The mission, dubbed Baltic Sentry, follows worry over increased Russian military activity near key undersea communication ...

Air temperatures in December 2024 were above average over the entire Arctic Ocean, continuing the pattern set in November. Average Arctic sea ice extent for December was the lowest in the satellite ...

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side ...

SINGAPORE: In the new year, the Trump administration’s policies towards China and the wider Indo-Pacific region will have a significant impact on the South China Sea dispute. If 2024 was ...

A video shared on social media in June 2024 claimed to depict a sea serpent monster known as the "leviathan." The clip showed what appeared to be Google Earth or Maps data of an island that, when ...

A shark attack off Egypt's Red Sea coast killed a tourist and injured another, authorities said Sunday, with an Italy foreign ministry source identifying both as Italian nationals. "Two foreigners ...

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Tensions continued in the West Philippine Sea in 2024 as China maintained its claims over the South China Sea despite the 2016 ruling of The Hague-based international arbitration tribunal favoring the ...

A shark attack off Egypt's Red Sea coastline has left one tourist dead and another injured, officials have said. In a statement, the north African nation's environment ministry said Sunday's ...

Google Maps is one of the best (and most-used) navigation apps. It is preinstalled on most Android smartphones and is often the first app you open when navigating to a location. While Google has ...

NATO has said it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea after undersea power and internet cables were cut between Estonia and Finland. The bloc's secretary general Mark Rutte said he ...

NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched ...