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US MARINES TO JOIN AUSTRALIAN WARSHIP DEPLOYED IN THE PACIFIC AS ANXIETY OVER CHINA GROWS
The ABC can reveal preparations are almost complete for the Australian Defence Force's Joint Task Group mission, centred on the amphibious Landing Helicopter Dock, HMAS Adelaide... READ MORE›
MACRON VISITS FRENCH TERRITORY NEW CALEDONIA AHEAD OF INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM
New Caledonia, one of five island territories spanning the Indo-Pacific held by France, is the centrepiece of Macron's plan to increase its influence in the Pacific... READ MORE›
TRUMP SUGGESTS MEETING KIM IN THE DMZ
Mr. Trump reiterated on Monday that his ultimate goal is to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons... READ MORE›
MIGRANT CARAVAN: RALLIES, WEDDINGS BEFORE ENTERING U.S. TO SEEK ASYLUM
The caravan of mainly Central American migrants are planning to request asylum, either in the United States or Mexico... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA PROMISES TO DISMANTLE ITS NUCLEAR TEST SITE IN PUBLIC VIEW, SOUTH SAYS
Read more Talk of peace with North Korea has the South wondering Will this time be different?... READ MORE›
KOREANS SET THE TABLE FOR A DEAL THAT TRUMP WILL TRY TO CLOSE
North and South Korea agreed to seek denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, but President Trump and North Koreas leader now have many details to iron out... READ MORE›
'FIVE EYES' SEEK TO COUNTER CHINA'S PACIFIC INFLUENCE
Chinese fishing boats deployed to Pacific islands are sending tons of seafood back to the motherland but also collecting signals intelligence... READ MORE›
FRAGILE AND UNDER PRESSURE, BUT KIM JONG-UN WONT GIVE UP
North Korea has agreed to constraints on its nuclear programme before and then backed away from commitments... READ MORE›
UK PUSH INTO THE PACIFIC TO COUNTER CHINA
Photo AAP Lord Ahmad also announced A?2.9 million for human rights programs, with A?1.8 million going to the Pacific... READ MORE›
'PLASTIC IS LITERALLY EVERYWHERE': THE EPIDEMIC ATTACKING AUSTRALIA'S OCEANS
South Australians have been returning plastics and other items since 1977... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S BASEBALL SENSATION LIVES UP TO HYPE IN US
The hype surrounding baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani, arguably one of Japan's most promising young athletes for generations, has been building for years... READ MORE›
PACIFIC ISLAND OF NAURU SCRAPS LINK TO AUSTRALIAN APPEAL COURT
Nauru abolishes decades-old legal agreement with Australia, removing the Pacific island's highest court of appeal... READ MORE›
CHINA'S TIANGONG-1 SPACE LAB BREAKS UP OVER PACIFIC OCEAN
The Tiangong-1 space lab re-entered Earth's atmosphere Monday morning, landing in the middle of the South Pacific, China Manned Space Agency said... READ MORE›
U.S., MEXICO TEAM UP ON NEW FRONT IN DRUG WAR
Even so, the Coast Guard annually seizes three times the amount of cocaine confiscated at the U.S.-Mexico border... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS DEMAND END TO MANUS ISLAND AND NAURU REFUGEE CENTRES
Under laxer policies overseen by a previous Labor Party government, about 50,000 people arrived in Australia by sea... READ MORE›
CANADA: HOW A PIPELINE ENGINEER GOT ARRESTED IN ANTI-PIPELINE PROTESTS
After Kinder Morgan launched preparatory work this month in Burnaby, near Vancouver, indigenous leaders called on people to raise their voices... READ MORE›
BRITAINS OLDEST MEN: MEET BOB, BORN ON THE SAME DAY AS ALF 110 YEARS AGO
Its Bob Weightons birthday this week. He tells of his globetrotting life, his fears about Trump and Putin and exchanging cards with his twin Alf... READ MORE›
MAN DEAD IN CAR CRASH AT US AIR BASE IDENTIFIED AS INDIAN
On Wednesday, Kazi drove his minivan through the main gate of Travis Air Force Base in Northern California... READ MORE›
BEIJING DRY SPELL LIKELY TO CONTINUE
According to the administration, Beijing is likely to see slight rain... READ MORE›
'WE SHARE THE SAME BACKYARD': THE ISLANDS DISAPPEARING OFF AUSTRALIA
