Pacific Fleet following military drills that were supposed to showcase Russia’s power against the West. Admiral Sergei Avakyants, 66, the commander of his Pacific Fleet was fired as the
Russia’s Pacific Fleet is on high alert as the superpower announced war games to test the military’s ability to respond to foreign aggression. All ships will remain on high alert and prepared for snap drills at a moment’s notice, according to the
Russia has set out to build facilities in the Pacific Ocean to enable the deployment of Poseidon nuclear-capable “super torpedoes” on submarines by early 2024, Russian state media has reported. The Poseidon is a torpedo-drone combination designed for use on the Belgorod