But the latest government report shows Australia gives about 4.8million in annual aid to the Marshall Islands, as well as emergency support following natural disasters... READ MORE›
TRUMP HOPES TOP COURT WILL REIN IN JUDGES WHO BLOCK POLICIES
During the Obama years, Republican officials and conservative interests sought out seemingly friendly judges, often in Texas, to challenge administration actions... READ MORE›
CORAL REEFS AT RISK OF DISSOLVING AS OCEANS GET MORE ACIDIC
OSLO - Coral reefs could start to dissolve before 2100 as man-made climate change drives acidification of the oceans, scientists said Thursday... READ MORE›
SPACEX LAUNCHES SPANISH SATELLITE FROM CALIFORNIA
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, reusing a first stage that had flown on a previous launch, lifted off at 6 17 a.m... READ MORE›
CHINA WONDERS IF TOUGH TALKER HARRIS WILL BITE TONGUE AS AMBASSADOR
China is watchful, as the newly appointed US ambassador to Australia has a reputation as a hawk on China issues, particularly in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
TRUMP TAPS U.S. PACIFIC COMMANDER HARRIS AS AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA
Trump taps US Pacific Commander Harris as ambassador to Australia... READ MORE›
FALCON HEAVY LAUNCH MAKES CHINA'S LONG MARCH SEEM A LIMP
The last time I was thrilled by a rocket launch was seeing China's Shenzhou 10 spacecraft carrying our trio of taikonauts in 2013... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Pacific
ON A REMOTE ATOLL, A CONCRETE DOME HOLDS A LEAKING TOXIC TIMEBOMB
It's Manit Day on Enewetak Atoll, a celebration of Marshall Islands culture when the Pacific nation's troubled past seems a distant memory... READ MORE›
TRUMP PLAN TO SHRINK OCEAN MONUMENTS THREATENS VITAL ECOSYSTEMS, EXPERTS WARN
Ryan Zinke has recommended three major marine monuments be reduced to allow greater commercial fishing, prompting anguish from environmental groups... READ MORE›
US BOMBERS FLY CLOSE TO NORTH KOREA IN SHOW OF FORCE
The flight came after days of heightened rhetoric between Washington and Pyongyang, with US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un trading insults... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN TANKER SAILS THROUGH ARCTIC WITHOUT ICEBREAKER FOR FIRST TIME
The northern sea route between Siberia and the Pacific is still closed to conventional shipping for much of the year... READ MORE›
POWERFUL 8.0-MAGNITUDE QUAKE ROCKS SOUTHERN MEXICO; POSSIBLE TSUNAMI THREAT
A massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Mexico's southern coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said early Friday, triggering a potential tsunami threat to several neighboring countries... READ MORE›
TSUNAMI WARNING FOR 'HAZARDOUS' WAVES AFTER HUGE EARTHQUAKE HITS MEXICO
Widespread hazardous tsunami waves were possible after a huge, magnitude eight earthquake struck southern Mexico, the Pacific Tsunami Centre has warned... READ MORE›
TRUMP: MILITARY OPTION FOR NORTH KOREA NOT PREFERRED, BUT WOULD BE 'DEVASTATING'
Lee said the United States appeared to have disclosed the flight route of the bombers intentionally because North Korea seemed to be unaware... READ MORE›
TRUMP: MILITARY OPTION FOR NORTH KOREA NOT PREFERRED, BUT WOULD BE 'DEVASTATING'
Lee said the United States appeared to have disclosed the flight route intentionally because North Korea seemed to be unaware... READ MORE›
'WE SHOULD BE ON THE OFFENSIVE' JAMES HANSEN CALLS FOR WAVE OF CLIMATE LAWSUITS
I have come to note that greenhouse gas climate forcings are accelerating, not decelerating, and sea-level rise and ocean acidification are accelerating... READ MORE›
3.4-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE 'CAUSED BY PROBABLE EXPLOSION' DETECTED IN NORTH KOREA
All of North Korea's previous six nuclear tests registered as earthquakes of magnitude 4.3 or above... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS FIRING ROCKETS ON US MAINLAND 'INEVITABLE'
All of North Korea's six nuclear tests registered as earthquakes of magnitude 4.3 or above... READ MORE›
'JAPAN MISSILE WAS FIRST STEP IN PACIFIC OPERATION'
North Korea 'Japan missile was first step in Pacific operation'... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA VOWS TO BECOME A 'STATE NUCLEAR FORCE'
Washington, backed by most of the international community, has declared North Korea's programme unacceptable, fearing its own vast arsenal will not deter Kim from attack... READ MORE›
'N. KOREAN MISSILES CAN REACH CHICAGO, WOULD NOT BE STOPPED'
We can't prevent a North Korean missile from detonating in the US, Brazda said flatly... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA SAYS ROCKETS TO U.S. 'INEVITABLE' AS U.S. BOMBERS FLY OFF NORTH KOREAN COAST
Trump told the United Nations on Tuesday the United States would totally destroy North Korea if it threatened the United States or its allies... READ MORE›
NUCLEAR ARSENAL IS NO LONGER THOUGHT TO BE ONLY DEFENSIVE
It is likely to want a guarantee that the United States will never again station tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea... READ MORE›
KIM JONG-UN'S OVERTURE COULD DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND THE U.S.
In recent years, while ignoring South Korea, North Korea has pursued opportunities for talks with Washington... READ MORE›
NARWHALS ARE HELPING NASA UNDERSTAND MELTING ICE AND RISING SEAS
The narwhals like it, said Josh Willis, the project lead for NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA SAYS IT HAS DEVELOPED A NEW ICBM HYDROGEN BOMB
The Kim Jong Suk Silk Mill employs a workforce of 1,600 people, and is named after the grandmother of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un... READ MORE›
RUSSIA TELLS US, N KOREA 'HOT HEADS' TO CALM DOWN
The additional sanctions on Pyongyang, including on its shipping and trade networks, showed Trump was giving more time for economic pressure to weigh on North Korea... READ MORE›
7 NATIONS SIDED WITH U.S. AND ISRAEL ON U.N. VOTE OVER JERUSALEM
Here are the 7 small nations that sided with U.S. and Israel on U.N.'s Jerusalem vote... READ MORE›
TSUNAMIS DETECTED AFTER EARTHQUAKE STRIKES OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning, but there were no immediate reports of damage... READ MORE›
TRUMP STRIKES AT THE HEART OF THE NORTH KOREAN REGIME WITH SPEECH
TOKYO -- President Trump has said on several occasions that he's willing talk to the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un... READ MORE›
PUTIN REJECTS CUTTING OFF OIL TO NORTH KOREA
But Mr. Putin said that sanctions and pressure would not persuade North Korea to give up nuclear weapons, said Yoon Young-chan, a spokesman for Mr. Moon... READ MORE›
BODIES OF ALL 10 SAILORS MISSING ON USS JOHN S. MCCAIN HAVE BEEN RECOVERED
Read more Navy names 10 sailors missing since McCain collision, begins recovery operation The USS John S. McCain was struck in some of the world's busiest waters... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA WARNS AUSTRALIA OVER JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES WITH US AND SOUTH KOREA
Both the US and South Korea have said the war games were defensive in nature and crucial to maintaining a deterrent against North Korean aggression... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA SAYS ROCKETS TO U.S. 'INEVITABLE' AS U.S. BOMBERS FLY OFF NORTH KOREAN COAST
Trump told the United Nations on Tuesday the United States would totally destroy North Korea if it threatened the United States or its allies... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA'S DEFENSE MINISTER RAISES THE IDEA OF BRINGING BACK TACTICAL U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS
After the defense minister spoke at the hearing, the South Korean president's office said that it was not considering redeploying tactical nuclear weapons... READ MORE›
GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION MUST BE GENDER EQUAL
For women, fighting for justice - including climate justice - can be downright dangerous... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA CRISIS: U.S. IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH PYONGYANG, REX TILLERSON SAYS
Mass dances are usually held to mark important dates and national holidays in the North Korean capital... READ MORE›